Pretoria, 30 November 2022: Jaguar TCS Racing has at this time revealed the Jaguar I-TYPE 6, designed and engineered to compete for the 2023 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, because the revolutionary all-electric motorsport class strikes into a brand new Gen3 period.
The Jaguar I-TYPE 6 is the most advanced and environment friendly electrical Jaguar race car ever. It is the primary FIA Formula E race car to function each entrance and rear powertrains, as 250kW regen is added to the entrance and 350kW regen added on the rear, doubling the regenerative functionality over the Gen2 mannequin and eradicating the necessity for typical rear brakes.
Commencing in January 2023, the Gen3 period of Formula E will carry quicker and extra thrilling wheel-to-wheel racing on road circuits throughout the globe. Pioneering new cutting-edge applied sciences, the third era of Jaguar’s Formula E race car will set new efficiency benchmarks: 74kg lighter and 100kW extra highly effective than the vehicles which have preceded it, and now able to reaching a most pace of over 320km/h.
Jaguar I-TYPE 6 debut
Jaguar TCS Racing heads into the 2023 season with a brand new, distinctive identification. The compelling color palette options carbon black, satin white and complicated gold accents, with the uneven design of the Jaguar I-TYPE 6 livery creating two distinctive vehicles for drivers Mitch Evans and Sam Bird. Uniquely in Formula E, the Jaguar driver line-up stays the identical for the third consecutive season bringing invaluable consistency.
The subsequent era of Formula E will proceed to be a real-world check mattress for Jaguar TCS Racing and Jaguar Land Rover, because the group develops and innovates new cutting-edge know-how to compete for World Championship success, it’s going to energy vital race-to-road studying for electrical powertrain, sustainability and software program applied sciences.
Innovation and know-how switch from the Jaguar I-TYPE 6 will straight allow the reimagination of Jaguar as an all-electric, trendy luxurious model from 2025. Racing in a zero-emission motorsport class with the world’s most sustainable race car showcases Jaguar Land Rover’s personal dedication to have zero tailpipe emissions and to attain carbon web zero throughout its provide chain, merchandise and operations by 2039 as a part of its Reimagine technique.
The 2023 Formula E season
Jaguar TCS Racing is coming into the 2023 season having lately been awarded FIA Three-Star Environmental Accreditation, the best attainable ranking. It confirms that the group demonstrates finest apply and dedication in environmental administration, whereas constantly striving to enhance current processes.
Ahead of the 2023 championship, Wolfspeed has been confirmed as Official Power Semiconductor Partner. The partnership builds on Wolfspeed’s current relationship with the group since 2017, the place its advanced Silicon Carbide know-how has been used to speed up on-track effectivity and efficiency. It comes as Jaguar Land Rover additionally lately introduced a strategic partnership with Wolfspeed, securing provide of Silicon Carbide semiconductors for the following era of electrical automobile inverters. Both partnerships will help the know-how and data switch from race-to-road with a selected deal with effectivity.
After two profitable years with the group, Micro Focus is renewing its partnership as Official Technical Partner. Its world-class software program and providers, akin to IDOL and Vertica Analytics Platform, are embedded into the group’s operations, enabling them to gather and course of huge quantities of information, creating extra correct predictions and time-critical choices throughout races, which results in extra factors, podiums and wins for the group.
Wolfspeed and Micro Focus be a part of an current portfolio of world-class companions made up of world IT providers, consulting and enterprise options organisation Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), which continues its multi-year title sponsorship of the group. In addition, GKN Automotive, Dow, and Castrol, and suppliers Alpinestars and Uncommon are related within the pursuit of efficiency and innovation for Jaguar TCS Racing.
This is the primary season that Jaguar will provide its profitable powertrain know-how to fellow British-based group Envision Racing, that means there shall be 4 Jaguar powered Formula E vehicles on the grid.
Jaguar TCS Racing will race in Mexico City, on 14 January 2023 for the primary of 17 races in 12 cities together with Cape Town on 25 March.
After Jaguar TCS Racing’s greatest factors haul thus far final season in Formula E, with Mitch Evans ending runner-up within the Drivers’ World Championship, the British group is working onerous to as soon as once more battle for the World Championship title in 2023.
“Launch day is all the time a proud and thrilling second for Jaguar TCS Racing, and this yr greater than ever, as we head into the Gen3 period of Formula E.
James Barclay, Jaguar TCS Racing Team Principal
“Season 9 is about to be the most aggressive and thrilling season thus far, with an all-new all-electric race car, the Jaguar I-TYPE 6, iconic cities added to the calendar and our new group design has reworked the car right into a murals, in concord with our trendy luxurious imaginative and prescient for Jaguar.
“We’re very excited to welcome Wolfspeed to the group as our Official Power Semiconductor Partner. Their experience in Silicon Carbide know-how will play a pivotal function in our powertrain efficiency.
“With our Title Partner, Tata Consultancy Services, alongside new and current organisations, now we have a formidable portfolio of companions, every supporting the group and making use of their experience to speed up related sustainable applied sciences.
“As we head into our seventh season in Formula E, I’ve been reflecting on how far now we have come as a group. Jaguar TCS Racing has a significant function to fulfil past the success of the racetrack, and it stays a privilege to play our half supporting the reimagination of Jaguar as an all-electric model from 2025.
“I am incredibly proud of what we achieved last season, we had our biggest points haul to date, but we know we can do better, and we are here to compete for the World Championship. We are confident in the Jaguar I-TYPE 6 and in the strength of our talented team and I look forward to what this season will bring.”
Mitch Evans, Jaguar TCS Racing driver #9: “Last season was my finest thus far, ending runner-up within the Drivers’ World Championship, so we’re decided to do one higher this season.
“The new Jaguar I-TYPE 6 gives us a lot more to play with, with more power and speed, and the team and I have been working tirelessly to make sure we maximise this effectively to use it to our advantage. Formula E is such a competitive category, but I can’t wait for the season to get underway in January and fight to win both the Drivers’ and Teams’ World Championship.”
Sam Bird, Jaguar TCS Racing driver #10: “Last season was full of ups and downs for me, and I couldn’t finish the season due to injury. I’ve taken the off-season to reset, come back stronger and I’m hungrier than ever to do well for the team. We’ve been focusing all our efforts into the Jaguar I-TYPE 6, and I’m really looking forward to getting back out there for my third season with the team and showing everyone what we can do.”
Jay Cameron, Wolfspeed Senior Vice President and General Manager, Power Business: “Wolfspeed is proud to strengthen our relationship with Jaguar Land Rover by serving because the Official Power Semiconductor Partner for Jaguar TCS Racing. Our Silicon Carbide semiconductor know-how in the Jaguar I-TYPE 6 creates an ‘Innovation Lab on Wheels’ to engineer improved powertrain effectivity in a high-performance electrical automobile.
“Our collaboration with Jaguar TCS Racing in the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship will support our shared goal of translating innovation from the race to the road and enable Wolfspeed to support Jaguar TCS Racing as the ultimate competitor on the track.”
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