A pair of recent electric battery-related fires, including one that resulted in an explosion that injured at least one person, are slowing a pair of FIA all-electric racing series.

That means the battery increases its power from 300 kWh to max-power 350 kWh. Drivers must use Attack Mode twice but can choose how to distribute the eight-minute advantage.

The whine came from battery-powered race cars running laps on a course laid out on the streets of Zurich — the first urban circuit race in Switzerland in more than half a century. On June 10 ...

A Gumpert Apollo, configured as a plug-in hybrid (PHEV) for the HHF Hybrid Racing team, used a 9 Kwh version of their Gaia battery to cross the finish line with during the recent contesting of the ...

The car you drive years in the future might run off a battery being invented in a lab today. Companies in China and the United States are racing to perfect and scale up next-generation technologies.

Those tips helped shave lap times and conserve battery, ultimately leading to the team’s national win. In this form of racing, battery life longevity is one of the most important keys to victory.

Balentine said a charging battery overheated and ignited, setting the nearby wall on fire. The battery belonged to a small model race car, he added.