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00:00The goal is to finish the Dakar, gain lots of experience, discover problems and see how

00:12we can improve the car as much as possible.

00:19Former enduro star Antoine Mayo has embarked on an ambitious new project this year, driving

00:24an Apache Hybrid in the Challenger class.

00:27It's funny, it started here at the Dakar two years ago.

00:33An engineer who had worked on the conception of the car showed me some 3D photos.

00:38He explained that it would be a hybrid car running in the Challengers.

00:44I thought, he's completely crazy.

00:47He called me two months later when the car had been built.

00:49We did the first tests in April and two years later we're on the Dakar.

00:59Apache is the association of three big engineering and financial groups

01:03who've invested in the manufacture of this car.

01:06It's a European project because one of the financial backers is in Belgium

01:10and all of the engineers are based in France.

01:13It's a hybrid vehicle.

01:14The front wheels are driven by an electric motor.

01:17There's a big battery pack in the middle under the seats

01:19and part of it is permanently powered by the engine.

01:22When energy is lost, if we are braking or slowing down, the engine inverses

01:27and instead of taking energy, it sends it to the battery pack.

01:33We've almost found the right balance.

01:35Yesterday, for example, we managed to keep the battery pack in the middle

01:38and the engine is now in the middle.

01:40Yesterday, for example, we managed to keep the battery charge

01:43at between 45 and 60 percent the whole time.

01:46The idea is to carry 20 litres fewer than the others in the class

01:49but even with less fuel, to still be able to cover the same distance.

01:58The bodywork is made up of linen fibres so it's not carbon

02:01and the dashboard and all the components are made from recycled carbon.

02:05We're really trying to lower our carbon impact so the car is a bit greener.

02:11We've had some tough moments, I won't lie.

02:13The car is still in its infancy so we've been living in the twilight of the Dakar,

02:18arriving at night and that's not always fun.

02:22Mainly small issues linked to short circuiting,

02:25which means waiting for the battery to restart.

02:27So yes, we've lost some time but we've gained a huge amount of experience.

02:36In the early part of the specials, we're now fighting with the top crews

02:38in the category so the car is really starting to perform.

02:43The goals for the car to win the Dakar in the T3s as soon as possible

02:47and to see more and more of them here.

02:49I'd love to show that we can succeed in a hybrid car

02:52which uses less petrol and reduces our carbon footprint.

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Dakar Portraits - Apache - #Dakar2025

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