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"...the most powerful electric race car ever built."

Maybe for a certain class of race car, but The Buckeye Bullet broke 300 mph years ago, and the new model will have been tested before this Green GT car is built.

http://buckeyebullet.com/
http://www.osu.edu/features/2007/bullet/
http://engineering.osu.edu/news/archive/2007/07042 0.php
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckeye_Bullet_2

Go Bucks!

Just objectively, the Buckeye Bullet 2, made at the Center for Automotive Research at OSU (where I work) will soon beat whatever record this car creates. This car is designed for speed, rather than using some bulky Ford Focus shape. I have seen it in person; it is very large and very powerful. The engine is simply massive, and the fuel cells are the size of V8s.

http://buckeyebullet.com/vehicle.htm

As of October 13th, 2004 the Buckeye Bullet is the fastest electric vehicle ever recorded

http://www.buckeyebullet.com/

Students at Ohio State have designed, built and run a car called the Buckeye Bullet that topped out at 321 mph. It holds the world land speed record for electric cars, and was tested at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah. It obviously isn't in the running to challenge hybrids or gas powered cars, but is quite an accomplishment. Go Bucks!

The world's fastest electric car is actually Ohio State University's Buckeye Bullet.