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E=motion Aside, There Is the Buckeye Bullet
12 May 2005
Although the ABB e=motion effort to break the current official FIA (Fédération Internationale d’Automobile) electric land speed record of 245 mph (394 kph) failed (earlier post), there is already on the books a non-FIA, but Bonneville Nationals (BNI) international record of 314.958 mph (506.862 km/h) set by the Buckeye Bullet in October 2004.
Designed, built, and maintained by undergraduate and graduate students at Ohio State University, the Bullet has a 31-foot long carbon-fiber polymer body driven by a 400+ hp motor which is powered by a 900-volt battery.
May 12, 2005 in Electric (Battery) | Permalink | Comments (3) | TrackBack (0)
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Posted by: NextFest | May 12, 2005 at 11:19 AM
Just to keep things straight, the speed listed above is for the National record under SCTA. The International record under BNI is 271.737 mph. I know it sounds weird to have a national record greater than the international, but it works out that way for electric cars with a single battery set and the rules. Also note that BNI's rules are supposed to be identical to FIA's rules.
For Bullet related info these two sites seem the most accurate:
http://www.buckeyebullet.com/
http://www.roadtobonneville.com/
Posted by: Anonymous | May 13, 2005 at 11:16 PM
Thanks for the correction!
Posted by: Mike | May 14, 2005 at 06:14 AM
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It's a really incredible vehicle, if you happen to be in the Chicago area June 24-26 it'll be at the festival I work on, NextFest. ( http://www.nextfest.net )
I made an effort to bring on green projects and the transport sponsor (GM) is bringing a few concept vehicles: a hydrogen burning Hummer (Hummer H2H), a hydrogen fuel cell drive by wire vehicle (HyWire) as well as a few others...
One thing I need to ask those guys is when they plan to go for an on the books run FIA run