Iveco hauls in world record for heaviest weight towed by an electric van

Last year, Italian multinational transport company Iveco launched an electric version of its “iconic” Daily diesel workhorse van. Now the eDaily has gone way beyond its towing capacity to drive into the Guinness World Record books.Continue ReadingCateg… Continue reading Iveco hauls in world record for heaviest weight towed by an electric van

Student team sets distance record with hydrogen city car concept

A student team from TU Delft presented the latest Eco-Runner in May, a hydrogen-powered city car concept designed to be more than a hundred times more fuel-efficient than modern fossil-fuel vehicles. Now the car has set a Guinness distance record.Conti… Continue reading Student team sets distance record with hydrogen city car concept

Don’t blink: EV scorches 0-62 in under 1.5 seconds for world record

GreenTeam absolutely torches the 0-62 mph sprint

While electric hypercar manufacturers have taken to breaking things down to the hundredth of a second to distinguish acceleration times around or below the 2-second mark, university teams have dropped things by full tenths down into the mid 1-second area with track-only electric roadsters. In 2016, the Swiss Grimsel set the Guinness World Record for fastest 0-100 km/h electric car acceleration at 1.513 seconds. Now, the GreenTeam from the University of Stuttgart brings the record back to Germany by breaking the 1.5-sec mark.

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Bipedal Cassie sets Guinness World Record for robotic 100-meter sprint

If the thought of a two-legged robot chasing you down in the streets keeps you up at night, then you can sleep easy … for now. A droid named Cassie has set a Guinness World Record for the 100-meter dash by a bipedal robot, and while it’s far from the b… Continue reading Bipedal Cassie sets Guinness World Record for robotic 100-meter sprint

World’s longest car is found, restored, and made even longer

The American Dream: the longest car in the world, at over 100 feet

We will never complain about finding a parking spot again. The “American Dream,” now stretches to more than 100 ft (30.5 m), seats more than 75 people, and has its own pool, diving board, jacuzzi, bathtub and mini-golf course. Oh, and a helipad.

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