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TU Munich: Range Record with One Charge - 2,573 Kilometers!

Technical University of Munich is making headlines again: This time with the world's longest-range electric car.

They did it! As part of the IAA Mobility, the Technical University of Munich set a new range record for electric cars. | Photo: TUM/V. Zayika
They did it! As part of the IAA Mobility, the Technical University of Munich set a new range record for electric cars. | Photo: TUM/V. Zayika
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Gregor Soller

What is possible with efficiency was once again demonstrated by the "TUfast Eco Team" of the TU München: The team drove over 2,573 kilometers on a single battery charge within six days during the IAA Mobility and received an entry in the Guinness Book of World Records for this achievement. For the record drive, Munich Airport provided an empty hangar, making the team independent of the weather.

More than doubled the existing record!

The basis was the aerodynamically and weight-optimized model Muc022, with which the students had already participated in other international competitions. The battery was noticeably enlarged to 15.5 kilowatt-hours, and they also fine-tuned the body and technology in detail.

Previously, the Munich team managed 1608.54 kilometers in four days. But this time it went much longer and much further: After 99 hours of driving time, 2573.79 kilometers were on the odometer, which meant a consumption of 0.6 kilowatt-hours per 100 kilometers for the Muc022, with an average speed of 25.99 km/h.

The streamlined single-seater electric vehicle has a motor power of 0.4 kW, a drag coefficient of 0.159, and weighs only 170 kilograms.

What does this mean?

How much car do we need to transport people from A to B? Sure, in everyday life a bit more than Muc022 – but this experiment still shows how efficiently we could actually be on the road. And it sets a refreshing counterpoint to our 2.5-tonne 500PS+ electric SUVs... thanks for that!

 

Translated automatically from German.
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