“It came to the point that if we didn’t do it then it wouldn’t happen.” Said Andrews, according to an article in the Independent.  The two researched and went after top government funding. They built a motor with improved design, and when the idea wasn’t taking hold, they looked at why and found a way to tweak it for today’s world. For them, one of the answers was creating a hybrid and it’s making an impact.

It is hoped that having endured the “high-stress” environment of competitive motorsport, the work can be adapted into more mainstream areas. They can also bask in the glory of having won the attention of some of motorsport’s top brass. Peter Wright, who works as a technical consultant for the FIA, the governing body for motorsport worldwide, emphasises that Formula One is soon to follow suit, by employing energy-saving technology. The sport is to introduce brake energy recovery – where cars store energy normally lost during braking for reuse for powering the vehicle – in 2009.

Given chances at big funding, these guys have turned out some amazing results. I only hope that investors are paying attention, and will be willing to put their green where it’s needed most … in autosports. :)

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