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PIAXP Announces Successful Teams after Shakedown
Today, the Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE, a $10 million competition to inspire a new generation of viable super-efficient vehicles capable of achieving 100 MPGe (miles per gallon or its energy equivalent), announced 22 teams representing 27 vehicles survived Shakedown … Continue reading
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Back in Switzerland & some afterthoughts
We all got back on LX09 Swiss from ORD to ZRH yesterday afternoon, and needed a good night’s sleep…the week at MIS was pretty tough, even without having to fix anything major on the two E-Tracers. I can only imagine … Continue reading
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Both E-Tracers Qualified for X-Prize Knockout Stage
Both E-Tracers passed the acceleration and brake tests as well as the Consumer’s Union double lane change avoidance maneuver “Elchtest” without problems. Yesterday’s highlight was the Durability Test. Both E-Tracers made their 20 laps on a closed circuit with bumps, potholes and dirt … Continue reading
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The Second ET #7009 Completes All Dynamic Tests
…with no drama at all. E-Tracer #7009 (or rather #79) did all the acceleration, emergency braking and the consumer union’s double lane change today and I have to bow my hat to Felix, he did all of the driving brilliantly. … Continue reading
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The 2nd ET Completed Tech Inspection Successfully
The second E-Tracer #7009 completed the technical inspection successfully today and will go through road testing tomorrow. We had some tense moments with the AC-Propulsion’s ground fault indication not reacting to the standard test routine. But the fabulous PIAXP tech team … Continue reading
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Tech Inspections Passed
X-Prize Team E-Tracer: tech inpections passed, emergency double lane change manoeuvre passed at 48 mph, brake test passed at 150 ft from 60 mph, acceleration 0-60 mph passed at 6.5 sec (not with full throttle…;-) These results are for vehicle # … Continue reading
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First Day Technical Inspections
After a nice and calm trip through parts of Illinois, Indiana and Michigan, we arrived last night at the Super 8 Hotel near the track. We had some beers and good steaks nearby and went to bed early. Today, we … Continue reading
Rigging up the Supertrailer
Lufthansa Cargo handed out the two ET’s on Saturday morning after we had final clearance from the Customs and so in a couple of hours we’re going to hit the road with Jim Lorimer’s terrific 24′ trailer, all shiny and … Continue reading
Arrival in Chicago
The team had a fantastic flight with SWISS from ZRH to ORD, the service was great and the nine hour flight felt only half as long… We then got the full dose of Homeland Security…waited two hours in line at … Continue reading
Cleaning up the Workshop
After half a year of making a mess building the ET’s, it was pretty quiet at Peraves “skunk works” today. The R&D workspaces have been cleaned up to make room for new stuff that will be tested this year in … Continue reading
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