NASCAR Enters the Electric Era With New EV Prototype

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The vehicle was created in collaboration with NASCAR’s OEM partners, Chevrolet, Ford, and Toyota. It was assembled by the same NASCAR engineers responsible for the Next Gen car and the Garage 56 entry into the 24 Hours of Le Mans. NASCAR says the vehicle has three STARD UHP 6-Phase motors (one front, two rear) supplying power directly to all four specially designed Goodyear Racing Eagle tires, a 78-kWh liquid-cooler battery, and can produce 1,000 kW at peak power. The vehicle’s regenerative braking converts kinetic energy into power, an advantage for racing on road courses or short oval tracks. While NASCAR is exploring the possibilities of electric vehicles, it isn’t planning to bring them to the track just yet.

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