Formula E: Mercedes-Benz and Porsche announce their participation in the electric championship


Formula E is becoming more and more popular and the first seasons have shown some interest of the public, failing to convince necessarily the purists of Formula 1.

 
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Bigger manufacturers are increasingly coming closer to this competition, which benefits from a double image in terms of technological prowess but also reduced environmental impact, at least from the point of view of polluting emissions.


The week was full of announcements as the Mercedes-Benz brand announced its participation in the sixth season of Formula E which will take place on 2019/2020. The competition will be the perfect place to test and demonstrate the technologies that will then be exploited on future EQ ranges for the general public.


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If Mercedes-Benz remains an active player in Formula 1, however, his arrival in Formula E will lead to his withdrawal from the DTM (Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters) competition, which the brand still dominates, but whose media coverage is The ecological trend of the moment).

At the same time, the luxury brand Porsche also announces its arrival on the Formula E competition from 2019.


After having cautiously approached the electric segment with its concept Porsche Mission E, the subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group.


 

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To make us forget that its vehicles are powerful but polluting, the brand goes green and is committed to Formula E. Again, this signals a disengagement elsewhere: Porsche announces at the same time that it will no longer participate in the Championship of Endurance and by extension to the 24 hours of Le Mans, where the mark has nevertheless placed at the top of the last three editions.

It will include Audi, another brand owned by Volkswagen, which announced its commitment to Formula E last year. This is because German manufacturers are keen to forget the ingredients of a dieselgate that may not have yet finished exploding in their face.


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