Chris_edeson Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 saw this and thought it was rather interesting! A battery-powered car has broken the UK land-speed record for electric vehicles at Elvington airfield near York. The Nemesis, a heavily-modified Lotus Exige which was originally bought off eBay, clocked an average speed of 148mph (239km/h). The car was designed and built by a team of British motorsport engineers in Norfolk, and driven by estate agent Nick Ponting, 21, from Gloucester. John Maguire reports from York. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-19739882 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark H Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 Saw that being discussed at 6am this morning on BBC news, instantly thought, recognise the shape of that car! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lummo Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 Yeah, I saw that on the BBC news as well. They were going to show it live, but there was a delay with the safety crew so it missed the news time slot. They said it would probably be on in the morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darryl Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 You would have thought Lotus cars would have made more of this with it being an Exige? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fentuz Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 Here is the build / development of the car. http://zerocarbonista.com/tag/wind-car/page/2/ *bizarre, i can't find the original thread i put on July the 1st 2011* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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