BMW E36 M3 Using Electric Power to Take on Pikes Peak Race

Fraggy · 05-17-2012, 10:57 PM

I wonder what the exhaust sounds like lol

Venom · 05-17-2012, 11:01 PM

That is one of the coolest cars I have seen in a long time! I also want to know what the range is and the length of the race.

zerep1 · 05-17-2012, 11:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Fraggy

I wonder what the exhaust sounds like lol

Electric engines sound like supercharger whine

positiveions · 05-17-2012, 11:39 PM

interesting project. I wonder how long those batteries last before recharge.

DSB335d · 05-18-2012, 12:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Venom

That is one of the coolest cars I have seen in a long time! I also want to know what the range is and the length of the race.

Most electric cars have maybe a 40-50mile range. This race is just under 12.5 miles, 156 turns, and an elevation change of nearly 4,700ft. One benefit to using all electric is you won't loose hardly an HP/TQ like a gasoline/diesel engine would driving into that thin mountain air. I'm not sure how much power loss there could be attributed to the heat generated.

mkPOTO · 05-18-2012, 12:51 AM

Dam

SparklingRed · 05-18-2012, 12:59 AM

In the future, we can all drive battery cars like we once did when we were kids!
Now in full scale haha...

You probably need heat sinking and fins to cool air like a computer?

DrivenByE30 · 05-18-2012, 01:55 AM

DANG !!! WHY DID THE VIDEO STOP ??!!!

kEEP going man!!

ORIGIN M. · 05-18-2012, 03:54 AM

simply tail waggin

Dackelone · 05-18-2012, 06:51 AM

Cool project.

Someone should trailer their 1er ActiveE up to Pike's Peak and claim 2nd place!!

M Silva · 05-18-2012, 07:01 AM

With that HP, must be a torque monster! available right from the beginning!

1&done · 05-18-2012, 07:53 AM

Ahhh-sum! How much torque would she have if you fed her 1.21 gigawatts?!

GOLFFRR · 05-18-2012, 08:42 AM

thats pretty cool

Bowser330 · 05-18-2012, 09:32 AM

The airfilter is for the blower that force cools the motor, when you are dumping 1400 amps into any motor that size it's going to get molten hot in little time.

Just so everyone knows the motor he is using retails for 3500$ and the controller retails for 9,500$.
He is currently running at 265 volts ~83 cells @ ~250$ea. = ~21,000$ ~160mile range @ 300wh/mile (range with conservative driving) Total cost without donor car or other components = 34K$

Alpine F31 · 05-18-2012, 02:05 PM

A friend of mine has the electric 1. I drove it. It was quick and felt like a proper BMW dynamics wise. This electric M3 is something else altogether! THAT thing is bad ass!!!!

monkawekrue · 05-18-2012, 03:18 PM

that shit is pretty badass! good luck

EDM92 · 05-18-2012, 07:13 PM

So you don't get any exhaust noise... I don't like it.

Arena Motor Dude · 05-18-2012, 07:49 PM

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Originally Posted by 1&done

Ahhh-sum! How much torque would she have if you fed her 1.21 gigawatts?!

I don't know Dr. Brown... why don't you tell us!

benzy89 · 05-18-2012, 10:05 PM

once its done a pike peak, they should just put it in some drift competitions -- tires would be the only expense

EuroE92 · 05-19-2012, 12:40 PM

If they made electric cars like this more people will buy them. I wonder how the car sounds revving etc.

SROC3 · 05-19-2012, 04:02 PM

those switches alone are worth I think 150 HP.

DEFINESTE90 · 05-19-2012, 04:02 PM

can i get that s50 lol?

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