A vehicle powered by 192 AA dry-cell batteries hit a top speed of 122.00 kilometers per hour (75.81 mph) during time trials in Japan Saturday. The carbon fiber reinforced plastic car averaged 105.95 kph (65.83 mph). The average speed is said to be the fastest achieved by a dry cell-powered vehicle, and a Guinness Book of World Records adjudicator present at the test run said he would report the achievement to his head office for formal recognition. The 84-pound vehicle is 10.8 feet long, 2.6 feet wide, and just 1.8 feet tall, and is manufactured by students at Osaka Sangyo University with the help of Matsushita Electric Industrial Co.
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A vehicle powered by 192 AA dry-cell batteries hit a top speed of 122.00 kilometers per hour (75.81 mph) during time trials in
October 21st, 2007 at 8:39 pm
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I couldn’t understand some parts of this article, but it sounds interesting…
October 22nd, 2007 at 10:30 pm
Looks like a great application of materials science. Now if they can get a vehicle to about 55-65mph using tomatoes, that would be great.
ALR