sparky, here in columbus, ohio, an electric motor repair company and Ohio State Ubiversity's engineering dept. are jointly developing a car to break the "land speed record". they have already run over 200 mph at the salt flats, in testing.
new technology DC motors and batteries, with lots of electronics.

check out this link:--http://www.ewi.org/alumni/buckeyebullet.asp

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