Building a Hill-Climbing (But Flammable) Electric Racer

There were high hopes this year for Nobuhiro “Monster” Tajima’s E-Runner Pikes Peak Special, an all-electric, carbon fiber-bodied, potential record-breaking rally car. Unfortunately, after days of successful practice runs, Tajima’s car caught fire. As smoke spewed from the electric motors, Tajima pulled over and was out of the race. With the current Pikes Peak record [...]

Source: http://www.wired.com/autopia/2012/08/building-tajima/

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