A new electric vehicle 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 records.
Built as a joint venture between Ohio State University and Venturi, a boutique French manufacturer of alternative powered vehicles, the car is expected to push the new record to 700 km/h from its current 495km/h mark.
The car will be powered by a 2230kW engine and driven by Ohio-based test driver Roger Schroer. He was the same driver who hit a top speed of 515km/h in VBB-2 on his way to the current electric powered land speed record of 495km/h in 2010. Land speed records are based on two runs in opposite directions on the same day.
The picture above shows us the impressive set of battery's to power the car.
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