NASCAR unveiled its first electric race car prototype

NASCAR unveiled its first electric race car prototype

• By Krishna Shrestha
• 2024-07-31 14:41:56

NASCAR has released the prototype of its first electric race car. NASCAR unveiled its first electric race car prototype at the Chicago Street Race.

With the aim of keeping the planet healthy and working on sustainable electrification, NASCAR has prepared a race car in collaboration with ABB.

ABB is a leading company in electrification. We help customers optimize, electrify and decarbonize," said Ralph Donati, executive vice president of ABB. "The goal of the collaboration between American NASCAR and ABB is to advance electrification technology from EV charging to long-distance transportation operations."

NASCAR plans to reduce the carbon footprint of all its operations to zero by 2035. The Race Card is the latest innovation from NASCAR's research and development team.

This car has a 78 KW liquid cooled battery. According to NASCAR, its tunable powertrain can produce 1,000 kilowatts at peak power.