Up until now the Formula E single-seater championship has been the international face of electric car racing - there hasn’t been an alternative EV series for tin-top racing fans. That’s about to change, with a new racing series for identical Tesla Model S cars.
Run by an organisation called Electric GT, the new championship is named (slightly clunkily) the Electric Production Car Series (EPCS).
The series was originally planned to kick off in 2017, but a series of delays has pushed its debut season to 2018. As of 1 February 2018, however, the series has been granted official approval as an FIA-sanctioned series by the governing body for global motorsport, so it’s edging closer to getting fully off the ground. The car has also passed an official FIA crash test.
Up until now the Formula E single-seater championship has been the international face of electric car racing - there hasn’t been an alternative EV series for tin-top racing fans. That’s about to change, with a new racing series for identical Tesla Model S cars.
Run by an organisation called Electric GT, the new championship is named (slightly clunkily) the Electric Production Car Series (EPCS).
The series was originally planned to kick off in 2017, but a series of delays has pushed its debut season to 2018. As of 1 February 2018, however, the series has been granted official approval as an FIA-sanctioned series by the governing body for global motorsport, so it’s edging closer to getting fully off the ground. The car has also passed an official FIA crash test.
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https://www.carmagazine.co.uk/features/car-culture/what-is-electric-gt-electric-production-car-series-drivers-teams-specs-and-race-calendar-of-tesla-model-s-championship/