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> Short of a rocket engine, the way to accelerate beyond 1g with a wheeled vehicle is to have a downforce fan.

This electric vehicle is accelerating to 100kph (~28 m/s) in less than 1.5 seconds, which is an average acceleration of about 2g, if I am not mistaken.

Looking around, I have seen 4.0 given as a representative friction coefficient for drag racing tires, which would imply a corresponding peak acceleration of 4g without aerodynamic assistance (again, if I am not mistaken.)



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