Formula E: How itsy-bitsy, teenie-weenie motor produces 225 horsepower

Published Sep. 10, 2014 1:22 p.m. ET

Samuel Reiman

Watch as Peter Van Manen, the VP of McLaren Applied Technologies, explains how a 26-kilogram motor produces 225 horsepower, making it 'the smallest and most power-densed automotive electric motor' on Earth.

FOX Sports 1 will broadcast all 10 FIA Formula E series races during the 2014-2015 season, beginning with this weekend's ePrix in Beijing which will be shown LIVE on Saturday, Sept. 13 at 3:30 a.m. ET.

Apple and Android mobile users can watch multi-camera on-boards and vote for the Power Boost offering each race with the FREE Formula E app. Click HERE for the app on Apple and HERE for Android.