FIA Formula E Championship

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So who is amped to see this FIA Championship start in September?

Championship overview:

  • There will be 10 teams, 20 drivers, and 40 cars
  • Each team will include 2 drivers and 4 cars
  • e-Prix will be held in 10 cities across the world
  • Racing circuits will be held in cities, and will be approximately 2.5 km to 3 km long
  • Cars will accelerate from 0 km/h to 100 km/h in 3 seconds, with a maximum speed of 220 km/h
  • Noise decibel levels will be approximately 80 dB(SPL) (ordinary car: 70 dB; bus: 90 dB; Formula One track 130 dB)
The race:

  • Early morning: free practice session, followed by qualifying
  • Late morning: qualifying 1 lap time each driver with both cars A and B
  • Afternoon: a 2-hour break to recharge the cars
  • Evening: Final race with 3 stints and 2 pit stops
  • Pit stop will involve a change of car: when the battery runs out, the driver will make a pit stop, then will run 100 metres to climb into a recharged car
  • Races are planned to be 45 minutes in length
 
I'm intrigued to watch a few... but i somehow don't think it will catch on...
 
Electric cars i take it?

They just dont sound right :(
 
All teams use the same cars here... Would be nice if there was a championship where the manufacturers develop their own electric cars according to certain regulations. That way electric car tech will advance at a much faster pace.
 
Quantum Theory said:
All teams use the same cars here... Would be nice if there was a championship where the manufacturers develop their own electric cars according to certain regulations. That way electric car tech will advance at a much faster pace.
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Quantum Theory said:
All teams use the same cars here... Would be nice if there was a championship where the manufacturers develop their own electric cars according to certain regulations. That way electric car tech will advance at a much faster pace.
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I think that the 2014/15 season is more a test under competition regulations than anything else, should FIA see success I’m sure McLaren will get some competition in the 2015/16 season.

http://www.fiaformulae.com/

There will be a Las Vegas Car Demo in ~14hrs.
 
With a top speed of only 220km/h, I'd imagine that they will be racing on relatively small circuits to keep the racing interesting, that and the fact that they probably don't have the funds and following at this point to book out the big tracks.

Interested to see how it work out, but I'm far from excited.
 
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