Electric go-kart

[1][2][3] Since 2006, a race for students called e-Kart[4] has been organized in France, which brings together manufacturers, schools and academic institutions in areas such as electrical and mechanical engineering.

[7] In 2013, the Red Line Oil Karting Championship started in Northern California in the USA.

The competitions took place under Category V, Group 2, Class 1 of the Rattlesnake Electric Sport Championship.

[8] In most race weekends, lap times were set less than one second behind the fastest petrol cars.

The BSR2017 was one of the company's first rental go-karts that had a lithium battery, and could be driven for 10-15 minutes before needing to be charged.

Ričards Irbe took gold with 5 wins in a row, while Raivis Veiksans took second and Raistis Plukss third.

In 2021, Ellis Spiezia, dubbed 'The Electric Renegade,' became Vice Champion of the inaugural series.

In Latvia, a national class called TeK Open is homologated where it is allowed to compete with up to 25 kW engine power.

For this reason, most electric competition go-karts use lithium-polymer or lithium-ion batteries that provide better performance and last longer.