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Buckeye Bullet Sets Electic Vehicle Land-Speed Record

First Posted: 10/26/10 06:12 AM ET Updated: 05/25/11 06:30 PM ET

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wired.com:

Topping 307 mph is an amazing feat in any vehicle. It's even more so when the vehicle in question is a student-built electric vehicle.

The Venturi Buckeye Bullet built by students at Ohio State University achieved an average speed of 307.7 mph during a two-run pass at the Bonneville Salt Flats on Tuesday.

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JScott
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10:40 AM on 08/27/2010
I think the lead photo is scruched up vertically when you look at the other photos it looks a lot lower that in that photo.
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ChicagoBob
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09:30 AM on 08/27/2010
Once again, students lead the way.

Who says schools today are not producing quality education.
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jsarets
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08:21 PM on 08/27/2010
Then they go out into the private sector, where the financial system is not interested in funding smart people to accomplish great things, so they wind up working on things that increase the efficiency with which businesses can exploit the environment and reduce payroll.
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onenvrnos
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06:21 AM on 08/27/2010
Excellent. Now, don't let the big $$$$ buy it off of you so that they can "kill" it like has been done with all previous electric renditions (or any improvements for that matter from our fossil fuel history).
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Lahonda
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05:52 PM on 08/26/2010
The electrons will have a hell of a time keeping up if they go any faster! Great work Ohio St.
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Tom Joad
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05:08 PM on 08/26/2010
very cool!
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BannedNBoston
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04:58 PM on 08/26/2010
Way to go Ohio!!
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sauceruney
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04:25 PM on 08/26/2010
The headline is supposed to be, what? Electric or eclectic?
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direct democracy
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03:39 PM on 08/26/2010
Is it hydrogen combustion or electric powered?
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jsarets
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04:06 PM on 08/26/2010
The previous incarnation was powered by hydrogen PEM cells. Then they swapped the fuel cell stack for LiFePO4 cells in the same vehicle. This speed record is for the battery-powered configuration. Either way, it's electric drive with a dragster-type slip clutch.
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