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Science Internode’s Hackett grabs world record for electric vehicle
Science Internode’s Hackett grabs world record for electric vehicle | Internode’s Hackett grabs world record for electric vehicle |
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| by Peter Dinham | |
| Wednesday, 28 October 2009 | |
  
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Science DiscussionsThe achievement smashes the world electric vehicle (EV) distance record by more than 110km. The previous world distance record for an electric vehicle was set in April by another Roadster, which was the only vehicle to complete the entire, 388km (241-mile) Rallye Monte Carlo d'Energies Alternatives. Hackett, who owns the only Tesla Roadster in Australia. The $160,000 vehicle is the world’s only fully electric production sports car, delivering supercar performance of 0-100km per hour in 3.9 seconds. According to Hackett, the Tesla finished its record run with “a couple of kilometres still left in its batteries.” He is driving the vehicle from Darwin to Adelaide over the course of six days in the Global Green Challenge. “We wanted to prove a point about the ability of EVs to drive truly large distances - and we have done so! This ends any contention that EVs aren't practical cars. They‘re more than that - they are the future of motoring.” Preparation for Hackett’s record-setting drive included security-sealing of the electric charge port door at departure and full on-road supervision of the vehicle during the drive. The distance will be fully accredited by event officials in due course. |
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