jaxgator
06-28-2013, 12:34pm
The Labour peer, who runs his own motor racing team, reached a speed of 204.185 miles per hour behind the wheel of his prototype B12/69 electric vehicle.
The new record, which was set at the Elvington Airfield in Yorkshire, beat the previous fastest speed set by an electric car by almost 29mph.
Lord Drayson, who was science minister from 2008 until the 2010 general election, said: “I’m delighted we’ve beaten the record and can show the world electric vehicles can be fast and reliable.
"It is not the outright speed of 204mph 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.
"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.”
Video and full story here (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/green-motoring/10143414/British-car-sets-electric-land-speed-record.html).
It's a cool looking car too as it's a converted B10 Le Mans Prototype.
The new record, which was set at the Elvington Airfield in Yorkshire, beat the previous fastest speed set by an electric car by almost 29mph.
Lord Drayson, who was science minister from 2008 until the 2010 general election, said: “I’m delighted we’ve beaten the record and can show the world electric vehicles can be fast and reliable.
"It is not the outright speed of 204mph 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.
"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.”
Video and full story here (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/green-motoring/10143414/British-car-sets-electric-land-speed-record.html).
It's a cool looking car too as it's a converted B10 Le Mans Prototype.