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Author:  Fish88 [ Tue Sep 10, 2013 10:33 pm ]
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Wow that designer must have had a hard job designing that. Some straight lines and done.
Author:  kals [ Tue Sep 10, 2013 10:56 pm ]
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Fish88 wrote:
Wow that designer must have had a hard job designing that. Some straight lines and done.


Then it's retro looking?
Author:  cookie [ Wed Sep 11, 2013 10:15 am ]
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Looks like an Audi Le Mans car.
Author:  Cheeveer [ Wed Sep 11, 2013 10:22 am ]
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cookie wrote:
Looks like an Audi Le Mans car.


Please explain more, I'm not following.
Author:  cookie [ Wed Sep 11, 2013 10:37 am ]
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The looks of the car remind me of this
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Author:  glorfindel [ Wed Sep 11, 2013 12:38 pm ]
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I think it looks alright. I'd certainly give the sport a chance if I am able to watch it.
Author:  VirtuaIceMan [ Wed Sep 11, 2013 12:51 pm ]
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Low profile tyres eh? Not sure about the two side winglets. They should cover it in solar panels to help it recharge lol
Author:  electrodevo [ Wed Sep 11, 2013 3:37 pm ]
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J.Morelli wrote:
To make a comparison, it's like going to a concert without audio!


I don't think the "audio" part is as big of a deal as seeing a machine go very quick.

And to be honest, there would be quite a novelty of seeing relatively silent zip along as quickly as a race car. Electric cars' big advantage performance wise is acceleration, so I can see why they are choosing twisty street circuits to start out with -- its probably the best place to demonstrate what they are capable of, as from what I understand EV top speed is not where internal combustion engines are yet.

The sheer "new technology" aspect might bring some people out, if they can make a good product and also use it as a platform for further technology advancements (especially in batteries and power) they might have something going. It's no secret that auto racing in general is in somewhat of a decline of late, and for open wheel in general I think a part of this was that the (practical) technology limit has been pushed about as far as we can go... the days of "new track records" at Indy etc. for instance are long gone and that's long been an appeal of open wheel. It's harder to get excited about spec cars.

I'm a bit surprised they are not piggybacking on at least a couple of existing Formula 1 events, though. I guess at this point this is more of an "exhibition" in some ways.

Definitely a gamble of a series but if you never play, you never win. It could go either way.
Author:  VirtuaIceMan [ Thu Sep 12, 2013 12:47 pm ]
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More pics here: http://jalopnik.com/formula-e-why-you-s ... 1291589194
Author:  phil1993 [ Fri Sep 27, 2013 3:50 pm ]
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Here's the calendar

Quote:
20 September 2014 - Beijing, China*
18 October 2014 - Putrajaya, Malaysia
8 November 2014 - Hong Kong
13 December 2014 - Punta del Este, Uruguay
10 January 2015 - Buenos Aires, Argentina
14 February 2015 - Los Angeles, USA
18 April 2015 -Miami, USA
9 May 2015 - Monte Carlo, Monaco*
30 May 2015 - Berlin, Germany
27 June 2015 - London, UK
Author:  kals [ Fri Sep 27, 2013 6:13 pm ]
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So will the Monaco race form part of the Historic GP (seems unlikely) or will it be a stand alone event?
Author:  RtN [ Sat Sep 28, 2013 12:34 am ]
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No drivers yet, no. Judging by the other 'non-ladder' series that have been around, expect a healthy mix of experienced journeymen, younger drivers with no money to drive anything else, and a few completely hopeless gentlemen.

Their Youtube channel has a short clip of what is supposedly the engine noise. If it's real, it sounds like an aeroplane.
Author:  kals [ Sat Sep 28, 2013 12:40 am ]
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Scotty wrote:
Any drivers signed up yet?


I don't believe so, but wouldn't it be a coup for the series to get someone of the calibre of Felipe Massa to try and raise the public profile?

I can see Narain Karthikayan joining this series also.
Author:  Fish88 [ Sat Sep 28, 2013 12:55 am ]
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Line up all those guys who used to fill those Super League and A1GP seats.
Author:  cookie [ Sat Sep 28, 2013 5:15 am ]
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Winter series, great.
Author:  electrodevo [ Sat Sep 28, 2013 5:23 am ]
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Scotty wrote:
Any drivers signed up yet?


Just teams so far.

I'm a bit surprised that so far two of the four announced teams are Indycar teams (Andretti Autosport and Dragon Racing).
Author:  phil1993 [ Tue Oct 15, 2013 7:56 pm ]
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Formula E has announced it is going to have a system to vote via Twitter so a driver gets an extra push-to-pass during the race


X-Factor meets motorsport.
Author:  Gaara [ Tue Oct 15, 2013 8:09 pm ]
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Fail
Author:  Fish88 [ Tue Oct 15, 2013 8:31 pm ]
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NASCAR got nothing on this.
Author:  codename_47 [ Wed Oct 16, 2013 1:01 am ]
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The overreaction to this I've seen all over the internet is unreal.

1 push to pass? Big deal!

If it's anything like Indycar they usually all have about 3 left in the closing laps anyway, 1 more for 1 driver isn't going to sway anything.
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