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The fifth edition of the Dakar in Saudi Arabia promises to push man and machine harder than any of the previous ones.
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00:00 (dramatic music)
00:02 (soft music)
00:05 - I'm Jordi Altes from Barcelona.
00:08 I'm an architect, but also passionate for motorsports,
00:13 and that's why I built the bike behind me.
00:15 - I'm Fran Gomez, rider for Green Power Race.
00:22 I'll be bike number 1005.
00:25 (soft music)
00:28 - We're on the Dakar because from a young age,
00:32 I loved it.
00:33 - I've done seven Dakar rallies.
00:38 I first started in 2000, my last one was 2018.
00:41 And I had the will to do it in a different way,
00:44 a sustainable way.
00:45 That's what motivates me, to do it on a 100% electric bike.
00:49 (soft music)
00:51 (soft music)
00:54 - We built the bike with a small team of three people,
01:00 and we applied the concept that less is more.
01:03 The idea was to start from a blank sheet.
01:08 We built without a computer, and with a lot of energy.
01:12 We wanted to have a fast bike and a versatile one,
01:17 based on the changes of parameters we would meet,
01:21 because of the change of terrain that this event provides.
01:24 - The normal bike side and suspensions are almost the same,
01:32 but the riding is very different.
01:35 The response of the engine is completely different
01:37 to a combustion bike.
01:38 The electric engine gives you power immediately.
01:40 The brakes are like on a bicycle,
01:48 you don't brake with your foot.
01:49 It's a very young project, it needs to be tested,
01:52 but the bike is going well.
01:54 The main problem is the weight, but we'll see.
01:58 (soft music)
02:07 - We worked on having a big enough range
02:14 to cover the 200 kilometers between refuelings.
02:19 And that's why we have such a big battery.
02:23 - On this bike, we have a battery
02:29 of approximately 20 kilowatts.
02:31 On hard terrain, we can cover 200K.
02:34 In sand and dunes, depending on the difficulty,
02:39 we can cover 150 to 160 kilometers.
02:43 (upbeat music)
02:46 - The idea is to charge the bike with advanced systems.
02:52 We don't want to use a gasoline generator,
02:54 nothing with combustion.
02:55 Everything must be clean, totally clean energy.
03:01 It's the beginning of a great project.
03:08 If the bike manages to do it with an electric engine,
03:11 it'll be a lot easier for cars and trucks.
03:13 They can carry bigger batteries.
03:15 They have more place for more autonomy.
03:19 So the toughest is to do it on a bike,
03:21 but we're here to start this project,
03:23 and I'm sure we can do it.
03:24 (upbeat music)
03:32 (upbeat music)
03:34 (upbeat music)
03:37 (upbeat music)
03:39 (upbeat music)
03:42 (whooshing)
03:44 [BLANK_AUDIO]