Tag: racing

Lordstown Motors’ electric race truck is (mostly) ready for off-roading

Lordstown Motors wants to prove its Endurance electric truck is ready for the wilderness through a familiar strategy: it's entering a prominent race. Autoblog reports that Lordstown has unveiled a race-ready version of its Endurance Beta truck th… Source

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F1 boss says the series has had ‘substantive’ discussions with Amazon

While Netflix has ignored the lure of live sports and Disney has left it to ESPN+, Amazon Prime Video has included streaming games from the Yankees, MLS, tennis and even the NFL. In the UK it carries Premier League games and also has UEFA Champions L… Source

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Audi’s next-gen Formula E racer has a tiny and efficient powertrain

Audi’s latest Formula E car delivers a big boost in efficiency and weight savings, the company announced (as seen by CNET). The E-Tron FE07 shares the same carbon-fiber body, 18-inch Michelin road tires and 52 kWh McLaren battery with other teams. Ho… Source

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IndyCar delays hybrid racers to 2023

You’ll have to wait a while longer before IndyCar embraces eco-friendly racing. The AP reports that IndyCar has delayed the adoption of hybrid engines by roughly a year, to 2023, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The electric-assisted 2.4L twin-turbo V6… Source

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We now know a lot more about ‘Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit’

Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit was actually announced last month, but today Nintendo revealed new details about the “mixed reality” game ahead of its launch on October 16th. The software is free to download but it won’t work without one of the camera-… Source

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Hyundai’s next electric race car hints at the future of sporty road-going EVs

Hyundai’s electric sports car ambitions didn’t end with a spruced-up Veloster. The automaker has unveiled an RM20e Racing Midship Sports Car that not only promises to boost its motorsport plans, but reflects the “next generation” of N performance car… Source

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