The new Formula E season has meant a lot of adaptions for me – to a new team in Mahindra, and an even bigger change in the Gen3 car. It’s very different to drive than what we had before, which is no surprise as the car has moved on in many respects.
The main technical improvement comes from having motors front and rear, which have a combined regen capacity of 600kW – 350kW rear and 250kW front, for regen only. New battery architecture was needed, as the Gen2 unit only allowed for 250kW of charge and regen. The new battery has less energy, from 52kWh to 40kWh usable, but much more power, up from 250kW to 600kW. And the battery is lighter too, reducing overall car weight.
