A motor fit for a king! Prince William gives an Extreme E car a spin

STORY: Motorsport Prince William - A motor fit for a king! Prince William gives an Extreme E car a spin

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SOURCE: VNR

STORY NUMBER: 5276943

DATELINE: 22nd May 2021 - Fife, Scotland, UK

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SHOTLIST: Knockhill Racing Circuit, Fife, Scotland, UK. 22nd May 2021.

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1. 00:00 MUTE SHOT. Various of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, being welcomed to track and inspecting off-ro electric vehicle

2. 00:19 Prince William (right, in helmet) getting into vehicle with

3. 00:37 Pair drive away

4. 00:39 Vehicle on track

5. 00:44 In-car with Andretti United's Catie Munnings driving

6. 00:57 Vehicle on track

7. 01:02 In-car with Prince William driving

8. 01:28 Vehicle on track

SOURCE: VNR

DURATION: 01:33

STORYLINE:

Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, was given a masterclass in electric racing on Saturday at Knockhill Racing Circuit in Scotland with Extreme E, pioneering series using sport to highlight global climate change issues.

test drive was organised ahe of COP 26, which takes place in Glasgow later this year.

As well as gaining an understanding about series' electrification, environment and equality background, Prince took a look at Extreme E's hydrogen fuel cell - created in collaboration with British-based AFC Energy - which charges its electric race fleet using zero-emission energy.

Prince William was hosted by Extreme E CEO and Founder Alejandro Agag, a driving force behind electric motorsport revolution and am Bond, CEO of AFC Energy, along with members of two of Extreme E's British teams - George Imafidon, a Junior Engineer on Lewis Hamilton's X44 team and driver Catie Munnings, who races for Andretti United team.

She was on hand to show Prince how to get best out of series' electric race vehicle.