Greatest distance covered in an electric vehicle in 24 hours (prototype)
- Who
- Mitsubishi Motors Corporation
- What
- 2142.317 kilometre(s)
- Where
- Japan (Okazaki,)
- When
- 20 December 1999
Age Restriction: Applications for this record title will only be accepted if the applicant is 16 years of age or over.
The greatest distance covered by an electric vehicle in 24 hours is 2142.317km (1330.828 miles) on December 19 – 20, 1999 by the Mitsubishi FTO-EV. The prototype vehicle completed 899 laps over the 2.4km. track at (1.5mile) Mitsubishi Motors' Research and Development Centre at Okazaki, Japan.
Mitsubishi claim their vehicle – a modified production FTO sports coupe – owes its success to a newly-developed manganese lithium-ion battery. Developed jointly by Japan Storage Battery Co. and Mitsubishi Chamical Corporation, the battery requires 65% less charging time and is capable of a 10% increase in cruising range over a nickel-hydrogen battery, allowing the car more time on the move during the allotted 24 hours. It cruised at an average speed of 89,26km./h (55.46m.p.h.). The new battery technology will be implemented in Mitsubishi's range of hybrid electric vehicles, which are powered by both electric motors and internal combustion engines.
Mitsubishi claim their vehicle – a modified production FTO sports coupe – owes its success to a newly-developed manganese lithium-ion battery. Developed jointly by Japan Storage Battery Co. and Mitsubishi Chamical Corporation, the battery requires 65% less charging time and is capable of a 10% increase in cruising range over a nickel-hydrogen battery, allowing the car more time on the move during the allotted 24 hours. It cruised at an average speed of 89,26km./h (55.46m.p.h.). The new battery technology will be implemented in Mitsubishi's range of hybrid electric vehicles, which are powered by both electric motors and internal combustion engines.