Nissan to launch technical partnership with McLaren

Nissan Motor Corporation recently announced that it will launch a multi-year technical cooperation with the famous British team - McLaren Racing, leveraging Nissan's advantages in the field of electric technology to provide McLaren Racing's Gen3 racing car Technical support for electric powertrains.

McLaren Racing has confirmed that it will bring its Gen 3 car to the ninth season (2022-2023) of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, and the cooperation between the two parties will also start with the new season.

The Formula E Championship will feature more powerful and faster Formula E Gen3 cars from season 9 (2022-2023).Nissan's direct involvement in the sport certification of the Formula E Gen3 car, and the partnership with McLaren Racing, further demonstrates Nissan's global leadership in the design and manufacture of pure electric vehicles.With the recent acquisition of the e.dams team, Nissan will continue to be involved in the Formula E championship.At the same time, with the establishment of the partnership, Nissan will work closely with McLaren Racing to compete with other entrants in this world's most challenging and technologically advanced racing competition.

Mr. Ashwani Gupta, Chief Operating Officer of Nissan Motor Co., said: "The cooperation between Nissan and McLaren Racing will bring more inspiration and information sharing to both parties. Both parties are quite pioneering and innovative. , which not only promotes us to become an ideal partner on the field, but also promotes the development of pure electric vehicles.”

Zak Brown, chief executive of McLaren Racing, said: "We are actively building the team for the upcoming inaugural season of Formula World, and by seeking the best possible partners, we will focus on key technologies such as technology. The field has a head start. Over the past four seasons, Nissan has demonstrated its expertise, skill and commitment in the Formula E championship, and as the era of Formula E Gen3 racing arrives, we firmly believe that the cooperation between the two parties will achieve mutual benefits. Win. This in-depth cooperation will not only promote the success of the two teams, but also promote the development of Nissan's powertrain technology in the Formula E championship."

Tommaso Volpe, Nissan Motorsport Director, Global Motorsport, said: "We are very proud of our multi-year partnership with such an outstanding racing brand as McLaren Racing. The partnership will begin next season, when the Formula E Championship It will enter the era of Formula E Gen3 racing, and the performance of pure electric racing cars will show a new state. Nissan's participation in the Formula E championship is not only for competition, but also hopes to show more consumers Nissan's excellent, powerful and efficient electric models "Through our partnership with McLaren Racing, we will have more opportunities to advance the technology and show the results to fans around the world."

Nissan aims tobring the excitement and pleasure of driving a zero-emissionelectric vehicle to consumers around the world by participating in the Formula E championship.Nissan aims to achieve carbon neutrality across the entire company's operations and product lifecycle* by 2050.At the same time, Nissan plans to achieve 100% electric drive for new models in the core market in the early 2030s.Nissan transforms the knowledge and technology it has accumulated on the track and on the road to create better electric vehicles for consumers.

Nissan's long-term involvement in the Formula E championship

As the first Japanese automaker to participate in the World Formula E Championship, Nissan has participated in the event for four consecutive years since the fifth season in 2018 (2018-19 season) and will continue to participate in the World Formula E Championship (ABB FIA). Formula E World Championship) to the twelfth season (2025-2026 season).In April 2022, Nissan announced the acquisition of the e.dams team to fully manage the team's operations in the Formula E World Championship.

In the eighth season (2022 season), Swiss veteran Sebastien Buemi, who has served in the Nissan e.dams team for four years, and new German driver Maximilian Guenther ) partner and set off together.Maximilian Guenther joined the Nissan e.dams team in September 2021. With his outstanding performance, he has previously won 3 championships and 1 runner-up.

Veteran Sebastien Buemi joins new partner Maximilian Guenther for the eighth season.

This season, the Nissan e.dams team continues to combine the Formula E championship with Nissan's electric vehicle offerings.Nissan e.dams driver Sebastien Buemi drove the car No. 23 named after Nissan Ariya, a new pure electric crossover SUV model.The team's Maximilian Guenther drove the No. 22 car named after Nissan's pure electric model, the Nissan LEAF.

Nissan is the world's leading specialist in the design and manufacture of pure electric vehicles.Since its pure electric model Nissan Leaf was launched in 2010, the cumulative global sales have exceeded 600,000 units.Nissan applies the rich experience accumulated in the research and development of pure electric models to the electric formula car.At the same time, the experience learned on the track is used to feed back into the development of new pure electric models, such as the Nissan Ariya, a new pure electric crossover SUV model with avant-garde styling and excellent performance launched in 2021.