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Racing Green Endurance

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SRZero
Overview
ManufacturerRacing Green Endurance
DesignerRacing Green Endurance
Body and chassis
Body style0-door roadster
LayoutRear mid-engine, Rear-wheel drive
PlatformUnique, developed from SR8 Radical Sportscars
Powertrain
Electric motortwo EVO Electric PM synchronous motors
Battery56 kW·h Li-ion battery
Range400 kilometres (250 mi)
Dimensions
Curb weight1,200 kg (2,600 lb)

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]

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]

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