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Page 1: ACCELERATING THE FUTURE. 8” shorter 10” wider Edison 2 Very Light Car 4 passenger seating Compact suspension mounted completely within wheels Luggage.

ACCELERATING THE ACCELERATING THE FUTUREFUTURE

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8”shorter

10”wider

Edison 2

Very Light Car 4 passenger seating

Compact suspension mounted completely within wheels

Luggage compartments behind rear seats and in front trunk.

Size and Weight Comparison with Toyota Prius

3,040 lbs.

Dash features digital instrumentation

Fuel: E85 Ethanol

Butterfly style doors provide easy entry

WINNER - Mainstream Class Internal Combustion Engine (New)

840 lbs.

Rear mounted engine

Development StatusPrototype

PerformanceTop speed: 90+ MPHRange: 360+ miles

Low coefficient of aerodynamic drag: 0.160

102.5 MPGe

Sturdy steel and aluminum chassis

Team location:Lynchburg, VA, USA

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187.0 MPGe WINNER - Alt. Class – Side by Side Seating Battery Electric Vehicle (New)

23”shorter3”

wider

2 passenger, side by side seating arrangement

Luggage compartmentbehind seats

3,042 lbs.

Proprietary Battery Management System provides full safety and data of individual cells as well as a user-friendly home screen showing vehicle speed, miles to go, and a power use meter.

Team Location:Mooresville, NC , USA

2,176 lbs.

Time to Charge110v: 8+ hrs220v: 4 hrs

Top speed: 80+ MPHRange: 150-250 miles0-60 mph: 12 seconds

Performance

Development StatusAvailable 2011

58.7” tall

Efficient all-electric heating and air conditioning

Regenerative brakingturns motor into a generator, putting energy back into the cells, adding to the range

Full surround composite body provides additional safetyAerodynamic drag

is 1/3 that of currently available vehicles of similar size

Storage capacity of 28+ cubic feet

Li-ion Motors

Wave II

Proprietary self powered thermal battery system provides the heating as needed for battery cells to deliver full power in cold weather

Full steel safety cage beneath the exoskeleton composite shell

Size and Weight Comparison with Toyota Prius

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22”narrower

32”shorter

Luggage compartmentbehind rear seat

3,042 lbs.

Tapered body creates teardrop shape around rear

wheel.

WINNER – Alt. Class – Tandem Seating Battery Electric Vehicle (New)

Team Location:Winterthur, Switzerland

1,330 lbs.

Time to Charge240 volts/80 amps – 1 hour

Top speed: 150+ MPHRange: 200 miles0-60mph: approx. 5 sec.

Performance

X-Tracer Team Switzerland

E-Tracer 79

Electric motor controller and battery pack behind

passengercompartment. Second battery

pack below passenger compartment .

Fully integrated ABS brakes

Jet fighter style, ergonomic dash.

Aerodynamic windshield achieves very low coefficient of drag (Cd = 0.17 to 0.19)

Power sunroof delivers light and airflow to the cabin

Development StatusAvailable 2011

Patented outrigger system for stability at stop, slow speeds, or on slippery

surfaces.

Fresh air inlet for cabin ventilation and AC system

22’’x 14’’ x 9’’ Max

187.6 MPGe

Size and Weight Comparison with Toyota Prius

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Accelerating the Future

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MORE THAN 4 BILLIONConsumer Impressions in the final Week!

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Photos by David Freers and John Shore