ACCIONA is the first fully electric car to enter Dakar Rally
ACCIONA is the first team to enter a fully electric car in the prestigious Dakar Rally. Starting 4th of January in Buenos Aires, pilots Albert Bosch and Agustín Payá will push the boundaries of their battery electric vehicle in order to complete a distance of over 9,000 kilometres.
Ambitions to complete the most challenging rally with an electric vehicle exists for years, but the Spanish firm claims the honour of being first. They are not new to environment friendly journeys as the trilogy began in 2011 with its sled that reached the South Pole propelled only by a system of kites and continued its march forward in 2012 by participating in the Vendeé Globe, on board a sailboat that completed a solo, non-stop, round the world trip, without using a drop of fossil fuel.
It will be the first time in its 37-year history that Dakar registers a 100% electric car. Dakar is considered the toughest test in the world for man and machine and where the average consumption expenditure per participant is 2,250 litres of fuel. ACCIONA won’t need a single drop and will not emit CO2.
From EAS