Electric Indy 500? 'It’s among the most interesting questions in motorsport':
“To be able to average 180 miles per hour for 500 miles, we’re a long way from the technology existing to be able to do that,” said Hildebrand, who has been an adjunct lecturer in the vehicular dynamics program at Stanford and is involved with STEM programs when he’s not racing. “Looking at top-tier motorsports, having an electric car compete with an internal combustion engine, the Indy 500 is among the hardest ones to do that.”"It’s my opinion that the Indianapolis 500 is the place ...
“I would start today figuring out ways to integrate almost an X-prize style – come and just show me what you’ve got – some kind of mechanism where electrification would be welcome immediately at the speedway in the context of IndyCar racing,” he said. “You can imagine that operating at a qualifying level of pace will come a lot sooner than being able to operate at that speed over the course of 500 miles.
And when battery life/regeneration is not an issue in a race like the Indy 500, he would love a scenario where an electric cars battle to the finish with an internal combustion-powered cars.fuel economy
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