SSC Announces Green Ultimate Aero EV Supercar

 SSC Announces Green Ultimate Aero EV Supercar
2008 SSC Ultimate Aero

Fastest electric car in the world

Earlier today we reported the newest webisode of Jay Leno's Garage guest starring the SSC Ultimate Aero. It was there that SSC owner, Jerod Shelby (no relation), revealed SSC was planning to diversify the brand with additional models such as a 220 mph luxury sedan and green supercar. Prompting further investigation, we discovered an SSC media report was released two days ago announcing, “the first 100% Green Supercar to achieve speeds never before seen.”

SSC plans to roll out the first Ultimate Aero based prototype, named the Ultimate Aero EV (Electric Vehicle), in February 2009 with deliveries starting towards the end of the year. With the fastest production car world record under their belt, SSC plans to do the same and break the world record for the fastest electric car.

Scoffing at other manufacturers who have jumped on the “green hysteria” bandwagon, SSC states they will “deliver a pollution-free, engineering marvel with an exotic Supercar exterior.” In addition they make an unbelievable claim that the Ultimate Aero EV, “will not require a charge for six years and will power two 500 horsepower electric motors producing 1000 horsepower and provide supercar performance.”

If this proves to be true, SSC “will soon break the engineering challenge of our time.” If not, they risk their reputation and business. Additionally, the world record certificate on the wall will be meaningless.

Source: SSC

Shrouded in mystery and secrecy, SSC has announced plans to unveil the next historical milestone – the Ultimate Aero EV (Electric Vehicle), the first 100% Green Supercar to achieve speeds never before seen. Engineering details are yet undisclosed while development continues at an uninterrupted pace. Despite months of speculation, SSC expects to roll out its first prototype in February 2009.

"I think we can do it faster, leaner and cleaner than any other manufacturer" says Jerod Shelby, SSC Founder.

Unlike other manufacturers’ models slated for delivery in the next decade, Shelby’s latest brainchild expects to be delivered as early as fourth quarter 2009. Other automakers have sacrificed aesthetics and performance in exchange for hybrid power plants, but the Ultimate Aero EV will deliver a pollution-free, engineering marvel with an exotic Supercar exterior. The drive train under development will not require a charge for six years and will power two 500 horsepower electric motors producing 1000 horsepower and providing supercar performance.

Having already broken one world record, SSC will soon break the engineering challenge of our time. Says Jay Leno of SSC's first accomplishment, "The coolest thing about this car is they said they were going to do something and then they did it."

While other manufacturers scramble to capture the Green hysteria of late, SSC will leap over the barrier with a fraction of the Big Three's budget.

Consistent with its company philosophy of being the benchmark, SSC plans next to break the record for the fastest electric car in the world.

Stay tuned...

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 Joe_Limon Joe_Limon
worlds fastest electric car? with a range of 25 miles to the charge? :P who cares I still want one lol.
July 15, 2008 7:03 pm
 Joe_Limon Joe_Limon
reading the article further, how????
July 15, 2008 7:03 pm
 Joe_Limon Joe_Limon
did they master the superconducting coil battery?
July 15, 2008 7:05 pm
 BrianWCF BrianWCF
To make a claim like that, they must have discovered something about batteries.
July 15, 2008 7:15 pm
 Bremen_Koenigsegg Bremen_Koenigsegg
^ Or they're liars. =)
July 16, 2008 2:03 am
 Joe_Limon Joe_Limon
^ or they finally made a breakthrough with the Superconducting coils that I am talking about... basically with 0 resistance you can run a charge around a ring over and over, and keep pumping more and more charge into the ring. Essentially making it a battery minus the chemical changes and plus a whole lot more power capacity (also I think superconducting rings can only hold a single charge for about 6 or so years so that makes a lot of sense)
July 16, 2008 3:17 am
 Bremen_Koenigsegg Bremen_Koenigsegg
It all seems a little far-fetched. I don't know very much about SMES systems, so I'll leave it at that. I still think they're liars.
July 16, 2008 3:55 pm
 Joe_Limon Joe_Limon
you're probably safe making that assumption, for it to work you would either need to be constantly consuming energy to keep it below 70 celcius, or you need to develop a superconductor that works at room temperature.
July 16, 2008 7:13 pm
 Bremen_Koenigsegg Bremen_Koenigsegg
And a superconductor that operates at room temperature is the holy grail of electrical engineering, if I'm not mistaken. Legitimate breakthroughs usually make it into the media before they make it into products. Usually.
July 17, 2008 1:47 am
 unknown unknown
the flux capacitor series 2
July 15, 2008 8:10 pm
 BritBoy BritBoy
I don't care how amazing this car is, why spend all the money developing the car then stick Ford Focus headlights on it? Unforgivable!
July 15, 2008 8:53 pm
 Vision7 Vision7
?will not require a charge for six years and will power two 500 horsepower electric motors producing 1000 horsepower and provide supercar performance.? Is that so? I am incredibly skeptical of this claim and cannot figure out how on earth this could be true. I don't think I'll be looking to buy shares in SSC any time soon but, if they fall short of this astronomical claim, I'll probably be the first in line to short their stock.
July 15, 2008 9:21 pm
 carcrazy1234 carcrazy1234
remember these motors aren't gas powered (no pollution released means either hydrogen or battery powered with all that techno gizmo stuff joe was talking about..superconducting coil battery or sumthing :D:D:D)
July 16, 2008 4:35 am
 norther norther
thw sweeds already did it with koenigsegg... tough luck
July 15, 2008 9:49 pm
 Joe_Limon Joe_Limon
bio fuel is not green, its less fuel efficient and releases just as much if not more carbon emissions/green house gases.
July 15, 2008 9:52 pm
 sensei sensei
its still an ugly kit-car Diablo rip off.
July 15, 2008 10:34 pm
 kevoluetion kevoluetion
Looks very Diablo
July 16, 2008 6:48 am
 benz_man benz_man
I'm intrigued...
July 16, 2008 12:42 am
 Xanavi23 Xanavi23
Screw you guys lol, i like it alot. Pretty good for a small-time manufacturer.
July 16, 2008 1:01 am
 sensei sensei
Yes, it is "pretty good" and that's it. Going fast in a straight line is not that impressive and has been done by Americans for decades. Shelby just made a very fast Diablo kit-car replica that is the fastest car in the world. The guy made his dream into a reality and I don't begrudge him a bit. I wish him all the success in the world, but I'm just realistic about this car.
July 17, 2008 1:24 am
 carcrazy1234 carcrazy1234
hoohohoho that sounds soooo cool lol... i'd buy it..f*ck it if its american made.. the use of no gas and no charge for 6 years?? pollution free too... man that's an achievement. i hope they do it and prove all the haters wrong. that's sweet stuff right there
July 16, 2008 4:34 am
 mps mps
Not only will it run for six years but it will also have an exotic exterior! Hah! If that's true then hell... I'll buy one myself.
July 16, 2008 6:18 am
 Zix Zix
Dr. Emmet Brown
July 16, 2008 5:29 pm
 Joe_Limon Joe_Limon
lol
July 16, 2008 7:16 pm
 Xanavi23 Xanavi23
Sensei, it makes me laugh how guy call it a kit-car when its totally NOT a kit car. Everything is made from scratch, its own car, watch the video on the same site. Considering this just one mans endeavor, being the worlds fastest street legal/factory car is more than "pretty good", its amazing. If you also watch the video, Jarod Shelby also says the main point of the Ultimate Aero was to put them on the map. They have plans for a green/electric Ultimate Aero as well as a 220mph~ sedan. who knows if it will be that fast but even if only hits 200mph, thats nothing to scoff at. Last Note, to make sure you know, even the SSCs engine is a 6.3 but its built/cast from the ground up. Unlike others they didnt just grab a Chevy or Ford motor and slap it in. They researched for the best V8, found it, tore it apart and from what they learned, built their own to be better in every way i imagine.
July 17, 2008 12:54 pm
 mattwa7x mattwa7x
I'm glad someone pointed this out i've also read its faster around slaloms than an enzo, so its not just straight line speed that it wipes the floor with. I don't see why people think its ugly either it looks snake like at the front and its wide and low like a supercar should be! I'm still skepitcal about the claim on batteries and speed, i'd have thought scientists and massive electrical companies would make such a break through and such a revelution would be reported and used elsewhere. They must be able to do it on a technicality with a catch.
July 17, 2008 1:56 pm
 Joe_Limon Joe_Limon
I have been thinking about it, and modern superconductors only require 70below celcius, if you used the hydrogen cooling/insulating storage system. It could be pretty cost effective to keep a superconductor at those temperatures.
July 17, 2008 2:31 pm
 sensei sensei
xanavi, you can laugh all you like. The SSC Aero is still a Diablo kit-car look-a-like. I am quite well aware that it is a car from scratch, just like every Diablo clone is. Hey, some people like Diablo clones and are willing to spend more than $600,000 for one. However, only 50 will be built....if they can sell that many to kit-car fans out there. And, as for going over 200mph in a straight line, a guy in Britain has the world's fastest street legal car and he's a transmission mechanic. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsmFWr8PlRM Others are free to be impressed all you like. However, if I ever see an American total package that's dynamic and not a derivative design, then I'll get excited.
July 17, 2008 6:37 pm
 Xanavi23 Xanavi23
Aight, sensei ill continue to laugh and be impressed, you in return can continue to be HIGHLY ignorant ;)
July 17, 2008 7:01 pm
 sensei sensei
Such weak and immature children. I can live with other people having differing taste then myself but you cannot.
July 18, 2008 1:15 pm
 Xanavi23 Xanavi23
I can live with other peoples opinions sensei...but i find it unfair when someone takes away from someone else's ' hard work and hard spent money. To say you dont like the car is 1 thing but to say its just another crap diablo kit car highly direspectful to car and more importantly the man behind the car.
July 18, 2008 2:51 pm
 nfollin nfollin
I work as an intern for the National Cancer Institute so I hear so weird science related things from my co-workers..Someone developed a magnet that could run a ford focus on a 9 volt battery for hours so the type of technology is there...
July 18, 2008 1:36 pm
 sensei sensei
Meh, it is what it is.
July 21, 2008 5:13 pm
the new bmw m1 will kicks your ???/
September 18, 2008 7:07 pm