TMG EV P001 around the Nordschleife

First, a F1 and MotoGP post later in the week. But for now something completely different. Before I start writing this, the reason I wrote this due to its the first electric car I've written for the blog, and this something different what I don't usally type (usually Petrol or Diesel power), so enjoy.

Since Toyota walked away from Formula 1 at the end 2009 season. Their sister company Toyota Motorsport GmbH (TMG), which also done the World Rally Championship program back in the 1990s. Have created a new race car called: TMG EV P001. Which is basically a Electric power-train power race car.



The car has set a new lap record for an electric vehicle (EV) on the Nordschleife track at the Nürburgring. It set a new lap record around Nordschleife for an electric vehicle under the eight minute mark, A time of 7mins 47.794secs to beat the previous lap record.

The car electric powertrain has 375bhp, which weighs only under 1000kg (basically to imagine it, a BMW M3 engine into a Lotus Elise and then putting slick tyres, then you get the idea), adding up a maximum top speed of 155mph, to achieve under a eight minute time around the Nurburgring, as this video from YouTube shows.



Now I wonder we will ever see a electric power car or even the TMG EV P001 go under the Pagani Zonda R lap time of 6:47.5 from last year. Who knows will hold for electric power race cars. Anyway end of blog for now new post soon. Bye.