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Audi unveils e-tron FE05 for new Formula E season

Green Car Congress

Since the batteries now have the capacity to last the entire 45-minute race distance, the mandatory car change during the race has been eliminated. Afterwards, the race cars and equipment will be transported to Saudi Arabia. All Formula E teams draw electricity from identical McLaren batteries weighing 374 kilograms.

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Extreme E tackles tough terrain, promotes sustainable racing

Charged EVs

The carbon footprint is as small as practical: there are no spectators, and the cars and teams travel on a specially greened-up ship. Extreme E invests in local environmental projects at each site, and buys carbon offsets to compensate for what emissions it cannot avoid. The all-terrain, all-electric Odyssey 21. The green ship St.

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Auto Racing Test Drives Its Own EV Future

Cars That Think

Behind the spent carbon fumes, a skeptic might detect a whiff off electric opportunism on the part of some lesser racing organizations, desperate to grab a foothold, headlines or the overtaxed attention spans of sports and racing fans. “For F1 doesn’t flatter the battery brigade.

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