Tag Archives: AC Propulsion

Team X-Tracer wins the PIAXP Alternative Tandem Class

Thursday, September 16th, 2010 was an incredibly exciting day for Team X-Tracer attending the Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE awards ceremony hosted at 10:30am on the grounds of the Historical Society Museum of Washington, DC.  E-Tracer #79 powered by AC … Continue reading

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E-Tracer #79 on the Argonne Labs Dyno

Catch some glimpses of the futuristic AC Propulsion powered E-Tracer #79 at Argonne National Laboratory on the dyno during  the X PRIZE validation testing in this latest PIAXP video: Validation – Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE

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Team X-Tracer PIAXP Validation Video

X-Tracer Team leader and E-Tracer visionary Roger Riedener and team member Jim Lorimer share their passion for the phenomenally efficient high performance cabin motorcycle E-Tracers in this nicely edited Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE validation video. X-Tracer – Progressive Insurance … Continue reading

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Friday’s X PRIZE Finals Stage Range Event

Both E-tracers completed the 100 mile Range Event.  The AC Propulsion powered E-Tracer #79 ran in the afternoon and had to do 1 additional penalty lap (as all the other vehicles in the same run) due to cabin temperatures above … Continue reading

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Thursday’s Finals Stage 90mi Efficiency Test

Today we competed in the third part of the X PRIZE Finals efficiency test, the 90 mile highway portion.  All went well and I stuck to the minimum trace speed staying behind 5-times-Le-Mans-winner Emanuele Pirro in his Edison2 Very Light … Continue reading

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Vote for the MOST INNOVATIVE X PRIZE Vehicle

Our two E-Tracers are now in the X PRIZE finals! There is another online election available to vote for the MOST INNOVATIVE of the participating vehicles:  http://www.progressiveautoxprize.org/fan-favorites You can do our team a very big favor (again) if you vote … Continue reading

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