New World Record For Electric Car Speed: 204.2 MPH 99
Dupple writes with this excerpt from the BBC: "Drayson Racing Technologies has broken the world land speed record for a lightweight electric car. Its Lola B12 69/EV vehicle hit a top speed of 204.2mph (328.6km/h) at a racetrack at RAF Elvington in Yorkshire. ... The previous 175mph record was set by Battery Box General Electric in 1974. Drayson Racing is not the only electric vehicle-maker hoping to use motorsport to spur on adoption of the technology. Last week Nissan unveiled the Zeod RC (Zero Emission On Demand Racing Car), which can switch between electric and petrol power. The firm intends to enter the vehicle into next year's Le Mans 24 race saying the competition would act as a 'challenging test bed' for technologies that could eventually find their way into road cars." This video from last year introduces the Lola; Drayson's YouTube channel has plenty more footage, too.
Nope (Score:5, Funny)
Can't drive for 8 hours without a recharge, can't charge in less than 500 microseconds, doesn't cost less than the shittiest Ford = piece of shit.
The Lola? (Score:4, Funny)
Something something how can a car without a tranny be a Lola?
(yeah I know electric cars have a transmission but they don't have a gearbox, which is what most people refer to as transmission)
Re:Top Gear drove this (Score:1, Funny)
It topped out at 24 mph.
And it exploded and killed Jeremy Clarkson's dog. It was hilarious. You had to see it.
Re:202 ? (Score:5, Funny)
I dare you to take out the battery in your car.
I did. We went to dinner and a movie.
What happened afterwards is too shocking to tell.