Extreme E – Team xite & myenergi

myenergi is partnering with the Hispano Suiza Xite Energy Extreme E team

• myenergi will become the first EV charging station brand to sponsor an Extreme E team
• Hispano Suiza Xite Energy Odyssey 21 with myenergi
• The championship will be broadcast live on RTL7 and RTBF, as well as on YouTube

myenergi, the pioneer behind the world’s first eco-smart EV charging station, has partnered with the Hispano Suiza Xite Energy Team as the title sponsor for the 2021 Extreme E season. As part of the partnership, the team’s 550 pk Odyssey 21 SUVs will feature a myenergi livery for each of the season’s five groundbreaking events.

Led by team manager Juli Mundet Caballero and piloted by riders Oliver Bennett and Christine Giampaoli Zonca, the British team will make its debut at the season-opening Desert X Prix, which takes place April 2–4 in Saudi Arabia. Location of Race 1 in Saudi Arabia. The terrain is breathtaking and unforgiving, while the heat and conditions will be intense. There is no doubt that the winning combination of rider and machine will be a worthy one…

In Extreme E, the all-electric off-road championship, SUVs race through some of the most challenging environments on Earth, including the Arctic Circle and the Amazon rainforest. The series aims to highlight the impact of climate change on some of the most remote and particularly affected locations.

Christine Giampaoli Zonca

Better known as Christine GZ, she is a 27-year-old Italian-Canarian race car driver. In 2014, during her full-time debut in the series, she claimed her first victory in a gravel rally, and that same year she was crowned regional champion of the Canary Islands in front-wheel-drive vehicles, as well as in Group B4. In 2016, she made her debut in the World Rally Championship (WRC) at the Rally de Catalunya as a member of the first all-female rally team and won the women’s category of the Spanish Gravel Rally Championship. Since 2017, Giampaoli’s career has focused on competing in off-road races in the United States and Mexico, where she finished seventh in the famous Baja 1000 in the Pro UTV Turbo category. In 2020, she became the lead driver for the Avatel Racing Team and finished third in the T2 category at the Andalucía Road to Dakar Rally.

Oliver Bennett

The 28-year-old British driver with experience in rallycross competitions. In 2016, he made his debut in the British Rallycross Championship, and the following season he contended for the title. He also made his debut in the FIA World Rallycross Championship, where he has competed in recent seasons. Bennett has also participated in a number of Americas Rallycross events and the Gymkhana GRID in Cape Town in 2018, where he delivered an outstanding performance.
Visit www.myenergi.nl for more information on myenergi’s groundbreaking range of eco-smart technologies. Details of the 2021 Extreme E Championship, along with more information about the Hispano Suiza Xite Energy Team, can be found at www.extreme-e.com

About myenergi

myenergi is known for designing the world’s first solar-compatible EV charger—zappi. In addition to functioning as a standard charging station for electric cars, it offers optional charging modes that allow you to use 100% green energy generated by your own solar panels. With a whole range of carefully designed features to give you full control over your charging experience, it can be paired with the myenergi app to take advantage of low-cost rates, activate the boost function, and provide insightful monitoring data.