RAESR HyperCar with 1250 EV Horsepower

RAESR HyperCar with 1250 EV Horsepower

RAESR Web Site

The company is a brain trust of the who who in EV powertrain development and contracting out to various companies based on the needs for EV motors, Controllers, Batteries, etc. To prove their engineering strength, they have built the Tachyon Speed to highlight their wide skill set for an Electric Auto and the plan to break a few speed records along the way.

Here is a basic high level specifications on their Hypercar:

• 1250+ HORSEPOWER, 3650 LBS/FT OF TORQUE (6 DIRECT DRIVE MOTORS)

• PRE-PREG CARBON FIBER BODYWORK
• ABS & CARBON CERAMIC BRAKES
• USER ADJUSTABLE ACTIVE AERO REAR WINGS
• 4 FRONT WINGS (NON-ADJUSTABLE)
• FRONT SPLITTER & REAR DIFFUSER
• COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMIC (CFD) RESULTS
  •  .39 COEFFICIENT OF DRAG
  • FRONTAL AREA 17.75 SQ FT
  • DOWNFORCE AT 150MPH
    • 400 LBS IN LOW DOWNFORCE SETTING
    • 1000+ POUNDS IN HIGH DOWNFORCE SETTING
• ADJUSTABLE TRACTION CONTROL
• VARIOUS IN-HOUSE 3D PRINTED PARTS USING AEROSPACE GRADE POLYCARBONATE AND NYLON

• 532VDC, 2650 AMP BATTERY, PRODUCING 1.4 MEGAWATTS PEAK POWER

• CITY DRIVING RANGE OF 150+ MILES
• USER VARIABLE RIDE HEIGHT WITH STREET MODE AND TRACK MODE (LOWERS 1.5″)
• ADVANCED AWD TORQUE VECTORING
• CHROMIUM MOLYBDENUM (CHROMOLY) TUBE FRAME
• INTERIOR TUB – KEVLAR
• WEIGHT & DIMENSIONS
  • HEIGHT- 40.5″ WIDTH – 80.5″ LENGTH – 195″ DRY WEIGHT – 2950LBS
• ESTIMATED PERFORMANCE
  • 0-60 – UNDER 3.0 SECONDS
  • 0-120 – UNDER 7.0 SECONDS
  • 1/4 MILE – UNDER 10.0 SECONDS
  • TOP SPEED – 240+
  • LAT ACCELERATION – LOW SPEED: 1.25GS
  • HIGH SPEED – 2GS PLUS

The best thing is the quote by the founder "you won't be able to compare the range of an internal combustion engine unless you've got a huge tank of gas." This in  talking about the expected density of battery packs and the power one will get out of them.