Epsilon Euskadi, a race car company based in the Basque region of Spain, is working with a bunch of masters students at Cranfield University in England to develop a kinetic energy recovery system for a Le Mans racer that could hit the grid next year.
OK, so yet another outfit is developing some green tech for the track. Interesting. But it’s also part of a broader trend that’s seen automakers and engineers bringing eco-friendlier auto tech – KERS, alternative fuels, hybrid drivetrains and even high-performance electric cars – to a specific arena:
Le Mans-style endurance racing.
You could argue Audi started it off when it rolled into Le Mans with the R10 diesel a few years back …Â Details
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