Electric 'Bullet' Car Breaks 307 MPH
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SALT LAKE CITY - A team of Ohio State University students hopes to earn a land speed record for an electric car after runs at Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats.
An official timer says the battery-powered Buckeye Bullet was clocked at speeds averaging about 307 mph over two runs.
The record is subject to ratification from the governing body for international motor sports.
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Dave Petrali (pa-TREL'-ee) with the governing body and the U.S. Auto Club says that could take a few weeks, but there was no doubt the Buckeye Bullet broke a previous electric-vehicle speed record of nearly 246 mph, set in 1999.
A professional driver drove the Buckeye Bullet on runs Monday and Tuesday.
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