Next-gen range-boosting EV battery cathodes test mettle in race car

Better batteries are the key to more practical, universally embraced electric vehicles, and better cathode chemistry is a one of the key elements in creating better batteries. The race for a better cathode has everyone from national laboratories to Nob… Continue reading Next-gen range-boosting EV battery cathodes test mettle in race car

Extreme S1-X eSkooter will reach 100 km/h in 2022 race series

It was just over a year ago that we first heard about the eSkootr Championship (eSC), a planned race series for high-speed electric scooters. The standard vehicle that will be used by all the teams has now been announced – the 100-km/h (62-mph) S1-X eS… Continue reading Extreme S1-X eSkooter will reach 100 km/h in 2022 race series

Flax-skinned Cupra off-road e-racer has hardened look, softened impact

Cupra is preparing to get dirty in as clean a way as possible. Not only is its all-new Tavascan Extreme E Concept motivated by pure electric power, but it incorporates components and solutions designed to be flexible, adaptable and sustainable. Flax-fi… Continue reading Flax-skinned Cupra off-road e-racer has hardened look, softened impact

Electrified Audi RS Q e-tron rally car prepares to disrupt Dakar

Pushing the boundaries of electrified powertrain technology, Audi has developed the range-extended electric rally car it will run in Dakar 2022. The 671-hp RS Q e-tron will launch forward on dual electric axles, using a high-efficiency turbo engine-gen… Continue reading Electrified Audi RS Q e-tron rally car prepares to disrupt Dakar

Shape-shifting Lotus electric racer guns for Le Mans 2030

“A racer partly driven like a car and partly flown like a fighter jet” – that’s how Lotus describes the all-new E-R9 design study. The Hethel, UK-based automaker prepares for the future of endurance racing by fast-forwarding through nine years of techn… Continue reading Shape-shifting Lotus electric racer guns for Le Mans 2030

GMC Hummer EV set to pounce on Extreme E race circuit

Two things we know about the new GMC Hummer EV: it’s all-electric and it’s born for off-roading. GMC is emphasizing both points by teaming with Chip Ganassi Racing on an Extreme E bid. A Hummer-inspired race car will tackle remote off-road race courses… Continue reading GMC Hummer EV set to pounce on Extreme E race circuit

Hispano Suiza leaves Dick Tracy in the dust for Extreme E off-road bid

Looking over the dramatic, retro-inspired “hyperlux” curves of the Hispano Suiza Carmen, the very last word to come to mind is “off-road.” But the revived Spanish marque has been full of surprises and contradictions ever since it resurfaced in 2018, de… Continue reading Hispano Suiza leaves Dick Tracy in the dust for Extreme E off-road bid

There will be a remote-control car race on the Moon in 2021. Seriously.

An extremely odd project is planning to hold a remote-controlled car race next October … On the surface of the Moon. What’s more, the two racecars will be partially designed by high school kids, and McLaren P1 designer Frank Stephenson is involved.Co… Continue reading There will be a remote-control car race on the Moon in 2021. Seriously.

1,400-hp Ford Mustang Mach-E will eat Teslas and vaporize race tracks

On a mission to obliterate preconceptions of what electric vehicles are and what they can do, Ford has added the Mustang Mach-E 1400 to its growing garage of insanely powered experimental electrics, a place it also stashes the Mustang Cobra Jet 1400 dr… Continue reading 1,400-hp Ford Mustang Mach-E will eat Teslas and vaporize race tracks