A group of British engineers is aiming to take the official land speed record for an electrical vehicle. The team is set to attempt the 394kph (245mph) record and to become the first to pass the 483kph (300mph) barrier, in Nevada, US. The bright orange, 10m-long (32ft) ABB e=motion car, is powered by variable speed drives and two 37kW motors. The record, according to official international rules, was set by the US White Lightning vehicle in 1999. E=motion has been developed by UK engineers Mark Newby and Colin Fallows. Thursday's record attempt will be monitored and verified by FIA (Fédération Internationale d'Automobile) officials. The car will have to do two recorded runs at more than 394kph over a distance of one kilometre (0.622 miles), within a certain timeframe. more at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4513529.stm you have to see the last pic.
LOL... Looks like some of the cases I have seen around here... Is it possible they are steeling our ideas?
Yea right, since when is an electric car going to satisfy the overwhelming need to hear your baby purrr . Death
They had some major problems and scrapped the run this year. They had one test run (not at full speed) and then things started to break. They are going to come back probably next year and give it another shot.
