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One of the biggest obstacles when electric cars first came about was the lack of noise it produced, taking away one of the first warning signs that a car was approaching, especially for the blind.
Now that that issue has been sorted, we get to see all kinds of electric vehicles on the roads and even the tracks. The first Grand Prix Electrique was held in France last weekend with 11 all-electric cars on the grid quietly buzzing around the circuit, until six were wiped out in a crash.
The fun part is that even when they crash, electric cars are so quiet. The cars were adapted from spec-built Andros EVs that were originally made for winter racing on road courses, which could explain the slippery handling they were displaying around the course.
The race was scheduled to run for 13 miles and average lap speeds were touching the 100km/h mark, quite an achievement for electric racing.
Source: YouTube
One of the biggest obstacles when electric cars first came about was the lack of noise it produced, taking away one of the first warning signs that a car was approaching, especially for the blind.
Now that that issue has been sorted, we get to see all kinds of electric vehicles on the roads and even the tracks. The first Grand Prix Electrique was held in France last weekend with 11 all-electric cars on the grid quietly buzzing around the circuit, until six were wiped out in a crash.
The fun part is that even when they crash, electric cars are so quiet. The cars were adapted from spec-built Andros EVs that were originally made for winter racing on road courses, which could explain the slippery handling they were displaying around the course.
The race was scheduled to run for 13 miles and average lap speeds were touching the 100km/h mark, quite an achievement for electric racing.
Source: YouTube
