Web Summit 2021: The Race Is On For Electric Mobility

November, 2021

The Race Is On To Change The Game In Electric Mobility

Panel discussion on the Auto/Tech stage during Web Summit 2021 in Lisbon.

Christine GZ , professional rally and off-road driver currently racing in EXTREME E, and Javier Alonso, QEV Technologies’ Director of Motorsport Division, discuss with Britta Muzyk-Tikovsky, CEO of Capscovil, how international 100% electric racing championships have an impact on sustainability, and equality, in mobility and lead to developing cutting edge technology for the road.

Hear what started Christine GZ’s passion for cars and what triggered her to participate in Extreme E – an electric racing series in extreme conditions. One of her sponsors is Hispano Suiza – a hyper luxury car maker that went all electric and is powered by QEV Technologies.

Javier Alonso – an iconic figure in the racing industry for over 25 years – shares his insights how technologies developed for racing have an impact on cars on the road. Together, Christine and Javier provide examples on how electric racing has a broader impact on sustainability and equality and reveal what their most memorable moments during past races were.

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Christine GZ

Christine Giampaoli Zonca, better known as Christine GZ, is a professional rally and off-road driver, and is on the women at the forefront of changing motorsports competition with electric vehicles. She is currently racing iin Extreme E whose core values are equality and sustainability.

Javier Alonso

Javier spent 25 years at Dorna Sports helping the company become the premier motorcycle racing event (MotoGP^TM) and rights holder. Now, he’s helping QEV Technologies develop different EV motorsport projects like Extreme E, RX2e and Formula E

Britta Muzyk-Tikovsky

Britta is CEO of Capscovil Innovation Agency where she creates business and marketing strategies to increase sustainability and diversity in tech. She is co-author of the spy novel on electric vehicles Project Black Hungarian whose story has been influenced by her experience after working in the automotive industry for over 20 years. Britta is also founder of Diversity Natives and editor-in-chief of innovation knowledge platform Chillipicks.

Video: Capscovil