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It's inevitable that Safari Rally cars of the future will be electric powered

A rally Car at Geothermal area during the WRC Safari Rally in Naivasha. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]

The thunderous roar of rally cars, the crackle of gravel beneath their tyres, the split-second decisions that separate victory from disaster are the elements that have made rallying the purest test of man and machine. Matters were not different during the 2025 WRC Safari Rally in Naivasha.

But what if the future of this adrenaline-fueled sport was silent? Not dull, not diminished, just different. Imagine cars launching off the start line with instantaneous torque, shredding through mud and gravel with unrelenting precision, powered not by fossil fuels but by raw, high-voltage energy. The shift to electric rallying is not just inevitable, it is the next great evolution of the sport. And if history has taught us anything, it is that rallying has never been afraid of revolution.

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