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

Nissan has competed within the electrical racing collection since Season 5, which ran in 2018 and 2019, and beneath its newest dedication will race within the collection at the least till the top of Season 16, which can run in 2029 and 2030. This would be the longest that Nissan has competed in an FIA-sanctioned racing collection.

The dedication makes Nissan the primary workforce to signal on to race with the next-generation Gen4 race automobile that can be launched in Season 13, which would be the 2026/2027 season. 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, can be widespread to all groups, although sure elements can be open to particular person tuning, significantly relating to the powertrain.

Nissan on the 2024 Formulation E Diriyah E-Prix

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

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

Information of Nissan’s newest dedication to Formulation E comes concurrently information of the revival of iconic race automobile constructor Lola Vehicles as a brand new entry in Formulation E. Lola will workforce up with Yamaha in time for Season 11 of Formulation E, which begins late this 12 months and runs into 2025.