Ecotricity Greenbird

A wind powered vehicle, the Ecotricity Greenbird, was recently tested on the California/Nevada border, where the Greenbird broke the record for wind-powered vehicles.

The previous record for this vehicle was 116 mph, and now it clocked in at 126.4 mph and even managed to maintain a speed of 126.2 mph for three seconds.

Ecotricity is a company based in the UK, owned by entrepreneur Dale Vince. Richard Jenkins, who also participated in the venture, has a wide range of experience in engineering, design, piloting and construction and is the founder of the Windjet project.

Both sides of the collaboration are innovative, experienced and passionate about wind energy, especially as an alternative solutions for transportation and utilities.

[Via: CleanTechnica]