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

LENGTH: 01:33

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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 the track and inspecting the off-road electric vehicle

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

3. 00:37 Pair drive away

4. 00:39 Vehicle on the track

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

6. 00:57 Vehicle on the track

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

8. 01:28 Vehicle on the track

SOURCE: VNR

DURATION: 01:33

STORYLINE:

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

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

As well as gaining an understanding about the series' electrification, environment and equality background, the 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 the electric motorsport revolution and Adam 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 the Andretti United team.

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