Nissan->ke62 announced its plans to enter the Le Mans Series earlier this year, but the company has been toying with the idea ever since it left the DeltaWing program.

Today its experimental car - the ZEOD RC - was finally unveiled and, according to Nissan, it will be the world's fastest electric racecar. The new electric racecar will start testing later this summer and will make its racing debut at next year's Le Mans 24 Hour. As usual, the car will race under the ACO's "Garage 56" entry.

While very official specifications have been released on the new ZEOD RC, we do know it will take advantage of the electric technology used in the road-going Nissan Leaf->ke3484. However, Nissan will somehow take this technology to extreme level, as the ZEOD RC will hit a top speed of 186 mph.

Nissan will run Le Mans with a G-Driving Racing No 26 Oreca this year and hopes to score victory in the P2 class.

Updated 05/21/2014: Nissan unveiled a new video showing the ZEOD RC crash test in slow motion. Enjoy!

Click past the jump to read about some of the competition the ZEOD RC may face at at next year's Le Mans.

2014 Nissan ZEOD RC

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Competitors

2013 Alpine A450

This year's Le Mans Series will bring lots of new names into the competition, like the Alpine A450. The relaunch of the Alpine brand was rumored for a very long time and it looks like the company decided to release with a racing prototype right from the start.

The model will be powered by a Nissan-sourced V-8 engine that delivers a total of 500 horsepower and is mated to a six-speed sequential X-Trac gearbox. With a total weight of just 1984 pounds, the new racecar will hit a pretty impressive top speed of 205 mph.

Audi R18 e-Tron Hybrid Quattro

Audi has long been one of the most successful makers at Le Mans and the R18 e-tron is no exception. The model is combines a 510-horsepower V-6 TDI engine powering the rear wheels with two electric motors driving the front ones.

It also uses kinetic energy that’s recovered whenever the car brakes, storing that energy in the flywheel accumulator as electricity before sending it to the electric motors on the front wheels.