Dakar Reveals ‘Green Bivouac’ Plans for 2024
by Haydn Cobb (Yahoo!) … The bivouac plan dovetails former World Rallycross team GCK Motorsport’s four-year off-road programme, launching with the GCK e-Blast 1, with a second model, GCK e-Blast H2, a hybrid car using by battery and hydrogen power. WRC driver Kevin Abbring is part of the test team for the project.
The move follows the planned shift to electric and hydrogen competition at the Dakar, with Audi set to enter a hybrid car for the 2022 event partly derived from its Class One-spec DTM engine.
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Alternative energy category introduced for 2022 Dakar Rally
During a presentation at the Dakar, Castera revealed plans for an alternative energy category in 2022 for competitors racing in hybrid, electric or hydrogen-powered cars and trucks, with four projects presented.
In the car category, Sven Quandt, CEO of Q-Motorsport, aims to run cars for Audi with a project to develop a fully electric vehicle developed by Audi Sport.
Cyril Despres and Mike Horn presented a Gen-Z project targeting to be at the start of the 2023 Dakar with a hydrogen-powered car.
In the truck category, Gaussin Group revealed a hydrogen-powered truck project, while Kolen Industries offered an electric hydrogen-powered truck plan. READ MORE