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Venturi Smashes Land Speed Record For Electric Cars At Bonneville
Monaco based electric carmaker Venturi teamed up with the Ohio State University to smash the land speed record for electric cars.
The new record of 341m/h (548.78Km/h), which has been verified by the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) was set Venturi Buckeye Bullet-3 (VBB-3) was set at the iconic Bonneville Salt Flats on September 21.
The VBB-3 broke the previous record of 307m/h (494.06km/h) which was set by the Venturi Buckeye Bullet-2.5 (the previous-gen car) in 2010.
One one of the runs, the VBB-3 also beat the record for the highest top speed achieved by an electric car when it hit 358m/h (576.14km/h)
To help the VBB-3 achieve the crazy speeds its achieved, Venturi and the team from Ohio State University fitted the VBB-3 with two electric motors that each produced 1,500bhp each.
The 3,000bhp electric drivetrain also makes the VBB-3 the most powerful electric car in the world.
What makes the record attempts even more crazy in our eyes is the fact that thecrazy weather conditions prevented multiple attempts, and a bump in the salt track caused a crack in a weld of the coolant reservoir.
The driver of the 11-metre long also had to execute a crazy gearshift from first to second gear, simultaneously on on two gearboxes (one for each motor) that were operated with electro-hydraulic clutches. The VBB-3 was doing 200mph (321.869km/h) when he made the dual shift.
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No -- but it could be a new landspeed record! pic.twitter.com/sy3I3ZYZTS
— CNN Sport (@cnnsport) September 22, 2016