Category: Motorsports

Eluminator concept highlights Ford’s aftermarket electrification ambitions

Posted by Kevin Jost | Nov 5, 2021 | Aftermarket, Electrification, Motorsports

At SEMA 2021, Ford unveiled an all-electric F-100 pickup concept with the new Eluminator EV crate motor adapted from the Mustang Mach-E program.

Airspeeder drag races toward electric flying car competition series

Posted by Kevin Jost | Nov 4, 2021 | Business Development, Electrification, Motorsports, Testing

Watch the dawn of electric flying car racing with footage of historic first test drag race, the next step toward the EXA remotely piloted races that serve as a feeder series for the forthcoming crewed Airspeeder Grand Prix.

Johnson Matthey unveils nickel-rich battery material for electric Envision Virgin Racing car

Posted by James Rudolph | Oct 28, 2021 | Electrification, Materials, Motorsports, Technology, Vehicles

The eLNO battery material developed with Envision Virgin Racing for the “world’s first two-seater electric race car” will appear at the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland.

Mission R concept previews more sustainable Porsche customer race car

Posted by Kevin Jost | Sep 16, 2021 | Design, Electrification, Motorsports, Vehicles

The concept previews a customer-racing car series with electric propulsion, sustainable materials, and deeper esports connections, with the racing laboratory on wheels being used for production car technology transfer.

Aston Martin shows Spider version of hybrid Valkyrie at Pebble Beach

Posted by Kevin Jost | Aug 17, 2021 | Design, Electrification, Motorsports, Vehicles

What started with the AM-RB 001 concept of 2016 looks to finally begin its very limited production run, with the open-roof Valkyrie Spider hypercar coming in 2022 after the closed-roof original and AMR Pro racecar in 2021.

Audi aims to electrify Dakar Rally

Posted by Kevin Jost | Jul 27, 2021 | Design, Electrification, Motorsports, Technology, Vehicles

It bills the Audi Sport RS Q e-tron rally racer for the January 2022 competition as a test laboratory for future technologies, its innovative drive concept using an internal combustion engine to charge high-voltage batteries and feeding the electric drivetrain while racing.

ENEOS joins Evasive’s Tesla Model 3 Pikes Peak attempt

Posted by Kevin Jost | Jun 24, 2021 | Electrification, Motorsports, Testing, Vehicles

The top Japanese oil company continues its electrification pivot with support of Evasive Motorsports’ run at the 2021 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb (PPIHC) on June 27th.

Alauda “world-first” electric flying racing car takes flight

Posted by Kevin Jost | Jun 17, 2021 | Aerospace, Augmented Reality, Electrification, Motorsports, Testing, Vehicles

The Airspeeder Mk3 for the EXA racing series is being prepped for remotely piloted races in 2021 using LiDAR- and radar-driven “virtual forcefields.”

Extreme E kicks off, spotlights desert-ecosystem challenges

Posted by Kevin Jost | Apr 2, 2021 | Electrification, Motorsports, Vehicles

The new electric racing series starts with the Desert X Prix in Saudi Arabia highlighting desertification in which nine teams, with one male and one female driver each, will compete in not only Saturday qualifying and Sunday finals but also fan social-media voting.

FEV partners with GCK on Dakar Rally fuel-cell entry

Posted by Kevin Jost | Mar 29, 2021 | Electrification, Motorsports, Vehicles

The supplier’s expertise in sustainable powertrain development will support the development of Green Corp Konnection’s fuel-cell system for the GCK Motorsport e-Blast hydrogen-fueled race car.