Old prince Billy got a heck of a demonstration of Extreme E’s electric off-road racer. The royal got to take the wheel at Knockhill Racing Circuit with some help from Catie Munnings, who races for the Andretti United team.
The test drive was organized ahead of the COP 26, during which Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, are visiting innovative projects in Scotland whose aim is to take positive climate action.
“It was a great honor for Extreme E to host Prince William at Knockhill today,” said Alejandro Agag, CEO of Extrem E. “I think he really enjoyed his experience behind the wheel of the ODYSSEY 21, under the expert instruction of Catie. Perhaps a guest racing appearance in Extreme E beckons in the future!”
In a video posted to Instagram, the Prince seemed to thoroughly enjoy his drive.
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“I loved that. That’s my kind of racing,” said Prince William. “You know, tracks are tracks—tarmac—but this is just that bit of slidy-ness, that bit of grip. If I can come to a race I will. I’d love to see the races because that would be quite cool to see.”
His driving instructor, too, was impressed.
“Prince William grasped the basic skills quickly and seemed very at ease with driving electric vehicles, maybe my Andretti United team-mate Timmy [Hansen] should be feeling a little threatened!” said Munnings.
Extreme E had its first race on the weekend of April 3-4 in Alula, Saudi Arabia. In the end, RXR’s Molly Taylor and Johan Kristoffersson took victory and the lead in the championship standings, though Munnings and her teammate Timmy Hansen are in third overall.
All teams drive the same vehicle, the Odyssey 21, a 536 hp (400 kW) electric SUV that can hit 60 mph in just 4.5 seconds. Its batteries are produced by Williams Advanced Engineering, the same people supplying the batteries for Formula E.
The vehicles will be back in action from May 29 to 30 at Lac Rose, Dakar, in Senegal.
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