Get ready for e-Motorsport 2023: zero emission adrenaline High expectations for the upcoming season Bigger, faster and even more sustainable. The 2023 season of E-Motorsport confirms the growth of the sector and great news are announced in all three categories: Formula E, MotoE and Extreme E. Extreme E. The 2022 season is in its highlight. First South American X race has just ended in Antofagasta, Chile, and saw the victory of the X44 team, which includes 9-time WRC champion Sebastien Loeb. We will have to wait for the last stage, in Punta dell’Este, Urugay, at the end of November, to find out if the team founded by former formula 1 driver Nico Rosberg - currently leading by only one point - can repeat last season’s triumph. Meanwhile, Extreme E CEO and founder Alejandro Agag has already announced two big news for the future. A new team has been officially announced to be part of Extreme E for the third season, which will be contested in 2023. It is XE Sports Group,
who will make its entry in the upcoming campaign after agreeing with the sport’s organization. Tim Cahill, former professional footballer and international with the Australian National Team, will be part of the group from its inception. “The combination of exciting and competitive racing, coupled with leaving a positive and lasting impact makes the sport totally unique. We are looking to bring a significant new audience to Extreme E among the millions of soccer fans around the world,” he said. Meanwhile, Agag has confirmed its plans to launch an off-
road hydrogen Championship in 2024. Named Extreme H, it will sit alongside Extreme E, its existing electric racing series, and will be a world-first for motorsport. Formula E. The provisional 2023 calendar of the FIA Formula E has been announced and is ready to welcome new stages, such as India and Brazil, as well as a long-awaited new generation of single-seaters. So everything seems ready for Season 9: it is the longest season in Formula E history so far, with 13 host countries and 18 races (2 more than last year). But the biggest expectation is for the debut of the new Gen3 single-seaters: the world’s most efficient race car, revealed last April in Monte-Carlo. Developed by engineers and sustainability experts at the FIA and Formula E, the Gen3 is the pinnacle of high performance, efficiency and sustainability. Designed to show the world that high performance and sustainability can powerfully co-exist without compromise, the Gen3 pioneers cutting-edge technologies that will make the transfer from race to road. The Formula E Gen3 will be the first ever for-
mula car with front and rear powertrains to compete internationally. One on the 350 kW rear axle. The other on the 250 kW front axle. The latter will act as a generator, recovering about 40% of energy each GranPrix. As for performance, the Formula E Gen3 reaches the astonishing speed of 322 km/h. Overall these cars will be much faster. In addition, the combination of low weight, electric powertrain and regeneration will make them 2 to 4 seconds faster in both qualifying and race conditions. The technicians also state that 95% of the energy produced is converted into mechanical energy at the wheels. All these features make the Gen3 the most efficient car ever. MotoE. The news is historic both for the Borgo Panigale brand and for the MotoE circuit and the wait for the debut of the V21L is anxious, and almost over. We already know some features of the bike that will replace the Energica Ego Corsa, which has accompanied the MotoE since its debut and in the past 4 seasons has proven to be fast, extremely reliable and well appreciated by riders. Before listing the technical data, let’s
start with the most important information: it looks stunning, as every Ducati. Now it’s time for the specs. The Ducati MotoE has a total weight of 225 kg (12 kg less than the minimum requirements formulated by Dorna and FIM) and counts on maximum power and torque values of 110 kW (150 HP) and 140 Nm respectively, which at Mugello the made it possible to reach a maximum speed of 275 km/h. The battery is the most binding element for masses and dimensions; on the Ducati MotoE it is characterized by a shape specifically designed to follow the natural course of the central area of the bike. The battery pack weighs 110 kg and offers a capacity of 18 kWh with a 20 kW charging socket integrated in the tail. Inside there are 1,152 cylindrical cells of the “21700” type. The motor (21 kg of weight and a maximum rotation speed of 18,000 rpm) was developed to work at a voltage of 800V. With all these innovations, the new season is therefore promised to be the most exciting ever. We will tell you every detail and we are proud to provide clean energy for the zero emission adrenaline of the E-Mortorsport.