Technology
Porsche Taycan sets unusual electric car record – Drive
Stopping only when it ran out of charge
30 Nov 2020
It drove in circles for 42.1km – and was only stopped by an exhausted battery.
The pitch to achieve the longest continuous drift in an electric car was undertaken at the Porsche Experience Centre, at Germany’s Hockenheim motor-racing circuit.
The world record took 55 minutes to complete by driving on a drift circle that was continuously watered to maintain low adhesion.
The Porsche Experience Centre’s chief instructor Dennis Retera was at the wheel. He accomplished 210 laps on the…
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