Proving innovation in Detroit isn't dead, a team of General Motors engineers 'optimize absolutely everything' and achieve a new world record.

The current Guinness World Record for longest EV drive on a single charge is held by Lucid Motors, for a 749-mile journey made by the company’s Air Grand Touring sedan. Lucid grabbed the title from a Mercedes-Benz EQS 450+, which traveled 649 miles.

GM said it was important to set a record only after optimizing the vehicle in ways real customers could replicate at home.