Electric Vehicle Could Reach 250mph

Capable of speeds in excess of 230mph, the eight-wheel Eliica electric lithium-ion battery car, has an 800bhp engine and can reach 60mph in just four seconds.

The car’s inventor, Hiroshi Shimizu, claims the Eliica could reach 250mph. The only factor preventing its arrival on British roads could be price: a production version could cost £170,000. And then there’s the 10-hour recharge.

The highest speed achieved in an electric vehicle is 245.5mph by the White Lightning Electric Streamliner in 1999. The torpedo-shaped vehicle was never intended for production.