Formula E cars will have a 25 per cent increase in power over the next three seasons, though the first hike won’t happen until the 2016/17 season.
The amount of power available for the drivers for season three will remain at a maximum of 200kW, but for season four this will rise to 220kW before being hiked to 250kW in season five.
Whilst the original schedule saw power increasing to 250kW next season (season three), this has been dropped following careful analysis of the performance of the batteries and the cost of developing this technology.
The decision was made to phase in the power increase more gradually.
However season three will see quicker cars, with the permitted amount of regeneration increasing to 150kW from its current level of 100kW, whilst the weight limit of the cars will decrease from the current 888kg to 880kg.
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