Nissan will proceed racing within the Formulation E Championship by 2030, the automaker introduced final week.

Nissan has competed within the electrical racing sequence since Season 5, which ran in 2018 and 2019, and beneath its newest dedication will race within the sequence a minimum of till the tip of Season 16, which is able to run in 2029 and 2030. This would be the longest that Nissan has competed in an FIA-sanctioned racing sequence.

The dedication makes Nissan the primary staff to signal on to race with the next-generation Gen4 race automobile that will likely be launched in Season 13, which is able to run in 2026 and 2027. Nissan helps to develop the automobile. Porsche can also be concerned within the improvement, although the automaker hasn’t dedicated to Formulation E past Season 12.

The Gen4 race automobile, like its predecessors, will likely be frequent to all groups, although sure facets will likely be open to particular person tuning, significantly on the subject of the powertrain.

Nissan on the 2024 Formulation E Diriyah E-Prix

In accordance with organizers, the automobile will ship extra energy and sooner charging functionality than the present Gen3 automobile. Improved security will likely be one other key side. Efficiency targets embody an influence output of 804 hp and regeneration capability as much as 938 hp.

For Nissan, and different rivals within the sport, Formulation E supplies a possibility to develop electrical automobile expertise and take a look at it one of many hardest environments doable. Talking to Motor Authority throughout final week’s 2024 New York auto present, Ponz Pandikuthira, Nissan North America’s senior vp and chief planning officer, stated Formulation E participation is being used as a take a look at mattress for improvement of the powertrain of the next-generation GT-R, although he stated Nissan nonetheless hasn’t selected what powertrain sort the automobile could have.

Information of Nissan’s newest dedication to Formulation E comes similtaneously information of the revival of iconic race automobile constructor Lola Vehicles as a brand new entry in Formulation E. Lola will staff up with Yamaha in time for Season 11 of Formulation E, which begins late this yr and runs into 2025.