Tucson (AZ) - An all-electric dragster named Current Eliminator V, has set a National Hot Rod Association's Super Pro class quarter-mile world speed record.  Coming in at 8.10 seconds, and a top speed of 153.6 mph, the car, driven by Dennis Berube, was powered by the same type of battery which accelerated the Killacycle to a whopping 168 mph in 7.824 seconds in a quarter mile just a month prior.


 
 
Altair Nanotechnologies, Inc., provided the high-performance lithium-titanate battery pack and energy storage products.  Previous runs made at the Speedworld Motorplex in Wittmann (about 150 miles from Tucson) by Berube included runs of 10.04, 8.84, 8.40 and 8.23 seconds.  In 2006, the Current Eliminator V's predecessor, the Current Eliminator IV, earned more prize money than any other dragster in Arizona.

In the Super Pro class, Berube routinely and successfully competed against both gasoline and alcohol fueld internal combustion engine dragsters.  Berube is an accomplished driver, and also a founding competitor in the National Electric Drag Racing Association (NEDRA) with many awards, trophies and credits to his name.

World Record? maybe for EVs

Dec 17, 2007 13:53     

I think the article should have stated that the record was for electric vehicles, not just a Super Pro class. And we're not even sure that records are kept for that class either. Most S/P dragsters run low 8's to high 7's at 170 mph routinely.
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Different batteries in the KillaCycle 7.824

Dec 17, 2007 20:32     

The batteries in the KillaCycle are quite different than the ones used in the Current Eliminator. The KillaCycle batteries use a Nanophosphate technology invented at MIT and manufactured by A123Systems.
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for Dragsters

Dec 18, 2007 07:44     

I think there was a college that had an electric vehicle that went faster. It was the fastest ev. Perhaps the record is for ev dragsters(?). I think it will help show the viability of ev's.
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Speedworld is not in tuscon

Dec 18, 2007 12:26     

its in wittmann az.... only 151 miles away.. [Updated. -Rick]
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No video ?...

Dec 19, 2007 13:36     

No video ?
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