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The Porsche 99X Electric is based on the same “Gen 2” design as all other Formula E cars. Teams are required to use the same chassis and battery pack in order to keep costs down, and the racing close.

Besides an identical chassis, all Formula E cars use the same 52-kilowatt-hour lithium battery pack. The pack can hold enough charge to last an entire 45-minute race, eliminating the car changes used ...

As Jean-Eric Vergne whirred across the finish line in Brooklyn last weekend, he did more than lock up the championship of the 2018-19 Formula E season. Driving for the Chinese team Techeetah, Vergne ...

Lucid may be best known for its Air luxury electric sedan, but the California company started life as far back as 2007 as a supplier of EV technology to major OEMs under the name Atieva. Despite ...

Nissan is in urgent need of a turnaround. While focusing on mainstream vehicles might seem like the obvious path back to stability, the company is also exploring something a bit more ambitious: ...

Jaguar's getting back into open-wheel racing, and doing it without gasoline. Later next year, the venerable British automaker will compete in the third season of the all-electric Formula E racing ...

Electric racing series Formula E is at the vanguard of promoting a greener sport and its new boss believes it will benefit the planet as a whole. Chief executive Jamie Reigle, who has replaced Formula ...

Racing fans, the stereotype goes, tend to be “petrolheads” — people who love the ferocious growl of an internal-combustion engine, the unmistakeable smell of burning fuel and oil, and the adrenaline ...

Viknesh Vijayenthiran August 2, 2013 Comment Now! Formula E electric car racing doesn’t get underway until September 2014 but the race cars that will be competing in the event’s inaugural season will ...

All of that is great for fans who want to go deep. But understanding how the cars work on a basic level can be tricky if you’re new to the series. Luckily, Formula E came up with a really excellent ...