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How Olympics Officials Try to Catch "Motor Doping"

Cars That Think

Closer inspection revealed a motor and battery lodged within the hollow frame element that angles down from a bike’s saddle to its pedals, and wires connecting the seat tube’s hidden hardware to a push-button switch under the handlebars. The motor in Van den Driessche’s bike engaged with the bike’s crankshaft and added 200 watts of power.

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Formula E season 10 starts Saturday – new tracks and 600kW mid-race charging

Baua Electric

This track is often used as a motorcycle track, much like Formula E’s winter testing track in Valencia, with lower speeds and a shorter lap length than the full Shanghai circuit (but longer than the Portland circuit). Since then, Formula E cars haven’t needed pit stops, and finish the race on the same battery and tire they started on.