Nissan will launch a series of public activations in South Africa’s major towns prior to the Cape Town E-Prix (ABB FIA Formula-E World Championship) race on February 25, 2023, showcasing its 85-year motorsport legacy and over a decade of electric car knowledge.
BEFORE THE CAPE TOWN E-PRIX
These activations offer to bring the electric excitement of the Cape Town E-Prix to popular shopping malls in Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, and Western Cape, where speed aficionados will be able to practically drive Nissan’s Formula-E racecar.
Nissan is the first and only Japanese manufacturer to participate in Formula-E, with internationally renowned drivers Norman Nato and Sacha Fenestraz teaming up on the starting grid in Cape Town for the fifth round of the championship season.
Nissan Formula E race vehicle side view
The Nissan Formula-E Roadshow races around South Africa for the Cape Town E-Prix. Image credit: Nissan South Africa
“Nissan’s engagement in Formula-E is the ideal demonstration of our aspirations as the firm speeds toward an electrified future in support of our environmental objectives. Our Formula-E team’s research and development will directly contribute to the spread of electric vehicle technologies in our consumer automobiles and reveals the tremendous possibilities of future electric vehicles,”
The Country Director of Nissan South Africa is Kabelo Rabotho.
The Nissan Formula-E race car of the third generation is 40% more powerful than its predecessor and is now capable of exceeding 320 km/h.
Nissan Formula E race car view from the front
The Formula-E race car of Nissan’s third generation is 40% more powerful than its predecessor. Image credit: Nissan South Africa
The activations will take place between the 3rd and 5th of February in Gauteng at the Menlyn Park Shopping Centre in Pretoria and the Eastgate Shopping Centre in Johannesburg; in KwaZulu-Natal at the Gateway Theatre of Shopping and the Pavilion Shopping Centre between the 9th and 12th of February; and in Western Cape at the Blue Route Mall, Tyger Valley Shopping Centre between the 16th and 19th of February.
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