For years now, the electric vehicle world speed record race has been a competition of one. But that hasn't deterred Venturi and its partners at Ohio State University from pushing the bar continuously higher. Still, things have remained steady for over half a decade since the Venturi Buckeye Bullet 2.5 electric streamliner set a 307.7-mph (495 km/h) record back in 2010. That changed on Monday, when the VBB-3 sped to a new electric vehicle record just over 341 mph (549 km/h) and reached a top speed of 358 mph (576 km/h).
.. Continue Reading Venturi resets electric vehicle world speed record at 341 mphCategory: Automotive
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- Ohio State University
- Land Speed Records
- Electric Vehicle Racing
- World Records
- Buckeye Bullet
- Venturi
- Electric Vehicles
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