Toyota Motorsport GmbH (TMG) has set a new lap record for an electric vehicle (EV) at the legendary 20.8km Nürburgring Nordschleife circuit in Germany. The TMG EV P001, with 100% electric powertrain and Jochen Krumbach at the wheel, set a new lap record of 7mins 47.794secs to beat the previous lap record, which stood at 9mins 1.338secs, by a very substantial margin. Using two electric motors, the TMG electric powertrain has a top speed of 260km/h which combined with 800Nm of torque to achieve impressive speeds on the extremely challenging Nordschleife track, which includes significant elevation changes and lengthy flat-out sections. More info @: corporatemedia.toyota.eu
Chas Murphy, Audi of America Sports Car Manager, discusses the Audi R8 Spyder in detail during a media drive event. He touches on the convertible’s new design, its retractable ragtop, new thermal-resistant seats, and bluetooth-enabled seatbelt microphones. Video Rating: 5 / 5
MPGomatic.com gets the lowdown on the Nissan Leaf plug-in electric car at the 2010 Washington Auto Show from Nissan’s Director of Product Planning and Advanced Technology Strategy, Mark Perry. The Leaf will be the first affordable mass market highway-capable pure electric vehicle (based on Lithium battery technology) from a major manufacturer. Video Rating: 4 / 5
On January 29, 2010, some members of the Triangle Electric Auto Association and Triad Electric Vehicle Association were given a tour of the all-electric Nissan Leaf by a Nissan representative. For more information, check us out online at www.rtpnet.org/teaa .
