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Tips for Owning an Electric Car Long-Term

Tips for Owning an Electric Car Long-Term

Electric vehicles have been getting more and more popular, and it’s easy to see why. They’re better for the environment, and they could be more affordable to keep on the road. Actually owning an electric car can seem relatively complicated when you’re first considering it, though.

There are plenty of factors to consider, but that doesn’t have to mean it needs to be complicated. Instead, you might just need to focus on a few particular areas. Once you do, you’ll end up making it much easier for yourself. Three of these could stand out. (more…)

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Clash at Bowman Gray Thrived in Electric Atmosphere

Clash at Bowman Gray Thrived in Electric Atmosphere

By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service

It’s not hyperbole to describe Sunday night’s Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium as an unequivocal success.

That was the overwhelming consensus of race fans and competitors alike, after Chase Elliott outlasted hard-charging Ryan Blaney to win the season-opening exhibition race for the first time.

That said, here are three top-line conclusions drawn from Sunday’s race.

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The Autopian Gave A NASCAR Driver An 819-Horsepower Electric Car To Test Drive On The Track, Here’s What He Thought

The Autopian Gave A NASCAR Driver An 819-Horsepower Electric Car To Test Drive On The Track, Here’s What He Thought

As reported on Autopian, and written by NASCAR driver Parker Kligerman….

One of The Autopian’s fearless leaders, Matt Hardigree, had a Lucid Air back in the summer of 2023. He came to Chicago with it for the inaugural NASCAR Street race and asked me to meet him for an Autopian meet-up. He brought me to some famous hot dog place where there were no seats and I couldn’t eat any of the food, but the company was nice. Eventually, I had to head back to get dinner as the next day I would be racing on the track. He offered to drive me back to my hotel because the biblical rain that would plague that whole weekend had arrived. (more…)

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100 Days Until E1 Hits The Racecourse For The First Time

100 Days Until E1 Hits The Racecourse For The First Time

The UIM E1 World Championship, the world’s first and only all-electric raceboat championship, is set to make a stunning debut at the E1 Jeddah GP in Saudi Arabia on February 2 and 3, 2024. Featuring mixed-gender teams competing in an iconic one-design fleet of RaceBirds Jeddah will be the first stop of a global championship that will span the globe throughout the year.

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In Motorsport and in Life, Are Electric Cars Worth the Hype?

In Motorsport and in Life, Are Electric Cars Worth the Hype?

In a field such as NASCAR, there is definitely something very masculine about the entire approach. Thinking back to movies like “Days of Thunder,” it certainly has put forth the notion of high-speed races and high-performance engines at the center. But that was 30-odd years ago. Now, the power of the vehicle is slowly being eroded by an environmental mindset.  (more…)

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North America’s Top Engineering Students Return to NHMS for Formula Hybrid + Electric Competition

North America’s Top Engineering Students Return to NHMS for Formula Hybrid + Electric Competition

LOUDON, N.H. – Hundreds of North America’s top engineering students will compete in the 17th annual Formula Hybrid + Electric event May 1-4 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway (NHMS). Twenty-one teams from across the United States and Canada designed and built earth-friendly hybrid and electric vehicles over the last 10 months for the one-of-a-kind competition hosted by the Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth. (more…)

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Team Entropy Racing EVSR Electric Racing Team Returns to the 2022 25 Hours of Thunderhill Presented by Hawk Performance

Team Entropy Racing EVSR Electric Racing Team Returns to the 2022 25 Hours of Thunderhill Presented by Hawk Performance

Coming into the 2021 25 Hours of Thunderhill Presented by Hawk Performance, Team Entropy Racing EVSR Electric Racing Team estimated it would have to swap the two 350-pound batteries every nine to 11 laps, but it ended up with an efficient 14 laps per battery change. Thunderhill Raceway set the team up with a charging station near the entrance to the track, allowing the team to shuttle the batteries back and forth using a heavy-duty cart. (more…)

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The Electric Muscle Car Era Arrives With Dodge’s New Charger Daytona SRT Concept

Dodge just offered up a sneak peek at the future of “electrified muscle.”

 

The Detroit auto giant showed off a battery-powered concept called the Charger Daytona SRT on Wednesday. The vehicle isn’t set to go into production, but it’s also our best preview yet of what the company’s first all-electric muscle car will look like when it arrives in 2024.

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Electric Racecar To Compete at the NASA 25 Hours of Thunderhill Presented by Hawk Performance for the First Time Ever

Electric Racecar To Compete at the NASA 25 Hours of Thunderhill Presented by Hawk Performance for the First Time Ever

In sprint racing, the strategy is simple: Start as far forward as you can and improve your position from there until the checkered flag waves.

In endurance racing, there are a lot more factors in play, and someone on the team needs to put them all together to form a comprehensive strategy the whole team understands. Everything from pit stops and driver changes to tire changes and fueling strategies come into play — especially when the checkered flag is 25 hours away. (more…)

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