Weighing just 1,627-pounds, India-based Vazirani Automotive claims that its new Ekonk hypercar is the world’s lightest electric vehicle, thanks in part to DiCo technology as well as its carbon fiber body. DiCo technology basically enables the batteries to be cooled directly with air rather than requiring liquid cooling that most manufacturers, like Tesla, use to keep the packs cool. Read more for a video, additional pictures and information.
Its electric powertrain generates 722 horsepower, enabling it to accelerate from 0-62 miles per hour in a mere 2.54 seconds, while topping out at 192 miles per hour. Now for the burning question, why is it named ‘Ekonk’? Well, in Indian scriptures, Ekonk signifies the beginning of the divine light, which the company uses to signal its real beginning where design and innovation come together.
- This model car is a stunning replica of the iconic Ghostbusters car, the ECTO-1, based on the 1959 Cadillac Miller-Meteor Futura Duplex
- The car features spookily good details: working steering, a trapdoor with a ghost trap, an extending gunner seat & a moving ghost sniffer
- A delight for adult Ghostbusters: Afterlife fans, it includes the Proton Pack, which swivels out of a side panel to trap ghouls and ghosts
For us, Ekonk signifies our real beginning, where for the first time design and innovation comes together. It’s our first vehicle that’s ‘alive’,” said Chunky Vazirani, Founder and CEO of Vazirani Automotive.