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FIA World Electric Land Speed Record Set By Drayson Racing
Philippe Crowe June 26, 2013
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Drayson Racing has set the new World Electric Land Speed Record at 204.185mph on June 25.
Former UK science minister, businessman and racing driver Lord Drayson was behind the wheel of the Drayson B12 69/EV electric Le-Mans Prototype.
In near perfect conditions, the Oxford-based sustainable motorsport company said it smashed the previous 175mph record, which had stood for nearly forty years, by 29.2mph.
As the new world record holder, Lord Drayson commented: “I’m delighted we’ve beaten the record tonight and can show the world EVs can be fast and reliable. Drayson Racing is a laboratory for EV technology, testing it to the most extreme level, as we’ve seen today. It is not the outright speed of 203mph that is most impressive about this record, but the engineering challenge of accelerating a 1000kg electric vehicle on a short runway over a measured mile. However I’ve got a great team and world-class partners, such as QualcommHalo, Michelin, Multimatic and Cosworth.”
Drayson Racing is a research and development business, pioneering the development of sustainable technologies in the challenging environment of motorsport. With the electric land speed record it intends to showcase what is possible with an electric drivetrain and underscore Britain’s leadership position in the EV industry.
“This is a true celebration of Britain’s leading position within the burgeoning electric vehicle industry and I’m delighted to be at the forefront of this electric revolution, said Drayson. “We hope to set more records tomorrow.”
The team aim to set more records, such as the EV acceleration record, today, Wednesday June 26, after which a full release with all data and FIA confirmed records will be issued.
Posted in Electric, News, Power, Plugs and People, Related Technologies, Technology
Tagged as drayson b12 69/ev, drayson racing, drayson racing technology, Electric Vehicle, EV
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