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Leonardo DiCaprio & Venturi Automobiles launch Formula E electric race car team

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Based in Monaco, the new Venturi Grand Prix Formula E Team has been co-founded by DiCaprio and Gildo Pallanca Pastor, founder of pioneering EV manufacturer Venturi Automobiles, together with Bert Hedaya and Francesco Costa. Prince Albert II of Monaco.

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Manufacturers confirmed for the start of Gen3 era of ABB FIA Formula E world championship

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The Gen3 race car will be officially unveiled to the public at the Yacht Club de Monaco on 28 April ahead of the Monaco E-Prix on 30 April. The 350 kW electric motor is capable of a top speed of 200 mph (320 km/h), with a power-to-weight ratio that is twice as efficient as an equivalent 470BHP internal combustion engine (ICE).

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ZF electric driveline to premiere in Formula E with Venturi

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seconds and has a top speed of 280 km/h (174 mph). The German HWA Racelab team will enter the Formula E as a Venturi customer team and acquire its vehicles from Monaco-based Venturi. The Gen2 car has increased power output of 250 kW, accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in 2.8

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Volvo Car Corporation intends to lead in field of autonomous driving technology; targeting the next-generation of consumers

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The necessity for a successful carmaker to please the next-generation consumers was the main topic for CEO Stefan Jacoby’s presentation at the 2012 Automotive News Europe Conference in Monaco. Teenagers look at cars with different, less traditional eyes than we, their parents, do.

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Rimac delivers its first Nevera EV hypercar in the U.S.

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Video: The Rimac Nevera rips through the streets of Monaco The Nevera is currently the fastest production car with a top speed of 256 MPH, achieving 0-60 MPH in just 1.74 It features a 120 kWh battery pack and 300 miles of range, but those are not the focus of the vehicle.

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Audi unveils e-tron Sportback electric SUV Coupé; market intro spring 2020

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mph), and its top speed is electronically limited to 200 km/h (124.3 mph), the Audi e-tron Sportback can recuperate a maximum of 300 N·m (221.3 Output is 265 kW and 561 N·m (413.8 lb-ft) of torque. The Audi e-tron Sportback 55 quattro takes 6.6 seconds to reach 100 km/h (62.1 lb-ft) of torque for eight seconds.

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College Electric Motorcycle Team Keeps Setting Records

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In a collaboration with the team’s sponsor, Monaco-based Venturi Group , students started building and testing an entirely new electric motorcycle, the RW-5 Voxan. mph) over one mile. mph) over one kilometer. km/h (180.035 mph) over one mile. km/h (180.065 mph) over one kilometer.