May 15, 2023
MotoGP Green Initiatives: Reducing Emissions & Going Eco
WithtodaybeingWorldEnvironmentDay,let'stakealookathowMotoGPisgettingmoreeco-frie
WithtodaybeingWorldEnvironmentDay,let'stakealookathowMotoGPisgettingmoreeco-friendlyandreducingemissions,whilestillkeepingtheexcitementlevelshigh.
JorgeViegas,presidentoftheFIM,statedthathewantedtosetanexampleforthemotorcycleindustrybydemonstratingthatracingcanbefunwhileusingsustainablefuels.
MotoGPdeclareditsgoaltobeginusing100%sustainablefuelforitsmotorcyclesby2027inordertostayoncoursewiththis.Sincethen,MotoGPhasimplementedanumberofprogrammestoreduceitscarbonfootprintandincreasepublicawarenessofclimatechange.
Findinganddevelopingmotorcyclefuelsthataremoreenvironmentallyfriendlyhastakenalotofwork.MotoGPhasalsomadeeffortsto"greenup"thecompetitionsthathavebeencontested.
Inanefforttoreducetheamountofwastegeneratedonracingweekends,1,500unnecessarytyreswereheldfrombeingmanufactured.Thisdecreaseinmanufacturingandtransitlowersthecarbonemissionsofthelogisticssector.
SustainabilityhasalsobeenatopgoalforMotoGPraceways,someofwhicharesharedwithFormula1.VenueslikeSilverstoneandCatalunyahaveimplementedregulations,suchasusingonlyrenewableenergyduringeventsandconstructingelectricchargingstationstopromotetheuseofelectricvehicles.
Thesportisworkingoncreatingandtesting"sustainablenon-fossildrop-infuels"madefromwasteproductsandrenewableenergysources.By2024,itispredictedthat40%ofMotoGPfuelwillbenon-fossil,with100%non-fossilfuelbeingthetargetby2027.
MotoGPhaspromisedtocollaboratewithmanufacturerstomakethissustainablefuelcompatiblewithtraditionalinternalcombustionengines.TheseprogrammeshighlightMotoGP'scommitmenttoinnovationanditshonestparticipationintheglobalmovementtowardsamoreenvironmentallyresponsiblefuture.
Theeffortsmadetoprogresstowardsagreenerfuturedidnotstopthere,though.Intermsoftheracingonthetrack,theFIMEnelMotoEWorldCup,thefirstallelectricmotorcyclechampionship,wasintroducedin2019.Energica,abusinessdevotedsolelytotheelectricmotorbikemarket,wasinitiallytheonlycompanytoproduceenginesinthisclass.
However,in2023,Ducatijoinedthisinitiativebytakingonthepositionofofficialsupplier.PreparationsstartedafterDucatiTestRiderMichelePirrowascapturedlappingtheMisanoWorldCircuitMarcoSimoncelliontheirnewelectricvehicle.TheItalianfactorywillbethefirstmajorbrandinthemotorcycleindustrytoparticipateintheall-electricWorldCup.
ItisagreatthingseeingMotorsportsstillthrivingeventhoughemissionnormsandcarbon-neutralrulesarebeingputinplace.Workingaroundtherulesletstheracersstillgetthemostoutoftheirbikesandletsusfansenjoyit.
Notonlythat,italsoreducestheimpactithadontheenvironmentalandecologicalfactor,makingithealthierforMotherEarth.WiththeMotoEcategorycomingintoplace,DornaSportshavetakenanevenbiggerstepinbeingsustainable.
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