Umicore is planning a technology development program to improve the performance of 12 V batteries in Formula E racing cars. Formula E, officially the FIA Formula E Championship, is a class of auto racing that uses only electric-powered cars. Umicore and Mahindra Racing, along with Belgian design company Voxdale will work together to apply finite element analysis (FEA), computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and simulation techniques to finetune the performance of the electric race cars. The results of this work will first be seen in the season five car, where drivers will no longer need to make a mandatory car swap during the race, according to Umicore. Materials recycling ‘Our partnership with Umicore and Voxdale further validates our commitment to the eco-revolution by thus completing the cycle of creation, efficient and optimal use, and recycling of materials used in the field of electrical energy,’ said Dilbagh Gill, CEO and team principal at Mahindra Racing. ‘We are proud to be Official Technology Partner of Mahindra Racing in the FIA Formula E Championship,’ added Kurt Vandeputte, senior vice-president Umicore Rechargeable Battery Materials. ‘Our partnership underlines our strong common belief in clean and electric mobility and offers us a platform to test and understand our active battery materials in the most challenging circumstances.’ Umicore;www.umicore.com Umicore plans to improve the performance of 12 V batteries in Formula E racing cars.