EV breaks world record

The official Guinness Book of World Records title has been awarded to Los Angeles-based company IT Asset Partners (ITAP) for the longest range of an electric vehicle (EV). The record-winning vehicle, called The Phoenix was created by ITAP leader, Eric Lundgren and made out of 90 per cent recycled parts, in an effort to promote electronic waste recycling. The vehicle travelled more than 1,600 kilometres at the Auto Club Speedway in California over a two-day consecutive run. This breaks the previous record of 1,298 kilometres, which was made in Japan in 2013. The Phoenix, which cost $14,000 to build, is just one of the many projects that Lundgren has been involved with which work towards addressing e-Waste pollution across the globe.