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French motorcycle company Voxan is hitting the salt flats next year to take a stab at an electric motorcycle land speed record. With Max Biaggi confirmed as the rider, the Voxan team is aiming for a two-way speed over 330 km/h (205 mph) with a streamlined version of its Wattman electric cruiser.

Venturi Automobiles has made a name for itself blazing electric-vehicle trails over hot salt and hot race track, but it's about to crank down the temperature. It has revealed its all-electric Antarctica polar exploration vehicle and is preparing to bring it down to the world's loneliest continent.

2016 was a big year for the electric vehicle. It saw the much-anticipated Tesla everyman EV, production car-previewing EV concepts from major manufacturers, increased driving ranges, new lightning-quick electric supercars, and a few EV world records.

The electric vehicle world speed record has remained steady since the Venturi Buckeye Bullet 2.5 electric streamliner set a 307.7-mph (495 km/h) mark in 2010. That changed on Monday, when the VBB-3 sped to a new electric vehicle record just over 341.4 mph (549.4 km/h).​

​Rain has stopped Venturi from taking the VBB-3 to the max in the past, but the team hasn't given up its dream of taking out the electric land speed record. With that goal in mind the French team will be back at Bonneville in September.

Wet conditions and bad weather shut down Bonneville Speed Week for the second year in a row this summer, and they didn't much help Venturi and Ohio State, but the team battled through and set a new category electric world record of 240.320 mph (386.757 km/h).

Venturi Antarctica, a prototype electric vehicle designed to tackle the harsh climes of Antarctica recently completed its first test drive in the Southern Alps. The joystick-controlled prototype seats 5 and can reach a top speed of 25 km/h (15mph) on snow tracks and 45 km/h (27 mph) on wheels.

In addition to being a world fashion capital, France is a breeding ground for adventure. Perhaps that's why the 2014 Paris Motor Show had such a large serving of special edition 4x4s, burlified mini SUVs and concepts straight-out named "Adventure."

Boutique automotive manufacturer Venturi revealed an updated version of its 2010 America concept at this year's Paris Motor Show. The concept car combines the high performance and handling of a sports car with the ever-fun design of a sand-hungry dune buggy.

French manufacturer Venturi Automobiles is aiming to set a new land speed record for electric vehicles with what's billed as the most powerful electric car ever made – the Venturi VBB-3.

Frenchman Xavier Chevrin has just completed a 3,600-mile journey through Africa in an electric Berlingo.

French electric vehicle (EV) specialist Venturi has unveiled a new half buggy, half sportscar-style EV in Paris.