New Renault-Spark electric racing cars arrive
By Jamie White – Head of Communications
The first batch of FIA Formula E Championship electric Spark-Renault SRT_01E racing cars have been delivered to the championship’s ten registered teams.
After successful development tests at a variety of circuits in January, the first batch of cars now sit proudly at their new premises in Donington, in keeping with the timeframe set for Spark Racing and Renault.
Patrice Ratti, General Manager, Renault Sport Technologies, said: “We are delighted to have worked alongside Spark ahead of the delivery of the first 10 Spark-Renaults to the Formula E teams. It was no mean feat, because this is the world’s first small-scale production-produced single-seater electric racing car to deliver such a high level of performance. To have succeeded is another illustration of the passion that fires the teams of experts who work at Renault Sport, as well as of their grasp of advanced electric vehicle technologies.”
The new competition’s first race takes place in Beijing, China, on September 13th, with the season finishing in London in June 2015.
It is not known yet fully how fast the cars will be able to travel, but they will produce 200kw – equivalent to 270bhp – and are expected to be capable of reaching 0-100kph in less than three seconds and have a top speed of 225khp.
Frederic Vasseur, President, Spark Racing Technologies, added, “The development, fine-tuning and production of such an innovative racing car as the Spark-Renault SRT_01E in such a short lapse of time was a challenge that we are particularly proud to have risen to. The co-operation we enjoyed with our various partners was remarkable and the input from the teams at Renault Sport was especially decisive in enabling us to develop a car that is reliable, safe and competitive.”
Alain Prost, co-director of the French team E-Dams, and also an ambassador for Renault, was at Donington for this landmark delivery.
Meanwhile, Renault took advantage of the opportunity to present the keys of a Renault ZOE to Alejandro Agag, Chairman and General Manager of Formula E Holdings.
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