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.
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
Comments
Wish this one don’t broke like a Honda F1 car…
Notification was so quick that I read “McLaren is planning an all-electric hybrid.
Lets hpoe the reliability isnt inherited from F1…
Hope*
This is exciting actually, if Mclaren ends up making it, so will Ferrari and Porsche…so will everybody in fact.
I hope not! Fingers crossed that at least Ferrari holds strong.
Thats electrifying.
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.
I agree
Ultimate series is an oxymoron
Nooo
YEEEES
Good to see the casual racist still isnt banned….
Oh yes
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?
As CTs biggest EV enthusiast
HELL YEAH BOIIIIII
I love how many downvotes you get just for being happy about the new macca