The latest news and information from the exciting world of Formula E, the FIA’s official electric racing car series set to start in 2014.
The FIA Formula E Championship, the world’s first fully-electric race series, has today confirmed that all of its official pre-season tests will be held at Donington Park circuit in the UK with free admission to fans. Beginning on July 3, the 10 Formula E teams will be given five full test days with every one […]
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![[From left to right]: Catherine Banchard, CEO of ONE DROP, Guy Laliberté, Founder of Cirque du Soleil, and Formula E representatives Chris Schroeder and Robert Lavia beside the Formula E car during the announcement of the new Formula E and ONE DROP partnership.](https://www.autovolt-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/1.-The-Formula-E-car-on-display-during-the-ONE-DROP-event-800x532.jpg)
Organisers of the FIA Formula E Championship have announced a joint partnership with ONE DROP, showing their support for the non-profit organisation which strives to ensure that water is accessible to all, today and forever. Beginning this September in Beijing, Formula E is the FIA’s global motorsport championship featuring fully-electric open-wheel cars racing in 10
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Following a test drive at the La Ferté Gaucher circuit near Choisy-le-Roi, France, ex-Formula One driver Jarno Trulli has applauded the all electric FIA Formula E Spark-Renault SRT_01E race car. The 39-year-old Italian, who last week signed up to the Championship’s Drivers’ Club, spent a whole day at the wheel of the now fully-tested single-seater
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Leading drivers Sam Bird, Jarno Trulli, Nick Heidfeld and Jérôme d’Ambrosio have today added their names to the burgeoning Formula E Drivers’ Club and in doing so showing their support for the new global electric racing series. Launched in January, the new scheme features a pool of top, international names that all officially endorse the
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All 10 rounds of the 2014/2015 FIA Formula E Championship will be televised live and free-to-air in the UK after series organisers confirmed a broadcast deal with leading UK network ITV. Brokered by international media company MP & Silva, the ITV agreement adds to existing deals with FOX Sports and Japan’s TV Asahi. As part
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Organisers of the FIA Formula E Championship have today revealed the location and circuit layout of the Beijing Formula E Grand Prix – exactly six months ahead of the opening round of the new global electric race series. Taking place on Saturday, 13th September 2014, the inaugural Formula E race has been set around the
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The Audi Sport ABT team have unveiled their new team livery at the Geneva Motor Show in Switzerland. Revealed on stage, the only German team in the inaugural year of FIA’s Formula E, pulled the covers off the fully electric Spark-Renault SRT_01E car to display their red and black livery. The new car will make
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Although the actual FIA Formula E race event may be relatively short at around an hour’s time for most races, the event doesn’t stop there. Organisers of the FIA Formula E Championship have appointed an experienced event company to handle live entertainment to the race events around the world. CDC Entertainment has been announced as
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Generally speaking, government are very supportive of sporting events, the Olympics in 2012 being an obvious example where sport is used to gain attention for the nation as a whole. Motoring events on the other hand, are often lauded as noisy and irritating to residents who live near race tracks, with the result being that
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Formula E’s fully-electric Spark-Renault SRT_01E car has now completed 1,000km of testing without a single glitch – the equivalent of an entire season’s worth of racing. Built by Spark Racing Technology together with a consortium of some of the leading names in motorsport, the 200kw (270bhp) single-seater has undergone an arduous testing programme since its
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