Extreme E
Extreme E is a proposed class of auto racing that only uses electric vehicles to race off-road in extremely remote parts of the world using electric SUVs. The series was conceived in 2018, and the inaugural championship is planned for 2021. It is the brainchild of the people behind the Formula E racing series, including Formula E founder Alejandro Agag. The project was launched publicly in January 2019 by Agag and former driver Gil de Ferran on board the Extreme E's future base ship RMS St Helena in London.
It has been described by media as an electric version of the Dakar Rally.
Teams and drivers
The following teams have announced their intention to compete in Extreme E:| Team | Country of Origin | Drivers |
| Venturi Automobiles |  Monaco | tbc |
| Venturi Automobiles | Monaco | tbc |
| Abt Sportsline |  Germany | tbc |
| Abt Sportsline | Germany | tbc |
| HWA Team | Germany | tbc |
| HWA Team | Germany | tbc |
| Veloce Racing |  United Kingdom | tbc |
| Veloce Racing | United Kingdom | tbc |
| QEV Technologies |  Spain | tbc |
| QEV Technologies | Spain | tbc |
| Andretti United Extreme E |  USA | tbc |
| Andretti United Extreme E | USA | tbc |
| Chip Ganassi Racing | USA | Sara Price |
| Chip Ganassi Racing | USA | Kyle LeDuc |
Race calendar
Extreme E plans to race in locations already damaged by climate change in order to bring awareness to the problems posed by climate change and have consulted ecological experts to keep the impact of their presence to a minimum. The full provisional race schedule was announced on 17 December 2019.| Region | Host Nation | Location | Date |
| Ocean |  Senegal | Lac Rose | 22–24 January 2021 |
| Desert |  Saudi Arabia | Shraan, Al-`Ula | 4–6 March 2021 |
| Glacier |  Nepal | Kali Gandaki Gorge | 6–8 May 2021 |
| Arctic |  Greenland | Kangerlussuaq, Russell Glacier | 27–29 August 2021 |
| Rainforest |  Brazil | Santarém, Pará, Amazon Rainforest | 29–31 October 2021 |
Drivers
In September 2019, Extreme E released a list of drivers who had registered official interest in driving in the series. In November, a second group of inductees were announced to have joined the programme.| Driver | Current Series |
 Sebastien Ogier | WRC |
 Andreas Bakkerud | WRX |
 Kevin Hansen | WRX |
| Timmy Hansen | WRX |
 Timo Scheider | WRX |
| Jamie Chadwick | W Series |
| Katherine Legge | IMSA |
| Mikaela Åhlin-Kottulinsky | TCR Scandinavia |
 Lucas di Grassi | Formula E |
| Andre Lotterer | Formula E |
| Sacha Prost | Andros Trophy |
| Bruno Senna | WEC |
| Chris Ingram | ERC |
| Daniel Abt | Formula E |
 Loïc Duval | DTM |
| Sam Sunderland | Dakar Rally |
 Karun Chandhok | N/A |
| Billy Monger | Euroformula |
 Jérôme d'Ambrosio | Formula E |
 António Félix da Costa | Formula E WEC |
| Oliver Turvey | Formula E |
 Takuma Aoki | Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy |
| James Rossiter | Super GT |
 Krisztián Szabó | WRX |
| Zoltán Bessenyey | ERC |
| Sam Bird | Formula E |
 Patrik Sandell | ARX |
 Simona de Silvestro | Supercars |
| Catie Munnings | J-WRC |
 Molly Taylor | ARC |
Vehicles
The Spark ODYSSEY 21 "Extreme E E-SUV" was unveiled as the series competition vehicle at Goodwood Festival of Speed on 5 July 2019. The vehicle is manufactured by Spark Racing Technology, the constructors of Formula E series machines. The vehicle weighs, and capable of 0-60mph in 4.5 seconds, with 400kW of power.Promotion
The championship was launched aboard the RMS St Helena on the River Thames in London on 24 January 2019.Academy Award winning filmmaker Fisher Stevens was hired as the series artistic director and will produce the broadcasts. Gil de Ferran said that the "viewers can expect a completely new way of consuming sport, with each episode telling not just the story of a race, but the wider race of awareness and the need to protect these remote and challenging environments being explored by Extreme E."
The series were promoted and Spark ODYSSEY 21 was showcased in action in 2020 Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia in January 2020. Guerlain Chicherit drove the vehicle during shakedown one day before the race start. Ken Block raced it on final stage 12 between Haradh and Al-Qiddiya as a guest by the invitation of the organizers A.S.O..
Logistics
Event organizers will be using RMS St Helena as their "floating paddock" and operation base. The ship will carry the championship's supplies and equipment, and will transport all racing vehicles from one location to another.Extreme E is collaborating with AFC Energy to use its pioneering hydrogen fuel cell technology to enable its race fleet to be charged using zero emission energy. The by-product of utilizing these hydrogen fuel cell power generators for charging, water, will be used elsewhere on-site.