March 26, 2012

NOKIAN TYRES FASTEST ON ICE ALSO WITH AN ELECTRIC CAR:



NOKIAN TYRES FASTEST ON ICE ALSO WITH AN ELECTRIC CAR:

New World Record 252.09 km/h
Test driver Janne Laitinen from Nokian Tyres reached a speed of 252.09 km/h (156.64 mph) in the E-RA electric car on the ice of Lake Ukonjärvi in Inari, Finland. The record, achieved on 17 March by the world’s northernmost tyre manufacturer and the Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences’ high-tech E-RA (Electric RaceAbout) vehicle, is unique.