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Long-range Electric Car World Speed Record Broken By Australian Students

New submitter is_this_gdog writes: The Sunswift solar car team from UNSW Australia has broken an international world speed record for the fastest long-range electric vehicle, averaging a speed of 107km/h (66mph) over 500km (310miles) from a single charge with their car, eVe. Solar panels were not used for this record (with solar, the car has a range of over 500 miles), the challenge was endurance speed with battery only. There are faster electric cars, and one or two with longer range if you go slow enough — Sunswift eVe is the first to officially do 500kms at highway speeds (pending official FIA approval). Pictures of the car are available here.

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  1. Re:Australia? by NotDrWho · · Score: 3, Funny

    Yes, but there is also a 290% higher chance of hitting a kangaroo than on cooler continents, which could really slow you down. So I think it balances.

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  2. Re:That's great, but ... by swillden · · Score: 3, Interesting

    practical long distance EVs at a reasonable price and/or can recharge in less than half an hour

    The price may or may not be reasonable, depending on your budget, though it definitely is for a non-trivial number of people, but the Tesla Model S fulfills the other requirements today.

    My Nissan LEAF doesn't, though it's still a very practical car that easily manages all but a small fraction of my driving.

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