The top tiers of open-wheel Formula racing often serve as a test bed for future automotive technologies, and with electric vehicles becoming more and more mainstream, that statement is becoming increasingly true for Formula E. However, if a recent report is anything to go by, the all-electric racing series could potentially make a switch to hydrogen power for the Gen4 regulations, which would be quite the statement.
The report comes from Motorsport, who had the chance to speak with Formula E co-founder Alejandro Agag directly, and he seems pretty serious about the prospect of hydrogen power for the next generation of cars.
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“Hydrogen is within the license of Formula E with the FIA,” said Agag. “There are two ways to use hydrogen, one way is to burn the hydrogen, which is…