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Old 08-13-2016, 03:59 PM   #11 (permalink)
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An electric STORM is about to circulate the earth

The STORM team is about to set off on its 80 day journey around the world - on an electric motorbike:
https://www.storm-eindhoven.com/news...d-tour-kickoff
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After 2 years of preparation, the moment is finally here. 23 students from Eindhoven University of Technology will start the greatest challenge they have ever faced: in 80 days around the world on a self-designed electric motorcycle. During this ultimate adventure the batteries are exclusively charged using local electricity networks to show what electric mobility is capable of already.

https://www.storm-eindhoven.com/World_Tour_2016

The batteries are modular, so they can take off units to shed weight to accommodate for bad roads and difficult circumstances. And of course the batteries can be swapped when empty.

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