“The appeal is not so strong”
by Vijay Pattni
This is not a prank
Hang on, wasn't April Fools' Day almost two months ago? We think someone at Nissan might be pulling our leg, because it has just announced a new and exclusive 'fragrance' to celebrate this weekend's inaugural Formula E race in Shanghai.
by Greg Potts
The car was able to hit 218.71kph on just 346 meters worth of track
Neom McLaren Formula E driver Jake Hughes has set a new world record for the fastest speed indoors. The British 29-year-old hit 135.9mph (218.71kph) on just 346 meters of track-the thought of which has us reaching for
by Cat Dow
Envision Racing built a literally ‘rubbish’ car
British Formula E team Envision Racing has unveiled a rubbish car. Seriously. There's a hearty chunk of e-waste creating this non-competing Gen3 car.Artist Liam Hopkins, aka @Lazerian, commandeered disused iPhones, chargers, batteries and single-use vapes to build
by Cat Dow
Like it?
McLaren has unveiled its first-ever Formula E car alongside its first Extreme E SUV, with both getting similar takes on the F1 team's classic papaya orange and light blue livery. Thoughts, folks?OTHER STORIES YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED:After 3
by Greg Potts
A big step up from the previous iteration
Formula E and the FIA have revealed the new Gen3 car that every team will use for the 2022-23 season, ushering in a new era for the electric racing series.Speed and performance is set to take a big leap over
by Joe Holding
Since its Formula 1 stint in the ’50s
Maserati will return to single-seater racing next year with an entry into the 2023 Formula E championship. It'll be the first Italian team to compete in Formula E and will join just as the series switches to its new, faster
by Greg Potts
Place your bets
Yes, that headline sounds like the start of a very lame motorsport joke. Also, the activity in question is like comparing apples to oranges. So, why do it? Because you take any opportunity you can to make things go fast on a
by Drei Laurel
The program will eventually help Nissan develop its future EVs
Nissan is now using its advanced technologies not just for building automobiles, but also for developing optimized training programs for racing drivers.The carmaker just launched the 'Nissan Brain to Performance' program that uses advanced brain imaging and analytics tech to determine
This little thing is Formula E’s newest safety car
This bright little bundle of batteries is the new safety car for Formula E. It's called the Mini Electric Pacesetter, and in its maker's own words, is "the most dynamic interpretation yet of a Mini with all-electric power."It
by Vijay Pattni
The St. Helena has officially set sail for the first location in Saudi Arabia
Extreme E's 'floating paddock,' the St. Helena, has set sail for Saudi Arabia. Yep, the all-electric off-road cousin of Formula E is actually happening, people. Get ready.There have been delays to the worldwide race calendar (for obvious reasons),
by Greg Potts
This could boost the series especially after BMW and Audi’s departure
McLaren might enter Formula E for the 2022/23 season. It has "signed an option" to enter the all-electric racing series, guaranteeing it a place on the grid should it want one.McLaren's 'Applied' division has been Formula E's
by Tom Harrison
First Audi, now this
Any Formula E fans out there? Unfortunate news for you today, folks, as BMW has just announced that it will be exiting the championship at the end of the 2020-2021 season. This comes just a day after fellow German carmaker Audi
The 2021 Formula E season will be Audi’s last
Big news, motorsport fans of the internet. 2021's Formula E season will be the last for Audi's factory-backed team. It's quitting the sport to focus on the Dakar Rally, which it will enter in 2022 with an "innovative
by Tom Harrison
He could lose his seat when real-life racing eventually resumes
With no real-life racing likely to take place for the time being, since mid-April, Formula E has been hosting official online races as part of its 'Race at Home Challenge'. And things are getting spicy.These races are contested by
by Tom Harrison
Donations amassed during the championship will support various UNICEF projects
As the COVID-19 outbreak has caused the world's biggest racing events to hit the brakes, fans and professionals alike have taken more notice of e-sports and sim racing. As a matter of fact, Formula E has already launched its
The next five rounds will either be postponed or canceled
Formula E and the FIA have announced that the 2019/20 season has been suspended for the next two months due to the coronavirus pandemic.In an official statement, organizers said: "With the well-being of staff, spectators, and the entire championship
by Greg Potts
Most of the improvement is under the skin
The second-gen Formula E race car has looked cool ever since it was uncovered back in 2018, ahead of the motorsport's fifth season. But for the seventh season, which starts in November of this year (we're still midway through
by Tom Harrison
Is money the deciding factor?
In recent years, when Mercedes-Benz and Porsche have put their minds-and money-into certain areas of motorsport, they've tended to do rather well.Famously, Porsche spent rather a lot on its 919 Hybrid program for LMP1 endurance racing between
by Greg Potts
Clients can get used to high-performance EVs by driving a Formula E car
Pininfarina willingly admits that most customers for the upcoming 1,900hp Battista will have never driven an EV before. It acknowledges that they'll have big collections of the world's rarest cars, but something like the Nissan Leaf might not exactly
by Greg Potts
This is a first for the company
