--- title: "New EV Demolishes Previous Record for Longest Distance Driven on a Single Charge" description: "Students have built an incredibly efficient electric car that has crushed the record for the longest distance driven on a single charge." date: "2023-09-16" modified: "2023-09-16" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/ev-record-longest-distance-charge" categories: - "Advanced Transport" tags: - "electric cars" - "evs" - "the digest" --- # New EV Demolishes Previous Record for Longest Distance Driven on a Single Charge ![Students have built an incredibly efficient electric car that has crushed the record for the longest distance driven on a single charge.]() *\Image: TUM\* ## Ultramiling Students at the Technical University of Munich in Germany have built an incredibly efficient electric car that's [absolutely crushed]() the previous record for the longest distance driven on a single battery charge. The vehicle, dubbed "muc022," covered just short of 1,600 miles on just a single charge of 15.5 kilowatt hours, officially setting a new Guinness World Record. To put those numbers into perspective, [per *Car and Driver*](), the longest-range production car is the 2023 Lucid Air, which has an EPA-estimated range of 516 miles, thanks to a 118 kilowatt-hour battery. The previous record of [999 miles]() was set by global tech company IT Asset Partners back in 2017. ## Dullest Roadtrip The students' record-beating EV took its time to cover the 1,600 miles. Specifically, the single-seater took 99 hours of driving around inside an airplane hangar near the Munich airport, traveling at a max speed of just 26 mph — essentially the opposite approach of the [jaw-dropping mini racer]() that recently accomplished acceleration of 0 to 62 mph in a [blistering 0.956 seconds](). Unsurprisingly, the wedge-shaped vehicle was designed primarily to keep weight and air resistance to a bare minimum. The vehicle has a drag coefficient of just 0.159. For perspective, Lightyear claims its Lightyear 0 production-ready solar car [is the most aerodynamic production car]() with a drag coefficient of 0.175. However, the muc022's curb weight of just 375 pounds suggests that its driver likely had access to an absolute minimum of luxuries. But then again, blasting the AC or listening to music isn't exactly the goal of the exercise. **More on EVs:** *[Jaw-Dropping Electric Mini Racer Accelerates to 62 MPH in Less Than One Second]()* ## Author I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()