September 22nd, 2019 | by Dr. Maximilian Holland
Whilst seemingly irrelevant to everyday driving, the ongoing competition between Tesla and Porsche over EV performance supremacy is quickly demonstrating that fossil sports cars are becoming obsolete — an important symbolic milestone for the EV revolution which will have repercussions in higher volume segments. If Porsche wants its Taycan to keep pace with the Tesla Model S Plaid, Porsche will have to allow it to outperform the company's current flagship Panamera combustion sedan. And that will only highlight the inferiority of fossil vehicles
September 18th, 2019 | by Johnna Crider
If you are a lover of all things auto, you should celebrate Tesla's leadership on the Nürburgring track, and I am going to explain why I think this to be so
September 1st, 2019 | by Dr. Maximilian Holland
Despite not surpassing some of its combustion peers over the full lap of the Nurburgring Nordschleife circuit, a recently released onboard lap video shows that the Porsche Taycan has effectively outperformed its Panamera sibling (and the BMW M5 and M5 Competition) over the twisty first half of the course. This indicates that on the vast majority of the world's race circuits, where mid-speed corners dominate over high speed straightaways, the Taycan will be able to lap faster than the Panamera and similar 4-door saloons, such as the BMW
July 16th, 2019 | by Jennifer Sensiba
The Nissan LEAF certainly doesn't have a reputation as a serious performance car. With far less power than any Tesla, "semi-independent" rear suspension like you'd find under a Chevy Cavalier, and many similarities with the Versa, the LEAF is widely regarded as an economy car, not a luxury or sports car. It certainly isn't seen as a real competitor to a Tesla, even an older Model
June 5th, 2019 | by Steve Hanley
When Alejandro Agag first pitched his idea for an electric car racing series, people laughed at him. They aren't laughing anymore. Formula E is doing well, thank you very much, and all the world's major car makers are trying to elbow their way into the competition
February 3rd, 2019 | by Guest Contributor
I’ve been competing in Navigational road rallying for over 30 years and it’s been one of my absolute most favorite pastimes. When I say Navigational rallies, often called TSD (Time, Speed, Distance) rallies in the United States, people often confuse this with Performance rallying as seen in the WRC series. Not the same thing! Navigational rallying is done on public roads and therefore competitors need to obey all of the applicable traffic laws. It isn’t so much a race as it is a precision driving event. The three golden rules are: stay on the road, stay on the correct route, and stay precisely on schedule
November 9th, 2018 | by Dr. Maximilian Holland
Tesla has just released a fully baked version of its "Track Mode" software, which, in initial testing by Motor Trend, makes the Performance Model 3 the "world's quickest sport sedan" around the Streets of Willow race track
May 18th, 2018 | by Nicolas Zart
Alejandro Agag will introduce the Jaguar I-PACE eTROPHY this Saturday, May 19, on the Berlin Tempelhof Circuit for the start of the 2018/19 season of the ABB FIA Formula E Championship. Get ready for another season of electric racing!
November 25th, 2017 | by Nicolas Zart
Formula E is four years old and continuing to mature. Considering how quickly it came to be, we're excited to see a new fourth season start. So, what is new for this upcoming season
August 5th, 2017 | by Guest Contributor
Street racing is a subculture with a rich history, as well as its own etiquette and language. Back in the 1800s, young swells were racing horse-drawn carriages on Woodward Avenue in Detroit. In the 1960s, their grandkids were facing off in Pontiac GTOs. Nowadays, Generation Z is getting used to the idea that the future of racing might be electric
June 30th, 2017 | by Cynthia Shahan
The London Taxi Company's all-electric taxi has been tested intensely and over thousands of miles in both hot and cold climate endurance tests in the Arizona desert and Arctic Circle. This week, the zero emissions taxi prototype took on another first. On Thursday, June 29, one of London Taxi Company (LTC)’s all-new range-extended electric taxi test vehicles silently made the world-famous Goodwood Hillclimb
March 11th, 2016 | by Steve Hanley
Originally published on Gas2. A new electric car racing series was announced this week. The brainchild of Spanish racing driver Agustin [&hellip
August 20th, 2013 | by Zachary Shahan
Chris DeMorro of CleanTechnica sister site Gas2 yesterday posted the below video of 43 Tesla Model S’s circling a racetrack. [&hellip
August 28th, 2012 | by Adam Johnston
The Federation Internationale de l’ Automobile (FIA) announced on Monday the start of an electric car racing championship competition, similar [&hellip
April 5th, 2011 | by Zachary Shahan
Following up on my first cleantech and politics roundup yesterday, here are 20 more great or important stories from the past day or so. I've decided to also bold the stories I think are the most worth checking out
