With a Crossover Utility Vehicle profile and three electric motors, the new NASCAR-ABB electric car keeps the 'stock' in stock car racing.
Oh the irony, it burns. Republican officials in more than two dozen US states have been slinging the “woke” canard around like so much hash off the grill, even as the pillars of their support collapse around them. The latest one to go over to the green side is NASCAR, the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing. The iconic automotive organization is showcasing a new electric car this year, in line with its mission to keep the “stock” in stock car racing.
Apparently the Next Gen development team was already thinking ahead. When NASCAR first unveiled the Next Gen car in 2021, NASCAR listed “The hybrid idea apparently went out the window at some point. NASCAR reports that the new all-wheel-drive electric car deploys three electric motors, one in the front and two in the rear, to power four Goodyear Racing Eagle tires.
That was just a guess, but before this story was posted I received an email from Bcomp confirming their flax is at work. “NASCAR’s innovative BEV prototype is the first major US motorsports project to incorporate flax-based composites,” Bcomp explained. “The high-performance bodywork uses Bcomp’s ampliTex™ technical fabrics in conjunction with powerRibs™, which were first inspired by the vein structure of leaves, to harness the natural advantages of flax fibre, a sustainable material.
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