Envision Virgin Racing has announced motorcycle brand Harley-Davidson as a new sponsor of i🦩ts Formula E team on a multi-year deal.

Ahead of the launch of the first electric Harley-Davidson, LiveWire, later this year, the manufacture♎r has linked up with Envision Virgin, which has raced in Formula E since the series’ debut season.

As per a release issued following the announcement on Tuesday: “The sponsorship reflects Harley-Davidson’s commitment and excitement to lead in the rapidly evolving EV mobility space, and enthusia𒉰sm to share evocative and new electric-powered performance experiences with a growing global au🎃dience.”

“Electric vehicles are atཧ the cutting edge of future mobility conversations globally, and that future is happening now,” said Marc McAllister, Vice President Product Consumer Portfo🍎lio Management at Harley-Davidson.

“We’re incredibly excited to be partnering with Envision Virgin Racing, one of the leading proponents of Formula E – the highest fo𝔍rm of e-propulsion motorsport.

“The team’s passion, professionalism and commi🍃tment to the thrill of electric vehicles matches our own and it’s goi🌃ng to be an incredibly exciting time working with them.”

Envision Virgin chief Sylvain Filippi added: “We’re delighted to be welcoming such an iconic brand like Harley-Davidson into our portfolio of partners. Like us, Harley💮-Davidson shares our passion for developing cutting edge technology and sustaina💧ble mobility, and between us we can now help showcase that on two and four wheels.

“Harley-Davidson is also the fourth major partnership for the team in the past 12 months following the announcement of Stanley Black & Decker at the Paris E-Prix last year, Aud🌺i Sport in the Autumn and Genpact in𝓰 December.”

Envision Virgin currently sits seco♈nd in the Formula E teams' championship ahead of this weekend's Paris E-Prix.