Electric scooters now have their own championship

When will a Netflix series about the behind-the-scenes of this championship be released?

Matis Neyroud. This is the name of the first winner of an electric scooter race. Leading throughout the event, the Swiss rider ultimately surpassed his opponent by only 0.777 seconds.

The eSkootr Championship was created in 2019 by two entrepreneurs, who have since been joined by riders Lucas Di Grassi (currently in Formula E) and Alexander Wurz. This new competition aims to promote micro-mobility and make it safer. The organizers believe that the race will allow for experimenting with new technologies, which can then be widely adopted. Ultimately, it is the same reasoning that motivated the creation of auto racing competitions decades ago.

Soon a race in France

The first event took place in England, in the city of London. A 470-meter-long track was set up in a district of the capital. New races will be organized in other countries later. There will be one in France this August, in a city that has not yet been chosen.

The championship includes 30 male and female riders, divided into 10 teams (3 riders per team). All are athletes who have already competed in other disciplines (motorsport, skiing, surfing, BMW, skateboarding, etc.). In the long term, the organizers also want to open the championship to less experienced profiles.

The F1 of electric scooters

Equipped with a 1.3 kWh battery, the S1-X scooter used in this championship weighs about forty kilograms. Thanks to its two 6 kW electric motors, it can reach speeds of over 100 km/h. The braking system is a hydraulic disc system. The racing tires, made from vegetable oil, allow riders to lean into corners at 60°.

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