Author Archives: Stefano

Jay Leno on the Progressive Automotive X PRIZE

I just spotted this YouTube clip from March 22nd, 2008.  Jay Leno’s recommendations for an X PRIZE winning vehicle: 1. Get rid of the blue smoke 2. Have something that is fun 3. Sexy 4. Gets 100MPGe 5. and is … Continue reading

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ZeroTracer in Mexico

Tobias Wülser and Frank Loaker of Team ZeroTracer recently completed their Mexico leg of the ZERO Race.  Tobias released another one of his fabulous video edits of what it’s like to ZeroTrace through Mexico.  Be sure to see the girl on … Continue reading

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Merry MonoTracer Christmas

Santa Snoopies and Woodstock wishing you a very Merry 2010 Christmas and Holidays from their very fast and fun MonoTracer sleigh. [slideshow]

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BMW Motorcycles of Ventura County

Good or even great customer service at an automobile or motorcycle dealership isn’t always easy to come by these days from some recent experiences.  In October when the MonoTracer E had first arrived in California I needed to dynamically balance … Continue reading

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MonoTracer Factory

Here are a couple of photos from within the Peraves MonoTracer Skunkworks in Winterthur, Switzerland of various MonoTracers undergoing assembly.  What is really exciting to see are two new pre-production MonoTracer-E vehicles, the two yellow ones with full carbon fiber … Continue reading

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MonoTracer Factory

Here are a couple of photos from within the Peraves MonoTracer Skunkworks in Winterthur, Switzerland of various MonoTracers undergoing assembly.  What is really exciting to see are two new pre-production MonoTracer-E vehicles, the two yellow ones with full carbon fiber … Continue reading

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Green MonoTracer Glamour

A few photos of the glamourous green MonoTracer with the new MonoTracer moniker.

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X-Tracer: A ride through the Sierra Nevada

The X PRIZE winners were invited to display their vehicles at the 2010 SEMA Show in Las Vegas in early November.  Instead of trailering the X-Tracer to the show like most other display vehicles, it was clear this was an … Continue reading

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ZeroTracer arrives in Southern California

Tobi and Frank made spectacular time covering 1000mi in 36 hours in their ZeroTracer including charging in order to catchup with the Zero Race after leaving Vancouver.  Their ZeroTracer stopped by on the morning of Friday, November 19th, 2010 for … Continue reading

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ThinkSwiss Flyer: Element Series

To promote the dynamic that Swiss projects have proven in the fields of energy efficiency and sustainable transportation, the ThinkSwiss organziation has developed a new series of ThinkSwiss flyers, the Element Series. They’ve combined the X-Tracer, PlanetSolar, and Solar Impulse, … Continue reading

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