The Panasonic Jaguar Racing workforce unveiled the newest model of their all-electric Formulation E race automotive for the upcoming season of the racing championship at present and confirmed that Mitch Evans and former Formulation E champion Nelson Piquet Jr. will drive the automobiles.
The Formulation E groups are nonetheless considerably restricted in what they will modify of their race automobiles, however the championship is more and more opening up the system with every new season.
Jaguar describes the newest model of the car:
“The I-TYPE 2 is Panasonic Jaguar Racing’s all-electric Formulation E race automotive. Designed to ship the final word stability of energy and effectivity, it accelerates from 0-60mph (0-100km/h) in 2.9 seconds and may regenerate as much as 150kW of power below braking to increase its vary. “
They launched photos of the automotive and its parts:
Underneath its present configuration, the electrical powertrain has a capability of 200kW (equal to 270bhp), however it’s restricted to 170 kW (equal to 230bhp) throughout the race. Formulation E’s fan enhance idea can allow the additional 30 kW temporarilly by an interactive and considerably controversial fan voting course of.
It’s not precisely spectacular energy, however it does the job for the 880kg (1940 lbs) car, which is uncommon for an electrical automotive (the battery pack alone is 320kg – 705 lbs).
Season 4 will begin later this 12 months and the subsequent few years are promising for the Formulation E as a number of automakers are becoming a member of as they open up their automotive platform for extra modifications.
Earlier this 12 months, BMW introduced plans to enter the Formulation E in season 5 with its personal workforce whereas Audi confirmed that they’re taking on the ABT Sportsline workforce, which they’d been sponsoring in prior seasons.
Mercedes-Benz additionally introduced that it’ll be part of the Formulation E below its personal workforce, however throughout season 6 in 2018-2019.
Groups at present have to alter automotive mid race because the demanding efficiency depletes the battery packs in a short time, however the subsequent technology is anticipated to repair that and automakers will be capable to tweak their very own automobiles.
Season 5 also needs to be probably the most attention-grabbing for the reason that groups will be capable to develop extra of their very own electrical powertrain parts. They may nonetheless all use the identical chassis, however it would even be a brand new one. Spark Racing Applied sciences, the engineering agency behind the brand new chassis, launched the first photos of the idea for the next-gen all-electric race automotive.