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RB7ate9 wrote:I suppose it's too much to ask for hot-swappable battery packs?

Like the early days of cars, battery technology isn't actually that great. I'm actually supporting Formula E to hopefully see better electric technology

lizardfolk wrote:

RB7ate9 wrote:I suppose it's too much to ask for hot-swappable battery packs?

Like the early days of cars, battery technology isn't actually that great. I'm actually supporting Formula E to hopefully see better electric technology

Lookin' forward to Formula E as well.

This is the Formula E car:

2014 F1 rear wings should look like that IMO

Also very pleased to welcome TAG Heuer and Renault onboard as Official Partners for the FIA Formula E Championship!

Man that really does look like an IndyCar lol.

What's the sound it make when off throtle?

Awesome to hear Renault is on-board. So that's McLaren and now Renault involved. Add in a Lotus, RedBull or Williams with that and at least one F1 WDC as a driver somewhere and my F1 viewing days are numbered indeed.

Tip to FE - you've got a massive opportunity here to win a lot viewers and supporters. Learn the lessons of others. Don't mess it up.

Can't wait til they run in anger.

http://green.autoblog.com/2013/05/19/fo ... s-bangkok/

The future is very soon.

Cam wrote:Awesome to hear Renault is on-board. So that's McLaren and now Renault involved. Add in a Lotus, RedBull or Williams with that and at least one F1 WDC as a driver somewhere and my F1 viewing days are numbered indeed.

Tip to FE - you've got a massive opportunity here to win a lot viewers and supporters. Learn the lessons of others. Don't mess it up.

Can't wait til they run in anger.

But are Mclaren and Renault running cars?

What's not so clear to me is if this is effectively a spec series. Are Renault designing a spec powertrain? Or is that just a demo car?

Formula E have the opportunity of opening things right up, at least for a few years, and create a bit of a golden age of technology like F1 was in the 60s-70s.

A spec series would not only deny us that, but would make the whole concept of Formula E pointless

You could always sit down and design a car with me Tim.
As far as I know the regulations are fairly open.
Just need some investment.

Id happily do that. But after checking out the formula last night it seems that its all a spec McLaren power train.

Is that true? What if a company want to enter with their own powertrain?

Tim.Wright wrote:What's not so clear to me is if this is effectively a spec series. Are Renault designing a spec powertrain? Or is that just a demo car?

Formula E have the opportunity of opening things right up, at least for a few years, and create a bit of a golden age of technology like F1 was in the 60s-70s.

A spec series would not only deny us that, but would make the whole concept of Formula E pointless

From what I understand, its not a spec series, but they will have a spec car for sell to teams that want to race, but don't have the resources to build their own EV racer.

AFAIK, the series will be run as spec the first year, then manufacturers will be able to have their own chassis