Latest 2010 Ohio State University Buckeye Bulle Pictures

Latest 2010 Ohio State University Buckeye Bulle Fly Pictures

As they accept for the accomplished several years, the kids from Ohio State University fabricated the expedition out to the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah this ages to see how fast they could go afterwards abounding any pollutants. The Buckeye Bullet has consistently been electrically driven, but in accomplished years the abstract for the motors was provided by hydrogen ammunition cells. In 2009, a ammunition cell-powered Bullet set an FIA two-way acreage acceleration almanac of 300.992 afar per hour. This year, OSU has teamed up with Venturi, the Monaco-based maker of actual few electric vehicles, and adapted the Buckeye Bullet 2 into a analysis mule for an all-new 2011 car.

The ammunition beef accept now been replaced by lithium-ion batteries from A123 Systems and, afterwards several canicule of aborted runs and wind-storms, the aggregation assuredly got in two apple-pie passes Monday afternoon. On the aboriginal run, the Bullet traversed the aerial mile at 286 afar per hour. Afterwards repacking the parachute and axis the car around, the acceptance watched as the car sped by in the adverse administration at 297 mph for a two-way boilerplate of 291 mph and, yet again, a new battery-powered agent record.