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The RX1e car reveals a little more
2021 marks the last season of thermal Supercars in the world championship of rallycross. Now named RX1, the premier category of World RX will go electric in 2022, changing its name to RX1e.
The development of the electrical part was carried out by the Austrian company Kreisel Electric. The next World RX car features two 250 kW engines bringing its total power to 500 kW or 680 horsepower for a torque of 800Nm. Two converters and a 52.65kWh battery “ with an innovative cooling system » complete the power unit of this RX1e. On the scale, the mount weighs 1.300 kilos.
In development for several months, the car underwent a series of tests and notably covered more than 1.000 kilometers of road in Austria. New tests are still planned for next year before its final introduction to competition in 2022.
A STAR IS BORN: 500kW (250kW on each axle) 880Nm, weight 1300kg. After more than 1000km of testing, @KreiselElectric has released the first images of the car in which the 2022 #WorldRX powertrain is being developed.@fia pic.twitter.com/CNALS1iW5U
— FIA World Rallycross Championship (@FIAWorldRX) December 30, 2020
Gonzalo Forbes
In charge of promotion formulas (F2, F3, FRECA, F4...). Carried by the grace of Franco Colapinto.
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