With beginnings in 2006, Dragon Racing was founded by tech giant Seagate’s CEO and chairman, Steve Luzco and Jay Penske respectively. The team has concentrated on the IndyCar series before venturing into the world of electric racing. Dragon Racing brings to Formula E sponsorship in the shape of antivirus company McAfee with strategic partnerships with […]
Leading IndyCar outfit Dragon Racing has today signed an agreement with series promoters Formula E Holdings to become the fourth team to enter the FIA Formula E Championship – the new fully-electric race series beginning in September 2014. Dragon Racing is owned by media and publishing entrepreneur Jay Penske, with its headquarters based in Los
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This year’s Regent Street Motor Show (Saturday 2 November 2013) will be the biggest yet with the display area in London’s busy West End extended from Piccadilly Circus right up to Oxford Circus for the very first time, making the motor show the already well established free motor show even larger. The Regent Street Motor
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The Renault and Bolloré groups have signed a letter of intent to study the joint development of car-sharing solutions and the implementation of industrial and commercial cooperation agreements in the field of electric vehicles. 1. Joint marketing of complete car-sharing solutions concerning the use of electric vehicles in the city. Following the success of Autolib’
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We in the UK are no strangers to past and current EV field trials. However, in the USA, BMW have been given an award in honour of their marketing campaign by “Green Power Purchaser” – for their renewable energy programs under the ActiveE electric vehicle (EV) field trial. BMW have been ranked number one on
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Ho Chi Fung now leads the European Championship after taking first place in Le Mans today, while Sam West and Rhalf Lo Turco took second and third respectively. Chi Fung didn’t have the greatest start and lost his position to West at the first corner but it wasn’t long before his AC-motored machine put him
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Toyota has provided a Prius Plug-in for a new transport initiative giving rail travellers access to a low emissions car club vehicle for the next leg of their journey. The scheme gives holders of train operator Southern’s new smartcard – the key – access to the Prius Plug-in at Lewes railway station in Sussex. The
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Allan McNish heads for the next round of the FIA World Endurance Championship in Japan next month having crucially extended his points lead yesterday (SUN). Dumfries-born McNish plus co-drivers Tom Kristensen (Den) and Loïc Duval (F) brought their hybrid-diesel Audi R18 e-tron quattro home 23.617secs ahead of their nearest challengers in a Six Hour race
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With the close of the 2013 IAA Frankfurt Motor Show yesterday, 22nd September, we take a look at the highlights from an electric/hybrid perspective. From the outset, the 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show looked destined to be focused on electric cars, with the likes of Renault already having a range of four electric cars and with
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In yet another telling display of the value of electric cars in the modern market, the Kelley Blue Book Report for ‘Hot Cars’, published weekly in America, shows the Nissan Leaf as the top ‘hot’ car of the week with the BMW i3 topping the activity growth for ‘weekly shopping’. “There is plenty of news
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