These quick karts with swappable batteries can go the distance on electrons.
. Of course, before that could happen I had to sit through an R&D presentation about all the other stuff Honda is doing. I found myself listening to a lecture on portable batteries that could in theory power a house in the future.It’s safe to say, if it’s not related to cars, I’m not interested.
An electric go-kart is nothing new. Go into any K1 Speed indoor karting facility and you’ll be met with rows and rows of the little guys, awaiting any driver who can plunk down the session fee. Heck, you can even pick one up on Amazon or at Wal-Mart. To see just how well the eGX can get around a track, I donned a racing suit and helmet and no-so-gracefully lowered myself into a kart. The two batteries slid into boxes on either side of the seat, and I told myself that’s why it was hard to get my ass to fit. It definitely had nothing to do with cookies. Each battery is approximately 12x6x7 inches in size and weighs 22.7 pounds. They can hold 1.314 kwh of energy, feeding those electrons into a motor located just behind the rear axle.
There was only one other driver on course and it became my mission to catch him. The eGX karts don’t have regenerative braking, and I found it pretty easy to put the cart into a drift with an over-zealous left foot. It’s not the fastest way around a corner but the instant torque coming out of the turns meant I didn’t lose too much time. Having the two batteries on either side of the kart was good for weight distribution and the little kart zipped around the track with ease.
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