Created by the University of Stuttgart's Green Team, the new world-record holding car shaved 0.006 of a second off the previous record of 1.785 seconds held by the ETH Zurich and Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts.

The University of Stuttgart's E0711-6 electric car puts its monstrous 1200 Nm of torque down through all four wheels ... immediately, and the car's battery management system and control units were developed in house.

Although one version of the university's car shows it fitted with a massive rear wing, the car that broke the record went wingless in the (successful) search for less drag and quicker acceleration. 

The world record attempt is part of the University Green Team's mission to raise awareness about electric cars and their capabilities.