Australians Break Record for Fastest Electric Car in the World

The race was not without drama, including the need to quickly repair a puncture and get the car back on the track inside 15 minutes. AAP

An Australian solar-powered car weighing a quarter that of a Tesla has provisionally broken the record for the fastest electric vehicle (EV) in the world.

Built from scratch by a group of 45 engineering students, the car travelled at an average speed of nearly 85 kilometres per hour and set the “unofficial” team record for the “Fastest EV over 1,000km on a single charge.”