Formula E Championship
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The last venue for 2014's Formula E electric racing series has finally be confirmed, taking place in the German capital, Berlin. It's the tenth and final location set to host the new electric racing series, which will run from September 2014 until June 2015--the winter-based season avoiding clashes with other motorsport series. According to our sister site Motor Authority, other cities confirmed to host a round of the Formula E season include Bangkok, Beijing, Buenos Aires, London, Rome, Los Angeles, Miami, Putrajaya (Malaysia) and Rio de Janeiro. Those city locations should be fantastic for...
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Famous Bluebird Name To Grace New Electric Sports CarFew names evoke speed more than Bluebird, a moniker associated with a long string of vehicles faster than any other on the planet. It seems right then that the family with whom those vehicles are most associated is to launch an electric sports car of the same name, at this year's Sustainable...
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Formula E Electric Racing: Inaugural Season Set For 2014
Just over a year ago, we told you about a call for entrants to formally apply to take part in a potential all-electric race car series called Formula E. Yesterday, the Federation Internatonale de l’Automobile confirmed the race series would go ahead, with the inaugural race season now...
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Le Mans Champions Make Electric Car Racing Real With 200MPH Car
Back in December, we told you about a brand new electric race car that Former American Le Mans Series veterans Drayson Racing were planning on unveiling at the 2012 Low Carbon Racing Conference in Birmingham, England. At the time, we were told the all-electric race car -- called the B12/69EV --...
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Lola-Drayson Set To Unveil All-Electric Race Car In January
Former American Le Mans Series veterans Drayson Racing might not be racing electric cars as quickly as they’d hoped thanks to the cancellation of this year’s EVCup, but the green-minded race team will soon be unveiling a prototype racing car as part of the International Motorsport...
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BREAKING: EVCup Unplugs 2011 Racing Season, Blames Competitors
The organizers behind the 2011 EVCup have just announced that its 2011 season has been cancelled, with further racing events held off indefinitely. Launched back in January last year, the EVCup promised all the thrills and spills of gasoline-fueled car racing, without any of the noxious gasses or...
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A few weeks ago we told you that the FIA governing body had announced its call for entrants for its new all-electric race car series, Formula E -- and now we’re starting to see interest from potential competitors. Among the first we’ve seen is not a racing team -- but a design for a racing car to be used in the series. Designed by former Ferrari Formula 1 team areodynamisict Jean-Claude Migeot at Italian motor racing specialists and aerodynamic consultants FondTech, the all-electric FondTech R-Rev E-11 is a vision of what it says is an ultra-efficient and highly competitive race...
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FIA Officially Calls For Entrants In Electric Formula E Race Series
It’s official: the largest FIA is creating a racing series devoted to the electric car. Called the Formula E, the series will launch in 2013 and is expected to attract attention from all around the world. Interested racing teams have until the 14th October to register their interest in...
Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield
