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Phoenix666 [soylentnews.org] writes:

Ars Technica [arstechnica.com]:

Racing cars came to Red Hook this past weekend as Formula E held its season four finale, the NYC ePrix. Although the event is only in its second year, the Big Apple is fast feeling like home for these all-electric race cars, and once again we saw championship-deciding races play out against the Manhattan skyline.

But this event also marked a different sort of finale—the end of Formula E's first chapter as the series prepares to retire the cars its been using for these last four seasons. When season five gets underway in Saudi Arabia this December, Formula E will have a new vehicle in the spotlight [arstechnica.com]: one with more power, wild looks, and enough battery to make mid-race vehicle swaps a thing of the past.

The roar of the engines was heard all the way in Park Slope, Brooklyn (the next neighborhood over)...er, no, it wasn't. Does that take all the fun out of it?

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