The video above is absolute proof that the future is absolutely, positively and most definitely, electric. Students from the University of Stuggart have just set a new Guinness World Record for the fastest acceleration from a standstill to 100 km/h in a mind-boggling 1.779 seconds.

Amazingly, the GreenTeam Formula Student participants achieved this result with an electric vehicle and bettered the previous record by 0.006 seconds, which was previously held by ETH Zurich. This particular EV vehicle has 134 hp, and is powered by four motors and a 6.62 kWh battery package.

Just to put things in perspective, its century sprint is faster than an F1 car. It achieved this remarkable feat in just 25 metres. "The acceleration feels like a roller coaster, except that you can control it," said the driver, Priska Schmid.

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The car had been developed by 40 students at the University of Stuttgart to compete at the Formula Student Electric competition, which challenges students to build a single-seat race car against teams from around the world. This particular vehicle has advanced battery technology, carbon-fibre composite materials, sophisticated suspension, all-wheel drive, electric and mechanical braking and a comprehensive full-body aerodynamics package.

Benedikt Bauersachs, technical project manager of GreenTeam said that the driver had to be light and have the car under control during the extreme acceleration. "To reach the speed, we only need 25 metres with forces up to 1.8 g, that's almost twice the force of a free fall," he added.