Dakar Rally searches for green amid sand

Riyadh - The images of cars, motorbikes and trucks careering through the sands of the Saudi desert are wonderfully dramatic but the shadow of climate change is lengthening across the Dakar Rally.

For Anne Lassman-Trappier, mobility manager of the France nature environment association , the Dakar is"way off beam".The penny appears to have dropped with the rally organisers who are displaying their desire to go green."When you have a motor sport, you know very well that you are not in tune with the times," admits David Castera, the new boss of the Dakar.

The car sponsored by Acciona, the Spanish renewable energy and construction giant, completed the rally in 52nd place, 82 hours 31 minutes 48seconds behind the winner, Stephane Peterhansel.This year, a hybrid truck is making its competitive debut. After five stages, the crew of team Riwald were second to last."The electric system is only charged while driving, so there is no need for a generator or charger," says Dutch driver Gert Huzink.

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