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AFP - Sunday, August 5SHIROSATO, Japan (AFP)



A group of Japanese students ran a dry cell-powered vehicle at an average speed of 105.95 kilometres (65.83 miles) per hour Saturday to make the Guinness Book of World Records.

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The car, powered by 192 Matsushita Oxyride AA dry-cell batteries, hit a top speed of 122.00 kph (75.81 mph) during time trials here in the presence of a Japanese agent for Guinness.

The average speed is said to be the fastest achieved by a dry cell-powered vehicle.

The Guinness adjudicator said he would report the achievement to his head office for formal recognition.

The 38-kilogramme (84-pound) vehicle is 3.3 metres (10.8-foot) long, 78 centimetres (2.6-foot) wide and 56 centimetres (1.8-foot) tall and is manufactured by students at Osaka Sangyo University with the help of Matsushita Electric Industrial Co.

Its body is made of carbon fibre reinforced plastic, a strong and light composite material.

The speed was measured twice on the vehicle's run over one kilometre (0.6 mile) in order to set aside any result affected by wind and other negative factors.