This week, the FIA announced that the next-generation, all-electric race car would be a “game changer in terms of performance.”
Designed by Spark, the car will feature a high downforce and low downforce configuration and constant all-wheel drive.
The third-gen cars currently make 350kW but will receive a big boost to 600kW. Regeneration capabilities will reach 700kW, up from 600kW.
Bridgestone will take over from Hankook as the tyre supplier.
The fourth-gen car is expected to debut in 2026, marking the 13th season of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship.
Behind the scenes, experienced endurance racing driver James Rossiter has been testing the new car.
Simulations have the fourth-generation Formula E car as quick as if not quicker than the current Formula 2 car at Monaco.
This year’s Formula 2 pole position time by Alex Dunne was a 1:21 compared to a 1:55 by Oliver Rowland at this year’s Formula E round.
Speaking with RacingNews365, Envision Racing driver Sebastian Buemi foreshadowed the major improvement.
“Gen4 will be about ultimate performance,” said Buemi.
A whole new generation with performance at its core!⚡️
Permanent 4WD
Low and high downforce aero configurations
600kW Power Output
700kW RegenThe latest Formula E car, developed by FIA and its suppliers, will launch in 2026 for the start of Season 13.
— Formula E (@FIAFormulaE) June 10, 2025
“It’s really about making sure and being able to say, ‘Okay, we have the range, but we have a fast car’, a car that, in Monaco, is going to be, apparently, a lot faster than an F2 car.
“It’s really going to be quite close to the 2026 F1. And, yeah, I can’t wait to see that car. It’s a bigger car, it’s a longer car, but it’s going to be a much faster car.”
“What I’ve heard is between 1:15s and 1:18s [lap time] in Monaco, which, obviously, it’s clearly a lot faster than F2.”
Formula E this week released its 2026 calendar, which will see the championship visit the Miami International Autodrome for the first time.
2025/26 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship calendar
| Round | Event | Circuit | Date |
| 1 | Sau Paulo E-Prix | Sau Paulo Street Circuit | December 6 |
| 2 | Mexico City E-Prix | Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez | January 10 |
| 3 | Miami E-Prix | Miami International Autodrome | January 31 |
| 4 | Jeddah E-Prix | Jeddah Cornich Circuit | February 13 |
| 5 | Jeddah E-Prix | Jeddah Cornich Circuit | February 14 |
| 6 | Madrid E-Prix | Circuit del Jarama | March 21 |
| 7 | Berlin E-Prix | Tempelhof Airport Circuit | May 2 |
| 8 | Berlin E-Prix | Tempelhof Airport Circuit | May 3 |
| 9 | Monaco E-Prix | Circuit de Monaco | May 16 |
| 10 | Monaco E-Prix | Circuit de Monaco | May 17 |
| 11 | TBC | TBC | May 30 |
| 12 | TBC | TBC | June 20 |
| 13 | Shanghai E-Prix | Shanghai International Circuit | July 4 |
| 14 | Shanghai E-Prix | Shanghai International Circuit | July 5 |
| 15 | Tokyo E-Prix | Tokyo Street Circuit | July 25 |
| 16 | Tokyo E-Prix | Tokyo Street Circuit | July 26 |
| 17 | London E-Prix | ExCeL London | August 15 |
| 18 | London E-Prix | ExCeL London | August 16 |
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