The Ecotricity Greenbird
smashes world speed record!!
On the morning of March 26th, 2009 on the 'dry' Lake Ivanpah, The Greenbird - driven by British engineer Richard Jenkins - smashed the world land speed record for wind powered vehicles.
The Greenbird clocked 126.1 mph (202.9 km/h) , eclipsing the old, American held, record of 116 mph, set by Bob Schumacher in the Iron Duck in March 1999 at the same location.
We are thrilled by this achievement, and we hope you will join us in celebrating. You can see fantastic high-res imagery and high quality video footage, plus comments from Richard and his collaborators on this terrific accomplishment. Find out more about our world record.
