Innovative Formula E racing car built from electronic waste such as iPhones, chargers and vapes goes on show at New Scientist Live this weekend
- Recover E car belongs to this year’s Formula E world champions Envision Racing
- It will be on show at New Scientist Live which starts tomorrow at London’s ExCel
A Formula E racing car constructed from electronic waste including thousands of iPhones, chargers, batteries and vapes will be on show at an exhibition this weekend.
The Recover E car, which belongs to this year’s Formula E world champions Envision Racing, is going on display at the New Scientist Live event at the ExCel in London.
Products for the vehicle were donated by fans and Stockport-based tech trading firm musicMagpie before being turned into a full-size functional and drivable car.
The car, which is the first to ever be made entirely from discarded electronics, features circuit boards on the main body and phone cases on the front wing.
The Recover E was built in partnership with British designer Liam Hopkins – and Envision Racing is using it to try to promote awareness about global e-waste.
The Recover E car was constructed from electronic waste including iPhones and chargers
It was launched on the London E-Prix racetrack at the ExCel in July by Umbrella Academy star Aidan Gallagher, who is a United Nations environmental ambassador.
Now, it will return to the same venue in the Docklands area of East London for the major New Scientist Live show which is running from tomorrow until Monday.
Visitors will have the opportunity to get up close with the vehicle, which has been described as the ‘world’s most advanced electric racing car ever built’.
Formula E fans and aspiring drivers will also get the chance to test their lap time on a virtual Formula E circuit in a simulator and put their skills to the test.
The vehicle is intended to highlight the issue of electronic waste or ‘e-waste’, which is set to reach 75million tonnes globally by 2030, almost double the figure in 2014.
The car belongs to this year’s Formula E world champions Envision Racing, who are pictured celebrating their win. Visitors to the event will also be able to meet members of the team
A Uswitch study in January found the UK generated the second largest amount of e-waste as a country last year, at 23.9kg per person. Norway is first at 26kg per person.
The conference, which will feature more than 50 speakers, will also give guests a chance to meet the 2023 Formula E Team champions from Envision Racing.
Day tickets for New Scientist Live are £45 for adults and £18 for children aged six to 17, when booked in advance. A family ticket for two adults and two children is £115.
Weekend passes for the event are £73 for adults and £29 for children in advance. A family weekender is £194. Children aged five and under go free with a paying adult.
Doors open at 10am. Monday – which is the event’s ‘schools day’ – is now sold out, but limited tickets for tomorrow and Sunday can still be bought by clicking here.
New Scientist Live takes place at the ExCel in London from tomorrow until Monday
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