Nissan commits long-term to electric racing

Nissan says it will contest the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship electric racing series through to the end of the 2025/2026 season. 

The Gen3 era of the championship begins in season nine—the 2022/2023 season—and will feature even more powerful and faster cars.

Nissan says it contests the series to bring the excitement and fun of zero-emission electric vehicles to a global audience.

It intends to electrify all of its road vehicles by the early 2030s, and aims to bring its expertise in transferring knowledge and technology between the race track and road for better electric vehicles for customers.

“Nissan’s vision for cars goes far beyond simply modes of transport,” says chief operating officer, Ashwani Gupta. “We aim to design and build electric vehicles that transform the way communities connect and move, and inspire us all to work towards a sustainable society.

“For Nissan, Formula E helps us bring excitement, energy and the environment to the forefront as we deliver this vision of the future to an ever-growing, new, young and diverse audience.” 

Nissan’s global motorsport boss, Tommaso Volpe, says Nissan has achieved “great results…and renewing our long-term commitment to Formula E is a key step.

“We entered the sport with a ‘road-to-track’ technical transfer approach, and by extending our racing programme through the Gen3 era, we have the opportunity to close the circle with ‘track-to-road’ technical transfer.

“We believe that, as one of the most global manufacturers involved in the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, this sport is the perfect platform to promote our expertise in electrification and demonstrate our commitment to more sustainable mobility solutions.”

The next Formula E round is in Rome, Italy, on April 10.