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Lucas di Grassi on how quickly Formula E has evolved

5 years 7 months 1 week ago

Formula E has only been around since 2011 and has evolved quite rapidly. One major example is the batteries and how they used to have to switch cars half way through a race to a fully charged car. The upcoming cars are only on their 2nd generation and will now do a full 45 min race on a single charge.

Lucas di Grassi also talks about the concept of disruptive technologies which I found quite interesting. He compares Formula E with the advent of the internet. People laughed at the idea of doing certain things online in the same way as they laughed at Formula E when it started. We now do so much online including a lot of our shopping and banking.

I must admit I still find Formula 1 more exciting but watching this video made me see how this is likely to replace Formula 1 in the future.

As manufacturers begin to take electric cars more seriously this is the perfect place to test new technologies and hopefully advance things even more quickly.

Video Source: ABB Formula E

2 Comments

vil

says...

This is all fine, why not. IMHO Formula 1 is basically approaching this from the other shore most of the time.

Racing cars used to be about adrenalin, taming a beast, surviving unlikely odds and so on, an adventure for gentlemen.

In the last 40 years it has become a competition in pushing buttons, mostly.

If racing cars can have ABS, automatic gearboxes, power steering and all, why not an electric motor?

I still think it is sad and I am glad I saw F1 in the 70s.

newtboy

says...

You would like formula off-road, Icelandic off road racing. Those cars have no electronics, just 800 HP motors, industrial gearboxes, and military axles tied together with steel tubing. The things they can do with that minimalism are astonishing.

vil

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