May 5, 2005
Team Goes for Electric Car Speed Record
SALT LAKE CITY - A British team will try to break the speed record for electric-powered cars weighing more than 2,200 pounds, using a vehicle that has 52 batteries and no mechanical gears.
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Nevada agreed to shut down a state highway Thursday for the torpedo-shaped car's attempt to top 300 mph.
The record is 245 mph, set by an American team using a similarly streamlined car powered by thousands of "AA" batteries. That record was set in 1999 on Utah's Salt Flats, which are too wet at this time of year for speed racing.
Britons Mark Newby and Colin Fallows already have accelerated their car to 146 mph in just 1,000 yards — the longest, safest distance available to them in England. They say the test showed they can easily beat the world record.
Read more: Team Goes for Electric Car Speed Record - Yahoo! News
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