Edna the electric drive train test mule meets Tesla & Ferrari at the drag strip (video)

California-based electric-car startup Atieva recently drag raced its powertrain test mule, Edna, against a Tesla Model S & a Ferrari California.



It’s not the best looker, but Edna gets to the finish line first. Which variant of the Tesla Model S is used in the race isn’t specified, but it is unlikely to be the highest performing P90D – at least not in Ludicrous mode. Tesla claims that a P90D in Ludicrous mode can reach 60 mph (96.6 kph) in 2.8 seconds.¹ Edna, as the video shows, is credited by its creator with a 0-60 mph time of 3.08 seconds.

On the other hand, the test mule is hampered by a heavier body with inferior aerodynamics. Atieva claims that their production vehicle will reach 60 mph 0.4 seconds faster than Edna – that's faster than a P90D in Ludicrous mode. However, production is planned for 2018, & it is likely that Tesla will have something faster by then. Many other manufactures have electrics on the drawing board – other startups & some established names – so the Atieva production vehicle is likely to enter a crowded market.

http://electriccarsreport.com/2016/07/watch-edna-electric-van-beats-tesla-ferrari-drag-race/

http://electrek.co/2016/07/13/atieva-edna-races-all-electric-van-against-tesla-model-s-ferrari-video/

http://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars/future-cars/news/a29996/where-did-this-900-horsepower-electric-van-come-from/
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¹ Tesla Motors: https://www.tesla.com/models/design / California based electric-car startup Atieva recently race powertrain test vehicle mule Edna Tesla Ferrari drag race Edna converted Mercedes-Benz Vito commercial van Ferrari California Tesla Model S lining up specs Tesla startup Model S P90D Ludicrous mode drag race Atieva test vehicle Edna two electric motors two sets of power electronics two gearboxes one battery storing 87 kWh energy over 900 horsepower software components Edna test powertrain system motor control algorithms regenerative braking behaviors accelerator pedal feel cooling strategies Edna electric van accelerate 0 to 60 mph 3.08 seconds Atieva chassis body final product 60 mph 0.4 seconds faster Atieva engineering former Tesla VP Model S Chief Engineer Peter Rawlinson working luxury electric sedan 2018 electric-car startup raised significant funding build half-billion-dollar electric car factory California /

Road for electric trucks with overhead power supply opens in Sweden

Govermnent funding + Seimens electrics + Scania trucks = electric highway trial
Credit: Siemens/truckinginfo.com

Electric personal transport, including long distance travel, is a solved problem.

Short-range electric trucking too.

All-electric long-haul trucking, on the other hand, remains unsolved.

A trial being run near the city of Gävle in Sweden may point the way. Funding by the Swedish government + equipment supplied by Siemens has fitted a 2.0-kilometer section of public road with overhead power similar to that which provides power to electric trains. Modified Scania trucks are able to draw power from overhead.

More at:

http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1104908_road-for-electric-trucks-with-trolley-like-catenary-opens-in-sweden

https://www.truckinginfo.com/channel/fuel-smarts/news/story/2016/06/siemens-opens-first-public-electric-highway-in-sweden.aspx / road electric trucks trolley-like catenary Sweden relatively short ranges long charging times current lithium-ion battery packs development electric long-haul trucks truck carry supply electricity onboard section highway city Gävle Sweden features overhead wires provide power electrified trucks long-haul trucking all-electric tractor wires e-way" catenary powers electric trains providing current picked up by pantographs mounted specially-equipped trucks first of its kind public road in the world Scania supplied trucks Swedish government backed project backing wires 2.0-kilometer 1.24-mile right lane E16 motorway electrified lane lanes two-year trial program system two Scania G360 trucks modified pull power overhead wires equipment from Siemens hybrids 9.0-liter diesel engines biofuel electric motors hybrid powertrains trucks drive electric-only lanes driver pass another truck electrified stretch of road internal-combustion engine produces 360 horsepower electric motor rated 150 kilowatts 201 hp highway pantographs connect disconnect overhead wires speeds up to 90 kph 56 mph Siemens onboard 5-kilowatt-hour lithium-ion battery pack storage capacity electric-only driving e-way Scania Siemens planning second trial electric-truck technology U.S.A. USA next year California's South Coast Air Quality Management District Volvo Trucks test catenary ports of Los Angeles Long Beach /