McLaren Really Is Planning An All-Electric Hypercar

After we first heard rumours a year or so ago, McLaren insiders have apparently now confirmed that an all-electric Ultimate Series car is under development
McLaren Really Is Planning An All-Electric Hypercar

McLaren is definitely going to build an all-electric hypercar that could potentially succeed project P15 (pictured below), according to Autocar.

An electric Ultimate Series car was rumoured a year ago, long after the P1 had ceased production, but according to Autocar that project was just a test bed for new battery technology – the same technology that will be sold to all Formula E teams from next year in order to make the race machines last a whole race without drivers needing to change cars.

Image: Newspress/Autocar
Image: Newspress/Autocar

Now we’re led to believe that McLaren will use its clever new battery tech to power what would be a flagship forward-looking spaceship of a car, with one eye on matching the 675LT’s incredible performance and the other eye on the future. As we know, not even AMG will keep selling V8s forever.

It won’t be coming any time soon, though: the hybrid revolution will come first, with the electrified cars that will replace the current Sports and Super Series cars arriving in 2020 and 2021 respectively. Before that there’s the car codenamed BP23, which is even closer to reality with production set for next year. The P15 should break cover within months, so as we type this McLaren is probably busy selling every last one in advance…

Via: Autocar

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Comments

Anonymous

Wish this one don’t broke like a Honda F1 car…

08/17/2017 - 12:44 |
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Vahur Kuu

Notification was so quick that I read “McLaren is planning an all-electric hybrid.

08/17/2017 - 12:48 |
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Jack the Car Guy

Lets hpoe the reliability isnt inherited from F1…

08/17/2017 - 13:28 |
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Hope*

08/17/2017 - 16:21 |
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Anonymous

This is exciting actually, if Mclaren ends up making it, so will Ferrari and Porsche…so will everybody in fact.

08/17/2017 - 14:06 |
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Anonymous

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

I hope not! Fingers crossed that at least Ferrari holds strong.

08/18/2017 - 07:32 |
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Anonymous

Thats electrifying.

08/17/2017 - 14:18 |
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Zaire McDonald

Mclaren has already shown us that hybrids can be amazing. I truly believe their efforts at this will pave the way for people such as ourselves to enjoy cars without petrol.

08/17/2017 - 15:24 |
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I agree

08/17/2017 - 18:44 |
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Dave 12

Ultimate series is an oxymoron

08/17/2017 - 15:26 |
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Anonymous

Nooo

08/17/2017 - 15:33 |
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Tomislav Celić

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

YEEEES

08/17/2017 - 16:20 |
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Anonymous

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

Good to see the casual racist still isnt banned….

08/18/2017 - 11:46 |
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Monty4248

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

Oh yes

08/18/2017 - 14:11 |
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Monty4248

F1: perfection

P1: let’s play with batteries

P15: sees laptimes hold my drink

BP23: a nod at perfection

This electric thing: Hello there, have you heard of our lord and savior, The electric motor?

08/17/2017 - 15:58 |
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Tomislav Celić

As CTs biggest EV enthusiast

HELL YEAH BOIIIIII

08/17/2017 - 16:21 |
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I love how many downvotes you get just for being happy about the new macca

08/18/2017 - 10:48 |
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