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Q&A with Hubert Auriol: “Succeeding in 80 Day Race is a strong signal for our future”

Q & A with Hubert Auriol: Succeeding in 80 Day Race is a strong signal for our future Hubert Auriol was the first to win the Dakar Rally both on a bike and with a car. Nowadays he is organising the China Grand Rally and he is a passionate ambassador Read more…

By Tim Biesbrouck, 8 yearsOctober 31, 2014 ago
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Impressed by students running electric race vehicles in Greenpower

Earlier in October we travelled to the south of the United Kingdom to visit the the Goodwood racetrack. It was the day the first Greenpower international finals were taking place at this amazing location and we were invited as VIP guests. Children from various ages and backgrounds had been working Read more…

By Jenny Berlo, 8 yearsOctober 24, 2014 ago
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Q&A with Louis Palmer: an e-mobility pioneer

Q&A with Louis Palmer: an e-mobility pioneer Louis Palmer was the first person ever to circumnavigate the world in a solar powered vehicle between 2007 and 2008. He organised a competition afterwards and was awarded the ‘Champion of the Earth Award’ of the United Nations Environment Programme. Since 2011 he Read more…

By Tim Biesbrouck, 8 yearsSeptember 23, 2014 ago
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New chapter in electric racing

New chapter in electric racing Over the years we’ve seen various organisations embracing projects that has sustainability and racing in its DNA. From prototypes, land speed records and student races to a full-size single seat championship. These projects are not initiated for fun: but to show the world that technology Read more…

By Tim Biesbrouck, 8 yearsSeptember 23, 2014 ago
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TT Zero: Willingness to win boosts innovation

It is the most challenging and important motorbike race of the year: the Isle of Man TT. The best riders and teams are united and lapping the island one by one as fast as possible. One particular class that caught attention by many spectators and international press, was the electric Read more…

By Tim Biesbrouck, 9 yearsJune 12, 2014 ago
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Pushing EV technology since 1899

While world’s electric car park expands every day, you won’t think that these type of vehicles are actually quite old as they were (already) competitive to gasoline powered cars during the late 1800s. You can consider the same about electric race cars. It has been 115 years ago that an Read more…

By Tim Biesbrouck, 9 years ago
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Long distance driving, a new challenge

When Bertha Benz in 1888 made the first long distance journey in an automobile, she had to get the fuel from the city pharmacy and had to stop numerous times to deal with technical problems. However, she managed to reach her destination and her goal; she showed the world the Read more…

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