Tuesday, July 15, 2014

This is what it's like to go full power in an all electric race car


Participants in the upcoming Formula E Championship recently took to the Donington Park circuit to test their machines. And thanks to Audi Sports ABT's Lucas di Grassi, there is now first-person footage illustrating what it is like to drive the all-electric race cars at full power.


The Brazilian driver filmed the experience using a GroPro camera, which was strapped to his visor during the journey. During normal circumstances, Formula E cars are restricted to only using power saving mode which caps at 133 kW (180 horsepower), but can be "boosted" to 200 kW (270 horsepower). However, because di Grassi was not in a race environment, he was able to use his engine at full capacity, thereafter demonstrating how fast these...


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