In Beijing held its first race in the world of electric car racing Bashny.Net

This Saturday, September 13, in the capital of China hosted the first stage of the race Formula E. the championship will be attended by more than 40 high-speed cars from 10 teams. Will participate in the races such famous pilots as Nick Heidfeld, Nelson Piquet, Sebastien Buemi and many more. In perfect silence, the cars achieve speeds of up to 225 km/h in seconds.

The following stages of the Formula E will be held in London, Berlin, Buenos Aires, long beach and Miami.

Since the cars no tanks, there are far less security restrictions and taking into account bessvatnet cars: race can be carried out directly on city streets. Soon, competitions will be held in the heart of London.

It was decided to use the same race cars Spark-Renault SRT_01E. These cars used many of the technologies from Formula 1. Here also will be working with specialists from McLaren and Williams.

Another interesting feature of these races is the lack of gas stations on pit stops. The Formula E batteries very quickly charged, every driver gets two cars. And in the middle of the contest, the pilot just replace the car.





Formula E is not just a contest, rather it is a test platform for testing new technologies. As in Formula 1, where the car manufacturers run in the latest high-tech solutions, which in the future will be applied in conventional vehicles. In addition, Formula E aims to increase the popularity of clean technologies among Motorsport fans.

The organizers of the championship hope that today's technological progress will allow to improve the performance of electric racing cars in the shortest possible time. Now the battery lasts only 30-35 minutes to drive fast, but in the near future, the race could be held on a single charge.





Source: zeleneet.com