Birmingham Autosport Show 2012 new technology revealed
The Lola-Drayson B12/69EV produces a massive 850bhp and reaches 0-60 in just three seconds, with a top speed of 200mph. The charging of the car gets done in the pits wirelessly using charge pads. If that’s not green enough for you then look at this, the body panels are made out of recyclable composite parts.
Compared to a conventional racing car one of the drawbacks would be the amount of time spent in the pits. The green machine would have to spend around half an hour charging every 20mins, where as a conventional F1 car would be in and out in a matter of minutes.
The B12/69EV has been built around the current Lola LMP1 group B12 Le Mans chassis, which is slightly lighter, compared to the new B12 in-fact 100kg difference between the two.
The next step Lola and BAE Systems are working on is structural composite battery technology – where the batteries are part of the body, this would reduce weight.
Porsche Reveal 918 Concept using F1 Technology. 
Porsche look at F1 technology now and how this could be used on road cars in the future.
Stores energy whilst breaking, at the push of a button then produces a further 200 bhp. Amazing yes. So how is this achieved – an electric motor rotates at up to 36,000 rpm to store energy. Charging occurs when the electric motors on the front axle reverse their function during braking.
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