BMW has announced that it will join the Formula E race series in time for the 2018/19 season, using a car with a new BMW-developed powertrain.
BMW's works entry will be run by the existing Andretti team, and the brand says that its involvement in the EV racing series will help influence its road cars in the future.
• Audi enters Formula E for 2017/2018 season
“Through our involvement in Formula E, we are addressing the development towards sustainable and emission-free mobility in the automobile industry and are also making a contribution to the brand’s progression to BMW iNEXT,” said Klaus Fröhlich, Member of the Board of Management of BMW AG, Development.
"The borders between production and motor racing development are more blurred at BMW i Motorsport than in any other project. The result is a technology transfer on a whole new level. We are certainly confident that the BMW Group will benefit greatly from the experience gained in the field of electrotechnology during this project.”
BMW joins mainstream manufacturers Renault, DS and Jaguar in the electric series, as well as rival brand Audi, which will become a full works team at the beginning of the 2017/18 season.
BMW is already been involved with the sport to a degree, as the safety car used is currently a BMW i8 and the medical car takes the form of an i3. However, this is the first time BMW will take part in a racing capacity.
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