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Mean Green Breaks Speed Record

Volvo’s Mean Green hybrid racer has broken the world’s speed record at Utah’s Wendover Airfield.  The truck clocked 236.577km/h (147.002mph) in a Flying Kilometer run and 153.252 km/h (95.245mph) in the Standing Kilometer. Adjustments made the truck less powerful to compensate for the higher altitude, but don’t seem to have affected its performance. Owner/driver Boije [...]