electric vehicle racing Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Tue, 08 Jul 2014 18:21:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Getting Fans Excited About Formula E Electric Vehicle Racing https://www.greenoptimistic.com/getting-fans-excited-formula-e-electric-vehicle-racing-20140708/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/getting-fans-excited-formula-e-electric-vehicle-racing-20140708/#respond Tue, 08 Jul 2014 16:54:55 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=48407 Formula 1 racing fans feel, when hearing about fuel economy limits and other “greening” regulations, like the sport is being gutted. In the face of Formula E racing, that’s exactly what this dinosaur of a sport needs. Let’s face it, we love to push the limits on everything, and we make it bigger, faster, more […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/getting-fans-excited-formula-e-electric-vehicle-racing-20140708/feed/ 0 48407 Beijing to host First Race in 2014 Formula E Championship Racing Series https://www.greenoptimistic.com/beijings-host-first-race-2014-formula-e-championship-racing-series-20140319/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/beijings-host-first-race-2014-formula-e-championship-racing-series-20140319/#respond Wed, 19 Mar 2014 14:34:02 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=46552 The Beijing National Stadium, perhaps better-known as the Bird’s Nest, was built for the 2008 Olympics. The Bird’s Nest might be getting a new lease on life, hosting the first race in the 2014 Formula E Championship series. Backed and organized by the FIA (Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile), the 2014 Formula E is the first […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/beijings-host-first-race-2014-formula-e-championship-racing-series-20140319/feed/ 0 46552 Formula E Electric Vehicle Racing Circuit Becomes Reality https://www.greenoptimistic.com/formula-e-electric-vehicle-racing-circuit-becomes-reality-20131210/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/formula-e-electric-vehicle-racing-circuit-becomes-reality-20131210/#respond Tue, 10 Dec 2013 16:32:53 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=44360 Ever since man discovered that he could ride, whether it be the horse or the first automobile, man has raced. Would you expect anything less of electric vehicles? A new racing league, with the tenth and final team, has finally come into existence. The French FIA (Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile), the regulatory body behind the […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/formula-e-electric-vehicle-racing-circuit-becomes-reality-20131210/feed/ 0 44360 Electric Vehicle Racing Revolution on the Streets of Rome https://www.greenoptimistic.com/electric-vehicle-racing-revolution-on-the-streets-of-rome-20121206/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/electric-vehicle-racing-revolution-on-the-streets-of-rome-20121206/#respond Thu, 06 Dec 2012 07:36:00 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=29388 We might be familiar with Formula 1 racing, featuring low-slung aerodynamic racing cars with fat exposed tires gripping the track, racing around corners through Rome’s monuments to the past. Now, the past meets the future with the replacement of the powerful engines, with electric motors, that have wowed onlookers for generations. What if the Formula […]

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