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'''Electric motorsport''' is a category of motor sport that consists of the racing of electric powered vehicles for competition, either in all-electric series, or in open-series against vehicles with different
With the renaissance of electric vehicles during the early 21st century, notable electric-only racing series have been developed, for both cars and motorcycles, including for example, the [[FIA Formula E World Championship]]. In other racing events, electric vehicles are competing alongside combustion engine vehicles, for example in the [[Isle of Man TT]] and the [[Pikes Peak International Hill Climb]], and in some cases winning outright. ==History==
===Early land speed records===
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The table below details the early history of land speed records from 1898 into the early decades of the 20th century. ''[[La Jamais Contente]]'' ({{lang-en|The Never Satisfied}}) was the first road vehicle to go over {{convert|100|km/h}}. It was an [[electric car|electric vehicle]] with a [[light alloy]] [[torpedo]] shaped bodywork and with Fulmen [[Battery (electricity)|batteries]]. The vehicle established the [[land speed record]] on April 29 or May 1, 1899 at [[Achères, Yvelines]] near [[Paris]], [[France]]. The vehicle had two direct drive Postel-Vinay 25 kW motors, running at 200 V drawing 124 Amperes each<ref name=pdf1>{{cite web | title= La Jamais Contente | url= http://www.e-mobile.ch/pdf/2005/Fact-Sheet_LaJamaisContente_FW.pdf | access-date= 2015-06-06 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101218064720/http://e-mobile.ch/pdf/2005/Fact-Sheet_LaJamaisContente_FW.pdf | archive-date= 2010-12-18 | url-status= dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=EV Zero? |publisher=EV1 Club |url=http://ev1-club.power.net/torpedo.htm |access-date=2006-10-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061012220024/http://ev1-club.power.net/torpedo.htm |archive-date=2006-10-12 |url-status=dead }}</ref> for about 68 hp, and was equipped with [[Michelin]] [[tires]].
As of 1900, 38% of US automobiles, 33,842 cars, were powered by electricity (40% by steam, and 22% by gasoline).<ref>{{cite news |title=The Evolution of Electric Cars |first=Zachary |last=Shahan |publisher=Sustainnovate |url=http://sustainnovate.ae/en/innovators-blog/detail/evolution-of-electric-cars |access-date=2015-06-05}}</ref> However, as combustion powertrains developed, they offered a superior range
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Both the two above teams and drivers raced again in 2016, with evolutions of the vehicles, and were joined by a prototype '4-motor EV' from Acura based on the 2016 NSX production car, with heavy modifications to all-electric drive. The Acura, driven by Tetsuya Yamano, achieved a remarkable time for its first outing, finishing in 9:06:015 minutes, and third place overall. [[Drive eO]]'s 4th generation vehicle, eO PP100 achieved a time of 8:57:118 minutes, improving on the previous year's time and coming second overall. The winning 2016 vehicle was a combustion engine Norma driven by [[Romain Dumas]] with a time 8:51:445 minutes. The Norma has similar power to weight ratio to the PP100, but weighs half as much and as a result has better traction in corners. Dumas' team also won in an earlier version of the same vehicle in 2014 with a time of 9:05:801 minutes, thus improving by some 14 seconds over 2 years technological evolution. The Drive eO vehicle improved by some 10 seconds in one year, over its 2015 time.
In 2018, the outright winner was the all-electric [[Volkswagen I.D. R]] Pikes Peak Prototype driven by Romain Dumas, in new overall record time 7:57.148 minutes. The previous track record stood at 8:13.878 minutes, driven by Sébastien Loeb in the 2013 [[Peugeot 208]] T16 Pikes Peak
===Isle of Man TT===
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''Formula E'' is the highest class of competition for [[Electric Car|electrically powered]] [[single-seater]] racing cars.<ref name="fia-announcement">{{cite web|url=http://www.fia.com/championship/fia-formula-e-championship/2013/fia-formula-e-championship|title=FIA Formula E Championship|publisher=fia.com}}</ref> The series was conceived in 2012, and the inaugural championship started in [[Beijing]] in September 2014.<ref>{{cite news |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=2014-09-13 |title=Formula E opens with spectacular crash involving Nick Heidfeld and Nicolas Prost as Lucas di Grassi claims win |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/11094128/Formula-E-opens-with-spectacular-crash-involving-Nick-Heidfeld-and-Nicolas-Prost-as-Lucas-di-Grassi-claims-win.html |access-date=2014-09-13}}</ref>
Since the 2020–21 season, the Formula E Championship has [[Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile|FIA]] World Championship status.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.motorsport.com/formula-e/news/formula-e-world-championship-status/4606177/|title=Formula E receives FIA world championship status for 2020/21|website=www.motorsport.com|date=3 December 2019 |language=en|access-date=2019-12-03}}</ref>
===MotoE World
{{main|MotoE World
The [[MotoGP]] motorcycle world championship has an all-electric
The series has used the [[Energica Ego]] Corsa motorcycle from inception, manufactured by [[Energica Motor Company]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Discover the Energica Ego Corsa MotoE™ motorcycle! |url=https://www.motogp.com/en/news/2020/02/07/discover-the-energica-ego-corsa-motoe-motorcycle/256857|website=MotoGP |date=30 April 2018 |access-date=2020-08-16}}</ref> but
===Touring Car ===
====FIA ETCR – eTouring Car World Cup==== [[File:2022 ETCR - RD2 - Hungaroring (52186465409).jpg|thumb|right|[[
{{main|FIA ETCR – eTouring Car World Cup}}
The ''FIA ETCR – eTouring Car World Cup'' (known as ''Pure ETCR'' during the 2021 season)
====STCC Scandinavia Touring Car Championship====
{{main|2024 STCC Scandinavia Touring Car Championship}}
''STCC'' is the first national [[touring car]] series for [[electric car]]s. It was announced in 2022. The inaugural season was meant to be held in 2023, but was delayed due to production challenges.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mästarteamet om flytten av elektrifierad STCC-säsong till 2024 |url=https://www.stcc.se/nyheter/mstarteamet-om-flytten-av-elektrifierad-stcc-ssong-till-2024 |access-date=2023-11-10 |website=STCC |language=sv-SE}}</ref> The first races are now intended for the 2024 season. The top 3 drivers from NXT Gen Cup were offered a test in the STCC prototype car in advance of the season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sju juniorer testar nya elektriska STCC-bilarna i Try Out 2023 |url=https://www.stcc.se/nyheter/sju-juniorer-testar-nya-elektriska-stcc-bilarna-i-try-out-2023 |access-date=2023-11-10 |website=STCC |language=sv-SE}}</ref>
====NXT Gen Cup====
NXT Gen Cup<ref>{{Cite web |title=NXT Gen Cup |url=https://www.nxtgencup.com/ |access-date=2023-11-07 |website=NXT Gen Cup |language=en-GB}}</ref> is an electric junior (ages 15 to 25<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dixon |first=Ed |date=2024-02-12 |title=Formula E launches NXT Gen Cup support series |url=https://www.blackbookmotorsport.com/news/formula-e-nxt-gen-cup-support-series/ |access-date=2024-03-10 |website=BlackBook Motorsport |language=en-GB}}</ref>) touring car championship that started in 2023. Founded by Fredrik Lestrup, former racing driver and owner of Lestrup Racing, the series developed a custom electric race car, the LRT NXT1, based on the [[Mini Hatch|Mini Cooper]] electric chassis. In 2023 the series completed 6 race weekends, with 4 in [[Sweden]] and two in [[Germany]]. In 2024 four of the six European races were planned to be held at [[FIA Formula E]] weekends, but those were later cancelled due to "unexpected constraints".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-08 |title=Formula E announce NXT GEN support series cancelled for Season 10|url=https://fiaformulae.com/en/news/494218|website=fiaformulae.com|language=en}}</ref> The series features a push-to-pass feature where drivers receive additional power twice per race. The 2023 series champion was Elias Adestam.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ellysium Racing 2023 |url=https://www.ellysium.co/ |access-date=2023-11-07 |website=Ellysium Racing 2023 |language=en-US}}</ref>
[[File:NXT Gen Cup & Ellis Spiezia.jpg|thumb|Ellis Spiezia and the LRT NXT1 car, used in the inaugural season of the NXT Gen Cup Championship.]]
===Extreme E===
{{main|Extreme E}}
''Extreme E'' is an off-road racing series that uses [[electric vehicles|electric SUVs]] to race in
===Grand Tourer===
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{{main|FIA Electric GT Championship}}
The ''FIA Electric GT Championship'' is a planned [[sports car racing]] series for [[electric car|electric]] [[grand tourer]]s sanctioned by the [[Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile]] set to premiere in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web|title=FIA reveals details of "groundbreaking" electric GT category|url=https://www.autosport.com/general/news/fia-reveals-details-of-groundbreaking-electric-gt-category/6380625/|access-date=2021-08-06|website=www.autosport.com|date=21 April 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
===Rallycross===
[[File:Projekt E Rallycross Presentation 1.jpg|thumb|right|The Projekt E electric rallycross car]]
Because of the short races, and focus on acceleration, [[rallycross]] is well suited for electric vehicles. Several electric rallycross series exist already or are planned:
====World Rallycross (World RX)====
{{main|FIA World Rallycross Championship}}
A second-tier electric support series to the World Rallycross Championship is ''RX2e''. The first season of six races was held alongside the [[2021 FIA World Rallycross Championship|2021 WorldRX season]]. It uses a [[One-Design|spec car]] developed by QEV Technologies and Swedish rallycross team [[Olsbergs MSE]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dirtfish.com/rallycross/world-rx/rx2e-car-revealed-ahead-of-2021-debut/|title=RX2e car revealed ahead of 2021 debut|date=2020-11-18|publisher=dirtfish.com}}</ref>
''Projekt E'' was an electric support series during the [[2020 FIA World Rallycross Championship|2020 World Rallycross season]].,<ref>{{Citation | title = First Projekt E electric rallycross car unveiled at Latvian WRX | url = https://www.autosport.com/wrx/news/145980/first-projekt-e-car-revealed-ahead-of-demo-run | last = Ridge | first = Hal | publisher = autosport.com | date = 2019-09-13 | access-date = 2019-09-17}}</ref>
====Nitro Rallycross====
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{{Main|Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy}}
The Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy was a [[stock car]] support series for [[Formula E]] run by [[Jaguar Cars|Jaguar]] lasting for two Formula E seasons from 2018 to 2020. The races took place on the same tracks and on the same day as the [[Formula E]] races.
==Student competitions==
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==Future prospects==
Electric powertrains have advantages over combustion engines in power delivery and vehicle dynamics (especially on motorbikes), but are heavy and still have range disadvantages in longer races (note that combustion engine vehicle often have to refill energy supply also, e.g. Isle of Man TT bikes refill every two laps). Early electric challengers to combustion engine vehicles are therefore typically in shorter more intensive races such as hill climbs or other limited distance races, or simply in fastest lap times (e.g. around the Isle of Man Snaefell circuit). Nevertheless, for endurance racing, hybrid electric powertrains have also proven their advantages over pure combustion engine powertrains, with recent years at the [[24 Hours of Le Mans]] all won by the hybrid electric powered cars.
==See also==
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==References==
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