Dutch College Team Unveils High-Performance Electric Racing Motorcycle Vector-ST, Setting New Speed Benchmarks

Recently, a group of college students from the Netherlands released their latest research and development results, a racing electric motorcycle Vector-ST.

This new car has powerful performance and uses a customized 160kW PMAC motor, which can provide up to 625Nm of torque to the rear wheel. It only takes 3 seconds for the vehicle to accelerate from 0 to 100km/h, and the maximum speed of the vehicle can reach 300km/h. The weight of the whole vehicle is 200kg, and it is equipped with a lithium battery pack with a capacity of 8kWh. The endurance data has not yet been announced.

This car has been tested on the MotoE track test and participated in the 2024 Jack’s Racing Day (Jack’s Racing Day 2024) event. It uses a customized chrome-molybdenum steel frame, the rear swingarm uses the same equipment as the Honda CBR600RR, and the front suspension also uses Öhlins products. The rear shock absorber is also customized, and the weight of the whole vehicle has reached 200kg.

It is also worth noting that when they were doing the MotoE track test, they encountered rainy days. Using the rain tire setting, they reached a maximum speed of 271km/h and achieved a best lap time of 2:15. The team said that if they changed to track tires, they would have a chance to break the best lap record of 2:05 on the track.

In addition, it can be seen from some video materials that young developers added a proprietary electronic spaceship "engine sound" to the vehicle in order to increase the fun of riding.

Although forced by the current sales of electric two-wheelers, many brands still focus on the commuting field for the update of electric products. However, since the electrification trend is an indisputable fact in the two-wheel industry, the industry has not stopped the research and development of higher-level electric technology. And I believe that with the rapid development of electric vehicles, more and more amateur teams will begin to develop electric vehicles in the future, and I hope that more different styles of vehicles will appear in the future.