In the lead-up to NASCAR’s Daytona 500 race this weekend, Chevrolet revealed the Blazer EV.R prototype racer and Blazer EV SS pace car as the production Blazer EV SS is set to go on sale later this quarter with Wide Open Watts (WOW) mode for 0 to 60 mph acceleration in just 3.4 s.
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In this early-season series recap, Futurride examines the new mid-race feature, which provides a 30-s, 600-kW battery energy boost in the pitlane set to debut in Saudi Arabia on February 14-15, and other GEN3 Evo racecar technology updates by way of the leading TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team.
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This event held at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway during CES 2025 marked a milestone in physical AI and autonomous racing, with four AV-24 racecars piloted by AI drivers from university teams competing in a race, with Unimore Racing crossing the finish line just ahead of Cavalier Autonomous Racing.
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Becoming the 11th team in the series, the leading U.S. automaker is the latest to be attracted by new regulations intended to make the cars more competitive, cost-effective, and sustainable, with reduced engine and significantly increased battery power and the use of 100% sustainable fuels.
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At its U.S. debut, the company’s track-only 1000-bhp Spéirling Pure broke two records to kick off its Monterey Car Week activities using a unique fan downforce system generating up to 3 g cornering and drawing from a battery system incorporating high-performance Molicel lithium-ion cells.
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At the Goodwood Festival of Speed last weekend, the new AV-24 racecar piloted by an artificial intelligence driver developed by the PoliMOVE-MSU team reached a top speed of 111.2 mph and finished in 66.37 s, breaking the previous autonomous record held by Roborace since 2019.
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ABB is a founding partner of NASCAR IMPACT, a platform driving sustainability initiatives across the sport, and the racecar prototype developed under the ABB NASCAR Electrification Innovation Partnership features engineering input from STARD, Goodyear, and Bcomp.
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Honda Racing—with the help of Skeleton, Empel, Ilmor, BrightLoop Converters, and McLaren Applied—is supplying the system, which adds about 60 hp and 45 N·m, that debuts in the NTT IndyCar Series beginning with the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio this weekend.
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Ford has enhanced the Mustang Mach-E Performance Upgrade, revealed a new Mustang Mach-E Rally dirt road performance variant, and set some new EV speed records with the Mustang Super Cobra Jet 1800 drag car at the NHRA Winter Nationals and the SuperVan 4.2 in Australia.
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Lola’s agreement with Yamaha to develop and supply high-performance electric powertrains for the all-electric ABB FIA Formula E World Championship is the first project in its bid to re-establish itself as a leading motorsport group with a focus on electrification, hydrogen, and sustainable fuels and materials.
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