Stevensville Mike (Offline)
#50
12/19/23 6:39 PM
Originally Posted by jdull99:
Now, everyone should know, there IS at least one rear-engine open wheel class; that was developed to model this exact form of MOTOR racing; and they have done kinda well...they started off where the batteries wouldn't last the entire race, so they switched cars mid-way. It's come a long ways and they have OEM and plenty of teams and good drivers: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formula_E (PS - I think I read somewhere - NOT on the most watched cable news network - that they sneak in fuel powered generators to charge the batteries, but I digress...
I have to say Formula E doesn't do it for me, '99, but I will throw this out there wherein this is the last year for their formula. Next year, if all goes smoothly, they are rolling into hydrogen power.
https://racer.com/2023/12/19/extreme...rogen-testing/
Excerpt: Just one season of Extreme E remains in its current form. The 2024 campaign will be the swansong for the battery-electric Odyssey 21 before its successor, the as-yet-unnamed Extreme H hydrogen fuel cell car, will arrive.
The transition to hydrogen isn’t straightforward. There isn’t a hydrogen-powered motorsport series in existence yet, so while Extreme H has been developing a new car, the series has also been collaborating with the FIA to create new rules and safety standards for hydrogen racing.
Chiming in live from the West Coast of Michigan.... Mike