British Car Breaks Electric Land Speed Record

July 4, 2013 Staff Racing and Competition Comments Off on British Car Breaks Electric Land Speed Record

A ‘hypercar’ built by a British company has broken the electric land speed record that has stood for nearly four decades.

Drayson Racing’s car reached a top speed of 204.2mph on the 1.86-mile runway at RAF Elvington, Yorkshire.

Driven by entrepreneur and former UK science minister Lord Drayson, it beat the previous record by around 40mph.

“This is the future,” he told Sky News after climbing out of the cockpit.

The car, known as the Drayson B12 69/EV, is based on the Lola LMP1 which competes at Le Mans in the famous 24-hour race.

Its V10 Judd engines have been removed and replaced with two huge A123 battery units connected to electric motors.

Electric Land Speed Record

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