Genovation GXE breaks its own EV speed record

200mph has been and gone, now 210 - where to next?

You remember the Genovation, yes? It was first on the PH radar at the start of last year, a C7 Corvette-derived project that made 800hp through batteries. The GXE was ticking along for longer than that though, having established an EV land speed record back in 2016 with a 205.6mph maximum.

Now the bar has been raised higher still, the GXE having recorded a 210.2mph terminal velocity at the Kennedy Space Centre. The record-setting car was driven by Johnny Bohmer (at his own proving grounds!), and certified by IMRA, the International Mile Racing Association. Handily there's a video too, which you can watch here.

Genovation's CEO Andre Saul said of the record: This a testament to Genovation's continuous improvement philosophy that guides everything we do to enhance the capabilities of the GXE... "It's gratifying for the Genovation Team to see the results of the thousands of hours that were spent refining and testing the car to achieve this world record."

As for the actual production car, now due in early 2020 - where once it was meant for the middle of this year - the spec is unchanged - carbon wheels, ceramic brakes, a manual gearbox for those who want it and a 175-mile range.

What with the Tesla vs. Taycan fracas at the Nurburgring, and now the Genovation reaching three and half miles a minute in the USA, the stakes have arguably never been higher in the EV record arena. What might be conquered by electric vehicles next?