KZN’s swimmer turned royalty Princess Charlene of Monaco is seen
here with the steering wheel of what its makers intend to be the world’s fastest
electric car.
The princess and her husband, Prince Albert II of Monaco, unveiled
the Venturi VBB-3 at the Wendover airfield in Utah. Billed as the most powerful
electric car ever made, the VBB-3 was built by French manufacturer Venturi
Automobiles in its third record-breaking attempt as part of project ‘Jamais
Contente’ — Never Satisfied.
The aim of the $6 million (R60,6 million) project is to go faster
than 708 km/h to smash the official FIA world land speed record for a vehicle
with an electric motor of 495 km/h, which is held by the Venturi Buckeye Bullet
2,5.
