In most races, drivers are planning for the big numbers–like, say, 150 miles per hour, or ten gazillion dollars in prize money. This race–planned to really circumnavigate the globe–is going for the least possible number: zero (as in, emissions).Of course, there are some pretty big numbers concerned with the Zero Race, as well–exclusively, 18,641 miles, through 20 countries, with 150 major cities along the way–all under taken by electric vehicles, solar cars, and other green vehicles.
The starting flag drops on this “race around the world” on August 15th of this year in Geneva; organizers expect the circuit to be finished in 80 days, excluding maritime crossings, finishing up in Geneva in January 2011. According to Gizmag, the affair is being directed by Louis Palmer, the first man to circumnavigate the globe in a solar car.
The Zero Race also has a handle on the big picture, in terms of carbon emissions–meaning that entrants can’t just claim zero-emissions status because they’re running an electric engine; they have to produce the electricity used from clean sources, as well.
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