An "electrical gremlin" has scuttled a British team's plans to break the electric-car land speed record, ABC News is reporting. The team had sought to break the current record of 314 mph, set by the Buckeye Bullet, a car designed and built by students at Ohio State University, in 2004. Team members say their insurance and permit to use a section of Nevada highway for the run had expired before they could solve a series of electrical malfunctions, which prevented most of the car's power from getting to the drive wheels. Plus, their credit cards may have been maxed out.
Team Ends Bid for Electric Car Record [ABC News]
Update: ABB e-motion land speed record attempt abandoned [Treehugger]
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