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Jaguar Rekindles Racing Flame with Electric Entry into Formula E

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Jaguar today has officially taken the wraps off its new electric motorsport future, revealing its Formula E team’s official name, vision, title sponsor, driver line-up and electric racing livery. From this October, Panasonic Jaguar Racing will compete in the third FIA Formula E season with the first all-electric Jaguar racing car in history: the I-TYPE […]

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Ten Team Names Announced for Formula E Season 3 2016-17

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The FIA has released the names of the 10 teams entered to take part in the third season of the FIA Formula E Championship, which gets underway in Hong Kong on October 9.

Eight of the 10 teams have been involved right from the very beginning of the world’s first fully-electric single-seater series, even if some have undergone a name change since then. The new entries come courtesy of Jaguar, the company choosing Formula E to mark its return to motorsport after an absence of over a decade, and the Chinese Techeetah team, that took over Team Aguri’s entry and is owned by China…

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Buemi makes his move on Bruno Senna - Formula E London ePrix 28 June 2015 - AutoVolt

London ePrix 2016: What you need to know

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The London ePrix is back for its second and final time at Battersea Park. Following a convoluted court battle to keep the race in the park, the FIA and Formula E organisers finally succumbed to the wants of certain residents and conceded that they will not attempt to hold the event at Battersea Park in the future, post 2016.

Like last year, the capital will play host to the final two races of the season, which will once again mean the title winner is anything but obvious. Lucas di Grassi leads the current driver standings with 141 points, followed by Sébastien Buemi with 140…

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Buemi makes his move on Bruno Senna - Formula E London ePrix 28 June 2015 - AutoVolt

Formula E London ePrix Given a Green Light

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The trouble with street racing is permissions to close entire city centres or areas within them are often fraught with problems and can take a while to achieve. Despite the FIA Formula E having successfully run the inaugural London ePrix last year at Battersea Park, the organisers have only just today been given the green light for the 2016 London ePrix in Battersea Park on 2nd and 3rd July.

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Victory Returns to the TT Zero

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Victory Motorcycles is returning with the Victory Racing team to compete in the Isle of Man TT Zero race with an all-new electric race bike called the Victory RR. The Victory RR electric motorcycle has been developed over the past year using data gathered during last year’s TT Zero and will be ridden by William Dunlop.

This means Victory Racing is fielding entries in two of the world’s most gruelling road races – Pikes Peak in the USA and the Isle of Man TT in Europe…

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BMW i8 Safety Car - Formula E London ePrix 28 June 2015 - AutoVolt

BMW i Title Sponsor for Berlin ePrix, Round Eight of #FormulaE

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Today, BMW has three plug-in hybrid cars and another with the BMW i sub-brand, the i8. They also have the all-electric i3 but there are lots more in the works, including the BMW 7-Series iPerformance plug-in hybrid.

In celebration of these cars, the company’s support of Formula E and the forthcoming race in Germany, BMWi is proud to sponsor the Berlin ePrix in round eight of the 2015/16 Formula E calendar, on 21st May 2016…

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Formula E Paris ePrix 2016

Di Grassi Triumphant at First Ever Formula E Paris ePrix

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Lucas di Grassi has won the latest round of Formula E, the Paris ePrix. The FIA’s home city hosted the sold-out event for the first time providing spectacular backdrops of the Eiffel Tower with a freshly tarmacced track located around Place des Invalides. Di Grassi’s win is his third of the season.

Starting from pole position, Britain’s Sam Bird (DS Virgin Racing) was unable to capitalise on his qualifying pace and immmediately dropped back to third after a slow start. Each of the teams had been suffering from poor cold tyre performance…

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CNN International Adds Formula E Supercharged Show

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Viewers of the FIA’s all-electric race series, Formula E, will be thrilled to learn there’s a new show to watch on CNN International. A first for the channel, Supercharged brings Formula E to the screen with a behind the scenes series presented by technology and motorsport presenter Nicki Shields.

Shields is well-known in Formula E circles, having been one of three presenters announced in the sports…

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