Nevada agreed to shut down a state highway for the torpedo-shaped car's attempt to top 300 mph (483 kph) -- which would shatter the old mark of 245 mph (394 kph), set by an American team in 1999 using a similarly streamlined car powered by thousands of "AA" batteries...

"We think that at some point in the future, all cars will be electric, and we want to show you can go fast in an electric car," Newby said.