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Tag Archives: X PRIZE
E-Tracers in the Media
Feet Forward advocate James F. Quinn wrote a nice article covering the E-Tracers for Cycle World magazine. The E-Tracer is the one vehicle which combines super energy efficiency and high speed peformance (have your cake and eat it too). Click … Continue reading
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Tagged Cycle World, E-Tracer, MPGe, PIAXP, X PRIZE
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X PRIZE vlog of Team X-Tracer
Vlogger Damien Somerset interviews Team X-Tracer’s Jim Lorimer (Peraves MonoTracer USA Sales Representative – 21st Century Motoring) on the E-Tracers progress in the PIAXP competition (July 25th, 2010). Team X-Tracer – Electric Tandem Vehicle
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MonoTracer Hot Lap of Michigan International Speedway
While embedded with Team X-Tracer during the June Knockdown stage I shot this video from the backseat of Jim Lorimer‘s MonoTracer while doing a few hot laps of the Michigan International Speedway. This was my 2nd ever ride in a … Continue reading
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E-Tracers complete coastdown testing at Chrysler’s Chelsea Proving Grounds
The last three days of the finals of the PIAXP took place at the Chrysler Proving Grounds in Chelsea, MI and represented the first part of the validation phase. The results of the coastdown runs are the basis for the load-settings … Continue reading
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Tagged Argonne National Laboratory, Chelsea, Chrysler proving grounds, coastdown, PIAXP, X PRIZE
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Team X-Tracer celebrates and Prep for Coastdown
The X-Tracer team had a mini celebration and BBQ at their motel on Saturday with some X PRIZE media staff after it was clear the E-Tracers were the only vehicles left in the Alternative Tandem division. You can read about … Continue reading
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Monday’s X PRIZE Dynamic Testing
Monday was Dynamic Testing Day and we smoothly executed the 0-60 mph acceleration and 60-0 emergency braking tests as well as the 45 mph double lane change tests. Felix in E-Tracer #72 needed two attemps on the braking because he … 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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The Automotive X PRIZE competition continues…
The X-Tracer Team arrived on Friday, July 16th for the Finals Stage. We picked up both E-Tracers on Saturday at National Cycle. On Sunday we drove to Michigan International Speedway (MIS) and checked in. Vehicle technical inspections were held Monday … Continue reading
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Automobil Revue reports on X PRIZE Knockdown stage
Editor Rainer Klose spent a few days in Michigan during the June X PRIZE Knockdown stage and published a great spread in Automobil Revue magazine. I hope you’re fluent in German! AR-Xprize-Knockout1 (page 29) AR-Xprize-Knockout2 (page 30 & 31) [Source: Automobil … Continue reading
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