EV Performance Gains on Combustion Competition

Sure, electric vehicles are environmentally-friendly, but you're not going to win any races in one, right? Wrong. In this article, National Geographic tells us about some races electric vehicles will win: those that are part of the FIA Formula E Championship, described as "the world's first fully electric Grand Prix racing series." Besides these races, which pit vehicles with electric motors against each other, the article looks at improvements in EV technology that deliver surprising performance. Thanks to these improvements and continuing R&D, "performance electric cars" could be on the road toward true competition with internal combustion vehicles.

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