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Drayson Racing Sets New Lightweight Electric-Car Speed Record: 204 MPH

Green Car Reports

It''s been a good week for electric vehicles in motor sport. At the weekend, Audi''s R18 e-tron, a diesel-electric hybrid race car, took victory at the Le Mans 24-hour race. Also at Le Mans, Nissan unveiled its 2014 competitor for the race, the ZEOD RC electric prototype.

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Audi to compete in Dakar Rally in 2022 with series-hybrid electric prototype; factory team leaving Formula E

Green Car Congress

We want to continue demonstrating the brand’s slogan ‘Vorsprung durch Technik’ in international top-level motorsport in the future and develop innovative technologies for our road cars. In 2012, Audi achieved the first victory of a hybrid racing car in the Le Mans 24 Hours. The Audi e-tron is a bestseller in many markets.

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Mission Motors closes $9M Series B round; support to commercialize its EV technology to vehicle manufacturers

Green Car Congress

Examples of Mission’s latest technology at work include the integration of Mission powertrain components in high-performance hybrid race cars and the record-breaking Mission R electric superbike.

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Mercedes-AMG reveals performance hybrid and battery-electric AMG derivative strategy

Green Car Congress

Mercedes-AMG laid out its new electrified drive strategy , which is based on two pillars: Performance hybrids with a completely independent drive concept under the technology label E PERFORMANCE. Battery-electric AMG derivatives based on the new Mercedes Electric Vehicle Architecture (EVA) for luxury and premium-class vehicles.

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Audi to increase participation in Formula E; full factory-backed motorsport program for 2017/2018

Green Car Congress

Audi will intensify its future commitment in Formula E —the world’s first racing series for fully electric race cars. Electric mobility is one of the key topics in our industry We intend to evolve into one of the leading premium car manufacturers in this field.

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