Greatest distance covered in an electric vehicle in 24 hours (prototype)
- Quem
- Mitsubishi Motors Corporation
- Resultado
- 2142.317 kilometre(s)
- Onde
- Japan (Okazaki,)
- Quando
- 20 December 1999
Restrição de idade: Os pedidos para este título de recorde só serão aceitos se o candidato tiver 16 anos de idade ou mais.
The greatest distance covered by an electric vehicle in 24 hours is 2142.317km (1330.828 miles) on December 19 – 20, 1999 by the Mitsubishi FTO-EV. The prototype vehicle completed 899 laps over the 2.4km. track at (1.5mile) Mitsubishi Motors' Research and Development Centre at Okazaki, Japan.
Mitsubishi claim their vehicle – a modified production FTO sports coupe – owes its success to a newly-developed manganese lithium-ion battery. Developed jointly by Japan Storage Battery Co. and Mitsubishi Chamical Corporation, the battery requires 65% less charging time and is capable of a 10% increase in cruising range over a nickel-hydrogen battery, allowing the car more time on the move during the allotted 24 hours. It cruised at an average speed of 89,26km./h (55.46m.p.h.). The new battery technology will be implemented in Mitsubishi's range of hybrid electric vehicles, which are powered by both electric motors and internal combustion engines.
Mitsubishi claim their vehicle – a modified production FTO sports coupe – owes its success to a newly-developed manganese lithium-ion battery. Developed jointly by Japan Storage Battery Co. and Mitsubishi Chamical Corporation, the battery requires 65% less charging time and is capable of a 10% increase in cruising range over a nickel-hydrogen battery, allowing the car more time on the move during the allotted 24 hours. It cruised at an average speed of 89,26km./h (55.46m.p.h.). The new battery technology will be implemented in Mitsubishi's range of hybrid electric vehicles, which are powered by both electric motors and internal combustion engines.