{"id":634,"date":"2020-04-22T18:22:10","date_gmt":"2020-04-22T23:22:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/evglobe.com\/?p=634"},"modified":"2020-04-22T18:22:10","modified_gmt":"2020-04-22T23:22:10","slug":"formula-e-racing-the-perfect-test-bed-for-electric-cars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/evglobe.com\/2020\/04\/22\/formula-e-racing-the-perfect-test-bed-for-electric-cars\/","title":{"rendered":"Formula E Racing: The Perfect Test Bed For Electric Cars"},"content":{"rendered":"
Formula One\u00a0has been one of the largest and most exciting spectator sports since its inception in 1950. The fast cars, dynamic personalities and personal feuds have made F1 one of the greatest sports in the world to watch. It was certainly even more exciting back in the \u201960s and \u201970s, when the cars were loud, angry monsters that were genuinely dangerous to drive.<\/p>\n
However, with the onset of global and economic pressures on the automotive world to become more efficient, traditional motorsport is starting become somewhat superfluous. So a new style of racing has been born, Formula E, and it\u2019s very exciting in its own way.<\/p>\n
Formula E is, at its core, F1 with electric cars. The cars are very similar to F1 cars, with similar designs, aerodynamics and performance, except for that they\u2019re a bit heavier, thanks to the batteries, and completely silent. So it makes for a slightly\u00a0different race than you might be used to watching from F1.<\/p>\n
In the past, we spoke with Nelson Piquet Jr., last season\u2019s Formula E Champion and current driver for NEXTEV, about the new sport and it was very interesting to hear the differences between the new all electric sport and the classic one\u00a0we all know. Especially coming from a driver who\u2019s raced in F1, Nascar and now Formula E.<\/p>\n