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Old 01-15-2010, 05:28 PM   #38 (permalink)
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From the website autocial.com:

About the engine: "And, while an electric drivetrain packages and is envisioned for the Edison2 (with a name like that…), the X-Prize contestant vehicle will be powered by a 1 cylinder turbocharged 250cc 40-hp Yamaha engine that operates without a throttle. Engine power delivery is regulated by altering the amount of exhaust-gas recirculation in the cylinder."

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Cool. This is vindication of theunchosen's no-throttle thread.

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