CREDIT: PADDY McGRATH, SPACESUIT
“ If you start your race, you have to monitor your efficiency usage from the start until the last corner of the race, otherwise you don’ t finish. You don’ t wantto be the most efficient team but the last on the track, so you have to find the best combination between efficiency, speed and use of technology.”
In Formula E, every car races on a fixed energy budget. Managing how, where and when that energy is used is the difference between winning, overtaking or running out on the final lap. Teams use the same chassis, batteries and tyres, so software needs to both optimise energy use and run efficiently itself.
Sylvain says:“ There is no other powertrain way of moving a vehicle around that is anywhere near as efficient as a pure electric vehicle.
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