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Worldâ€™s fastest production car to go electric â€“ with â€œseveral years between chargingâ€

Source: Gizmag

SSC Ultimate Aero

Last month saw the one year anniversary of SSC’s Ulimate Aero becoming the fastest production car in the world at 256.18 mph, pushing past marks set by Koenigsegg’s CCR and Bugatti’s Veyron. It’s the first time the top speed record has stood for a whole year since McLaren’s F1 held it for seven years with 386.4 kmh (240.1mph). Now comes news that an Ultimate Aero EV (Electric Vehicle) is in development. A 500 bhp EV is planned for late 2009 and a 1000 bhp 4WD EV is also under consideration. Now here’s the kicker – the press statement reads: “The drive train under development will feature a revolutionary power source allowing for extended time between charging intervals with the possibility of several years between charging.”

The anniversary date was September 13 to be exact, but it’s the prospect of the first 100% Green Supercar that is interesting. Engineering details are yet undisclosed but SSC expects to roll out its first prototype in February 2009. As for the revolutionary drive train, well, we have no idea what is planned and … we’ll suspend disbelief in respect of the company’s proven ability to do exactly what it has said it will do in the past. A track record as good as SSC’s gives this otherwise ridiculous claim some credibility, though it’ll need to be pretty special to run a few years between charges – maybe it’s a micro-nuclear powerplant.

"I think we can do it faster, leaner and cleaner than any other manufacturer" says Jerod Shelby, SSC Founder.

Consistent with its company philosophy of being the benchmark, SSC plans next to break the record for the fastest electric car in the world.

James Stewart
		About the author:
		James is a mad Subaru fan. His family have also been bitten by the Subaru bug, with his wife, brother, parents and parents-in-law all owning Subaru's. Previously he owned a fearsome green MY01 WRX wagon that has been heavily modified by MRT, but family responsibiities meant swapping it for a silver MY06 Forester XT. The challenge now is to keep the Forester as a suitable family daily driven car whilst enhancing its already impressive abilities with suitable modifications! In addition to keeping the MRT staff busy with his latest ideas on how to extract more power from his car, James works full-time as the Sys Admin for one of Sydney's leading private girl's school. He also finds time to write the MRT monthly magazine and assist with web development. James is married with three kids and enjoys taking them for drives, as well as getting out to the family property west of Bathurst with friends and family whenever possible. He also enjoys taking time to see good movies, reading and photography.
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 01 October 2008 )

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