Toyota Motorsports Gmbh EV P002

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Toyota Motorsports Gmbh EV P002

Postby Toshi » Thu Jun 07, 2012 2:47 pm

Here is Toyota's Pike Peak racer, the slickly named TMG EV P002:

350 kW (469 bhp!) from two axial flux motors, 900 Nm of torque, a chassis borrowed from the fine folks at Radical Motors, and 42 kWh of lithium ceramic batteries would do a lot to help me forget that unfortunate name, though.

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Check the characteristic EV whine from the electric drivetrain writ larger than life in the video:


Press release/source for the attached photos: http://pressroom.toyota.com/releases/to ... s+peak.htm
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Re: Toyota Motorsports Gmbh EV P002

Postby Punx0r » Thu Jun 07, 2012 5:01 pm

You know something awesome is going on when you see cables the size of a garden hose...
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Re: Toyota Motorsports Gmbh EV P002

Postby sk8norcal » Thu Jun 07, 2012 6:51 pm

cool, here are the other e-cars that will be there,

viewtopic.php?f=7&t=19525&p=284423#p284423
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