In late 2022, Rolls-Royce Electrical won the Royal Academy of Engineering's Colin Campbell Mitchell Award for its Spirit of Innovation aircraft- the world's fastest electric vehicle. Project lead on the ACCEL project and customer director Matheu Parr reflects on the technical achievement. DESCRIBING THE EVENT as "a momentous occasion" and an "incredible achievement", Matheu Parr recalls how Rolls-Royce Electrical's demonstrator aircraft Spirit of Innovation set three world records. On 16 November 2021 the ACCEL(short for Accelerating the Electrification of Flight) project delivered top speeds over distances of 3km and 15km, and for the fastest 3,000m climb. With the records verified by the Federation Aeronautique Internationale, the aircraft reached a top speed of 623km/h (387.4mph), making it the world's fastest all-electric vehicle.
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