{"id":14784,"date":"2022-01-18T09:12:48","date_gmt":"2022-01-18T14:12:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/evglobe.com\/?p=14784"},"modified":"2022-01-18T09:12:48","modified_gmt":"2022-01-18T14:12:48","slug":"porsche-taycan-formula-e-safety-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/evglobe.com\/2022\/01\/18\/porsche-taycan-formula-e-safety-car\/","title":{"rendered":"Porsche Taycan dresses up for Formula E Safety Car duty"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Porsche Taycan has been assigned the role of Formula E’s safety car for the upcoming season. The all-electric sedan in Turbo S guise will celebrate its track debut on January 28-29 when the inaugural round is scheduled to take place in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia. It makes perfect sense for a high-performance electric car to lead the pack since the zero-emission car from Zuffenhausen is one of the fastest EVs in the world.<\/p>\n
Race<\/strong><\/td>\nDate<\/strong><\/td>\n | Country<\/strong><\/td>\n | Location<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 1<\/td>\n | 28th<\/sup>\u00a0Jan.<\/td>\n | Saudi Arabia<\/td>\n | Riyadh<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 2<\/td>\n | 29th<\/sup>\u00a0Jan.<\/td>\n | Saudi Arabia<\/td>\n | Riyadh<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 3<\/td>\n | 12th<\/sup>\u00a0Feb.<\/td>\n | Mexico<\/td>\n | Mexico City<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 4<\/td>\n | 9th<\/sup>\u00a0Apr.<\/td>\n | Italy<\/td>\n | Rome<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 5<\/td>\n | 10th<\/sup>\u00a0Apr.<\/td>\n | Italy<\/td>\n | Rome<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 6<\/td>\n | 30th<\/sup>\u00a0Apr.<\/td>\n | Monaco<\/td>\n | Monte Carlo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 7<\/td>\n | 14th<\/sup>\u00a0May<\/td>\n | Germany<\/td>\n | Berlin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 8<\/td>\n | 15th<\/sup>\u00a0May<\/td>\n | Germany<\/td>\n | Berlin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 9<\/td>\n | 4th<\/sup>\u00a0Jun.<\/td>\n | Indonesia<\/td>\n | Jakarta<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 10<\/td>\n | 2nd<\/sup>\u00a0Jul.<\/td>\n | Canada<\/td>\n | Vancouver<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 11<\/td>\n | 16th<\/sup>\u00a0Jul.<\/td>\n | USA<\/td>\n | New York<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 12<\/td>\n | 17th<\/sup>\u00a0Jul.<\/td>\n | USA<\/td>\n | New York<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 13<\/td>\n | 30th<\/sup>\u00a0Jul.<\/td>\n | UK<\/td>\n | London<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 14<\/td>\n | 31st<\/sup>\u00a0Jul.<\/td>\n | UK<\/td>\n | London<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 15<\/td>\n | 13th<\/sup>\u00a0Aug.<\/td>\n | South Korea<\/td>\n | Seoul<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | 16<\/td>\n | 14th<\/sup>\u00a0Aug.<\/td>\n | South Korea<\/td>\n | Seoul<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n | <\/p>\n Changes to the car have been inside where the speedy EV was fitted with racing bucket seats featuring six-point seatbelts. In addition, there is a roll cage in the back, along with the wire harnesses necessary to control the extra lights on the outside, including those mounted in the front bumper. The purpose-built Taycan Turbo S comes along with a communication system and a fire extinguisher in case something goes wrong.<\/p>\n As a refresher, the range-topping Taycan has dual electric motors and all-wheel drive as standard. It packs up to 751 horsepower and runs to 62 mph (100 km\/h) in 2.8 seconds en route to 162 mph (260 km\/h). It’s not the fastest EV (excluding hypercars) in the world since the Tesla Model S Plaid<\/a> can now do 175 mph while the Lucid Air Dream Edition maxes out at 168 mph (270 km\/h).<\/p>\n Source: Porsche<\/em><\/p>\n |