The real race is to see who actually gets to the starting line!
“zero-emission electric propulsion”. How can it be assured that no coal or gas was used in producing the electricity–or can anyone calculate the energy and emissions used in producing and distributing the electric power of the solar, wind, hydro power, or nuclear generating plants and distribution? How about the “zero emissions” in producing the batteries? Those of us who were in the military used to call “pretending that something is something else” a “REACH-AROUND.” For those not familiar, Google it on Wiktionary.
"The winner will be determined by “the fastest speed calculated from the cumulative flight time, not including time on the ground for maintenance, charging, or overnight stays.
In other words, the winner isn’t the vehicle with the shortest FLIGHT time–it may be marked in CALENDAR time!