Green Motorsports: VW Builds Electric Racer to Take Pikes Peak
Volkswagen announced that it is creating an electric prototype to make a run for a record on the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb in Colorado in June 2018.
Green Motorsports: Porsche Jumps to Formula E Electric Racing
Porsche said it is exiting the FIA World Endurance Championship (WFC), which includes the storied 24 Hours of Le Mans race, at the end of this year, and will compete in the all-electric FIA Formula E championship starting in season six (2019/20).
Green Motorsports: Mercedes Shifts to Formula E
Mercedes-Benz motorsports efforts will migrate starting in season six (2019/20) to the Formula E electric car racing series.
Green Motorsports: Formula E—Electric Cars Race in Brooklyn
The Formula E race series staged the penultimate race of its 12-race series on the Red Hook riverside of Brooklyn and electric cars tore it up.
Green Motorsports: Technology Driven Excitement
Modern green motorsports is a real-world scientific testing lab where advances in renewable fuels, engine efficiency, kinetic energy capture, electric motors and batteries are being conducted that in some cases already are in the next car you’ll be driving.
Green Motorsports: First EV Finisher for Dakar Rally
The Acciona EV 4×4 battery-electric car completed the grueling Dakar Rally in South America. It became the first EV to complete a Dakar race.
Green Motorsports: EV Category Added To All-Women’s Rally
The all-women’s off road rally, Rallye Aïcha des Gazelles du Maroc, has added an EV category for its 27th annual rally across Morocco’s southern desert.
Green Motorsports: Acciona EV Off-Roader Takes on Dakar Rally
The Acciona EV off-roader competes in 2017 South American Dakar race for the third straight year.
Green Motorsports: A Toyota Prius Racing With A V-8 Engine
At January’s Tokyo Auto Salon, Toyota Racing Development (TRD) unveiled Toyota’s latest chapter in hybrid racing technology — the newest edition GT300 specification Prius
News: Mercedes-Benz AMG Forced To Go Hybrid Powertains By 2020
Mercedes-Benz AMG, the high-performance tuner division of Mercedes-Benz, finds itself between the proverbial rock and a hard place. Known for its brutally powerful gasoline engines, AMG is now faced with stringent new emissions standards imposed by the European Union.