"The series, which uses identical SUVs, aims to raise awareness about climate change and promote sustainability by racing in remote and harsh environments already suffering damage."
Might as well protest deforestation by napalming the Amazon. (My best hyperbole ever!)
(, Wed 3 Nov 2021, 23:58, Reply)
Edit: oh there's a non dot com Amazon
(, Thu 4 Nov 2021, 5:35, Reply)
With a painfully un-ironic name: aws.amazon.com/lumberyard/
(, Thu 4 Nov 2021, 10:35, Reply)
So they definitely won't need portable generators to recharge the cars.
(, Thu 4 Nov 2021, 12:40, Reply)
Planting some trees, scooping up ocean plastic, and all that.
(, Thu 4 Nov 2021, 18:59, Reply)
Trusting a company to say they will buy offset from a company who is a broker for other companies who say they will do whatever planting/cleaning. How many of the trees would have been planted anyway etc.
(, Thu 4 Nov 2021, 20:44, Reply)
Still, it's better than not doing it. And motorsport innovations end up in our humble school run mummy-mobiles after a few years.
(, Fri 5 Nov 2021, 14:30, Reply)
(, Thu 4 Nov 2021, 10:21, Reply)
It's got a lot of really good ideas and could be a serious spectacle...
...but their website is the most unusable, over-designed piece of hot garbage I've ever seen: www.extreme-e.com/
(, Thu 4 Nov 2021, 10:36, Reply)
As each year there's competing new designs.
This 'raising awareness' just sounds one of those "give 5p to charity from every one sold" sops to make them feel better about having another pointless race
(, Fri 5 Nov 2021, 2:57, Reply)