BMW follows Audi to the Formula E exit

BMW will be following Audi out of the electric powered System E collection at the conclusion of following calendar year right after announcing its departure on Wednesday.

Audi said on Monday it would withdraw as a functions group to emphasis on the Dakar Rally and endurance racing, together with an eventual return to Le Mans.

BMW said in a statement a working day right after pre-season tests finished in Spain that its journey in System E was “hitting the house stretch” and the group’s strategic emphasis was shifting.

“When it will come to the improvement of e-drivetrains, BMW Team has basically fatigued the possibilities for this variety of technological know-how transfer in the competitive ecosystem of System E,” it said.

BMW’s System E group is operate by U.S.-centered Andretti Motorsport, which indicated it was generating options to mount its own System E marketing campaign.

System E’s seventh season begins in Chile in January. Other main makers included consist of Mercedes, Porsche, Nissan, Jaguar and Citroen’s DS brand.

The collection, which is now an FIA-backed planet championship, is due to shift to a third technology of autos in 2022. India’s Mahindra are so far the only producer to have dedicated to that potential.