In addition to the 54th edition of the Azores Rallye, which took place on the 21st and 23rd of March, the sections of São Miguel Island hosted another rally. Designated Azores e-Rallye , this regularity test for electric vehicles, plug-in hybrids and hybrids took place in parallel with the rally in the Azores and included passages in sections such as Sete Cidades, Tronqueira and Grupo Marques.
With the classification separated into two categories, hybrid and electric, the first Azores e-Rallye had the participation of 16 teams divided between electric models, plug-in hybrids and hybrids of seven different brands.
Among the participants, the highlight was the presence of Didier Malga, current e-rally world champion. Among the brands, the biggest highlight was Hyundai, which in addition to participating in the Azores Rallye with the Team Hyundai Portugal with the Bruno Magalhães/Hugo Magalhães duo was represented in the Azores e-Rally with the Hyundai Ioniq Electric It is like Kauai Electric.
Hyundai Ioniq Electric arrives, sees and wins
In the category of electric vehicles, the only one in which Hyundai participated, the South Korean brand was represented through two teams, Team Ilha Verde, composed of employees of the Hyundai dealership in the Azores and Team DREN, which included the participation of various elements of the Regional Directorate of Energy (DREn).
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The Ilha Verde Team emerged at the controls of a Hyundai Ioniq Electric and managed to lead the Korean model to victory in the electric vehicle category, managing to be the most regular team in the competition, suffering only 18 penalty points. The Team DREN, which had the participation of the Regional Director for Energy, Andreia Melo Carreiro, lined up with a Hyundai Kauai Electric.
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