Hayden Paddon to develop electric rally car

While his return to WRC found himself upset in recent weeks, following an exit from the road during preparatory testing for the Rally from Finland with M-Sport, Hayden Paddon don't disarm.

The Kiwi driver had announced that he was still working on returning to the wheel of a Ford Fiesta from the Dovenby Hall facility, but has just confirmed the launch of a project of a completely different scale with the development of an electric rally car .

Within his entity Paddon Rallyesport, the former official driver Hyundai will launch the Alternative Energy Motorsport Division which will begin work on a Hyundai Kona base. “The car is designed to be able to compete in New Zealand rallies, while being able to meet the challenges of a rally while displaying superior performance, underlines Paddon.

Our project also has several key technical objectives that will distinguish our electric car from others, and develop a new era of electric sound, safety. »

This car is scheduled to debut on land in 2020 with a full program expected for 2021 and is expected to develop 600 kW. The idea is to be able to go the distance of a full stage in terms of battery capacity.

The project is supported by Hyundai New Zealand and YES Power, and several technical partners, including STARD (at the base of Projekt E in Rallycross), the University of Canterbury and Callaghan Innovation.

The future is here. Excited to announce our PRG major project – one of the world's first EV Rally cars set to debut in 2020. Our platform will incorporate a lot of new technology and importantly as well … READ MORE IN FOLLOWING TWEET pic.twitter.com/SflZ9v7jPv

— Hayden Paddon (@HaydenPaddon) August 20