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Japan EV Club creams Tesla range record with Tokyo to Osaka run

Well that didn't last long. It's been less than a month since Simon Hackett set something of a electric vehicle distance record in his Tesla Roadster, driving 501 km (311 miles) across the hot and flat Australian outback with the windows up and the air-con off. Now comes news that the dedicated enthusiasts of the Japan EV Club have decidedly bested that mark and are seeking Guinness Book of Records status for their own 555.6 km (345 miles) run. Club founder Tadashi Tateuchi battled terrible traffic and hilly Japanese terrain as he drove a ... Read more →

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

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 ...

227 MPH Audi A4 beats Bugatti to set world record for fastest car powered by biogas Jeremy Korzeniewski

After a few earlier attempts were unsuccessful in setting an official record, Jürgen Hohenester, a German racecar driver and automotive tuner, has finally set a new world record for reaching the ...

Junk food slows down world-record round-the-globe biker Jeremy Korzeniewski

If you filled your car up with craptastic gasoline, it would not run very well. Something similar could be said about the human body, and if you happen to be attempting to set a new World Record for ...

EXCLUSIVE: E85 Viper breaks world record with 220 mph in the standing mile Jeremy Korzeniewski

UPDATE: This was actually the third attempt for Karl and his team. So, third time's the charm! digg_url ...

107 miles in 24 hours sets a new human powered boating world record 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Human power strikes again. Humans have been powering themselves all over the world since we first existed. For the longest time, humans had no choice; they had to wait for the wheel to be invented before they could use such cool items as the bike, moped, scooter, car or truck. Then, air travel came ...

Electric Killacycle to attempt world record dragstrip pass 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

The Killacycle is the current world record holder for the quickest quarter mile time for any electric vehicle. It is powered by two 6.7 inch electric motors, which operate on 374 volts of lithium ion power using a custom battery pack provided by A123 Systems. The record run stands at 8.168 ...

Biofuel powered E85 Viper to attempt world speed record 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

On Wednesday, April 11th, car enthusiast and entrepreneur Karl Jacob along with SVS will attempt to break the world speed record for the standing mile in his street-legal, biofuel powered 1100hp E85 Dodge Viper. Proving that auto enthusiasts can pursue their passion for performance and still be ...


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