Formula E and its official innovation partner, Sabic, have unveiled its new world record-breaking car – the Genbeta.
The electric race car, developed by diversified chemicals manufacturer Sabic in collaboration with Formula E, set a new Guinness World Record title for the fastest speed achieved by a vehicle indoors by hitting a top speed of 218.71kph.
The Genbeta car, which appeared at the 2023 Hankook London E-Prix on Sunday 30th July, was pushed to the limit by ABB FIA Formula E World championship drivers Jake Hughes (NEOM McLaren Formula E Team) and Lucas di Grassi (Mahindra Racing) in the Duals format used to qualify for Formula E races.
It was Jake Hughes that hit a top speed of 218.71kph, setting the new world record.
The vehicle is part of the Genbeta live development and innovation project, which aims at exploring new materials and technologies for future EV races and road cars.
Sabic supported the design and development of innovative parts of the GENBETA car, which is based on the GEN3 car, helping and enabling the creation of the ‘fastest, lightest, and most powerful and efficient electric car,’ reinforcing the company’s ambition to ‘accelerating the world’s shift to electrification and carbon neutrality.’
SABIC’s role in the Genbeta programme forms part of the company’s collaborative innovation partnership with the world’s first all-electric FIA World Championship.
First announced as Formula E’s principal and innovation partner in 2022, Sabic describes its intention to continue to work closely with the electric racing series to ‘develop cutting-edge solutions that will help drive further innovation in electric vehicles technologies and progress in sustainable practices across the sport’s wider ecosystem and operations.’
As part of its presence at the London E-Prix, Sabic also participated in Formula E’s sustainable innovations summit – Change. Accelerated. Live. – where the business discussed in ‘The Power of Prototypes’ panel discussion the advantages that development projects like the Genbeta bring to the EV industry and the world.
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