TotalEnergies and Formula E
Launched in 2014, the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship is now a major global motorsports event. For TotalEnergies, which is deeply involved in sustainable mobility, it is an ideal “test lab”. Starting in 2020-2021, its seventh season, the series switched status and became a world championship. To test and develop tomorrow’s solutions, we have set out our commitment to this discipline, alongside our partner DS PENSKE.
team entries in 2024-2025
0 to 60mph in the all-wheel drive GEN3 EVO race car
of the energy used during the race is coming from regenerative braking
Formula E at the heart of tomorrow’s mobility
Formula E offers an outstanding test environment for technologies that are being developed. The E-Prix races are very intense and often held in hot countries, providing extreme conditions that must be imitated in our laboratory.
This has enabled us to collect valuable data that has been used to create our Quartz EV Fluid lubricant range, which is perfectly aligned with the needs of electrified vehicles, whether they are hybrids, plug-in hybrids or electric.
Driving progress in this segment, these pioneering products illustrate our commitment to meeting the challenges of today’s and tomorrow’s mobility, while offering energy solutions in line with the environmental and climate challenges faced.
TotalEnergies has organised itself so that its product range designed for electric vehicles, Quartz EV Fluid, can benefit from its latest discoveries in FE within a matter of months. This applies both to electric motor cooling fluid as well as gearbox and differential coolant.
At TotalEnergies, the same engineers work on racing products and TotalEnergies’ consumer range, thus ensuring technical developments can be rolled out quickly. Once the prototype designed for DS PENSKE has been approved, it is then a matter of adapting the technology to the requirements of production vehicles. This particularly involves ensuring a longer lifespan for products, with specific tests conducted in conjunction with car and gearbox manufacturers so that the link between racing and production vehicles is effective.
2024-2025 Formula E calendar
7 December 2024: São Paulo E-Prix – Brazil
11 January 2025: Mexico City E-Prix – Mexico
14-15 February 2025: Jeddah E-Prix – Saudi Arabia
12 April 2025: Miami E-Prix – USA
3-4 May 2025: Monaco E-Prix – Monaco
17-18 May 2025: Tokyo E-Prix – Japan
31 May - 1 June 2025: Shanghai E-Prix – China
21 June 2025: Jakarta E-Prix – Indonesia
12-13 July 2025: Berlin E-Prix – Germany
26-27 July 2025: London E-Prix – United Kingdom
Updated in April 2025