Students from Ohio State University have just smashed their way through four worldwide speed records for an electric motorcycle, putting the Ohio State RW-5 Voxan two-wheeler through its paces at the renowned Bonneville Motorcycle Speed Trials at the Salt Flats in Utah. The new records add yet another layer of … [continued]
The Genovation GXE has broken the world land-speed record for a street legal all-electric vehicle — hitting 205.6 miles-per-hour during recent supervised tests with Johnny Bohmer Racing at Space Florida’s Shuttle Landing Facility in Kennedy Space Center, Florida — according to a new press release from the company. The new … [continued]
How fast have you ever ridden a bike, one that was not going downhill or not following a car or truck? It’s not that difficult to hit 40 mph coasting down a steep hill, or when trailing a truck that is creating a pocket of low wind resistance. Recently, Dutch … [continued]
This is a year for solar-powered nautical and aviation records being broken and new ones being set. PlanetSolar, the world’s largest solar-powered boat, has established a new speed record for a solar-powered transatlantic crossing, beating her own record that was set in 2010. Another solar-powered record was set this month by Solar Impulse, the solar … [continued]
