首届电动方程式车赛2014年举办

Electric cars will compete in a new global formula racing series after a deal between motorsport’s governing body and a group of investors who plan to stage international races around city-centre landmarks.

电动汽车将在一项新的全球方程式系列赛上展开竞争，此前赛车运动主管部门与计划围绕城市地标举办国际比赛的投资者达成了协议。

The Formula E championship will start in 2014 and involve 10 teams and 20 drivers, the aim being to draw competitors from traditional F1 teams, electric car companies and global brands.

电动方程式(Formula E)锦标赛将于2014年开始，10支队伍、20名赛车手将参赛。该项赛事的目的是吸引传统的F1团队、电动汽车厂商和全球品牌的竞争者。

Jean Todt, president of the Federation Internationale de l’Automobile, last year pledged to launch an electric car racing series in response to the European Commission’s desire to get the car industry to adopt more sustainable forms of energy. But he has struggled to persuade several F1 teams to think about environmental responsibilities.

国际汽车联合会(FIA)主席让·托特(Jean Todt)去年承诺发起一项电动汽车比赛，以回应欧盟委员会(European Commission)希望汽车行业采用更多可持续能源的要求。但他在说服几支F1团队考虑环保责任方面不顺利。

The Formula E teams will be offered an updated version of a prototype vehicle, developed by Formulec, a French maker of electric racing cars, for use in the 2014 championship.

电动方程式将在2014年的锦标赛中采用法国电动赛车制造商Formulec开发的样车的升级版。

The prototype has two gears, runs off lithium-ion batteries and weighs 780kg. Its maximum speed is 220km per hour and it can reach 100km/h in three seconds. It can run for 25 minutes, meaning drivers will have the use of a second car to complete the one-hour race.

样车有两档，以锂离子电池驱动，重量为780公斤，最高时速为220公里，可在三秒内加速到100公里/小时，能够连续跑25分钟，这意味着车手必须使用第二辆车才能完成一小时的比赛。

In contrast, an F1 car has a minimum weight of no less than 640kg, including the driver, and can have a maximum of seven gears. F1 cars are capable of going from 0-100km/h in 1.7 seconds and can reach speeds of more than 300km/h.

相比之下，F1赛车重量最低不低于640公斤（包括车手），最多有七档。F1赛车能够在1.7秒内从0加速到时速100公里，最高时速可达300公里。

The FIA has awarded the commercial rights for the electric car championship to a consortium called Formula E Holdings, led by Enrique Banuelos, a Spanish property developer who lost billions in the 2007 property crash and is now active in -Brazil.

FIA把电动车锦标赛的商业开发权授予一家叫做“电动方程式控股(Formula E Holdings)的集团。该集团由西班牙房地产开发商恩里克·巴纽埃洛斯(Enrique Banuelos)领导，他在2007年房地产泡沫中损失数十亿美元，现在正活跃于巴西。