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  1. Richard Wilson
  2. 27 September 2012 at 1:30pm

UK electric landspeed record smashed

Nick Ponting Credit: ITV

The UK electric landspeed record has been smashed at an airfield near York.

The electric super car Nemesis, driven by Nick Ponting, 21, clocked 148.7 mph, averaged over two runs at Elvington Airfield.

The previous record was 137mph.

Last updated Thu 27 Sep 2012
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