The 700-hp 813 Nm electric motor drives the acceleration racing car built by Chevrolet for the 50th anniversary of its first factory dragster.
Fifty years ago, the first Chevrolet COPO Camaro, the brand's factory dragster racing car, was built. In honor of the jubilee, according to the habits of the new age, Chevrolet has now announced an eCOPO study, an electric racing car.
Developed in conjunction with electric motor acceleration specialists, the Hancock and Lane Racing stall, the study runs more than twice the 800 volts of the Chevrolet Bolt electric battery. The electric motor consists of two BorgWarner units each with a torque of 407 Nm, coupled with a conventional automatic racing gear; the rigid rear bridge is the same as the COPO Camaro racing car.
The four 200 volt batteries were placed with the weight distribution in mind: two in the rear seat position, one in the spare wheel cavity, and one directly above the rear axle. They are completely insulated from the passenger compartment, and the boom frame has been designed to provide sufficient mechanical protection for electrical components.
Chevrolet predicts that the car will run a quarter mile faster than 10 seconds; this is roughly one second slower than the COPO Camaro with petrol engine.
(Source: vezess.hu / photo: pixabay.com)