Posted on 07/16/2017 5:01:57 PM PDT by COBOL2Java
Formula E took over part of the waterfront neighborhood of Red Hook on Sunday, the second of two race days for the Qualcomm New York City ePrix.
The Formula One-style, open-wheel cars reach speeds of 140 mph but only about 80 decibels, compared with 130 decibels for the cars with combustion engines. Instead of screaming down the straightaways the way F1 cars do, FE cars buzz like giant, steal hummingbirds. And they run clean and green.
Sam Bird from the DS Virgin Racing team won Sunday’s 49-lap race over the narrow 1.2-mile, 10-turn track from the pole to sweep the weekend races for team owner Richard Branson, the billionaire adventurer.
The 3-year-old FE series is sanctioned by the International Federation of Automobiles, the governing body for Formula One, making the New York City ePrix the first race run by a major motorsports organization in the five boroughs. The street course was squeezed into an industrial area that has become more residential in recent years. Red Hook is known for its microbreweries, food trucks and an Ikea where New Yorkers can buy cheap furniture for their expensive apartments. With the track right next to the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal, the Statute of Liberty had a great view of the starting grid.
Twenty drivers started the race with enough battery power to make it through about 25 laps. They switch cars during the race and the key is energy conservation. Drivers are careful not to lean too hard on the accelerator and can recharge the battery when braking.
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Doubt what you want.
Back then, in the 60s and 70s, they had a couple of tracks reserved for adults. There they raced for trophies and/or prize money. These guys had custom-built cars. But most of the customers were of course kids. They and most others instead rented cars from the store.
Bingo MOTORS are for fans.
On power generated by oil, coal, natural gas or that eeevil nuclear.
Tesla's best marketing move would be to develop a solar/wind/waste heat recharging system (not three systems- one that uses all three as available).
Or WindMobiles!
I have followed racing since I was about 17-—over 60 years go.
I caught part of this travesty Sunday & I was NOT impressed.
Sounds like a million angry bees. I would NEVER pay a cent to attend any such events.
Besides.....How much electricity does it take to recharge those batteries??? Electricity doesn’t come out of the air.
How much coal was wasted on this project?
Citation required.
An engine or motor is a machine designed to convert one form of energy into mechanical energy.[1][2] Heat engines burn a fuel to create heat, which is then used to create a force. Electric motors convert electrical energy into mechanical motion; pneumatic motors use compressed air and clockwork motors in wind-up toys use elastic energy. In biological systems, molecular motors, like myosins in muscles, use chemical energy to create forces and eventually motion. But what do I know, being an ENGINEER for 35 years. Drafter for fifty years. HEH HEH I love being SMART.
I like HARLEYS because they are LOUD. I do not own a Car but I have three Harleys. I have “heard” actually NOT Heard electric contraptions and they are DANGEROUS.
-PJ
Come to SIR and watch for yourself, talk with the pit crews.
Well Bless your Heart
Yeah, I have noticed that lots of you harley riders prefer to disturb the peace and annoy people rather than driving defensively.
Glad to help. Yeah, when one grew up going to Can-Am & F-5000 races.
Man. I'd have a field day with that one.
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