Extreme E Odyssey 21
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£N/A / extreme-e.com
[ Words Adam Hay-Nicholls
This snarling beast is a particularly fearless electric SUV called the Odyssey 21 – and a bunch of them are competing across challenging terrains in the world’s most endangered places. Welcome to Extreme E, the latest venture from the people behind F1’s greener cousin, Formula E. But XE takes the whale-saving to another level. This is motorsport meets National Geographic.
There’s no questioning the calibre of the racers: rally legends Carlos Sainz and Sebastien Loeb are going up against Jenson Button,while Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg own teams and, uniquely, the sport mandates an even gender split across its nine teams – so women compete alongside men, including Britain’s Jamie Chadwick and Catie Munnings.