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A French Supercar Company Is Going After An Electric Speed Record
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | 21 days ago
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French automaker Venturi used to be known for its distinctive supercars, often turbocharged to give the humble mechanicals a lot more potency. More recently, it's supplied speed with a different kind of power: Electricity. And while many will recall
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Electric car aims to crack 700 kmh
Shanghai :: China | 1 month ago
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A new poster car for the electric vehicle movement could shatter perceptions surrounding battery-powered transport. The Venturi VBB-3 will take to the famous Bonneville salt flats in August, with the aim of shattering its own record. Built as a joint
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Get ready to eat my dust: Team of 300 workers clear 12-mile stretch of South African desert for British land speed record attempt
Cape Town :: South Africa | 6 months ago
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7 December 2012 A British team attempting to break the land speed record have taken a significant step forward after clearing 6,000 tonnes of stones from the South African desert which they plan to use as a race track. Around 300 previously
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'Solar-powered' motorcycle creates new 'land speed record'
Thiruvananthapuram :: India | 6 months ago
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Solar-powered' motorcycle creates new 'land speed record' Washington, Nov. 16 (ANI) A solar-powered electric motorcycle set a new land speed record in California, reaching 189.086 miles per hour in 1.3 miles. The Lightening SuperBike, created by
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UQM Technologies PowerPhase® System Delivers Record-breaking Performance for Ecotricity Nemesis Electric Vehicle
Longmont :: CO :: USA | 7 months ago
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UQM Technologies PowerPhase ® System Delivers Record-breaking Performance for Ecotricity Nemesis Electric Vehicle UQM PowerPhase ® controller and motor were used to power Nemesis vehicle to a new UK land speed record of 151 m.p.h. MKT: UQM )
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Fast Eddie eyes speed title
Auckland :: New Zealand | 7 months ago
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Eddie Freeman will take on the New Zealand land speed record this weekend at Ohakea Air Force Base, aiming to go well over 348kmh...Instead, the Aucklander will be attempting to break the New Zealand land speed record of 348.23kmh. The record was set
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Unleashing the Bloodhound: The rocket set to propel a British car to 1,000mph to be tested for the first time
Newquay :: United Kingdom | 8 months ago
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1 October 2012 The rocket that could help a British team smash the world land speed record is set to be ignited for the first time this week. The team behind the Bloodhound will fire up the 1,050mph car's complete rocket system for the first time on
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Test fixed for land speed rocket
Newquay :: United Kingdom | 8 months ago
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Newquay test fixed for Bloodhound land speed rocket Science correspondent, BBC News The Falcon rocket will sit below the Eurofighter-Typhoon engine The firing of the biggest rocket in Britain for some 20 years will take place next month at the
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Toilet breaks world speed record
Sydney :: Australia | 1 year ago
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Canadian stunt woman Jolene Van Vugt recorded a speed of 75km/h (46mph) at a in Sydney, beating the previous record by 7km/h. "I flew into Australia yesterday and came out here to jump straight on the toilet," she said. "That was so fun and I'm
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World land speed record challenger to star at speedshow (Fuseworks)
California City :: CA :: USA | 1 year ago
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World land speed record challenger to star at speedshow Relish Comms, Fuseworks March 31, 2012, 11:50 am Jetblack, the New Zealand-led challenge for the world land speed record, is bringing their full-size concept car to CRC Speedshow in July. The
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