New electric lap record for Toyota Motorsport at Nürburgring Nordschleife

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New electric lap record for Toyota Motorsport GmbH at Nürburgring Nordschleife

COLOGNE (Germany) Tuesday 30 August 2011 - Toyota Motorsport GmbH (TMG) has set a new lap record for an electric vehicle (EV) at the legendary 20.8km Nürburgring Nordschleife circuit in Germany.

RECORD BREAKING AMBITION

TO DEMONSTRATE ITS ELECTRIC POWERTRAIN TECHNOLOGY TMG SET ITSELF A CHALLENGE - SET A NEW LAP RECORD FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES AT THE DEMANDING NÜRBURGRING NORDSCHLEIFE.

TMG’s high-performance electric powertrain powered the TMG EV P001 car on its way to a significant improvement on the previous EV lap record of 9min 1.338 secs. With driver Jochen Krumbach at the wheel, the TMG EV P001 stopped the clock at 7 mins 47.794 secs, improving the record by more than a minute.

The TMG electric powertrain uses two electric motors to deliver peak power of 375 hp and a top speed of 161 mph with zero emissions. That makes it ideal to power any future single-make electric motorsport series and TMG will begin commercial sales of its electric powertrain technology in 2012.

Total weight of the two-seater sports car is just 2138 lbs, including the lithium-ceramic battery which allows for nimble handling around the demanding Nordschleife, essential for setting a competitive lap record. 

TMG’s target prior to the 29 August record run was to become the first electric vehicle break the eight-minute barrier and this was achieved comfortably on a day when the notoriously changeable Nürburgring weather stayed fine, although track temperatures were relatively low. 

Such performance shows TMG’s electric powertrain is ideal to power any future single-make electric motorsport series and TMG will begin commercial sales of this technology in 2012. TMG continues to advance its electric vehicle capability for motorsport applications with in-house development of the electric powertrain and ongoing investigations into alternative chassis solutions.

TMG is also proud to have the support of partners in this lap record attempt, all of whom enjoy visible branding on the electric vehicle. Aguti created and implemented the livery concept while rational motion integrated the electric powertrain, traction battery and control strategies and EVO Electric motor technology delivers the power.

TMG extends its thanks to its partners in this achievement: Aguti created and implemented the livery concept while rational motion integrated the electric powertrain, traction battery and control strategies. EVO Electric motor technology delivered the power. The TMG EV P001 is based on a Radical chassis as modified by TMG for e-WOLF.

Toyota Motorsport GmbH Electric Vehicle with High-Performance Electric Powertrain Performance
Top speed 260km/h
0-50km/h 1.8 seconds
0-100km/h 3.9 seconds
Motor Max. torque 800Nm
Max. power 280kW (375hp)
Max. rpm 5,000
Battery Type Lithium ceramic
Voltage 520V
Capacity 41.5kWh
Weight 350kg
Dimensions
Total length 4,190mm
Total width 1,785mm
Total height 1,070mm
Wheelbase 2,368mm
Weight 970kg

Photos courtesy TMG