WRC future

[Mirek]

I don't see why anyone would want to use a battery truck to charge battery cars. It doesn't have to be green, they just want to be able to tell people that its green.

500kw generators are commercially available on trucks. If they put one on every stage start and allow a short fast recharge, they could start each stage with a full battery.

Yeah, the best idea to promote EV is to charge the WRC from a diesel generator standing in the service park. Great idea... No, it isn't.

[SubaruNorway]

Yeah, the best idea to promote EV is to charge the WRC from a diesel generator standing in the service park. Great idea... No, it isn't.

Formula E uses glycerine generators

[Mirek]

Formula E uses glycerine generators

Which is nothing else than diesel generator running on glycerine, which is a by-product of bio-diesel production.

[Tarmop]

Yep, people won`t notice big, noisy, smelly genes representing their new "green and go where you want, when you want convinient" transportation.

[NickRally]

I vote for this sound!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91CDXfNmbkU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDafMzo4HO8&t=0m47s

[denkimi]

Yeah, the best idea to promote EV is to charge the WRC from a diesel generator standing in the service park. Great idea... No, it isn't.

what difference does it makes it that electricity is generated by a diesel generator of by a coal of gas plant a few kilometers away?

it's all about PR and image. noboby cares about the reality. no sport that travels the world will ever be green, but the manufacturers just want to be able to claim otherwise.
as long as the manufacturers can tell people in their marketing that they are being "green", all the rest doesn't really matter anymore.

[tommeke_B]

Maybe it doesn't match your view, but people do care about the reality. The numbers will have to match their story, at least to some extent. No large company (including car manufacturers) wants to have the reputation of doing "greenwashing". Once you have that label, the whole marketing campaign is useless.

[Rally Power]

Besides power supplier tender, Matton confirmed to the press that Rally1H it’s going ahead, no matter how many manus are in…

https://www.revistascratch.com/wrc/n...ricantes-58880

Fingers crossed for Hyundai to keep their entry, as with only two manus the WRC seems to be doomed.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Interesting tweet

@bp_rally
With all the talk about the WRC engine being outdated and that we need electric/hybrid. What power unit is in the brand new Hyundai i20N? What about the GR Yaris? Both petrol turbo. What cars is rallying used to market? The eco commuters? Or the back lane hooligans?

[AnttiL]

Interesting tweet

@bp_rally
With all the talk about the WRC engine being outdated and that we need electric/hybrid. What power unit is in the brand new Hyundai i20N? What about the GR Yaris? Both petrol turbo. What cars is rallying used to market? The eco commuters? Or the back lane hooligans?

It's quite naive to think the manufacturers are putting in millions to promote only the "homologation specials". Again, petrolhead logic.