Formula E unveils racing car made from electronic waste

A racing automobile produced from digital waste has been unveiled by British Formula E racing staff Envision Racing. The drivable automobile, named Recover-e, was unveiled on the ExCeL exhibition centre in London forward of the town’s e-prix race on 30 July, the ultimate race of the 2022/23 Formula E season.

Envision Racing teamed up with artist and designer Liam Hopkins to design and construct the automobile from donated digital merchandise, together with iPhones, chargers, batteries and single-use vapes.

Annual e-waste manufacturing is on monitor to succeed in 75 million tonnes globally by 2030, with the UK producing the second largest quantity as a rustic in 2022.

Hopkins stated: “Unfortunately, today we choose to discard and replace electronics instead of repairing and recycling them, leading to a global e-waste crisis. Through design and creativity, we want to show the issue of e-waste and its potential to accelerate the creation of a circular economy.”