Buckeye Bullet Goes to Washington, D.C.

The Ohio State engineering student-designed and -built Venturi Buckeye Bullet 2.5 on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, summer 2010The Buckeye Bullet 2.5 student team is in the nation’s capitol today through Feb. 6 at the Washington Auto Show as an example of advancement and success in electric vehicle technology.


The students were invited to bring their world-record-setting, lithium ion battery powered streamliner race car to the show, which is considered the “public policy” show on the automotive industry circuit and also one that is deeply entrenched in the clean technology sector.

The team’s exhibit space is located in the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in the exclusive Advanced Technology SuperHighway, a 65,000-square-foot exhibit of innovations in safety and sustainability, from electric vehicles to biofuel and clean diesel technology. The students will be at the display the duration of the show.

The Buckeye Bullet won international acclaim last August when professional driver Roger Schroer guided the student-designed and -built Venturi Buckeye Bullet 2.5 to an average two-way speed of 307.7 mph on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah. The car eclipsed the previous 245 mph world land speed record for battery electric vehicles, and the new record was certified by the Federation Internationale de l’Automobile, the worldwide motor sports governing body.

Stay up-to-date on the Buckeye Bullet team by following the students’ blog at http://blog.buckeyebullet.com/. More details about the Washington Auto Show are available at http://www.washingtonautoshow.com/.

Media Contact:
Joan Slattery Wall, (614) 292-4064, wall.107@osu.edu