04silvrz Posted August 25, 2010 Report Share Posted August 25, 2010 .....IO http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/25/osu-buckeye-bullet-2-sets-new-battery-powered-speed-record/ http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/08/osu-buckeye-bullet-1282699983.jpg Ohio State's Buckeye Bullet 2 has just set a new battery-powered vehicle record after hitting a speed of 291 mph averaged over two separate runs done back-to-back in opposite directions. Yes, it's technically slower than the two-way land speed record of 300.992 mph the original Bullet set back in 2009, but that car was powered by hydrogen fuel cells. This year's model instead was developed in partnership with boutique Monaco-based electric car manufacturer Venturi and replaced the fuel cells with lithium-ion batteries from A123 Systems. It's also apparently a testing prototype for a new car that's coming in 2011. Will that car hit these kind of world record speeds? Probably not, but we're not letting that dash our newly formed geek fantasy of seeing it drag against a Tesla. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
04silvrz Posted August 25, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2010 shoot. i meant this to be in the general section. oh well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iwashmycar Posted August 25, 2010 Report Share Posted August 25, 2010 just awesome. congrats to them! Go Bucks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc1647545523 Posted August 25, 2010 Report Share Posted August 25, 2010 Impressive achievement by OSU. I'm still awaiting my consumer-version. I hope VW doesn't wimp out: http://www.columbusracing.com/forums/showthread.php?t=76163 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickey4271647545519 Posted August 26, 2010 Report Share Posted August 26, 2010 Today they went 307mph, and from what i hear conditions are only getting better so I'll be looking for them to go even faster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckeye1647545503 Posted August 26, 2010 Report Share Posted August 26, 2010 I-O The buckeye bullet is alway set to impress! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clifford Automotive Posted August 28, 2010 Report Share Posted August 28, 2010 Yep the other day they did 307.66, and a non recorded speed of 320. My brother gets into all that jazz at OSU. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draco-REX Posted August 28, 2010 Report Share Posted August 28, 2010 Isn't this going backwards, ecologically speaking? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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