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

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

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

The Gen4 race automobile, like its predecessors, will probably be frequent to all groups, although sure elements will probably be open to particular person tuning, significantly in terms of the powertrain.

Nissan on the 2024 Method E Diriyah E-Prix

In line with organizers, the automobile will ship extra energy and sooner charging functionality than the present Gen3 automobile. Improved security will probably be one other key facet. 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, Method E supplies a chance to develop electrical car know-how and take a look at it one of many hardest environments attainable. Chatting with Motor Authority throughout final week’s 2024 New York auto present, Ponz Pandikuthira, Nissan North America’s senior vice chairman and chief planning officer, mentioned Method 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 sort the automobile can have.

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