davieG Posted 27 September 2012 Posted 27 September 2012 BBC - http://www.bbc.co.uk...ngland-19733430 - video A battery-powered car has broken the UK land-speed record for electric vehicles at Elvington airfield near York. The Nemesis, a heavily-modified Lotus Exige which was originally bought off eBay, clocked an average speed of 148mph (239km/h). The car was designed and built by a team of British motorsport engineers in Norfolk, and driven by estate agent Nick Ponting, 21, from Gloucester. It beat the previous record of 137mph (220km/h). The vehicle clocked an average speed of 148.419mph during two runs along the mile-long course. Mr Ponting said: "It was brilliant. The car felt really good." 'Quite straightforward' The car runs on green electricity which has been generated by wind turbines, run by the Stroud-based company Ecotricity. Dale Vince from Ecotricity said: "It was quite straightforward. We're putting a bit of juice back in the batteries and we're going to go again. "The driver says it could have been faster. We think we'll top 150mph before we leave here today. "We built the Nemesis to smash the stereotype of electric cars as something Noddy would drive - slow, boring, not cool." The previous record had been held by Don Wales, the grandson of Sir Malcolm Campbell. An attempt by Mr Wales's son, Joe Wales, to beat the record in Bluebird Electric last year, was thwarted after the vehicle's suspension was damaged by a pothole at Pendine Sands in Carmarthenshire.
glenny_fox Posted 27 September 2012 Posted 27 September 2012 Not exactly the fastest record to break. They're trying to break the stereotype of electric cars being slow and uncool. The only way they are really going to do that is to put a car like the 'Nemesis' into mainstream production, but god knows how much a car like that would set you back. IMO electric cars wont be around for many years.
davieG Posted 27 September 2012 Author Posted 27 September 2012 Not exactly the fastest record to break. They're trying to break the stereotype of electric cars being slow and uncool. The only way they are really going to do that is to put a car like the 'Nemesis' into mainstream production, but god knows how much a car like that would set you back. IMO electric cars wont be around for many years. depends if they can get the 'wireless' charging to work large scale.
Captain... Posted 27 September 2012 Posted 27 September 2012 depends if they can get the 'wireless' charging to work large scale. That is really what is holding them back, charging them, convenience and time, if they can get that sorted, or just electrify the motorway, as was suggested on Top Gear, then we will be laughing.
Zingari Posted 27 September 2012 Posted 27 September 2012 Why don’t they just put electrified chicken wire across all the lampposts in the streets so we can all drive around in dodgems ?
Dan Posted 28 September 2012 Posted 28 September 2012 Used to absolutely love the Exige on my old games.
Julian Joachim Jr Shabadoo Posted 28 September 2012 Posted 28 September 2012 Why don’t they just put electrified chicken wire across all the lampposts in the streets so we can all drive around in dodgems ? Because then whiplash claims will all become genuine! Have you ever had a go on dodgems and not had a f**cked neck and bruised knees the following day? Not a bad idea though, a cheap and cheerful commute for all
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