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    Porsche Enters Formula E Racing as Manufacturer

    Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) accepts Porsche’s application as a Formula E manufacturer.

    Porsche will be serving as a manufacturer for Formula E racing. Porsche’s Weissach factory team can continue to pursue the development of its own electric powertrain, which is due for homologation in 2019. As announced at the end of July 2017, Porsche plans to be among those competing in the sixth season of the global electric racing series at the end of 2019.
    “Over the past few years, the FIA and Alejandro Agag have done a fantastic job,” says Porsche’s Fritz Enzinger, who, as Vice President, is in charge of the Formula E Program. “It is due to this development that we will be able to compete on the race track against many of the world’s largest car manufacturers.”


    ‘It is due to this development that we will be able to compete on the race track against many of the world’s largest car manufacturers.’


    As with the successful Le Mans Prototype 919 Hybrid project, Andreas Seidl will be responsible for the technical development and the execution of the Formula E program. “The possibilities and performance of electric cars have been a central topic at Porsche for quite a while,” Seidl points out. “The deeper our engineers get into the topic, the more fascinating the solutions become. We can’t wait to receive our first vehicle in early 2019 and to test our own powertrain in it. The Gen2 racer, which was unveiled by Formula E in Geneva in early March, is very well executed.”
    Formula E will provide the chassis as well as the battery. All powertrain components, however, are the competitors’ own developments. This enables Porsche to find bespoke solutions for key technologies such as the electric motor, inverter, brake-by-wire system, transmission, differential, driveshafts, monocoque and the suspension components attached to the rear-axle, as well as the cooling system and ECU. The energy efficiency of the powertrain not only plays a decisive role in a competition attracting many of the world’s most renowned car manufacturers, but it is also central to the development of road-going electric vehicles.
    Porsche’s entry into Formula E in 2019 will coincide with the market launch of the production version of the concept study Mission E. This vehicle, the first all-electric Porsche, will be the most sports-focussed and technologically-advanced car in its class. Porsche will invest more than six billion Euros in electric mobility before the end of 2022.

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    I'd have much more preferred had they stayed racing the 919 in the World Sportscar Championship.

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    majordad- I think we all share the same feelings. With Germany and other countries in the European Union all moving towards green solutions, Germany believes that electric powered vehicles are the future.<script type="text/javascript" src="safari-extension://com.ebay.safari.myebaymanager-QYHMMGCMJR/41005646/background/helpers/prefilterHelper.js"></script><script type="text/javascript" src="safari-extension://com.ebay.safari.myebaymanager-QYHMMGCMJR/41005646/background/helpers/prefilterHelper.js"></script>
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    Quote Originally Posted by Haasman View Post
    ...Germany believes that electric powered vehicles are the future.

    The vision of having fewer parts to manufacture, with the same level of earnings, is the central theme. Less work, less people to hire, and (hopefully) no mechanical part performs anything on the vehicle. No door latch, no axle, etc.

    Average number of parts for combustion car is about 1600, electric near 400's. Companies gushing all day about living through the 'golden' age would be running for the exits if prices were $2500 - $4500. Part of the scam that articles ignore.

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    It's the future, as much as we may dislike it. Porsche has to produce what the marketplace demands to stay in business.
    Look what happened to Kodak.
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    No kidding... the fortunes of both Kodak and Polaroid were sealed when they failed to adapt to digital tech. As an AD/CD at the time already using CAD it was astonishing to witness their collapse. One wonders what the thinking was in those boardrooms. No modern automaker will make those mistakes.
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    The serious aspect is that the tremendous pride in the skill level of things built in Germany..isn't going to be passed down to the next generation. Instead, many of them will notice the difference and left to wonder what on earth happened to their great culture, if they're not already doing that.

    They'll have food on the table, which is better than nothing. But what a staggering loss.

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    Watched Formula E this morning from Paris. Reminded me of racing giant RC cars. No soul any more...sad.
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    Quote Originally Posted by 72targa View Post
    No soul any more...sad.
    Why? because they are electric? F1 and LMP1 cars have been filled with performance enhanced electrics for years now. Arguably, Formula E is more pure because the driver has way more to do with how they finish, the cars do not have a bunch of driver aids. I think the actual racing in Formula E is great, most races are very exciting to watch.

    Now when they go to driver-less racing, that will lack soul.

    Mark..

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    Just my opinion. Oh, and boring as well.
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