Formula E New York title decider

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Vergne wins Formula E title after rival Di Grassi and Evans crash on final lap
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Niamh Lewis

Brit watchpublished at 20:48 British Summer Time 14 July 2019
There are quite a few Brits in this season's Formula E driver line-up.
Sam Bird - Envision Virgin Racing
Oliver Rowland - Nissan eDams
Alexander Sims - BMW i Andretti
Oliver Turvey - Nio
Gary Paffett - HWA Racelab
Starting soonpublished at 20:42 British Summer Time 14 July 2019
BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra
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You can listen to the Formula E commentary team of Claire Cottingham, Tom Gaymor and Marc Priestley are on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra from 20:45 BST.
New York City race one highlightspublished at 20:41 British Summer Time 14 July 2019
A dramatic last-lap crash for Jean-Eric Vergne means the Formula E championship will be decided in Sunday's season finale in New York.
Audi Sport's Lucas di Grassi, who started 14th on the grid, was fifth to keep his championship hopes alive.
Di Grassi is 22 points behind DS Techeetah's Vergne in the standings.
Swiss Sebastien Buemi won the first race of a double-header weekend to move into fourth on 104 points, 26 behind Vergne.
New Zealand's Mitch Evans finished second - he now has 105 points - and Portugal's Antonio Felix da Costa third.
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Formula E: Last lap crash forJean Eric-Vergne takes title into final race in New York
Archive: Championship leader Vergne crashes on final lap in New Yorkpublished at 20:39 British Summer Time 14 July 2019
Formula E championship leader Jean-Eric Vergne crashes on the final lap in New York meaning the season will go to the final race.
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Place your Fanboost votepublished at 20:38 British Summer Time 14 July 2019
Former McLaren F1 driver Stoffel Vandoorne has won every Fanboost vote this season. That's some serious popularity!
Place your final vote of the season here., external
You can vote until 15 minutes before race start.
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WATCH, LISTEN, READ to the New York City E-Prixpublished at 20:34 British Summer Time 14 July 2019
Watch on the BBC Red Button, and at the top of the page.
Listen on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra.
And read here with me.
Ready for some Formula E?published at 20:32 British Summer Time 14 July 2019
The final race showdown is here. Race start 21:00 BST.
How Formula E makes racing excitingpublished at 20:14 British Summer Time 14 July 2019
Before this weekend's season finale in New York, BBC Sport looks back at what has been a thrilling campaign in the all-electric series.
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Highlights: Last-lap crash for Vergne takes title to final racepublished at 20:12 British Summer Time 14 July 2019
Watch highlights as dramatic last-lap crash for Jean-Eric Vergne has taken the Formula E championship into Sunday's season finale in New York.
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How can I watch Formula E?published at 16:08 British Summer Time 10 July 2019
Follow all the action from every race of the new ABB FIA Formula E Championship across the BBC.
The championship consists of 11 teams and 22 drivers competing over 13 races, finishing with a double-header in New York.
Live coverage will be available to watch on the Red Button, Connected TV, BBC Sport website, mobile app and the BBC iPlayer.
14 July– New York, USA (20:30-22:30)
All times are BST and subject to change at late notice.
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What is Formula E?published at 16:01 British Summer Time 10 July 2019
The FIA Formula E Championship is the world’s first all-electric single-seater series and is in its fifth season of competition.
The 13-race calendar started in December and will run until July, finishing with two races in two days in New York City.
A new car has been introduced this season that has a longer battery life, eliminating the need to change cars during the race, while BMW and Nissan have joined the rapidly growing list of manufacturers.
The 45-minute long races feature a number of ways to add extra excitement, with drivers able to use ‘Attack Mode’ and ‘Fanboost’ to help overtaking while there are bonus points for pole position and fastest lap.
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Extreme E SUV unveiledpublished at 15:29 British Summer Time 10 July 2019
Goodwood’s Festival of Speed was a good weekend for electric cars with the unveiling of the Odyssey 21, the all-terrain vehicle for Formula E’s Extreme E series, which is set to debut in 2021.
Described as “an electric beast” by Formula E founder Alejandro Agag, is built by French company Spark and will initially use batteries made by Williams F1, although hydrogen power cells are planned for the future.
The ‘beast’ can reach 60mph in four seconds and has a range of 200km and a top speed of 125mph. The idea is for the series to be transported to areas affected by environmental damage to enhance awareness.
“We believe in any technology that can power an electric motor,” said Agag. “The goal here is clean mobility" said Agag, who says he has already identified three of the venues that will be visited by the series, that will be transported on a specially-fitted ship.
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Electric car sets Goodwood recordpublished at 15:28 British Summer Time 10 July 2019
The rise of electric racing car technology was demonstrated at last weekend’s Goodwood Festival of Speed when a 20-year-old record set by a McLaren Formula One car was smashed by Volkswagen’s ID.R sportscar.
The previous best for the famous hill climb at Goodwood, 41.6 seconds, had been set by former F1 driver Nick Heidfeld in 1999 in a McLaren MP4/13.
That mark had remained obstinately unbeaten until the Volkswagen, with two-time Le Mans winner Romain Dumas at the wheel, reduced it to 41.18 seconds
The VW ID.R already holds the best time for an electric car at Goodwood and added the hill climb to its leading electric times for the Pike Peaks limb in Colorado and Germany’s Nurburgring.
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