http://gas2.org/2015/08/15/listen-sound-new-formula-e-cars/ Listen To The Sound Of New Formula E Cars August 15th, 2015 by Steve Hanley
[video flash] Listen to the sound of the new Formula E cars during pre-season testing at Silverstone in England. They sound pretty ferocious, don’t they? To my ear, they are beginning to sound like their Formula One cousins that feature gasoline-electric hybrid power trains. Before Formula E racing began, most motor sport addicts (like myself) assumed that watching electric cars race would be like watching roller derby with the sound off. Actually, it turned out to be rather good. In the end, the series championship came down to a single point and was not decided until the final corner of the final lap of the final race. Racing doesn’t get much closer than that. To the surprise of many, the electric race cars actually made some race-car-like noises. Electric motors are not quite as silent as we thought they were, especially when operating under heavy load. After the first season, dozens of cities around the world were asking series CEO, Alejandro Agag, to add them to the calendar. The series rules have been carefully crafted. Agag knows his brainchild will have to walk before it can run. In order to get potential teams interested in the series in the first place, the original set of rules called for everyone to campaign the same car — same motor, same battery, same tires, same aerodynamics, same brakes, and same motor control systems. For 2015, the rules have been loosened, at least a little. This year, the teams are free to use their own motor, inverter, gearbox, and cooling system. The batteries are still the same for everyone, so the objective for the new year is to use the power available as efficiently as possible. Perhaps Richard Branson is right when he says Formula E will surpass Formula One in 5 years. But first, larger batteries that can race for more than a half hour at a time will be needed. The teams are already working on that. [© gas2.org] For EVLN posts use: http://evdl.org/evln/ http://www.motors.co.uk/news/general/rise-in-independent-electric-car-servicing Rise in independent electrified car servicing http://www.news.lk/news/business/item/9175-electric-motor-car-charging-stations-to-be-set-up-island-wide EVSE to be set up island wide on Sri Lanka + EVLN: Zoe EV Test Drive Review {brucedp.150m.com} -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-The-Sound-Of-Formula-E-Race-e-Cars-v-tp4677233.html Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
