The car you see here is about as far removed from a Nissan Leaf as you can get. It’s a collaboration between Ohio State University and Venturi, and will attempt to set a world speed record for electric cars this September.

Venturi Automobiles in partnership with Ohio State University have announced a Venturi VBB-3 with 3000 hp, making it the fastest and most powerful electric car ever built.

Roger Schroer, who is the current holder of the FIA world record, achieved a top speed of 495 km/h (307.58 mph) in 2010 aboard the VENTURI VBB-2.5 is planning to hit 600 km/h (372.82 mph) in 2013. In 2014 the goal is to hit already 700 km/h (434.96 mph) and even more in 2015.

The VBB-3 will make its first public appearance on the Bonneville Salt Flats during the SPEEDWEEK on August 10 – 16. The FIA record attempts will take place on September 12 and 18 at the same location.

It will be nicknamed “Jamais Contente” in honor of Camille Jenatzi, the first person to break the 100 kph (62 mph) barrier. Jenatzi’s car was named Jamais Contente and was also powered by batteries.

The VBB-3 will be unveiled at Speedweek at Utah’s famous Bonneville Salt Flats in August, but it’s first record run won’t happen until September 12. OSU and Venturi hope to achieve 373 mph (600 kph) in 2013, and the ultimate goal of 435 mph in 2014.

The Buckeye Bullets’ achievements so far have been impressive, but they also show just how far EVs have to go to match the performance of burned carbon compounds.

While OSU and Venturi are tuning VBB-3, Andy Green will be running the jet-and-rocket-powered Bloodhound SSC up to around 800 mph. It will just be a warmup for an eventual attempt at breaking the 1,000 mph barrier, which would make Green the fastest person on wheels.