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Truth on the Salt: World Land Speed record Attempt by an Electric Vehicle Chris Beebe

Truth on the Salt: World Land Speed record Attempt by an Electric Vehicle Chris Beebe March 10, 2011 2011 Green Energy Summit Milwaukee, Wisconsin. TwinSight began life as Auto X Prize competitor As reported by Popular Mechanics:

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Truth on the Salt: World Land Speed record Attempt by an Electric Vehicle Chris Beebe

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  1. Truth on the Salt: World Land Speed record Attempt by an Electric Vehicle Chris Beebe March 10, 2011 2011 Green Energy Summit Milwaukee, Wisconsin

  2. TwinSight began life as Auto X Prize competitor • As reported by Popular Mechanics: “For Chris Beebe’s team…..as the sun set over the empty grandstands, the veteran mechanic was…. sketching technical drawings. He and his exhausted crew were (trying to get the) TwinSight electric car back into the competition….”We knew we were way behind,” Beebe said as he drew a proposed canopy”. History

  3. Mission to demonstrate technology • True competitor • TwinSight is unique • World land speed record attempt A New Challenge

  4. Chris Beebe Racing Lotus Super 7

  5. In Construction

  6. Completed Chassis

  7. Completed Chassis

  8. Cockpit

  9. Batteries

  10. Lithium Ion • Two parallel strings of 16 cells each. • 32 fully charged cells and 25 volts per module or 800V for the system. Batteries

  11. Motor : Remy HVH-250 • Constant power output 60kW (80 hp) • Peak power output: 82 kW (110 hp). • Peak torque: 239 ft-lbs. • RPM: 10,000 max. Drive Motor

  12. Lotus XI profile • Aircraft bubble canopy • Cd ~ 0.19 • 980 lbs Body Design and Weight

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