Wendover, Utah (UPI) - The bullet-shaped Silver Eagle Friday set a world land speed record for electric cars of 146.437 miles per hour, using the same type batteries which powered the Apollo 15 Lunar Rover.
Jack Reed, 40, of Huntington Beach, Calif., guided the sleek racer, powered by 120 silver-zinc power cells, through the flying mile on the Salt Flats Raceway two times, setting the record plus a one-way record of 152.355 mph.
Reed said the crew could have eclipsed the old mark of 134.45 mph by "considerably more. But bad track conditions forced us to make short approach runs."
Reed said the 183-inch long racer could only use the miles of track at the north end and only two miles at the south end before hitting the timers in the measured mile.
The batteries, manufactured by Eagle-Picher Industires, Inc., Joplin, Mo., powered the racer to 20 other records in two different weight classes, depending on the configuration of the |
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发表于 2015-1-7 08:05:48
