Student Team Sets World E-Car Acceleration Record
The AMZ racing team shattered the world record for electrically powered vehicle acceleration with an e-racer that darted from zero to 100 km/h in just 0.956 seconds in September 2023. Called mythen, the vehicle built by ETH Zürich and Lucerne University students for the Formula Student competition shaved more than a third off last year’s record-setting time.
The inverter developed for this Formula Student car is equipped with a Vincotech SiC MOSFET module (10-EY122PA005ME-LU39F08T).
A brilliant blend of technology and engineering, this year’s design enabled Kate Maggetti to drive mythen straight into the book of Guinness World Records. This car not only pulverized the previous record; it was also the first e-vehicle to break through the one-second barrier, a milestone achievement that speaks volumes about electric cars’ enormous potential.
It is not the first record-setting racer to feature a Vincotech product. In 2016, the AMZ grimsel clocked in at 1.513 seconds with an earlier VIN module (80-M3076PA100SC-K804F48) that featured fast IGBTs with SiC diodes.
Congratulations to AMZ for besting the world record. We look forward to the new season when AMZ will be back – perhaps with another groundbreaking achievement.
To learn more about this project, visit www.amzracing.ch.
