全球首屆零排放電動車系列賽EV杯，將在夏秋季舉行首個賽季的7場競賽。舉辦比賽的公司宣布此項全新環保運動賽事，並在上周末於英國伯明罕的國際汽車運動展中展示賽車車款。
EV杯系列賽規畫在英國、葡萄牙、西班牙和美國的賽車場舉行，城市街道賽也將在不久後開賽。
EV杯是首屆環保賽車系列，以完全零排放電動車進行比賽，可提供永續賽車競賽平台。
EV杯主要分兩大類競賽。在城市電動車類，賽車手將駕駛無碳、為比賽特別準備的都會「THINK」車。THINK是由挪威公司專為都會區駕駛打造，在倫敦有一組EV杯專家團隊，他們拆下這些汽車的內裝，改裝輕質賽車座椅以及方向盤，並將全部玻璃改用輕質耐熱的安全玻璃。
運動賽車類將以比賽時速185公里(115英里)的Westfield iRacers作為號召。這款車是由英國韋斯特菲爾德跑車公司開發，車子動力來自鋰磷電池，另有輕質鋁車架結合極輕萊卡纖維車殼為其特色。
第三類電動車原型車將不參加比賽，而是在賽場所經街道和車道以目前最新研發成果呈現，以展示最新的實驗電動車。
上週末，在英國伯明罕的國際汽車運動展中，展出THINK City EV Cup Edition和Westfield iRacer兩款車。
1996年一級方程式賽車英國冠軍及英國賽車手俱樂部總裁希爾(Damon Hill)是EV杯的支持者。他說，「當我們不得不重新思考我們對私人載具的期望時，我覺得時機就快來臨了。電動車在都會環境裡的好處不可勝數，其中兩個好處是低噪音與較低的直接汙染。拯救地球就從我們這場賽事開始。」
The EV Cup - the world's first circuit race series for zero-emission electric vehicles - will hold its inaugural season of seven races this summer and fall. The London-based company behind the races announced the new green motorsport race circuit and displayed models of the race cars at last weekend's International Autosport Show in Birmingham.
EV Cup races are planned for tracks in the UK, Portugal, Spain, and the United States, with a city street race also slated for the near future.
The EV Cup is the first green motor racing series based totally around zero-emission electric cars, providing the platform for sustainable motor sports.
EV Cup cars will compete in two main classes. In the City EV car class, racers will drive carbon-free, race-prepared urban THINK cars. Created by the Norwegian company, THINK, for urban driving, these cars have been made race-ready by an EV Cup team of specialists in London, who stripped down the interior to one lightweight racing seat and steering wheel, and replaced all glass with lightweight heat resistant, shatterproof material.
The Sports EV class will feature teams racing 185 kph (115 mph) Westfield iRacers. Developed by Britian's Westfield Sportscars, this race car is powered by lithium ion phosphate batteries and features a feather-weight lycra skin over a lightweight aluminium framework.
A third category, the Prototype EV class, will not feature races, but rather base its results on time trials that showcase the latest non-production electric vehicles on circuits through street and race courses.
Models of the THINK City EV Cup Edition and the Westfield iRacer were on display this past weekend at the International Autosport Show in Birmingham, England.
Damon Hill, 1996 Formula One British champion and president of the British Racing Drivers' Club, is a supporter of the EV Cup. "I think the time is fast approaching when we will have to rethink our expectations regarding private road transport generally," he said. "The advantages of electric vehicles in urban environments are too many to miss. Less noise and less direct pollution are just two. The race is to save the planet from us!"
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