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Nissan’s Cool ZEOD RC Electric Prototype to Race at Le Mans

Posted on the 23 June 2013 by Ningauble @AliAksoz

Here’s ZEOD RC, Nissan’s new contribution to both electric cars and racing. The company flaunted the design at Circuit de la Sarthe a couple of days ago.

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ZEOD RC race car may hit speeds of up to 300km/h (185mph) and will show off at Le Mans in 2014. Nissan’s Nismo racing division (creator of the all-electric Nismo RC) plans to enter it in the Garage 56 class of the famed race, reserved for vehicles that showcase breakthrough technology.

Nissan ZEOD RC

 

The vehicle could end up being not a pure electric car but a hybrid model that switches between gas and EV modes by the time it hits Le Mans

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We’ll see if this curvy beauty can top Toyota’s P001, the current EV lap-speed champ.

 

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