Formula One - Hybrid to Fully Electric
Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 8:59 am
Not really hot off the press, but it's something I've known about for a year now and tried searching for on this site. You may find this interesting!
As far as I can remember, the F1 rules and regulations for 2009 state that all teams must use electric kinetic energy recovery system (KERS) and use this to drive the car along with their ICE. I think rules state that they must use a smaller 1.6 ICE.
Then in 2011, again if I remember correctly cars must be fully electric driven. I'm not sure if this means completely electric or if they can be strong series hybrids with a petrol generator to supply electricity to drive an electric motor.
Have a read for yourself http://217.204.13.141/sport/Regulations/f1regs.html
I couldn't find the preliminary 2011 regulations that I had seen, maybe not on FIA's website.
As far as I can remember, the F1 rules and regulations for 2009 state that all teams must use electric kinetic energy recovery system (KERS) and use this to drive the car along with their ICE. I think rules state that they must use a smaller 1.6 ICE.
Then in 2011, again if I remember correctly cars must be fully electric driven. I'm not sure if this means completely electric or if they can be strong series hybrids with a petrol generator to supply electricity to drive an electric motor.
Have a read for yourself http://217.204.13.141/sport/Regulations/f1regs.html
I couldn't find the preliminary 2011 regulations that I had seen, maybe not on FIA's website.