The GreenGT Becomes Reality: Track Video
Monday, June 15, 2009 at 13:32 
We have some exciting news concerning the GreenGT project as the car was successfully tested at the Paul Ricard HTT Track on the 10th of June. Make sure you check the video after the jump.The GreenGT's electric engines where also tested on a dyno, and they achieved 11'000rpm without experiencing any problems. This was the first step before taking the car out on the track. Click read more fore the video...
The official test pilot for the GreenGT is endurance racecar driver Christian Pescatori. Christian has an impressive career path notably as a driver for the Audi factory team. This includes:
-2001 2nd place at the 24h of Le Mans with Audi
-2002 2nd place at the 24h of Le Mans with Audi
-2002 1st at the 12h of Sebring with Audi 2005 LMES GT1 Champion with Aston Martin
The GreenGT proved to be extremely reliable during the whole test completing 18 laps in one charge and 24 laps during the course of the day.The GreenGT proved to be extremely reliable during the whole test and the excellent custom made power management system provided extended battery life.
So what was this test used for?
Well an electric car has a very different weight distribution to a normal car because of the important battery mass and the engineers had to tune the chassis accordingly.Because electric cars produce tremendous amounts of torque, GreenGT team had to make sure their patent gearbox would withstand the enormous power it has to transfer to the rear wheels. The test was also interesting because it gave the guys over at GreenGT a notion of how long the cars battery really lasts. The last monitored test was to observe if the cars electornics and safety equipment where working correctly. We are very happy to announce the that the GreenGT passed all of its tests with no problems.
The car will now return on the dyno for further testing and the next track test will be to evaluate the cars true performance figures. We will definitely keep you posted.
For further information concerning the GreenGT project, visit: www.green-gt.com or CarPlatform.com/GreenGT
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