Green GT Le Mans design study gets cool animation [video]

Green GT is an electric Le Mans racer with 300 kW (408 PS)

The Green GT, the ambitious FIA-spec electric race car, has this neat animation video showing its development.

The Green GT comes with an electric drive with a total output of 300kW (402 bhp / 408 PS) on a carbon chassis with a fiberglass body shell.

The Swiss constructor Green GT, based in Le-Mont-sur-Lausanne, has supplied the EV propulsion system to Citroen for use in the Survolt electric racer.

The Green GT racer was recently presented on December 3rd at the Ecole Polytechnique de Lausanne to FIA president Jean Todt underneath a Le Mans prototype Sprint body.

The car will be undergoing a series of cold-weather tests this winter to establish its performance and endurance capabilities, according to Green GT's website.

Source: green-gt.com via leblogauto.com

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 Davidkhund Davidkhund
i hardly believe that the electricity this car is using is less harmful for our earth... imagine, what should do E-stations to produce eough electricity?! Atom reaktors?? i don't mean that we shoul live in wooden houses and use horses for transportation, but it is insane to belive MARKETING that E-cars are green. Sadly to notice there is nothing green in 21 century and this is not an exeption. Conclusion: bring back PETROL supercars!!!! they aren't as popular as DD vehicles and do not damage our world!!! pleaseee...(((
December 15, 2010 5:54 pm
 CDspeed CDspeed
David, Its obvious you haven't read much on EVs or anything remotely related. Gas isn't going to last forever and it's only going to increase in price as it continues to dry up. Oh and you may want to check you're spelling next time you post.
December 15, 2010 6:18 pm
 v6s_stink v6s_stink
I believe that you are very correct. EV's become much less attractive when you study the full life cycle cost. Nuclear, coal, wind and hydro-power have their downsides. Batteries have huge environmental downsides. I use to perform environmental analyses on the type of mining that it takes to make batteries. It isn't pretty. A lot of energy has to be generated to make up for the losses of transmission, charging and battery efficiency. Converting the worlds IC fleet to EV would call for huge increases in power generation, medium-mixed metallic and coal mining, which takes its own intensive system to transport. Now let's throw the methyl-mercury emissions of the power generation into the mix. The current levels are already making it unhealthy to eat fish, which is an important source of protein for billions of people. This is not even close to a eco-free ride.
December 15, 2010 7:16 pm
 CDspeed CDspeed
@ v6s_stink, both of you are looking at only one side. Gasoline isn't exactly clean to produce either now is it? And gasoline continues to pollute as its used. Maybe you should both read more about the production of both gasoline and batteries, look and the pros and cons of both before making blind comments. There are quite a few reasons for the changes we're seeing in the automotive world right now, and nun of us can afford to bury our heads in the sand and pretend gasoline will last forever.
December 15, 2010 11:48 pm
 siranis siranis
@CDspeed: actually noone said gasoline was any better or that is would last forever. They only say, that selling EV as a "green technology" is far of the truth, since electric power has to be created somewhere and it rarely is, I'm afraid to say, environmental friendly, as v6s_stink also noted. The only advantage you get when you drive an EV car, is that you pollute less the environment around you - but the reactor producing the energy for your "green" ride is already another tale, as is the processing of your used up batteries. We are not against the technology, we only say that its not THE solution, as the promo suggests. By the way the car is awesome :)
December 16, 2010 6:30 am
 CDspeed CDspeed
@ siranis, I agree. I think the best way to clean up after ourselves is to continue to look and evolve in a cleaner direction. EVs are only one step, many more are needed before we can call anything truly environmentally friendly. And I do apologize for my earlier comments, I just hate when people post negative closed minded comments. I know batteries aren't perfect but people don't need to ignorantly point that out like they know what's better, because no one knows that.
December 16, 2010 11:11 am
 Davidkhund Davidkhund
otherwise they give much more pleasure with its old school concept
December 15, 2010 5:56 pm
 CDspeed CDspeed
Can't wait to see this car compete someday, it would be a huge step in the development of EVs. I don't even care if it doesn't finish just seeing it compete would be fantastic. And as we all know even the most seasoned race teams can fail to finish endurance races, so I'm going to keep my fingers crossed and hope that they do well. I'd also love to see this design as a street legal super car.
December 15, 2010 6:32 pm
 Mikeado Mikeado
It's easy to be cynical about this car, but as it's actually undergoing testing, I'm looking forward to seeing this car on track. I do wonder which class it would compete in though. The Prototypes all have WAY more power, and the GT class requires homologation. Maybe there'll be a new electric prototype class? Then Citro?n could enter the Survolt too.
December 16, 2010 1:12 am
 3MOCIONA 3MOCIONA
No offence CDspeed but I think your naive in thinking the EV vehicle is going to be the saviour of the planet for cars! EV vehicles are just a load of propaganda from the motor industries' part. Yes they produce less co2 than petrol and diesel engines, yes the manufacturing of EV vehicles produce less co2 than the production of petrol/diesel vehicles (including shipping and sourcing of parts) but if everyone switches to them in the near future, than because the range is so low everyone will be constantly charging and sucking electricity from the national grid. Electricity demand is set to double by 2050. In the UK the national grid is already working at near to its limits due the extra power needed for homes because people constantly waste it and then require more. I believe if everyone switches to the EV vehicle than the demand for electricity would be far more than the supply (even taking into account alternative renewable electricity sources). I?ll give the EV no more than 50 years and then it will die. I believe the main reason for the motor industry switching to EV vehicles is to sell and target people?s guilt for destroying the planet. EV vehicle is just a temporary solution and I don?t believe it will ever be a permanent solution to powering future vehicles. Hydrogen is an all round better solution.
December 16, 2010 6:31 am
 CDspeed CDspeed
3MOCIONA, I never said it was perfect so how am I naive? Nothing we do can ever be absolutely perfect, I simply see EVs as a step towards greater efficiency and cleaning up our act. Hydrogen is no better either so try not to be so naive in return.
December 16, 2010 10:54 am
 Microice Microice
EVs aren't a bad idea as a proposal for alternate fuel sources for future transport. Fact though is every fuel has its drawbacks and the impact of each has not been studied fully coz there just aren't enough cars of each type of fuel to give that data from independant researchers. That said its not like manufactures are disposing of the petrol engines for electric motors; they are a long way away so i dont know what the fuss is about!
December 16, 2010 7:45 am
 fred123456 fred123456
THIS WILL BE A SILENT RACE DAY!!!!
December 16, 2010 8:52 am
 Douglas6250 Douglas6250
I believe electric cars are the way to go in the future. The problem is the power supply, as batteries are not very well in performance. Technologies such as carbon nanotubes and fuel cell should help in the future.
December 16, 2010 9:34 am
 cronan cronan
Just one little detail.... if ju watch the video, you?ll notice that it?s a fuelcell drivetrain!
December 16, 2010 12:28 pm