The Nissan DeltaWing entry in the 2012 24 Hours of Le Mans was built by a consortium of companies, and its official name was “Delta Wing Project 56” (DWP56). That detail is leading to a lawsuit, from the leader of the project team, that could derail the Nissan ZEOD RC…
Nissan NISMO ZEOD RC electrified race car Nissan is definitely heading to the 24 Hrs of Le Mans Garage 56, in 2014, with an electric race car. The Nissan ZEOD RC, for Zero Emission On Demand Racing Car, is being designed for drive train flexibility to use both electric motors,…
GreenGT H2 Those of you hoping for a hydrogen fuel cell powered race car, in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, prepare to be disappointed. The GreenGT entry in that race, a hydrogen fuel cell race car, has just pulled out of the event. While they were able to show…
Nissan says they will return to the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2014, with an electric race car. Maybe. The press release isn’t precise enough to be certain, but it did promise an “all-new race car incorporating electric technology.” Nismo LEAF RC Electric Race Car That’s enough to make…
As I noted the other day, the Barracuda Lightning Motorcycles Racing team has gone to Le Mans for the e-Power/TTXGP race. As expected the teams rider, Miguel Duhamel, is at the top of the results sheet for todays practice round, beating Matthias Himmelmann of Muench Racing. Why expected? Because of…
At the famed 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race, Audi made a historic achievement with the first hybrid cars to win that race. While the title of this site is Electric Race News, we’ll mark this achievement under the rubric of “Electrified Vehicle Racing” because it was an electrified…
