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 Green MotorSport recently attended a meeting at Snetterton race circuit in the UK where Becky-Beth Cox of Ladybird Racing was competing. Green MotorSport generated renewable energy on site, which was used to power a range of electrical equipment, as well as the mobile devices used during the day's racing.
Becky-Beth will be working with Green MotorSport to promote the advanced electric drive train that our engineers have developed.
We are now working to transfer the technology from motor sport to the automotive industry. Motor Sport is a great way to get the green message across and to demonstrate new technology in a demanding environment.
Becky-Beth first drove an electric race vehicle at Green MotorSport’s demonstration with the CNN news channel, which was broadcast in over 200 countries around the world. She was immediately converted to electric vehicles because the performance was brilliant and the high power of our electric motor ensured excellent acceleration. She was also thrilled that energy from the sun and the wind was used to power the race vehicle. She realized that this technology should be used more in conventional cars. See Becky in her 2011 Listed Mag article on page 34
 Government backing for ultra low carbon vehicles
The criteria for vehicles eligible for the grant up to £5,000 is available from the Department of Transport. The UK Government has also announced six new projects for the development of ultra low carbon vehicles, which will be funded by the Technology Strategy Board:
- An efficient hybrid integrated urban commercial vehicle designed for refuse collection.
- The Vehicle Integrated Powertrain Energy Recovery (VIPER) project will optimize heat energy in conventional vehicles.
- The development of advanced electric power trains and range extenders for electric vehicles (REEV)
- Prototype lightweight electric vans with diesel range extender
- Reducing C02 emissions in the exhaust of conventional vehicle
- Composite materials for vehicle weight reduction
From Fairbanks, Alaska to Argentina!
We were delighted to hear of the success of the team from Imperial College, London, which drove their battery powered sports car over 26,000 kms of often rough terrain from Alaska to Argentina. It was a brilliant demonstration of the potential for electric vehicles! The race car was loaded with over 500 volts. Our engineers have worked out that optimum safety can be achieved with low voltage systems to avoid any chance of harm to the drivers if a breach in the insulation occurred, especially if there was an accident in wet conditions. Green MotorSport already has lightweight vehicle bodywork and the additional weight and battery capacity to make up for losses is offset by the reduced cost of our low voltage control systems and motor drives. Safety is paramount. Although high voltage control systems are in carefully sealed and tested containers, when there are hundreds of thousands of electric vehicles on the road, there will be accidents. It will also be much easier for local garages to maintain low voltage systems and for the electric vehicles to be recycled. Young student engineers are safer with low voltage battery voltages.
Green MotorSport leads the way!
Based upon successful trials with lightweight cars, Green MotorSport is continuing to develop our power trains for more powerful applications. We now have prototypes operating in several countries around the world and plans are underway to start volume production of our dual power trains. We aim to start with limited production of medium performance electric vehicles. If composite materials are utilized for the bodywork rather than steel, it is possible to manufacture cost effectively on a smaller scale and, as the recharging infrastructure is built up, volumes will increase. We will have a lightweight, efficient, safe vehicle, which can be easily serviced and eventually be fully recyclable.
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