How much do you know about Formula E? Take our quiz

Formula E racers, in Berlin, Germany, May 2016. Photograph: Felix Clay for the Guardian

1. In 1900 electric vehicles accounted for what proportion of vehicles on the road?

   1. 50%

   2. 75%

   3. 33%

   4. 5%

2. All 10 Formula E teams use the same lithium ion battery for their cars. The maximum amount of energy they’re allowed to output is 28kw/h. They can also use FanBoost, which gives them full power - but only for a single five second period. What does the name FanBoost relate to?

   1. Patented fan-based technology

   2. The way fans go wild when the cars speed up

   3. How the boost is granted to the three most popular drivers, as voted for by fans

   4. How increased speed creates more wind trackside

3. Why do Formula E races take place in cities rather than at out of town tracks?

   1. So electric vehicle technology can be showcased and people exposed to it

   2. It’s cheaper

   3. Formula One has exclusive rights to most major out of town tracks

   4. Teams prefer it to be in cities because it’s more glamorous

4. Formula E was conceived in 2012 and had its first inaugural race in September 2014 in:

   1. Sao Paulo

   2. Paris

   3. Monaco

   4. Beijing

5. An Ernst & Young report analysed the potential positive impacts of Formula E over the next 25 years. These projected impacts include:

   1. Helping to sell an additional 77m electric vehicles worldwide

   2. Decreasing the popularity of Formula One

   3. Urban infrastructure becoming more EV-friendly

   4. EVs overtaking petrol fuelled cars in popularity by 2018

6. Buenos Aires is the host city for the next race, on 18 February. How does it rank in terms of air pollution?

   1. 30 on a scale of 100 - “good”

   2. 42 on a scale of 100 - “good”

   3. 168 on a scale of 500 - “unhealthy”

   4. 53 on a scale of 500 - “moderate”

7. Who believes Formula E will eventually become more popular than Formula One?

   1. Leonardo DiCaprio

   2. Richard Branson

   3. Jeremy Clarkson

   4. George Lucas

8. If we continue to rely on fossil fuel powered transportation, by 2025 global transport-related emissions will increase by how much (against a 2005 baseline)?

   1. 30%

   2. 15%

   3. 55.5%

   4. 12%

9. The generators used by Formula E to provide electricity to their race cars run on clean-burning and renewable:

   1. Biomass

   2. Hydrogen

   3. Glycerin

   4. Coffee grounds

10. Norway’s goal is for 100% of new car sales to be electric by 2025. Currently, what percent of registered passenger vehicles in Norway are electric?

    1. 10.5%

    2. 55%

    3. 40.2%

    4. 75%

Solutions

1:C, 2:C, 3:A, 4:D, 5:A, 6:B, 7:B, 8:A, 9:C, 10:C

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