The Eliica (or the Electric Lithium-Ion Car) is a supercar or an battery electric vehicle prototype or concept car first shown in 2004 and designed by a team at Keio University in Tokyo, led by Professor Hiroshi Shimizu. The 5.1 m (17 ft) car runs on a lithium-ion battery and can accelerate from 0–100 km/h (62 mph) in four seconds (faster than the Porsche 911 Turbo at the time).[1] In 2004, the Eliica reached a speed of 370 km/h (230 mph) on Italy's Nardò High Speed Track. The team's goal is to exceed 400 km/h (250 mph), breaking the record set by today's street-legal gasoline-powered vehicles.
Shimizu's new project is called "SIM-Drive" (シムドライブ), with wheel hub motors.[2]
- ^ Lyon, Peter (November 12, 2004). "Electric shock: it's faster than a Porsche 911". Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on September 14, 2008. Retrieved September 16, 2008.
- ^ "SIM-Drive".