17-09-2023 05:44 via tech.slashdot.org

Munich Students Smashed the World Record For EV Distance On a Single Charge

At 103 miles/kWh (or 0.6 kWh/100 km), the new "muc22" car built by students from the Technical University of Munich "is 25 times more efficient than any EV on sale..." writes Ars Technica. "For those who think in terms of miles per gallon, it's the equivalent of traveling 3,815 miles on a single gallon of gas.
The car has a top speed of just 26 mph (42 km/h) — and without a driver it weighs just 374 lbs (170 kg):In a six-day test at Munich airport, it set a new distance record on a single
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