Black Current

The Black Current is a Volkswagen car, in particular a "Beetle", rebuilt from the foundations up, with an electric engine and all its related technology.

This car's main purpose is to be used as a drag racer, but also as laboratory to test the latest achievable performance and technological breakthroughs in the Electric car world.

This car can hit a top speed of 135 miles per hour and has beaten the previous quarter-mile speed record, with a 9.51 seconds performance. The car has also beaten the existing top speed record on a race circuit, previously held by a Veyron. In 2011, the vehicle reached a  time in 1.6 seconds.

The car is the result of the electric motor evolution, and can be singled out as a milestone in electric cars' performance and top research.

References

External links
Battery-powered 'Black Current' VW Beetle flaunts itself in drag (Engadget website)

Category:Electric cars
Category:Electric vehicle conversion
Category:Volkswagen Beetle