Over the years, NASCAR has progressed in several areas, including the NextGen car and schedules. However, there is another area that has taken some of NASCAR’s attention. That is an electric racing vehicle. The sport has been working on the development and it appears like it has finally been completed for further events.
During the annual “State of the Sport” address, NASCAR chief operating officer Steve O’Donnell talked about EV cars and what has gone on behind the scenes with it. Quite frankly, it was a very interesting answer as the sport continues to evolve.
“Yeah, a lot of work’s gone on at the R&D department around EV,” O’Donnell said. “We have a car. We have an alternative body style with that car. I would not look for us specifically to go racing with it. I think you could see it showcased at certain events next year. But there’s other forms that we want to look at.”
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“I’m actually headed to Japan Thursday to go look at hydrogen racing specifically. We’ve got a contingent heading over to Japan to look at that. We want to kind of test each and every form. Really excited about what our teams put together around an electric car. Again, wanted to showcase that to the fans and explore other technologies, as well.”
The cars may not hit the track any time soon, if at all. However, NASCAR has continued to showcase how it stays ahead of the curve and progresses with the ongoing developments in society. Maybe, the sport will introduce an electric series down the line but for now, it will continue to develop more advanced motor vehicles.
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