Seat Cupra e-Racer - This is how an electric race car is built 05.03.2018: The CUPRA e-Racer, the world’s first 100% electric touring competition car, can reach 270 km/h A battery pack with 6,072 cells and

 


   The CUPRA e-Racer, the world’s first 100% electric touring competition car, can reach 270 km/h


    A battery pack with 6,072 cells and four engines for a vehicle that accelerates to 100 km/h in slightly more than three seconds


    A design and mechanical challenge that took over 20,000 hours of work to complete




The driver can see that is happening around him on a large screen built into the dashboard





The new CUPRA e-Racer, brand’s first fully electric racing model, reaches 100 km/h in 3.2 seconds, clocks a top speed of over 270 km/h and its engine exceeds 12,000 revs. It is a racing car that works on batteries, but has the power of a vehicle fuelled with petrol:
 



1) A car with 6,072 battery cells: The battery on this electric car has the same power as the ones on 9,000 mobile phones connected at the same time. Its energy source consists in a total of 23 panels, each with 264 cells, and it takes 40 minutes to completely recharge.




2) A battery that weighs half a tonne: At 450 kilos, it represents a third of the car’s entire weight. For this reason, “its positioning was one of the biggest challenges we had to face”, says Xavier Serra, the technical director of this project. It is so big and heavy that we had to distribute its volume throughout the lower part of the car to maintain its balance and functionality.




3) Four engines on this car: “One of this vehicle’s most surprising aspects has to be its power”, affirms Xavier Serra. This model is equipped with four engines, located at the rear, enabling “the CUPRA e-Racer to reach 12,000 revolutions, compared to the 6,500 of a petrol powered race car, and all with a single gear”, Serra confirms.



    This model takes 40 minutes to completely recharge

    The CUPRA e-Racer, the world’s first 100% electric TCR race car

    The door mirrors were replaced with mini cameras to make the car more dynamic

    This model features four engines that reach 12,000 revs

    The engines are connected to the battery

    Improving aerodynamics was the main goal when designing this vehicle




4) A winning design: “The main goal was to improve aerodynamics”. For this reason, the door mirrors were replaced with mini cameras, “to make the car more dynamic”, adds Serra. The driver can see everything that is happening around him on a large screen built into the dashboard.




5) A mosquito on the asphalt: Serra affirms that the feeling at the wheel is different to that of a petrol powered car and the first thing that strikes you is “its acceleration”. The sound this vehicle makes is also something new: “Unlike a conventional car, this electric model makes a humming noise similar to a mosquito”.




    A design and mechanical challenge that took over 20,000 hours of work to complete


    The courage, daring and determination of tribal civilisations inspire the design of the logo


    The designers explored new shades and materials to convey the personality of the new car


    The Cup Copper colour, a shade that perfectly matches the model’s character


    The battery on this electric car has the same power as the ones on 9,000 mobile phones connected


    The CUPRA e-Racer is equipped with a battery that weighs 450 kilos

    This model is equipped with four engines located at the rear


    The new CUPRA e-Racer model was built on the chassis of the SEAT Leon


    Safety elements are added to the structure of the SEAT Leon such as an interior roll bar




6) From a traditional Leon to a race car: The new CUPRA e-Racer model was built on the chassis of the SEAT Leon. The structure was enhanced with safety elements such as an interior roll bar to make it suitable for competing.





Gemma Solà, Vanessa Petit- photos Seat