Formula E, the world's top electric vehicle racing series, returns to the track this weekend with a pair of races in Rome.
The global series is slowly gaining a foothold in the U.S., which hosted a race in nearly every season since Formula E's inception.
"This technology needed to be pushed and needed to be advanced," said Julia Palle, the sustainability director of Formula E."The technology around electrification was really the focus."Race day vehicles, which had a top speed of 140 miles per hour from 2014 to 2018, will have a top speed of 200 miles per hour beginning in 2023.
Research shows the race cars' carbon footprint accounts for less than one percent of pollution associated with Formula E. - Chassis. The carbon fiber from the chassis is recycled using technology once used to recycle rockets and planes. A collection box is available at each race for teams to recycle their broken parts."It's popular," Palle noted,"especially when there are crashes during tests and races.
The current land-speed record for an electric vehicle is 353 miles per hour, set by Team Vesco Racing in November 2021.
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