A Japanese team set a world record Friday for distance traveled by an electric vehicle on a single battery charge, running 1,300 km on a course in Akita Prefecture.
The four-driver team included Kenjiro Shinozuka, 64, who in 1997 became the first Japanese driver to win the Dakar Rally.
The team said it plans to file a request with Guinness World Records for recognition of the feat, which eclipsed the previous mark of 1,003.2 km.
The drivers used an EV converted Suzuki Every minivehicle, equipped with a lithium-ion battery, to lap the 25-km-long course.
The four took turns at the wheel to drive the vehicle day and night at speeds of around 30 kph.
