Updates from the world of electric and hybrid racing cars, bikes and even boats and planes.
Toyota Racing secured their second win of the 2013 season with victory in the final round of the FIA World Endurance Championship. Anthony Davidson, Sébastien Buemi and Stéphane Sarrazin put in a commanding performance in the number 8 TS030 Hybrid at the Bahrain International Circuit on Sunday, taking the chequered flag more than a minute […]
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TV Asahi have today announced the acquisition of the exclusive Japanese broadcasting rights for the FIA Formula E Championship. The multi-year agreement will see the Japanese network show live coverage of all Formula E races – together with extensive coverage of the practice and qualifying sessions – across its terrestrial, satellite and cable channels. Based
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Audi have been dominant in the World Endurance Championship this year, hogging the lime light and dismissing the ever increasing threat made by the Toyota team. The final race of the year, held in Bahrain tomorrow – 30 November, will be one of the toughest as temperatures have the potential to soar to over 40
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Mahindra are perhaps best known for their work on their road going electric cars with the Mahindra Reva Company. Mahindra Racing was the eighth team to sign up to Formula E and is the only one based in India. Despite the apparent lack of racing experience, Mahindra Racing have been competing in the FIM Moto
Mahindra Racing, the motorsports division of the Mumbai-based USD 16.2 billion multinational Mahindra Group, has today signed an agreement with series promoters Formula E Holdings to become the eighth team and another global company to join the new FIA Formula E Championship. Already a major global force in the development and production of electric vehicles
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ABT Sportsline is a German based racing team that has dominated in the DTM series, with five wins to their name. As the team acts as the Audi factory team in DTM, the Formula E name has included Audi in the name as primary sponsor. ABT has been absent from formula racing since the 1990’s
Formula E’s new fully-electric race car, the Spark-Renault SRT_01E, completed his successful test debut recently at the La Ferté Gaucher circuit near Choisy-le-Roi, France. Unveiled earlier this year (September) at the Frankfurt Motor Show, the new single-seater was driven by Lucas di Grassi who will be undertaking the early test and development work. The zero
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ABT Sportsline, led by Team Principal Hans-Jürgen Abt, has reached an agreement that will see it become the seventh team and the only German outfit to enter the new FIA Formula E Championship – competing under the banner ‘Audi Sport ABT Formula E Team’. Hans-Jürgen Abt, said, “We’re proud to have the opportunity to take
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A report, released by leading professional services firm EY, has analysed the global value of the FIA Formula E Championship, revealing that the new zero emission race series will help contribute to the additional sale of 77 million Electric Vehicles (EV) worldwide over the next 25 years (2015–2040).* The paper studied the impact of Formula
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Legendary Japanese racing driver Aguri Suzuki and Formula E Holdings have today reached an agreement that will see Super Aguri Formula E become the sixth team to enter the new FIA Formula E Championship. The Tokyo based team, a major market for electric vehicle technology, is a brand new venture for Suzuki, who brings with
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