“At some point, you simply have to trust and follow the car”: How can Formula E drivers finish a race with only 0.1% battery left? Here’s the answer

Formula E GEN4 car press image.

A Formula E car can cross the finish line with just 0.1% of its battery remaining, which might sound precarious, but it is usually the result of extraordinarily precise planning rather than luck.

“The car is the smartest piece of technology we have,” Andretti Formula E driver Jake Dennis told me at the Tokyo E-Prix. “It is always telling you when to lift and brake, using lights and beeps in your ears.”