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How do electric race cars refuel?
I keep hearing mention of electric car racing, but I can’t wrap my head around the concept. How would electric race cars even refuel?
Chanice Boyd · Updated on
Reviewed by Shannon Martin, Licensed Insurance Agent.
It’s understandable why there may be some confusion. When
electric cars
race professionally, they don’t refuel; instead, they jump into another fully charged carYou might be familiar with the visual of a race car driver pulling into the pit stop, with a pit crew dancing around the race car doing everything from changing tires to refueling. But what exactly happens with electric car racing? Do they require the same servicing even with a battery, and how quickly would they be able to charge up?
It turns out that although Formula E racing might appear the same, but the rules are slightly different. During electric car racing, each driver pilots two cars during the race. That’s right! Instead of fueling, the rules demand that the driver must simply jump into a vehicle with a fully charged battery.
It seems uncommon, but it’s not the first type of vehicle racing with this structure. MotoGP bike racing also follows a similar system. They allow riders to change bikes completely should something mechanical go wrong.
Electric cars are taking up more space than ever before. So many of our systems, like car racing, must adjust to accommodate the increased adoption of EVs. Find out how electric cars have changed car insurance policies by downloading the
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