Rumors broke out on Twitter surrounding leaked documents from NASCAR that state about a demonstration race using prototype electric vehicles. Most fans over Twitter seemed to welcome the move.
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Obviously, some old-school fans were not happy with the change. The majority, however, appreciated the prospect.
A separate Electric NASCAR Series would actually be cool in my opinion, I like the racing in Formula E, but people are gonna complain that they sound bad oh no boohoo
— 𝕭𝖗𝖆𝖉 (@kvapilnation) July 21, 2022
electric nascar will be more of a real motorsport than gas nascar
— Mamadou’s Blog 💬 (@Mo44President) July 21, 2022
Just here for the snowflakes mad over an exhibition race before an exhibition race pic.twitter.com/f2IyfmL36E
— Burt Macklin (@TeamBubba23) July 21, 2022
As someone with hearing damage from exposure to high intensity noise. I don't go to the track often because I have young kids and I don't want them to have the same loss of quality of life that I have. I would take them to an electric series.
— Jason Schomburg (@JasonSchomburg) July 21, 2022
One user jokingly called it a Tesla series.
ah yes the Tesla series
— DennyDeliversYT (@DennyDelivers) July 21, 2022
I’m here just for all the “I’m done with nascar” from all the people who will absolutely still watch nascar if they have a new series showcasing electric cars.
— shaun (@jshaunAU2006) July 21, 2022
smart move. electrification is coming whether you like it or not
— 𝙇𝙪𝙠𝙚 ⚡️ (@LukeMotorstar) July 21, 2022
I mean, in retrospect, if moonshiners had access to quiet electric suvs, they probably would have done it. Easier to evade the popos, and haul more product
— Robert Schloemer (@SchloemerZ) July 21, 2022
I like this! The great thing is that NASCAR can run in the middle of cities with electric cars like Formula E does.
— Al Mattei (@TopOfTheCircle) July 21, 2022
Agree with this…u cannot stop what's coming..ICE is already dead. F1 jumped on the hybrid wagon 10 yrs ago
— A1911SHOOTER (@A1911SHOOTER) July 21, 2022
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Previously, even FIA branched out to Formula E in the open-wheel racing segment. It only makes sense for NASCAR to consider the prospect of electrification in a series considering the messaging behind sustainability. But at the moment it remains speculation until NASCAR officially confirms the same.
NASCAR electric car series what we know
NASCAR never hid its intention to shy away from running electric cars in the future. Though we might be seeing this become a reality much faster than anticipated. Earlier, the Kickin’ the Tires website leaked a few documents regarding the upcoming support series.
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HOMESTEAD, FLORIDA – JANUARY 15: Erik Jones tests the Next Gen car at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
According to the documents, NASCAR will run a demonstration during the Clash at the L.A. Coliseum pre-season event in the February of next year. Further extending it with six races alongside the Cup Series race weekends. The vehicles used for the series will be a fully electric modification of the current Next-Gen Cup cars. Featuring all-wheel-drive powertrains and will have around 1,000 horsepower at disposal. In comparison, the current Cup cars yield 670 horsepower with V8 engines.
In a statement to Fox News, NASCAR mentioned, “As we have mentioned in the past, we are exploring the potential for an EV demonstration series. We are currently working with our OEM [original equipment manufacturer] partners and race teams as the program progresses.”
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Meanwhile, the manufacturers for the new series are planning for sport utility vehicle style bodies to set the series apart. If this pans out to be the reality then we’d have a bunch of electric SUVs zooming around famed NASCAR tracks, at the same or maybe even faster than cup series cars.
