After many months of planning and following lengthy consultations with all parties, the world’s first fully-electric racing series will host its final two rounds on a specially created 15-turn, 2.92km circuit – designed by FE’s London Event Team together with British architect Simon Gibbons. Alejandro Agag, CEO of Formula E, said: “Discussions for our London […]
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Chevrolet this morning confirmed production of its next-generation pure electric vehicle, based on the Bolt EV concept. It will be built at General Motors’ Orion Assembly facility near Detroit. GM North America President Alan Batey made the announcement ahead of the Chicago Auto Show. The Bolt EV concept was introduced last month at the North
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Moscow has been confirmed as the second to last race of the 2014-15 Formula E season, replacing Berlin as the race before London where the final event takes place. On the 6th June, the streets around the Kremlin will be closed and become home to Formula E and the all electric race series. FIA President
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My Electric Avenue set out to recruit 10 neighbours in 10 streets from across the UK to drive an all-electric Nissan LEAF for 18 months. Despite this being seen as a challenging goal, the project has exceeded its targets, with more than 200 participants taking part across My Electric Avenue’s ‘technical’ cluster and social trials,
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Nissan has revealed its Le Mans challenger – the Nissan GT-R LM NISMO – during the Super Bowl XLIX commercial break. The Japanese manufacturer has interpreted the sport’s technical regulations in an innovative way, producing a front-engined, front wheel drive car that is powered by a V6 3-litre twin turbo petrol engine and a kinetic
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Toyota Racing have confirmed their driver line-up for the 2015 FIA World Endurance Championship. The team will again be entering two TS040 Hybrid cars with the aim of retaining their drivers’ and manufacturers’ world champion titles. As the 2014 champions, Toyota Racing will take the No1 and No2 plates for its cars To mount the
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The Detroit based 2015 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) has given a huge amount of electric and hybrid appeal already. Being the first major event of 2015 dedicated to the automotive industry, car makers have been keen to make a splash and bang. Several announcements were expected, while others seemed to appear out of
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With the new Q7, Audi is setting standards in the premium SUV segment. 325 kilograms less weight and the low centre of mass make it extremely agile. At the same time, it is the most spacious car in its segment. Although the exterior dimensions have been reduced, it offers substantially more interior room for passengers and luggage. Its
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Nissan will unleash the GT-R and go head-to-head with Audi, Porsche and Toyota at Le Mans in 2015. The Japanese manufacturer will also contest the 2015 FIA World Endurance Championship with a full factory effort of two LM P1 cars. Nissan’s LM P1 car will be called the Nissan GT-R LM NISMO, carrying on a
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Leading drivers Sam Bird, Jarno Trulli, Nick Heidfeld and Jérôme d’Ambrosio have today added their names to the burgeoning Formula E Drivers’ Club and in doing so showing their support for the new global electric racing series. Launched in January, the new scheme features a pool of top, international names that all officially endorse the
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