BMW will probably be following Audi out of the electrical System E collection on the finish of subsequent yr.

BMW stated in a statement on Wednesday that its journey in System E was “hitting the house stretch” and the group’s strategic focus was shifting.

“Relating to the event of e-drivetrains, BMW Group has basically exhausted the alternatives for this type of expertise switch within the aggressive atmosphere of System E,” it stated.

BMW stated it used System E as a expertise laboratory for manufacturing. The engineers who develop the drivetrains for electrical manufacturing automobiles are additionally answerable for the drivetrains in BMW’s race vehicles.

Examples of the profitable switch of expertise between the System E venture and manufacturing improvement embody new findings concerning power administration and power effectivity, the switch of software program for energy electronics from racing to manufacturing, and an enchancment within the energy density of the e-motors, BMW stated.  

BMW’s System E crew is run by U.S.-based Andretti Motorsport.

“We sit up for asserting our personal plans for the continuation of our System E program in the end,” Andretti informed roadandtrack.com.

Audi stated on Monday it could withdraw as a works crew to focus on the Dakar Rally and endurance racing together with an eventual return to Le Mans.

System E’s seventh season begins in Chile in January. Different main producers concerned embody Mercedes, Porsche, Nissan, Jaguar and PSA’s DS model.

The collection, which is now an FIA-backed world championship, is because of transfer to a 3rd era of vehicles in 2022. India’s Mahindra are to this point the one producer to have dedicated to that future