Electric cars from Japan break world records by clocking over 300 km per hour

A superfast car made by a Japanese company and driven by an Italian driver has broken two Guinness World Records. Race driver Giuseppe Cartia drove the superfast Owl EV Hypercar, designed and manufactured by Japan-based Aspark Co.Ltd, across the Elvington Airfield in the UK on May 23.

Cartia drove the Owl EV Hypercar to the speed of 309.027 kph (192.020 mph) for the eight-mile and 318.857 kph (198.128 mph) for the quarter-mile. With this, he created the world record for the “fastest average speed over an eighth mile by an electric car” and the “fastest average speed over a quarter mile by an electric car”.

New record: Fastest average speed over quarter mile by an electric car – 318.857kph (198.128mph), achieved by Giuseppe Cartia (Italy) for Aspark Co. Ltd (Japan) pic.twitter.com/lFoiR335zy

— Guinness World Records (@GWR) June 9, 2023

The Owl EV Hypercar can go from 0 to 60 mph in just 1.72 seconds. This car was produced at the cost of £2.1 million (approximately Rs 21,80,00,000).

The racing record was verified by specialists from the United Kingdom and International Independent Adjudication Ltd (UK&ITA), who minutely calculated the car’s speed using a number of special equipment.

Once these records were verified, the Guinness World Records adjudicators provided the certificates to Aspark CEO Masanori Yoshida and driver Giuseppe Cartia. Yoshida had flown in from Japan to especially witness the record attempt.

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While talking to the Guinness World Records about his company’s achievement, Yoshida said, “It is a delight to set two new Guinness World Records titles. We wanted to show that the Owl is not only a beautiful looking machine, but it can demonstrate high amazing acceleration and speed delivered by its powerful motors.”