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The Odyssey 21 weighs 1,650 kg (3,637 lbs) and puts out 400kW (550hp), allowing it to race to 0-100 km/h (0-62) in 4.5 seconds. The car is carried over from last season without changes. The battery is built by Williams Advanced Engineering, which provided the batteries for the Gen 1 Formula E car. Motorsport historically has been a male-dominated venture, so this is a big step for motorsports in general.Įxtreme E is a “spec series,” which means all teams race in the same “Odyssey 21” racecar provided by Spark Racing Technology, the same company that builds Formula E’s chassis (along with Dallara).

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These drivers equally share driving duties across the weekend, each spending 50% of the time in the car. The championship also has a unique team structure, with each team having one male and one female driver. Energy X Prix, November 26-27, Uruguay: Renewable electricity generation (Uruguay gets 98% of its electricity from renewable sources).Copper X Prix, September 10-11, Chile: Copper mining, a crucial mineral for renewable energy (Chile mines more copper than any other country).Ocean X Prix, July 9-10, Senegal or Scotland (TBD): Rising sea levels, ocean plastic pollution.Island X Prix, May 7-8, Sardinia: Wildfires (Sardinia had terrible wildfires last year) Update: Sardinia will now host two races between July 6-10.The four other races this season focus on issues related to their locations as well: That fertility has waned over time due to human activity, turning formerly fertile lands into desert. This has famously happened in the “fertile crescent” – the area in the Middle East, not too far North of the Desert X Prix’s race location, where human civilization first flourished due to the region’s exceptional fertility. As the climate changes and gets warmer due to human activity (including carbon emissions, which Saudi Arabia themselves play a large part in providing), fertile land can degrade and shrink, turning into desert terrain due to drought and higher average temperatures (or due to over-farming). This one, the Desert X Prix, brings desertification into focus.

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The electric off-road racing series started last year with a dual focus on racing with sustainable technologies while bringing attention to environmental issues across the globe.Įvery Extreme E race location is picked to bring awareness to one aspect of how humans are affecting the world around us. Extreme E returns to the desert for the start of its second season with the Desert X Prix in Neom, Saudi Arabia this Sunday.