BMW wants electric racing future

German brand BMW believes electric cars are its future - even on the racetrack. Speculation has been mounting for months that the company wo...

HaloIPT and Drayson to Bring 'Wireless Charging' to Electric Motorsport

HaloIPT today announces a new strategic partnership with Drayson Racing Technologies , the green R&D racing organisation founded by Lord...

Renault F1 alarmed by electric pit running from 2014

Renault team boss Eric Boullier is among a number of Formula One personalities to express fears that plans to make cars run electrically in ...

Prototype version of the electric McRae 4×2 Dakar Buggy Revealed [video]

Following long preparations, Tim Coronel today presented the first electric Dakar Buggy in spectacular fashion to press and business associa...

Lola to develop electric racing car with Drayson Racing

Lola is to build an all-electric racing car in conjunction with established sportscar team Drayson Racing Technologies. The car - which will...

Audi A1 e-tron wins 2011 Silvretta Electric Car Rally [video]

Audi is this year’s overall winner of the second Silvretta Electric Car Rally in Austria’s Montafon region. The 2011 victory of the A1 e-tro...

Porsche Le Mans Return Could be a Hybrid Admits Motorsports Boss

When Porsche returns to the 24 Hours of Le Mans in search of its 17th overall victory in 2014 the famed German sports car maker could rely o...

A Nissan Leaf Laps Laguna Seca [video]

Stock Nissan Leaf at Laguna Seca for Refuel 2011. Best lap during the TT event was a 2:10.

Hybrid rally car banned for being too fast [video]

What has been called the “world’s greenest rally car” has been kicked out of its championship because it’s too fast. The gasoline-electric H...

FIA OK new 1.6-litre V6 engine plans to be introduced in 2014

Formula 1 will officially switch to a 1.6-litre V6 engine format from 2014 after proposals finalised by the sport's stakeholders during ...