Nissan will proceed racing within the System E Championship by means of 2030, the automaker introduced final week.
Nissan has competed within the electrical racing sequence since Season 5, which ran from 2018-2019, and beneath its newest dedication will race within the sequence not less than till the top of Season 16, which is able to run from 2029-2030. This would be the longest that Nissan has competed in an FIA-sanctioned racing sequence.
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The dedication makes Nissan the primary staff to signal on to race with the next-generation Gen4 race automobile that might be launched in Season 13, which is able to run from 2026-2027. Nissan helps to develop the automobile. Porsche can also be concerned within the improvement, although the automaker hasn’t dedicated to System E past Season 12.
The Gen4 race automobile, like its predecessors, might be frequent to all groups, although sure points might be open to particular person tuning, significantly in relation to the powertrain.
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In line with organizers, the automobile will ship extra energy and sooner charging functionality than the present Gen3 automobile. Improved security might be one other key side. Efficiency targets embody an influence output of 804 hp and regeneration capability as much as 938 hp.
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For Nissan, and different opponents within the sport, System E supplies a chance to develop electrical automobile know-how 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 vice chairman and chief planning officer, stated System E participation is getting used as a test-bed for improvement of the powertrain of the next-generation GT-R, although he stated Nissan nonetheless hasn’t selected what powertrain sort the automobile may have.
Information of Nissan’s newest dedication to System E comes similtaneously information of the revival of iconic race automobile constructor Lola Automobiles as a brand new entry in System E. Lola will staff up with Yamaha in time for Season 11 of System E, which begins late this yr and runs into 2025.
