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Buckeye Bullet 2 claims land speed record for fuel cell vehicles, 300.992 mph

We first heard about the Buckeye Bullet 2 about two years ago when we were covering the Ford Fusion 999 land speed record project. The student engineering team from The Ohio State University was collaborating with engineers from Ford and the two teams shared data on improving performance of the fuel cell and electric motor system. While Ford finished the Fusion program after setting a 207 mph record, the OSU team has soldiered on. This week at the Bonneville Salt Flats, the Buckeye team made another attempt at hitting their target of 300 ... Read more →

Jesse James: loves H2, says all electric car fans "are Dungeons and Dragons freaks" Sebastian Blanco

Last month, adrenaline junkie Jesse James attempted to set a new land speed record in his hydrogen-powered vehicle, sort of a purpose-built H2-rocket. Things didn't go as smooth as James hoped, but ...

British Steam Car record attempt delayed until August Jeremy Korzeniewski

Who knew a World Speed Record set all the way back in 1906 at the Daytona Beach Road Course would be such a tough nut to crack? We've been following the British Steam Car Challenge and its team of ...

Not so fast: Jesse James' hydrogen speed "record" challenged Jeremy Korzeniewski

Did Jesse James really pilot a hydrogen-fueled vehicle faster than anyone else ever has in history? Possibly. Did he set a world record as claimed in doing so? Not so fast (get it?), says noted ...

Jesse James successfully sets new hydrogen land-speed record Jeremy Korzeniewski

Earlier this month, we caught wind of Jesse James' plan to set a new land-speed record in a hydrogen-powered vehicle. According to a press release issued by Spike TV, the daredevil motorcycle ...

Jesse James plans land-speed record for hydrogen-powered streamliner 6 months ago on Autoblog Green

Famous motorcycle builder and all-around celebrity Jesse James plans to attempt a new world record top speed run for a hydrogen-powered vehicle later this month on a dry lake bed somewhere in California. The actual car being used is a former land speeder called the Dees-Milodon Engineering-Davis B ...

British steam car team suffers setback, record attempt still planned 8 months ago on Autoblog Green

We have good news and bad news to report regarding the British team that hopes to set a new land speed record for a steam-powered car. First, the bad: The car completely failed to operate during an important testing session that took place last week. The good: The record, which currently sits at ...

Video: British steam car gets tested; 1906 record might fall 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

Has the time finally come to end the hundred-year drought on steam car design? Perhaps not, but the world may at least get a new entry in the record books, as the British Steam Car Challenge team has successfully put their land-speed record car to the test. The aforementioned record was set all ...

CNG powered car aims for land speed record 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

A custom-built vehicle natural gas-powered vehicle, the Streamliner, is aiming to beat the current land speed record of 458 mph (731 km/h). The team, led by Roger Lessman, was trying to beat it in Bonneville Salts, but needed to postpone their attempt until next year because of bad weather ...

Wanna to see the JCB Dieselmax and enjoy a backhoe rodeo? You're in luck. 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

You remember the JCB Dieselmax right? It's the streamliner which is powered by a couple of large diesel engines. Way back in August of '06 we brought news of their record-breaking 317 mph run, later broken again at 328 miles per hour and finally set at 350 mph. In November of that same year we ...

SPAL USA's "Rocket Ranger" truck sets C/Diesel Truck land speed record 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

The Buckeye Bullet 2 and Ford's Hydrogen Fusion 999 were not the only vehicles out at the Bonneville Salt Flats recently. Last week, the "Rocket Ranger," a modified Ford Ranger pickup, set a new land speed record as the World's Fastest Diesel Pickup Truck. The Rocket Ranger's average speed in the ...

VIDEO: Ford's Hydrogen Fusion 999 hits the track for the first time 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Click on the bare Fusion for a high res gallery from the first track test digg_url = 'http://digg.com/hardware/Land_speed_record_challenging_Ford_Hydrogen_Fusion_999_hits_the_test_track'; Last week Ford gave us the first look at the fuel cell-powered Fusion that they will be taking out to ...

AutoblogGreen Exclusive: Ford Fusion XV1 is going to Bonneville! 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/hardware/Ford_and_Ohio_State_building_Fusion_to_capture_fuel_cell_land_speed_record'; AutoblogGreen got a call from Ford this afternoon to let us know about a special new project they are working on. The team behind the HySeries Drive Edge is teaming up with Ohio ...

The Buckeye Bullet 2 - A hydrogen fuel cell land speed record car 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

In the interest of full disclosure, let me first tell you all that I am a huge Buckeye fan. I do live in Ohio, mind you, and I grew up in a family which always had a full supply of Ohio State paraphernalia to choose from. Please, do me a big favor, and let this one mention of the state of Florida ...

JCB Dieselmax speed record car gets another award 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Traditionally, diesel engines have been renowned more for their utility than their outright performance. Last year Audi's efforts at LeMans and in the ALMS with the R10 really began to turn that image around in peoples minds, and that is continuing thanks to the efforts of JCB and Peugeot. In 2006 ...

Book detailing the history of the world's fastest diesel already available 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

That was fast. I guess I shouldn't be surprised. A 144-page, £17.99 book detailing the years of planning and work that led to the record-breaking land speed record set by the JCB Dieselmax in late August is being published today. Like the car itself, the book was in the works for years, and ...

WIRED NextFest Report: Ohio State's 300+ mph electric car 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

The very first exhibit just beyond the turnstiles at WIRED's NextFest was Ohio State's 31-foot long, 2-foot wide electric car named the Buckeye Bullet. Its claim to fame: the fastest electric car in the world. In May 2000, a group of engineering students at Ohio State began building an electric ...

Aerodynamic JCB Dieselmax broke land speed record without wind tunnel testing 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

A few weeks ago, the JCB Dieselmax broke the world land-speed record for a diesel-powered car. For good reason, the posts we wrote on the subject (see below) were quite popular, so I know there's going to be at least some interest in the technical news that the Dieselmax was built using Ansys ...


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