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DeLaSalle electric car is a new electric car that was built by students from the DeLaSalle School in Kansas City, Mo.

DeLaSalle electric car is the result of a collaboration within those students and engineers from Bridgestone Americas’ Technical Center in Akron, Ohio.

Developers of this electric car believe that this car may have set a new world record for efficiency as it has just completed testing on Bridgestone’s Texas Proving Grounds.

Under the supervision of instructor Steve Rees’ on a class project, DeLaSalle electric car was built as a plug-in electric car on the chassis 2000 Lola Indy Car. The electric propulsion system, driveline, and also the full ultra light-weight aerodynamic body of DeLaSalle electric car have been developed by the students on this project.

Equipped with Bridgestone Ecopia EP100 tires on the test, the DeLaSalle electric car managed to get an efficiency equivalent to a 300 mpg fuel consumption during its testing.

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