Recently, there has been a new record; The top speed reached by a car. This car has broken the 300 mph barrier, But more importantly, It's an electric car. While breaking the 300 mph barrier has been already broken by a car (With a record of 307 mph), this new record has shattered it reaching a whopping 370 mph! With this, it shows that electric cars are much more capable. The people making this weren't doing this to become famous, but wanted to see how to makes these electric cars more fuel efficient.
Link here: http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/05/motorsport/venturi-world-land-speed-record-electric-370-mph/index.html
Link here: http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/05/motorsport/venturi-world-land-speed-record-electric-370-mph/index.html