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Matt Kollat

“Without Formula E, that development would slow down”: What Formula E’s GEN4 car can teach road-going EVs about becoming faster and more efficient

Jaguar Type 01 prototype.

Formula E’s new GEN4 racing car can accelerate from 0-62 mph in approximately 1.8 seconds, but the technology behind that performance could eventually help road-going electric cars become faster and more efficient.

The permanent all-wheel-drive car produces up to 600kW, or approximately 815bhp, and recovers energy under braking at rates of up to 700kW.

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