ELECTRIC RACING CAR TO ENTER THE UK SPEED HILL CLIMB CHAMPIONSHIP IN 2009

ELECTRIC RACING CAR TO ENTER THE UK SPEED HILL CLIMB CHAMPIONSHIP IN 2009

Posted: October 27, 2008 5:15 PM

The Bee Four electric racing vehicle (ERV) is being developed in conjunction with Martin Ogilvie, the former Lotus F1 designer, with the intention of winning 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).

The Bee Four electric racing car will be driven in the 2009 season by Graeme Wight, a two-times former British Speed Hill Climb Champion, who has held outright 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.