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ELECTRIC VEHICLES

ELECTRIC VEHICLES

TIMOTHY GOTSICK TITLE : VP TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION COMPANY : MACDERMID ENTHONE INDUSTRIAL SOLUTIONS INDUSTRY : CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING LOCATION : CONNECTICUT , US
At MacDermid Enthone Industrial Solutions , Gotsick and his global team of researchers develop new technologies that create a range of finishes on metal and plastic . Gotsick studied Chemistry at Reed College , then completed his PhD in Chemistry at the University of Tennessee , Knoxville , where he was also a member of the American Chemical Society . would deem the MotoE bike as blindingly fast , the stopwatch shows that the MotoE bike is significantly slower than a MotoGP equivalent at 9 seconds / lap .
“ The culprit for this speed disparity isn ’ t the electric motor ,” Timothy explains . “ There are plenty of 300hp electric motors available . The real issue for electric motorcycles is the energy density of batteries .”
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