Take a look at NASCAR’s first electrical race automotive prototype

unveiled its first prototype electrical racer this weekend on the Chicago Avenue Race. The $1.5 million electrical crossover (per ) was developed in partnership with ABB, Chevrolet, Ford and Toyota to name consideration to sustainability efforts below the NASCAR Influence program and present what EVs are able to. It doesn’t imply NASCAR is transferring away from gasoline-powered race automobiles simply but, however reasonably that it’s making an attempt to “gauge fan curiosity in electrical racing,” folks concerned with the initiative instructed AP.

NASCAR’s head of sustainability Riley Nelson instructed AP that the sequence and its companions “need to symbolize electrical automobiles, and extra broadly electrification, in racing as cool, enjoyable and accessible.” The prototype, which has been pushed by NASCAR driver David Ragan, has three STARD UHP 6-Part motors, with one within the entrance and two within the again. That is all powered by a 78-kWh liquid-cooled battery. In response to NASCAR, “its tunable powertrain can generate 1,000 kW at peak energy.” It’s constructed on a modified Subsequent Gen chassis.

NASCAR’s sustainability plans embrace including EV charging stations and switching to 100% renewable power at its race tracks by 2028. By 2035, it goals to realize net-zero working emissions.