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Racing Green Endurance (RGE) was a student-led project at Imperial College London to demonstrate the potential of zero emission cars. The team drove 26,000 km down the Pan-American Highway starting from north Alaska in July 2010, this was filmed by the documentary maker Claudio Von Planta.[1]
| SRZero | |
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Racing Green Endurance |
| Designer | Racing Green Endurance |
| Body and chassis | |
| Body style | 0-door roadster |
| Layout | Rear mid-engine, Rear-wheel drive |
| Platform | Unique, developed from SR8 Radical Sportscars |
| Powertrain | |
| Electric motor | two EVO Electric PM synchronous motors |
| Battery | 56 kW·h Li-ion battery |
| Range | 400 kilometres (250 mi) |
| Dimensions | |
| Curb weight | 1,200 kg (2,600 lb) |
Racing Green Endurance was born as a spin-off from Imperial Racing Green in late 2008. Imperial Racing Green is an undergraduate teaching project to design and build fuel cell/electric hybrid racing cars, involving around 100 students from 8 departments within the university. The students are now designing and building the third generation of fuel cell powered racers.[2][3]
External links
edit- Racing Green Endurance Website
- RGE Facebook Page
- Imperial College Press Article
- Imperial Racing Green Website
References
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