Twin suction turbines and 3-Gs in slow corners? Meet the DRG-Lola.
The concept is meant to inspire the next generation of electric single-seaters.
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Topic: Formula E
“So much more menacing”: Formula E’s new Gen4 car breaks cover
Up to 700 kW regen braking, new Bridgestone tires, and it’s even fully recyclable.
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Formula E cars keep getting faster and faster: What’s next for the sport?
We hope downforce doesn’t ruin the racing when it arrives in a couple of years.
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All-wheel drive EVs at 210 mph? Formula E’s next car gets massive upgrade.
The electric race series will approach F1 speeds with the Gen4 car.
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What happened when Formula E visited an American oval track?
Miami, Long Beach, Brooklyn, Portland, and now Miami again. Well, sort of.
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600 kW fast-charging pitstops are coming to Formula E
After a couple of years’ delay, mid-race recharging is ready to go.
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Formula E wraps its 10th season this weekend—what’s next for the sport?
Team bosses and Formula E’s CEO tell us what has worked and where things go next.
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Paralyzed driver Robert Wickens tests Formula E car with hand controls
Robert Wickens was paralyzed from the waist down in a 2018 IndyCar crash.
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Here’s how Jaguar will relaunch as an all-EV brand
In 2021, it canceled an EV months before production—now it’s preparing for 2025.
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Yamaha and Lola pair up to enter Formula E next season
Lola has Yamaha as a technical partner and Formula E veterans in key roles.
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Formula E’s first visit to a proper American racetrack saw packed stands
We found a lot to be optimistic about for the all-electric racing series.
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Jaguar’s Formula E team is a good example of how racing improves road EVs
From software to silicon carbide inverters, the sport’s not just entertainment.
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Porsche unveils smaller, lighter, faster Formula E race car, the 99X
Formula E is getting a lot faster in 2023 with the introduction of a new race car.
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Formula E’s most successful racer shares his ideas on racing technology
After 8 years, 100 races, and nearly 1,000 points, Lucas di Grassi knows his stuff.
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A big horsepower jump and more changes to come for Formula E in 2023
There’s a good chance that Fanboost will be a thing of the past.
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McLaren is joining Formula E next season
McLaren will take over Mercedes’ Formula E team for the start of Gen3.
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Formula E’s new electric race car is lighter, more powerful, more nimble
Next season’s machine gets a second motor-generator and a lot more speed.
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Maserati will race in Formula E next year
Formula E really wants Ferrari, but this is the next-best thing.
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It’s time for “electronic gravel traps” to save F1 from itself
Tarmac replaced gravel and grass runoff for safety, but it has a drawback.
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Mercedes wins Formula E title, will quit the series at end of 2022
It wants to focus on Formula 1, which it says has more room for technology transfer.
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Three Formula E motors and a DTM engine combine in the Audi RS Q e-tron
Audi will enter this extreme series hybrid off-roader in the 2022 Dakar Rally.
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NYC ePrix: It’s time for Formula E’s annual visit to America
We check in with one of our favorite series ahead of this weekend’s races.
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Sand, sun, and electric off-road SUVs: Extreme E holds its first race
There’s a lot to like about this new environmentally conscious race series.
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Audi and BMW to both leave Formula E—here’s why that’s OK
New manufacturers will take their place.
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Formula E crowns a new champion as season six ends in Berlin
Pre-race quarantine worked, and the packed season finale delivered good racing.
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Formula E returns today with the first of six races in nine days
The series will hold six races in Berlin beginning on August 5 at 1pm EDT.
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Disappointed by Formula E’s plan for its next car? Here’s an alternative
Cheaper, faster, and more powerful—a Formula E champ talks to Ars about his idea.
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Formula E returns in August, will run six races in nine days in Berlin
There will be three double-headers with different track layouts, but no spectators.
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Electric race cars and human drama on display in And We Go Green
Filmmaker tells Ars the candid tone was a response to “corporate” Netflix F1 doc.
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Audi parks driver for using a ringer in charity esports race
Other racing drivers say they’ll quit streaming on Twitch as a result.
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We talk esports vs. a pro racing simulator with Jaguar’s Mitch Evans
Which is harder, a million-dollar sim or a game like iRacing? The answer might surprise.
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Formula E starts a new “battle royale” online series this weekend
The electric racing series is the latest to go virtual while COVID-19 rages.
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Coronavirus cancels F1 and Formula E races, could make EU miss CO2 target
Sporting events and trade shows are cancelled or postponed as a result of contagion.
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Formula E five years on: Cars Technica grades the electric racing series
How does e-racing do in terms of competition, entertainment, R&D, and marketing/outreach?
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Formula E racing tech will improve the charger for your electric car
ABB and Enel X provide modified production fast chargers used at each ePrix.
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Electric SUVs racing in the Himalayas and the Amazon? Meet Extreme E
Starting in 2021, series will raise awareness about environmental destruction.
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