Schluckspecht EV: 1,631.5 kilometers on a single charge

Team Schluckspecht of the University of Applied Sciences Offenburg in Germany smashes world record at the wheel of the "Schluckspecht EV." This beautiful name so easy to pronounce means "heavy drinker" in Germany.

A very strange nomenclenture for a car that emits no pollution source in the atmosphere.

Recall that this team has been involved since 1998 famous "Shell Eco Marathon" that makes up the solar cars.

Aerodynamics and weight reduction of shoots at the extreme of the car are the main factors that have enabled this car to beat this record.

This car, which weighs only 320 kilograms (705 lb), is powered by two electric motors associated has 14 sets of batteries rechargeable lithium-ion. 

The trial was held on the runway or perform tests Bosch company has Boxberg. It took 36 hours and 12 minutes to realize the feat by which four drivers took up board.

She broke the previous record held by a Japanese team whose electric vehicle was traveling 1,003 kilometers (623 miles) on a single charge.

The power supplied by rechargeable electric system of the German team was 23 kWh (31 hp) against 50 kWh (67 hp) for the team of "Japan Electric Vehicle Club Mira EV."

1 631.5 km (013.76 miles 1) driven by EV Schluckspecht were realized at an average speed of 45 km / h (28 mph).