EV Cup iRACER Ready to Storm EcoVelocity

It looks like the upcoming EcoVelocity low-carbon motor festival in the UK will witness the unveil of an iRACER, a track focused electric vehicle designed and engineered from the ground up as a pure race car, which will compete in the ‘Sports EV’ classification of the EV Cup series.

The EV Cup is the world’s first circuit racing series exclusively featuring zero-emission electric vehicles.

Set to kick off in November, with two race events in California, the first at the Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca on November 26th and the second at Auto Club Speedway on December 17th before a full series launch in 2012.

“The EV Cup has already created an enormous stir in the world of motoring since its launch, and we are very pleased to welcome it at EcoVelocity to have EV Cup on board is extremely positive, and highlights the fact that greener motoring is now very much on the motor racing agenda,” stated EcoVelocity Event Director, Giles Brown.

“We are very excited at the prospect of unveiling the iRacer and we are delighted to be taking part in EcoVelocity, an event that helps to highlight the importance of driving cleaner, greener cars in our urban environments,” added EV Cup Managing Director Sylvain Filippi.

EcoVelocity will run from September 8-11th at Battersea Power Station and will feature the latest green models, including electric, hybrid and low CO2-emitting cars, as well as providing test drives on a specially-constructed circuit in the shadow of the famous power station.