Cars That Think
JUNE 24, 2024
Engineers who support race teams also need to work at a breakneck pace to fix problems, and that’s something Aakhilesh Singhania relishes. He develops and supports electronic control systems for hybrid race cars, which feature combustion engines and battery-powered electric motors. and the 24 Hours of Le Mans in France. “It
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 28, 2013
Ogiso said verification work on the system will be conducted in Japan, the US and Europe in 2014. That vehicle will make its North American debut at the 2014 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in January. The challenge of the hybrid race car has been the added weight of the battery and electric motor, he noted.
Green Car Reports
JUNE 26, 2013
At the weekend, Audi''s R18 e-tron, a diesel-electric hybrid race car, took victory at the Le Mans 24-hour race. Also at Le Mans, Nissan unveiled its 2014 competitor for the race, the ZEOD RC electric prototype. It''s been a good week for electric vehicles in motor sport.
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 1, 2020
In 2012, Audi achieved the first victory of a hybrid racing car in the Le Mans 24 Hours. The Audi R18 e-tron quattro remained unbeaten in the world’s most important endurance race three times in a row. Since 2014, Audi has also been successful in fully-electric racing with Formula E.
Green Cars News
MARCH 28, 2014
Toyota has revealed its new TS040 hybrid race car which will take part in the 2014 FIA World Endurance Championship this year. The carmaker first announced that it would be introducing a new hybrid racing model back in January, also revealing its racing team; which for the third year will co[.].
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 2, 2016
Audi Sport has been giving its name to the current Formula E team since the inaugural 2014/2015 Formula E season, and has made one of its factory drivers, Lucas di Grassi, available in the course of this cooperation. With quattro drive we revolutionized rally racing and subsequently set standards in circuit racing as well.
Green Cars News
JANUARY 30, 2014
Toyota has confirmed it is to bring its hybrid technology to the 2014 FIA World Endurance Championship. It will enter two hybrid tech racing cars into the new WEC season, a calendar which includes the Le Mans 24 Hours. For the third year running the driver line-up will consist of Alex Wurz, Nicola[.].
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