Fully Charged has released a video featuring the upcoming Aston Martin Rapide E, which will go into low-volume production from Q4 of this year. Starting from £250,000, the Rapide E is clearly not an affordable EV by any means, but nevertheless is notable in signaling a clear move towards electrification from one of the auto industry’s best known historic luxury sports car brands.
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.
What a month this has been for electric mobility. Electric vehicles (EV) are racing everywhere from Formula E to now Extreme E, and air racing now welcomes Air Race E, which has Airbus throwing its weight into the fold. Can anything stop EVs? Why are so many people still resistant to EVs?
There is something about ex-Formula 1 champion Nico Rosberg that I could sense when I briefly met him at CES and, of all the places, at the Byton event. It turns out Nico Rosenberg is a big electric mobility fan, and he is also putting his money where his mouth is.
Early founding Formula E team Envision Virgin Racing has completed its final preparations a week ahead of the official Formula E pre-season testing on Spain’s modified 3.09 km Ricardo Tormo Circuit in Valencia. The new livery and driver line-up was unveiled at its Silverstone headquarters.
The Danish newspaper Politiken reports that the plans of getting Formula 1 to the streets of Copenhagen has lost support.
The all-electric series expected to be faster than ever, with 22 cars on the starting line.
Season 5 of the Formula E racing series for electric cars kicks off on December 15. The new season will feature second generation race cars with more powerful batteries that will allow drivers to complete an entire race without changing cars.
Currently, cars last around 25 minutes before needing to be recharged, so drivers have to switch to a second car mid-race. For the fifth season of Formula E, which begins in December, each car will sport a battery large enough to make it through an entire 50-minute race. They will also feature a more aerodynamic design to compensate for the added weight. The million-dollar cars promise a top speed of upwards of 170 miles per hour, more than 30 miles per hour faster than their predecessors and closer to the speed of NASCAR and Formula 1 race cars.
A more powerful Nissan LEAF with a larger battery and more range is coming in the next 6 to 9 months. The car will be known as the E-Plus and will feature a 200 hp motor and at least 200 miles of range.
