From Formula 1 To Formula E, Here's Why Racing Helps Build Your Next EV

For as long as people have been racing vehicles, the technologies used to win races trickles down into production vehicles - and in the world of electric cars that's no different. Last month, we headed to the UK to meet the team at WAE Technologies, a company that spun out of the Williams race team, to find out about its long history, its pivotal role in transforming Formula E, and how the technology WAE Technologies is working on today will have a massive impact on the cars you can buy. ---- 00:00 - Introduction 02:22 - WAE's involvement with Formula E 06:35 - How different is it to engineer for Formula E versus Formula 1? 09:21 - Generational leaps between different generations of Formula E cars 12:02 - What technologies will come from Formula E to production vehicles? 15:32 - Why companies like WAE are integral to EV adoption and growth 21:42 - Thanks, and Goodbye --- Presenter: Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield Guests: Craig Wilson, CEO, WAE Technologies Camera: Editor, Colorist: Michael Horton Art and Animation: Erin Carlie Producer: Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield © Transport Evolved LLC, 2023 Disclaimer: WAE Technologies provided airfare, lodging and hospitality to enable us to bring you this first-person report. Transport Evolved retained all editorial control. ----- Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC675NhQ4EU5TzwCMwYp5XCw/join This video was made possible thanks to the kind donations of our supporters on Patreon and Ko-fi. Join them in supporting us. Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/transportevolved Buy the team a coffee -- or a meal! https://ko-fi.com/transportevolved Donate using bitcoin: BC1QRZRGCCXUKPDZ2DZ9KX9JYJXMZDYHYGFZ0MN4WH Support us by buying some merch at https://www.redbubble.com/people/TransportEVd/shop Follow our 'second' channel - Transport Evolved Take Two, at https://www.youtube.com/transportevolvedtake2 Join our Discord server at https://discord.gg/U3tnkGNfCA Follow the show on Mastodon: https://mastodon.transportevolved.com/ Use the TE Aptera referral code - i.refs.cc/zz56EbIi - but watch our explainer video FIRST: https://youtu.be/mwzwEssgqNI Sign up for EnergySage at https://www.kqzyfj.com/click-101290941-16952262

Added 12 Jul 2026