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Drayson Racing Technologies' LMP1 prototype has broken the world land speed record for a lightweight electric car, reaching 204 m/h.
The Lola B12 69/EV vehicle, powered by a lightweight 20-kilowatt hour battery powering an 850 horsepower electric motor, reached a top speed of 204.2mph (328.6km/h) at a racetrack at RAF Elvington in Yorkshire, UK.
The previous record, of 175mph was set almost 40 years ago by Battery Box General Electric in 1974.
Chief executive Lord Paul Drayson, who drove the car, said the achievement was designed to highlight electronic vehicle technology's potential.
Drayson Racing intends to field the vehicle into next year's 24 Hours of Le Mans, saying the competition would act as a "challenging test bed" for technologies that could eventually find their way into road cars.
The Lola B12 69/EV vehicle, powered by a lightweight 20-kilowatt hour battery powering an 850 horsepower electric motor, reached a top speed of 204.2mph (328.6km/h) at a racetrack at RAF Elvington in Yorkshire, UK.
The previous record, of 175mph was set almost 40 years ago by Battery Box General Electric in 1974.
Chief executive Lord Paul Drayson, who drove the car, said the achievement was designed to highlight electronic vehicle technology's potential.
Drayson Racing intends to field the vehicle into next year's 24 Hours of Le Mans, saying the competition would act as a "challenging test bed" for technologies that could eventually find their way into road cars.
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| Photo: Drayson Racing |