All-Tesla racing series approved by FIA
An all-Tesla racing series has been given the green light by the Federation Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), the worldwide motorsports governing body responsible for Formula One and other racing series.
Two years after its formation was announced, the Electric Production Car Series (EPCS) is one step closer to pitting production-based battery-powered vehicles from major manufacturers against each other on a racetrack, reports The Verge. With highperformance high-volume electric-car offerings being a little thin on the ground, the EPCS will launch with a field of race-prepped 800-horsepower Tesla Model S P100Ds.
Before it can begin it can begin its debut season, however, it needs to sign more teams — it now has only one — and more talent, and co-ordinate a schedule. Rival electric racing league Formula E is putting pressure on the upstart EPCS since it this year will launch an “I-Pace eTrophy,” featuring the all-new Jaguar I-Pace SUV.
Technical glitches are another thorn in the side of the EPCS: the Model S sedan race cars it plans to run can’t last more than a few laps at a time because the factory battery-management software keeps shutting down the overheating batteries, unaware they ’re driving a race car and not a road car.