Japanese solar car sets new world speed record

Japanese solar car sets new world speed record

MIYAKOJIMA, Japan - Driver Kenjiro Shinozuka, who became the first Japanese to win the Dakar Rally in 1997, celebrates with his supporters on a runway at Shimojijima Airport in the city of Miyakojima, Okinawa Prefecture, on Aug. 20, 2014, after setting a new world speed record for a solar car. His car achieved an average speed of 91.3 kilometers per hour, breaking the previous record of 88.8 kilometers per hour.

Japanese solar car sets new world speed record

Japanese solar car sets new world speed record

MIYAKOJIMA, Japan - Driver Kenjiro Shinozuka, who became the first Japanese to win the Dakar Rally in 1997, celebrates with his supporters on a runway at Shimojijima Airport in the city of Miyakojima, Okinawa Prefecture, on Aug. 20, 2014, after setting a new world speed record for a solar car. His car achieved an average speed of 91.3 kilometers per hour, breaking the previous record of 88.8 kilometers per hour.

Japanese solar car sets new world speed record

Japanese solar car sets new world speed record

MIYAKOJIMA, Japan - A solar car driven by Kenjiro Shinozuka, who became the first Japanese to win the Dakar Rally in 1997, travels on a runway at Shimojijima Airport in the city of Miyakojima, Okinawa Prefecture, on Aug. 20, 2014. It achieved an average speed of 91.3 kilometers per hour, setting a new world speed record for a solar car.

Japanese solar car sets new world speed record

Japanese solar car sets new world speed record

MIYAKOJIMA, Japan - A solar car driven by Kenjiro Shinozuka, who became the first Japanese to win the Dakar Rally in 1997, travels on a runway at Shimojijima Airport in the city of Miyakojima, Okinawa Prefecture, on Aug. 20, 2014. It achieved an average speed of 91.3 kilometers per hour, setting a new world speed record for a solar car. (Kyodo)

Japanese solar car sets new world speed record

Japanese solar car sets new world speed record

MIYAKOJIMA, Japan - Driver Kenjiro Shinozuka, who became the first Japanese to win the Dakar Rally in 1997, celebrates with his supporters on a runway at Shimojijima Airport in the city of Miyakojima, Okinawa Prefecture, on Aug. 20, 2014, after setting a new world speed record for a solar car. His car achieved an average speed of 91.3 kilometers per hour, breaking the previous record of 88.8 kilometers per hour. (Kyodo)