The Phoenix EV sets 1600km world range record

A 1600km world record for the longest range set by an electric vehicle has been claimed by Los Angeles based company IT Asset Partners (ITAP).

The official title was set on October 18 by an EV called The Phoenix at the Auto Club Speedway of California in Fontana during a two-day consecutive run.

The Guinness Book of World Records flew in adjudicator Michael Empric to verify ITAP’s world record which beat the previous 1298km range set in Japan in 2013.

The Phoenix was created by ITAP leader Eric Lundgren. It is made from 90% recycled parts in an effort to promote electronic waste recycling, and it cost less than US$14,000 to build.

The purpose of The Phoenix is to showcase hybrid recycling, and demonstrate the possibilities and potential derived from electronic waste recycling.

E-waste recycling pioneer Eric Lundgren started a national movement for individuals and businesses to utilise the process he developed called hybrid recycling. With a client roster of Fortune 500 companies including Nintendo, Motorola, Panasonic, Dell, Best Buy and more, Lundgren promotes that re-use is the purest form of recycling.

To put this into action he created America’s leading hybrid recycling plant, ITAP.

ITAP identifies all e-waste generic parts and components of value to preserve, rather than just destroying them. They then extract and re-integrate the material into new applications. This hybrid recycling process decreases the demand for raw material production, conserving natural resources and reducing the carbon footprint.

Visit GoITAP.com for more information.