This week on TNW Backstage, we’re heading into the quick lane — and straight into the local weather debate.
Within the remaining episode of the podcast, we revisit a divisive guess on sustainable motorsport: Excessive E, the all-electric racing collection.
The occasions despatched SUVs hurtling by means of a number of the planet’s most fragile ecosystems. Supporters stated they raised consciousness about environmental points, whereas detractors referred to as it a basic case of greenwashing.
Finally 12 months’s TNW Convention, we had been guided by means of the twists and turns by Ali Russell, then the managing director of Excessive E. In his discuss, Russell laid out his imaginative and prescient for preventing local weather change by means of high-octane racing. He pitched it as each a testing floor for EV innovation and a world platform for environmental advocacy.
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The outcomes? Blended. Whereas Excessive E broke new floor in EV efficiency and gender fairness, critics poured scorn on its sustainability claims.
At TNW Convention 2025, we’ll proceed unpacking the stress between sustainability and innovation — particularly in the way forward for mobility. Right here’s a pattern of what’s on the agenda:
- The Highway Forward: Driving Innovation and Sustainability with former F1 driver Robert Doornbos
- Inexperienced Development: Funding and Scaling Companies for a Sustainable Future with Skytree and VS Particle
- Disrupting the Meals Chain: AgriTech’s Position in Feeding the Future with Open Meals Chain and Lumo Labs
- Innovation at Scale with Ferrari’s Chief Analysis and Improvement Officer
As for Excessive E, the collection has now rebranded as Excessive H — the primary hydrogen-powered off-road racing championship. Need to hear what led to the pivot? Then hearken to TNW Backstage on Spotify, on our devoted podcast website, or through the media participant on the backside of this text.
Atone for TNW Backstage
We created TNW Backstage to take you behind the scenes of TNW Convention — and the tech shaping our world. The six-part collection is now full, however you possibly can nonetheless make amends for any missed episodes.
- In our debut episode, we explored information privateness and Meta’s controversial “pay or consent” mannequin with Ron de Jesus, the world’s first Discipline Chief Privateness Officer
- Episode two featured comedy creator Derek Mitchell and TNW co-founder Boris Veldhuijzen van Zanten on the ability of humour in tech
- Our third episode dove into brain-computer interfaces with MindAffect CEO Jennifer Goodall
- Episode 4 examined the way forward for private audio with Xander de Buisonjé, a musician and the founding father of Breggz
- Our penultimate episode mentioned the evolution of e-commerce with Aron Gelbard, co-founder and CEO of Bloom & Wild — the UK’s top-rated on-line flower supply firm
To thanks for listening, we’re additionally providing an unique low cost on tickets for TNW Convention, which takes place in Amsterdam on June 19 and 20. You’ll discover the provide hidden in every episode of TNW Backstage.
Thanks for studying — and now, for listening too.
