The “first ever” electric vehicle (EV) safety car will hit the track at this year’s Supercars Championship, powered by bp pulse rapid EV charging.
The new electric bp pulse safety car, a Porsche Taycan GTS with up to 440kW of power and capable of speeds up to 250 km/h, is the latest step by Supercars on its sustainability journey. It follows the adoption of bp’s lower carbon race fuel, E75 Racing Fuel, last year for every car on the Supercars grid.
bp Vice President Marketing Asia Pacific Amanda Woollard says using an electric safety car is momentous for the Supercars competition.
“bp is keeping the Supercars grid moving as official fuel supplier and now adding our EV charging expertise into the mix, after starting with the bp Ultimate Safety Car four years ago,” she says.
“This year, we’re revved up and ready to show motorsport fans how bp can keep them powered up, whether through our quality bp Ultimate fuel or recharging at a bp pulse rapid EV charge point.”
At each racetrack, the bp pulse safety car will be charged via a portable bp pulse charging unit.
Supercars COO Tim Watsford welcomes the expansion of the bp partnership and praises the new bp pulse safety car as a step forward for the series.
“Introducing the Porsche Taycan GTS as our official safety car, and the first electric safety car in Supercars history, showcases our shared dedication to innovation, sustainability, and delivering a world-class racing experience,” he says.
Racing fans will be able to see the Porsche Taycan GTS at the bp pulse EV park activation at this weekend’s Repco Bathurst 12 Hour.
bp pulse has a global ambition of installing more than 100,000 charge points worldwide by 2030.
