Penn Electric Racing is a student group who took their somewhat typical solar car program and went a little wild. The first product is the Renegade. Meant for the drag strip, this unlikely looking beast currently uses lead acid batteries but Tesla Motors is giving them lithium cells to help them out. They've already given them over 500 cells for an electric scooter they're working on.
It might look a little ungainly at the moment but I'm dying to see what kind of numbers they'll turn in. Especially after the battery transplant. It's got twin motors (serial DC, I think) chained up and a Zilla controller.
I suspect Tesla might also be sizing some of these people up as potential employee candidates.
It might look a little ungainly at the moment but I'm dying to see what kind of numbers they'll turn in. Especially after the battery transplant. It's got twin motors (serial DC, I think) chained up and a Zilla controller.
I suspect Tesla might also be sizing some of these people up as potential employee candidates.
