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Team on 04 October 2004
E=motion at rest in Telford
The E=motion land speed car will be on show at this year's Drives and Controls Exhibition.
The E=motion land speed car will be on show at this year's Drives and Controls Exhibition This mustard-yellow 10-metre-long needle-shaped car is the brainchild of ABB and the Primetime Engineering team
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 30 Jun 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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Driver Mark Newby and engineer Colin Fallows are pinning their hopes on E=motion breaking the existing world speed record for electrically powered vehicles - currently standing at 394km/h.
52 lead-acid car batteries power the 485kW vehicle, propelling it via two spindle AC motors controlled by an ABB drive unit.
It has already shown its potential in a test run at Bruntinghome airfield (Leicestershire), where it delivered spectacular acceleration.
Fallows and Newby are experienced drag racers, holding the UK speed record for jet-powered cars, and they are the latest in a long line of British speed record-setters.
E=motion will be on public display for the first time, allowing visitors to the show to see for themselves the engineering ingenuity behind the electric car. Request free introductory details about products from DFA Media ...
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