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ArcEV MotoE at Silverstone 2014 | © AutoVolt Jonathan Musk

MotoE Race Calendar Updates

The 2015 MotoE Calendar has been updated and now features more races in the UK than was previously scheduled. The new season is as follows: Nurburgring, Germany 1-2 Aug Anglesey, Wales 15-16 August Cadwell Park, England 12-13 September
 Pembrey, England 26-27 September
 Portimao, Portugal 2-4th October Each track hosts at least 2 races per weekend; …

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Rhys Millen driving the DriveeO at Pikes Peak International Hill Climb 2015 - Courtesy DriveeO Flickr Photostream

Pikes Peak International Hill Climb Won by an Electric Car

The annual Pikes Peak International Hill Climb (#PPIHC) has been won by Rhys Millen (NZ) driving the Drive eO all electric 1MW racer. While we in the UK were mesmerised by another sporting event, Formula E in London’s Battersea Park, American motoring enthusiasts lined the windy road up America’s most famous and iconic motoring mountain, …

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2015 ZENN Rally Monte-Carlo

Renault ZOE Wins 6th ZENN Monte-Carlo Rally

The 6th ZENN Monte-Carlo Rally (Zero Emissions, No Noise) is a prestigious motorsport competition open exclusively to electric cars with a range of under 250 km. Like its renowned parent competition, the Monte-Carlo Rally, the ZENN Rally is run in the Principality of Monaco. Competing in regularity events and stopping off at charging stations, drivers …

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VBB-3 and the team. Photo credit, Venturi Automobiles/Denis Boussard.

Venturi Set New World Electric Land Speed Class Record

They say lightening never strikes the same place twice, but Venturi are likely to disagree with that statement after the second year of terrible weather hindered their world electric land speed record attempt this year. Just as in September 2013 which saw the entire Bonneville salt lake flooded, just as Venturi arrived to make a …

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Venturi Formula E car at Donington

Australian EV Racer Aims to Set the Pace for World Electric Racing

Today, the resurgence of electric cars is very much apparent but, interestingly, whereas the early days of motoring were filled with pioneer racers, the new crop of EVs is mostly aimed at road users. However, there are electric racing series in existence, most notably electric bikes which battle each year at the Isle of Mann …

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Rolls-Royce supports local primary school’s racing debut

Primary School leant a helping hand by Rolls-Royce for Greenpower Racing at Goodwood

A team of school children mentored and supported by Rolls-Royce Motor Cars successfully completed the Greenpower IET Formula Goblin race at the Goodwood Motor Circuit on Sunday. The group of 10 boys and girls from Years 5 and 6 built and piloted a specially developed electric car in a race against teams from schools across …

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2014 Mitsubishi i MiEV Evolution III at Pikes Peak

Pikes Peak 2014 Electric Results

The annual Pikes Peak international hill climb has taken place yesterday, 29th June. No overall record was achieved this year, with Sebastian Loeb’s unbelievable 2013 time of 8.13.878 set last year well and truly safe. The fastest time up the hill was set by Romain Dumas in a 2013 Norma at 9.05.801. Second and third …

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Mitsubishi MIEV Evolution III

Mitsubishi Set Their Sights on Pikes Peak

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) will enter two MiEV Evolution III all-electric racecars in the 2014 edition of the world-famous Pikes Peak International Hill Climb (Pikes Peak, June 23 to June 29) in Colorado, United States. MMC will use two MiEV Evolution III all-electric racecars, which combine the best of MMC’s electric vehicle and four-wheel drive …

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