New FIA Formula E Championship Powered By Electric Energy

[Bram Hengeveld]

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New FIA Formula E Championship Powered By Electric Energy

The Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) has reached an agreement to licence the commercial rights of the FIA Formula E Championship to a consortium of international investors, Formula E Holdings Ltd (FEH).

Formula E is a new FIA championship featuring Formula cars powered exclusively by electric energy. It represents a vision for the future of the motor industry over the coming decades.

FEH, the new promoter, has as anchor investor London-based entrepreneur Enrique Bañuelos, and...

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[Stuart Pocock]

So it's race to see you can last the longest

 

[Xosé Estrada]

Battery race

 

[Stuart Pocock]

Battery race

that's it.. solar power vs Battery if it rains the cars burn the track up... literally

 

[Thilo Falkenberg]

So it's race to see you can last the longest

As far as I know not. Unlike the solar or battery races across the globe, this is a try for commercial electric racing and that it is raced in a certain tournament fashion.

 

[Bruno Sousa Ferreira]

somebody get duracel batterries, they keep going on,on, on and on


But seriously I'm glad they done this, because it will be F1 when oil runs out.

 

[Wouter Haring]

Racing without the noise? No roaring engines... Only the sound of tirescrub?

 

[Rokas Charlapavicius]

Will they have KERS? That would help them last.

Racing without the noise? No roaring engines... Only the sound of tirescrub?

But we will be able to hear drivers scream "Get out of the way you..."

 

[Kevin Endermann]

Racing without the noise? No roaring engines... Only the sound of tirescrub?

It is awfull. Saw the Tesla race at ROC 2010, that was just horrible. Plus I had the pleasure (or not) to see the E-Bike championship at Oschersleben a couple of weeks ago. Didnt even hear tyrescrub and of the 9 starters only 4 made it over 10 laps

 

[Dazmaniac]

I cans see them now coming in for new tyres and a packet of AA batteries, lol.

 

[Mark Gormley]

9 starters only 4 made it over 10 laps

Similar to when motor racing started then.

 

[Diego Lopez]

FIA is trolling here, arent they?

 

[Bram Hengeveld]

FIA is trolling here, arent they?

Don't think they are as electric stuff is hot in motorsport at the moment

 

[Adrian Britton]

Whats next!
"pedal powered" cars and hand wound walkie talkies?

 

[Christopher Vrettos]

Is this in any way related to the Formulec project? www.formulec.org/

 

[Jax Humanhater]

In 2050, F1's future will be saved by hydrogen fuel-cell technology.

 

[Bradley Vanian]

How long will a pitstop last ?

 

[James Scanlan]

Racing without the noise? No roaring engines... Only the sound of tirescrub?

unless they do what audi did with there R8 etron, and synthetically create endinge sounds, http://youtu.be/eTnZW0LTiDc quite interesting still doesnt beat the sound of a wide open throttle V8 spinning at 18,000 RPM lol dont think you could ever beat that..

 

[James Scanlan]

Racing without the noise? No roaring engines... Only the sound of tirescrub?

unless they do what audi did with there R8 etron, and synthetically create endinge sounds, http://youtu.be/eTnZW0LTiDc quite interesting still doesnt beat the sound of a wide open throttle V8 spinning at 18,000 RPM lol dont think you could ever beat that..

 

[ufunacaoenn]

I was reading the news paper today and I came across this article about the upcoming Formula E which I just had to put into instagram due to the excitement.
The title says "Stockholm may have a Formula 1 race - for electric cars"
http://instagram.com/p/O59E-Jk-T8/