ZERO EMISSION TRUCK
One year after announcing its presence in the Dakar Rally on an experimental basis with a 100% hydrogen-powered truck in the 2022 edition, GAUSSIN is further strengthening its links with the world’s greatest rally-raid. GUASSIN signed an official partnership
agreement with Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO), organisers of the Dakar Rally and promoters of the World Rally Championship created by FIA, as part of the ‘Dakar Future’ program aimed at the gradual decarbonisation of a competition that aims to reinvent itself and make its contribution in the fight against climate change.
The ‘Dakar Future’ initiative establishes a gradual energy transition strategy with a conversion to clean mobility by 2030. From 2026 all elite competitors in the car and truck categories will run vehicles that meet the new ultra-low emission standard. “The Dakar is the world’s biggest rally-raid
and represents an incredible showcase for GAUSSIN’s know-how and technology. We share with the organisers of the competition and with the Saudi Arabian authorities the objective of decarbonized mobility and the desire to fight with determination against climate change. The signing of this partnership strengthens our involvement in the Dakar Rally and complements our participation with the H2 Racing Truck ”Christophe Gaussin, CEO GAUSSIN is also providing the Dakar 2022 Smart Bivouac, a temporary installation that will follow the race providing a hydrogen-powered power supply.
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GAUSSIN is an engineering company that designs, assembles and sells innovative products and services in the transport and logistics field. The company applies its know-how to cargo and passenger transport, autonomous technologies allowing for self-driving solutions, and integrational types of batters, electric and hydrogen fuel cells in particular.
