When the Racing Green Endurance team drove their SRZero down the Pan-American Highway in 2010, they drastically altered the image of electric cars across the world.
They proved that long journeys were possible, with the right supporting infrastructure, and, perhaps just as importantly, that electric cars don’t have to look like a G-Wiz or operate like a golf buggy. They can be sleek and sexy too, as illustrated by the growth of demand and production from manufacturers such as Tesla, Fisker and Venturi.
The Guardian blog interviewed Clemens Lorf and Alexander Schey [both Mechanical Engineering], who were part of the team prior to a talk about the project and the future of the industry, focusing especially around fuel cells and energy sources.