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Re:How Lotus is going to build lightweight electric sports cars by nabilhat on Saturday September 25, 2021 @03:00PM (#28655373)
If 28 kWh is enough for an entire Formula E race, I think 33.2 kWh in a Lotus would work out okay.
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Re:How Lotus is going to build lightweight electric sports cars by ggreer on Saturday September 25, 2021 @04:04PM (#28655827)
28kWh isn’t enough for a Formula E race. They swapped cars in the middle of the race back when they used those smaller batteries. They now use 54 kWh batteries[1], though power output is limited to less than a Tesla Model 3.

Next year they’re supposed to increase power output to 350kW, which is comparable to a Model 3 Performance. Of course Formula E cars are much lighter, so acceleration and handling are far better than the Tesla sedan.

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spark_SRT05e

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