McLaren gets picked to make a more powerful battery for Formula E

McLaren Applied Technologies — the technology wing of McLaren’s Formula One team — has won the contract to provide Formula E with an all-new battery starting in 2018, the sport’s governing body announced today. McLaren beat out the likes of Porsche, Red Bull Technology, Renault, and even Williams Advanced Engineering — the company that made the current battery.Formula E, an all-electric racing series that was started in 2014, begins its third season next month. All