Formula E’s new fully-electric race car, the Spark-Renault SRT_01E, completed is successful test debut recently at the La Ferté Gaucher circuit near Choisy-le-Roi, France (Click here for the video).
The zero emission car – unveiled earlier this year at the Frankfurt Motor Show – completed around 40 laps over two days with the initial task of checking all systems were functioning correctly. The new single-seater was driven by Lucas di Grassi who will be undertaking the early test and development work.
The SRT_01E has been designed and built by French based Spark Racing Technology; the chassis has been constructed by Dallara, with McLaren Electronics Systems providing the electric motor, gearbox and electronics, Williams Advanced Engineering the batteries, Renault the overall systems integration and Michelin the tyres.
The all-electric racecar will compete in the inaugural FIA Formula E Championship, the world’s first global electric race series, in September 2014, with the first round in Beijing, China.