By David Stringer / BloombergNot every advance in electric-vehicle technology takes place inside the sterile calm of a research laboratory. More powerful batteries and better motors, energy-management software and braking systems are all being transferred from the racetrack to the showroom. It also plans to use the same operating software across its planned range of electric passenger vehicles. “The cars that win in Formula E are the most energy efficient, which is largely driven by software,” Paris-based DS Automobiles said. Lucid’s Formula E batteries pack in more energy than alternatives that are commercially available for regular vehicles, said James Frith, a London-based analyst for BloombergNEF.

Source: Taipei Times November 23, 2019 15:56 UTC