Plug-in racing car for British Championship
22/10/08 19:13 Filed in: Motorsport
Next year, electric vehicles will take a further step in shaking off their “milk float” image with the entry of an electric racing car in one of Britain’s fastest motor sport series.
The Bee Four ERV (electric racing vehicle) is to be driven in the British Hill Climb Championship by twice British champion Graeme Wight from Aberdeen. The championship is contested at venues throughout the UK, where drivers compete against the clock. Speeds of over 100 mph are common and the events are very much a test of consistent performance with winning margins down to hundredths of a second.
Graeme Wight Jnr competing at the Fintray Hill Climb track near Aberdeen
The Bee Four is being developed in conjunction with Martin Ogilvie, the former Lotus Formula 1 designer. The objective is to win the British Speed Hill Climb
Championship in 2009.
The ERV – code-named the "Watt 4" – is an all-electric 4WD vehicle capable of producing 700hp or 520kW.
Partners in the project include Oxford University and MIRA Ltd (the Motor Industry Research Association).
Driver Graeme Wight, in addition to two titles, has held outright track records at Doune, Loton Park, Prescott and Shelsley Walsh.
The Bee Four is part of a business plan by Bee Automobiles to produce a range of electric production cars. The business will be further funded by private equity.
The Bee Four ERV (electric racing vehicle) is to be driven in the British Hill Climb Championship by twice British champion Graeme Wight from Aberdeen. The championship is contested at venues throughout the UK, where drivers compete against the clock. Speeds of over 100 mph are common and the events are very much a test of consistent performance with winning margins down to hundredths of a second.
Graeme Wight Jnr competing at the Fintray Hill Climb track near Aberdeen
The Bee Four is being developed in conjunction with Martin Ogilvie, the former Lotus Formula 1 designer. The objective is to win the British Speed Hill Climb
Championship in 2009.
The ERV – code-named the "Watt 4" – is an all-electric 4WD vehicle capable of producing 700hp or 520kW.
Partners in the project include Oxford University and MIRA Ltd (the Motor Industry Research Association).
Driver Graeme Wight, in addition to two titles, has held outright track records at Doune, Loton Park, Prescott and Shelsley Walsh.
The Bee Four is part of a business plan by Bee Automobiles to produce a range of electric production cars. The business will be further funded by private equity.
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