Drayson Racing smashes EV land speed record

The vehicle hit a top speed of 204.2mph at a racetrack at RAF Elvington in Yorkshire yesterday. The previous record of 175mph was set by Battery Box General Electric in 1974. Driver Lord Drayson said the achievement was designed to highlight electronic vehicle technology's potential. Speaking to the BBC shortly after his victory, he said: "What it, I hope, shows to people is just what the future potential of electric cars is. Obviously this is a very special racing car, but by setting this new world record here in Britain we say two things. "One it is a pointer to the future - the technology that we developed for this car will filter down to the cars we use every day. "And secondly it's a message about how here in the UK we're a world leader with this technology. We've led motorsport engineering, now we're also leading with electric motorsport engineering."