Becoming the first national championship to fully electrify is no small feat for the Scandinavian Touring Car Championship. The FIA’s ETCR championship that fell over after just two seasons had manufacturer support, whereas in this case there isn’t any input from manufacturers, so I’d say it is a bold leap to take. But as a fan of EVs, I was naturally curious about it, and when I was offered the opportunity to try out the STCC’s test mule at Mantorp Park I jumped at the chance.
The prototype PWR002 is a converted TCR racer, but features all of the same equipment that next year’s fleet of 12 410kW rear-wheel-drive cars will have. These will incorporate the original model’s chassis and be fitted with electric motors and other spec components by EPWR, which is part of the same group as the PWR Racing team that has won four of the last six TCR Scandinavia titles with Robert Dahlgren. The Cupra Born, Tesla Model 3, BMW i4 and VW ID.3 are in build, although the latter currently doesn’t have a team or drivers associated with it.
Having arrived at the track I was introduced to all the guys from STCC and EPWR, including Dahlgren
