Formula E is set to unleash the potential of the Gen3 platform with the just-launched Gen3 Evo race car, which will be introduced in 2025 for season 11 of the all-electric championship.
To date, the Gen3 car has only used the front MGU from Lucid – or to be precise, from Lucid’s technology arm, Atieva – for regen purposes, as there were issues with the ability of the battery to support both the regen and deployment demands it presented.
Gen3 Evo power
Lucid states the output of its motor to be 350kW, which when combined with the Gen3 rear motor power cap of 350kW, should give a 700kW peak output. However, this potential will not be used, not least because the battery is pegged at 600kW. Even Gen4, due in 2027, will exploit only a 600kW max output. The GenBeta car – which informed some of the developments of the Evo and was demonstrated at the UK round of the 2023 season – was able to deploy 400kW, providing a useful guide to the potency of the Evo. And the front drive will only be used in qualifying, during race starts and when ‘Attack mode’ is deployed.
FE is touting the Gen3 Evo as offering a 2% lap time improvement over the previous version, thanks mainly to the ability to deploy power through all four wheels and the use of a new, softer tire compound from supplier Hankook. There will be some revisions to the bodywork and aerodynamics, in an effort to improve the durability of the cars.
Meanwhile, Jaguar TCS Racing has become the first team to commit to the Gen4 era of FE from 2027 onward.
