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ZF electric driveline to premiere in Formula E with Venturi

Green Car Congress

The Gen2 car will celebrate its debut on the track with double the battery energy storage capacity of its predecessor, the Gen1 car. The German HWA Racelab team will enter the Formula E as a Venturi customer team and acquire its vehicles from Monaco-based Venturi. New Formula E rules this year will usher in many changes.

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Auto Racing Test Drives Its Own EV Future

Cars That Think

F1 doesn’t flatter the battery brigade. At the Monaco Grand Prix circuit, where Formula E recently ran the full course for the first time, an F1 car driven by the likes of Lewis Hamilton is faster by at least 10 seconds per lap, an embarrassing eternity in racing terms. Enough energy, in fact, to carry 220 fewer kilograms of battery.

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