Will Lightning car break Nemesis' electric land speed record?
Lightning Car Company hopes to smash 151 mph record with EV that can charge in 10 minutes
A UK-based automaker has revealed plans to try to break the land speed record for an electric vehicle next year. Dale Vince and his team at Ecotricity may have only recently smashed the previous 12-year...
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