Now we get a glimpse of theGen3race car that speaking of evolution has turned into a majestic butterfly.

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How Formula E’s Gen3 achieves twice the efficiency of an ICE race car

But that leaves us with a huge question: what exactly makes the Gen3so efficient?

Regenerative braking only

The Gen3 is the first formula car without hydraulic brakes.

Double powertrains

The Gen3 is also the first formula car featuring both front and rear powertrains.

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The front powertrain adds250kW to the 350kW at the rear, which translates into a whopping 600kW total.

Thats enough to more than double the regenerative capacity of the Gen2.

In any case, the Gen3s design is said to enablefaster and more agile wheel-to-wheel racing.

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Fortunately, we wont have to wait so long.

And thats the 2022/2023 season, folks!

Story byIoanna Lykiardopoulou

Ioanna is a writer at TNW.

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With a background in the humanities, she has a soft spot for social impact-enabling technologies.

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