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MAINER SETS NEW WORLD RECORD IN BATTERY ELECTRIC CAR
C. Michael Lewis from Portland, Maine once again set a new World Record in his streamlined Electrathon vehicle named “Eracer”, this time at the Ford Track in Dearbon, Michigan.
He covered 62.05 miles in one hour with an energy efficiency equal to 2,200 miles per gallon, and that was at freeway speeds.
Here’s the Eracer on the newly paved Ford track
From the Press Release: ELECTRIC RACE CARS SET RECORD FOR EFFICIENCY AT FORD MICHIGAN PROVING GROUNDS
On July 20, 2009, four of the fastest lightweight, aerodynamic streamliners in the country vied for a new world record on the facility’s superb 5 mile oval. The winner, Team Electrolite of Portland, ME, led by C. Michael Lewis covered a phenomenal 62.05 miles in one hour using production lead-acid batteries producing only 1.3 horsepower (950 watts), or less power than a common hair dryer. This translates to 15.3 watt/hours per mile, or nearly 2200 miles per gallon at freeway speeds.
The vehicle, dubbed Eracer, was designed, built and driven by C. Michael Lewis, who credits the smooth shape and extremely low frontal area as major factors in the accomplishment. “But”, he adds, “it would still be a work on paper without the help of my engineer, Fred Writt, throughout the 18 month construction process and the meticulous preparation.”
Here are the four top Electrathon racer vehicles in the Country before the race
Here is C. Michael Lewis (second from left) with his Team Electrolite and a competitor.
And here’s C. Michael Lewis with his son, Mica and the Eracer
Eracer relaxing in the field
WHAT IS THE ELECTRATHON?
Electrathon America sanctions around 30 races a year in a dozen states, and
has done so for nearly 30 years. The rules are simple enough to allow a wide
variety of creative designs, and although it's open to everyone, the majority of
the current 250 vehicles represent school teams because the sport offers an
affordable test of imagination, skill, discipline and teamwork. And, striving to
foster an ethic of efficiency, it promotes the development of alternative energy
transportation in compelling style.
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