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<\/p>\nTesting for the Extreme E off-road electric racing series began earlier this month at the Ch\u00e2teau de Lastours off-road proving grounds in the south of France.<\/p>\n
How well the car and tyres can work together was one of the questions looked into during the test runs, but the testers were also looking for any potential weaknesses in the electric race car\u2019s physical and technical design, and not least in its motor. The tests lasted several days and were run by Continental and Spark Racing Technology.<\/p>\n
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\u201cThe off-road conditions here are perfect and the entire team can\u2019t wait to get out there and finally put the cars through their paces,\u201d said Continental\u2019s Swedish test driver Mikaela \u00c5hlin-Kottulinsky, who had a very specific role in the initial test phase in this remote corner of southern France. The Swede comes from a family of successful racing drivers and is the only woman to have won a race in the Scandinavian Touring Car Championship. At the Ch\u00e2teau de Lastours proving ground, her role was to test Continental\u2019s new high-performance tyres. \u201cThe tests will show how close we are to achieving our vision of an off-road electric racing series in some of the remotest locations in the world,\u201d she added. \u201cOverall, I\u2019m pretty confident that the results will be positive.\u201d<\/p>\n
Continental became an official partner of the Extreme E off-road electric racing series this January. The races will take place all over the world in locations \u2013 rainforest, desert, the freezing arctic, high altitude and ocean islands \u2013 that have been chosen to raise awareness of the environmental issues facing humanity. Promoters Formula E Holdings Ltd. expect 10 teams to take part in the first season, which is scheduled to begin in December 2020. Continental is already a founding partner of the series and will become a premium partner in 2021. The technology company will also be equipping all the vehicles involved in the races with tyres for the diverse and extremely demanding conditions that they will encounter.<\/p>\n
One of the main goals shared by Extreme E\u2019s founders, partners and participants is to raise awareness among spectators of the challenges facing society as a whole, such as climate change, humankind\u2019s interaction with the environment and the protection of threatened animal and plant species. According to Continental\u2019s Extreme E project leader, Sandra Roslan, this new racing format is \u201can opportunity for us to show that our high-performance tyres keep delivering even under extreme conditions. But Extreme E is also a radical new initiative for raising awareness of the challenges facing the modern world.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is this unconventional mix of adrenaline, entertainment and sustainability that makes this series so exciting. That is why we became Founding Partners and sponsors of the series in January and why we are really looking forward to the test phase.\u201d<\/p>\n
During the testing, three episodes of ‘Beyond the Extreme ‘were filmed. Providing behind-the-scenes insights into the world of Extreme E, these short films are presented by test driver Mikaela \u00c5hlin-Kottulinsky and will be available on Continental\u2019s YouTube channel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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