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From speed comes efficiency?

08/26/2009 4:06 PM

The annual

Isle of Man TT

Has spawned a new class

This year, the Manx government added a futuristic new event to the June race schedule. The TTXGP, for "Tourist Trophy eXtreme Grand Prix," was billed as the first zero-emissions motorcycle race.

All of us here know that there is no such thing as zero emission
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08/27/2009 6:26 PM

Agree. Maybe they call it zero-emissions DURING the race, not takeing in account battery charging, manufacture, energy generation, and such details...

More a rethorical question than engineering stuff in my oppinion.

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08/27/2009 10:51 PM

The fact that the electric class had lap times faster than the race winner from 1966 & was won by a privateer is impressive to me. Just like all other electric vehicles the batteries are the limiting factor.
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