Racing
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Venturi Automobiles and Ohio State University will return to Bonneville to beat their previous speed record.
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New Stella Solar Electric Car Produces More Energy Than It Uses
Dutch students return with an updated version of their solar "family car."
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Electric Cars Take Top Two Spots At Pikes Peak Hill-Climb Race
Electric cars finished first and second at the 2015 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb.
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Electric Cars At Local Dragstrip: 8 Models, One Afternoon, Results Vary
By this point, many of us have seen videos and articles showing Tesla Model S high-performance versions running against loud and smoky gasoline cars. But these have almost always been a single Tesla taking on the dinosaurs. Last week, the Sacramento Electric Vehicle Association organized an...
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Ford Mustang Electric Drag Car Does 0 To 60 MPH Under 2 Seconds, Targets 200 MPH
A 1968 Ford Mustang is transformed into a super-fast electric drag racer.
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Tesla Model S Drifting Shows Wild Side Of Electric Cars (Video)
See what happens when a Japanese drifting pro gets behind the wheel of a Tesla Model S.
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A 1975 Enfield electric car morphs into a drag racer.
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2016 Toyota Mirai Is First Fuel-Cell Car To Pace A NASCAR Race Tonight
A 2016 Toyota Mirai hydrogen car will pace a Toyota-sponsored NASCAR race at Richmond International Raceway.
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Toyota Fuel Cell Sedan 'Featured' At Rally Course In Japan
The Toyota Fuel Cell Sedan made an appearance at the final round of the 2014 Japanese Rally Championship.
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First Formula E Electric-Car Race Held Sunday In Beijing
The first Formula E Championship race was held last weekend in China.
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How Do You Beat A Tesla Model S? The Answer Is Always Miata (Video)
There is a popular internet meme that suggests Mazda's Miata is the answer to every automotive question. You want something fun? Something inexpensive to run? Reliable? Easy to wrench on? Want to improve your car control skills? Cheap to buy? The answer is always Miata. So, in the spirit of that...
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Will Electric Powertrains Make Racing Easier & Cheaper For New Competitors?
Depending on who you speak to, electric power is either the death-knell for motor sport or the best thing since sliced bread Racing cars, some people will tell you, need to make a noise. They simply must. And one must get oily while maintaining those cars, and worn-out parts will be replaced with...
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Aston Martin Racing is collaborating with Chinese solar-panel maker Hanergy on a green air-conditioning system.
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This Electric Motorcycle Lap At TT Zero 2014 Is Insane: Video
TT Zero is a relatively new addition to the Isle of Man Tourist Trophy road race meeting that takes place each June. Despite its novelty, it's also raising more than a few eyebrows. None more so than this year, when experienced racer John McGuinness rode the lap you see above. That's because over...
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Always Wanted A Harley-Davidson-Powered Prius? You're In Luck!
It's fair to say most Toyota Prius owners are probably quite happy with their cars. Sure, they aren't the quickest vehicles on the road, and plug-in cars use even less gas. But they're quiet, efficient and easy to drive. It might not have crossed many owners' minds to swap the clean-burning...
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Monte Carlo Rally Goes Electric, Renault Zoe Takes Victory
Whether on legs, horses or motor vehicles, mankind has always had an insatiable desire to go quicker than its neighbor. That desire hasn't stopped with the advent of electric vehicles. If anything, it's intensified, given the additional challenge of going further than your competitors on less...
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Ohio State University Team Readies Electric Motorcycle For TT Zero
Electric vehicle technology is finding its way into various motorsport disciplines, but few are more exciting than the world of electric motorcycling. Not only did an electric motorcycle win the two-wheeled class at last year's Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, each year one race at the world's...
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Electric Honda Fit EV Goes Ice-Racing Against Old Two-Stroke Saab
Given the recent cold snap, spending a day deliberately driving around on ice might not seem that appealing. Others, such as those from the Adirondack Motor Enthusiast Club, like nothing more than to take to a frozen lake in their cars. But this past weekend they got to compete against a sort of...
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This September, a new motorsport series launches in Beijing, China. That series is Formula E, an open-wheeled single-seater motorsport running on battery power alone. It's positioned as a top tier series for electric racing and could be instrumental in aiding the development of batteries and control systems for electric road cars. Charged EVs has revealed full details of how the races work--from how teams expect to complete each race distance to what spectators can expect during and after the race meetings. One detail that's been known for some time is the vehicle every single team will use...
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Nissan Reveals Tiny Engine For Electric ZEOD Le Mans Racer
Downsizing isn't just a concept reserved for road-going vehicles--the world of motor racing is adopting the theory too. Smaller engines, turbocharging and hybrid technology is all the rage, with this year's F1 grid adopting all three in an effort to remain relevant. Nissan's ZEOD RC Le Mans car is...
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Formula E Electric Racing Takes To Las Vegas For Demo Run
If publicity is one of electric cars' best assets, then the inaugural Formula E electric racing series has importance far beyond the frivolities of motor sport. From September this year, the series will head to ten cities around the globe and prove that electric vehicles really can be exciting--and...
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Dreaming Of A Nissan Leaf With Double The Range? Well...
Nissan's Barcelona Technical Centre built a Leaf prototype with a 48-kWh battery pack for a new racing series.
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Nissan ZEOD RC Electric Race Car Dresses For The Track (Video)
Last week, Nissan announced it had chosen a development driver for its ZEOD RC electric race car project, Spanish gamer-turned-racer, Lucas Ordóñez. This week, the automaker and its motorsport arm Nismo has allowed us a little insight into the car itself, starting with the strong...
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Nissan's Electric Le Mans Car Tested By Gamer-Turned-Racer
Nissan has chosen Spanish video game to race-car driver sensation Lucas Ordóñez to test and develop the ZEOD RC electric race car ahead of its Le Mans debut next year. Ordóñez made his climb to fame by winning the inaugural Nissan GT Academy--a competition set up by...
Antony Ingram