One of the biggest drawbacks for electric vehicles since their introduction into society has been their range and the fact that you can't really easily extend that by quickly nipping into a fuel station to top up your car (well, you can... in certain places, but it will probably take a good 45 minutes to get any meaningful charge).
Over the years, EV manufacturers have been working to solve this problem by creating vehicles with even more efficient batteries, to the point where today a lot of leading EVs can offer hundreds of kilometres on a single battery, all while boasting quick charge features to get you back on your way when you need a top up.
A group of Australian students have decided that even this isn't good enough, and have now designed an EV that managed to travel over 1,000km on a single battery. In fact, the car was so efficient that it even managed to claim the Guinness World Record for the feat.
As reported on by Top Gear, the car, known as the Sunswift 7, managed to travel 1,000km (approximately 620 miles) at a speed of around 52mph, which saw it travel for just shy of 12 hours in one go, and also claim the Australian speed record for EVs in the process.
The car itself was created as part of a replacement for the now cancelled Solar Challenge (which asked people to travel from the North to the South of the massive country all on solar power), with these students deciding to test themselves to create an EV that could clock in 1,000km in less than 10 hours. While it missed this mark, it is an impressive feat all the same.