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From the world's first national championship in electric go-karts (Latvia, 2018). An electric go-kart is a type of go-kart powered by electric motors and batteries or supercapacitors, as opposed to a traditional petrol engine. As of 2022, electric go-karts are mostly used for rental go-karts for recreational usage.
Johnson Matthey Battery Systems has worked with McLaren Automotive to develop an advanced lithium-ion battery for the McLaren P1, a limited production plug-in hybrid supercar. Power for the vehicle's electric motor is stored in a 324-cell lithium-ion high density battery pack located behind the cabin.
The McLaren P1 (codenamed P12) [3] is a flagship sports car produced by British marque McLaren Automotive. Styled by American car designer Frank Stephenson , it is the second installment in McLaren's Ultimate Series after the McLaren F1 .
The McLaren W1 is a sports car in development by British automobile manufacturer McLaren Automotive, and is billed as a successor to the McLaren P1. As with its predecessor, the W1 will be hybrid combining a traditional internal combustion engine and an electric motor. It was unveiled on October 6, 2024 [2] [3] and is scheduled for production ...
A go-kart, also written as go-cart (often referred to as simply a kart), is a type of small sports car, close wheeled car, open-wheel car or quadracycle. Go-karts come in all shapes and forms, from non-motorised models to high-performance racing karts. Karting is a type of racing in which a compact four-wheel unit called a go-kart is used.
Formula Kart Stars was a British-based karting championship, which was supported by Bernie Ecclestone's Formula One Management Ltd, 2008 Formula One World Champion Lewis Hamilton and Lewis’ father Anthony Hamilton. [1] The championship ceased operation in May 2016 [2] [3] shortly after the first round of the 2016 season.
The battery design was in the hands of Williams Advanced Engineering, part of the Williams Group to which the Formula One team belongs. [ 9 ] At the Frankfurt Motor Show , on 10 September 2013, the Spark-Renault SRT_01E was revealed by FIA president Jean Todt and Formula E Holdings CEO Alejandro Agag .
For the 2018–2019 season, the specifications for the battery was a weight of 250 kg and 54 kWh energy, and peak power was 250 kW. The cells (18650VTC6) was to be made by Murata Manufacturing, the integration by Lucid Motors, and track handling by McLaren. [11] Also new for the generation 2 cars was the inclusion of a halo crash protection device.