Mira EV Travels 1,003 Km on a Charge Using Laptop Batteries

As the world is increasing its efforts to develop cleaner technologies, the electric vehicles segment is receiving more efficient vehicles, but there is still a long way to go until these cars will be able to offer decent performance.One of the segment’s biggest issues is the driving range, as the EVs available today can only run for a limited number of miles on a single charge.

This makes them difficult to use and delays their adoption, as the public is not willing to make such a compromise. However, the Japan Electric Vehicle Club has demonstrated that the problem can be solved, creating the Mira EV.

The vehicle, which uses SANYO batteries, has managed to break its own Guiness Record for the longest journey on a single charge, managing to travel 1,003.84 km.

The Mira uses 8,320 cylindrical lithium-ion batteries, which are typically used in laptops. These have a rating of 240 V & 194 Ah and a total energy of approximately 50 kWh (maximum: approx. 74 kWh). The run, which took place in Japan between May 22 and 23, had a duration of 27 hours, with the EV having a cruising speed of 40 km/h.

“The trial run was provided by Japan Electric Vehicle Club (Japan EV Club), and implemented at a training school for auto racers in Ibaraki, Japan during May 22 to 23, 2010. The Mira EV has already achieved a 555.6 km run without recharging from Tokyo to Osaka, Japan on November 17, 2009, with this travel distance of 555.6 km having been officially recognized as the Guinness World Record this past April,” stated the press release.