Lewis Hamilton has introduced fans to his Mercedes EQS, a fully electric car worth £80k which has the ability to go from 0-60mph in 4.5 secs.
With F1 emitting about 256,000 tonnes of CO₂e in a race season., the reigning F1 world champion champion, received both applause and criticism when he announced plans to personally become carbon neutral by the end of 2019.
Nine months into the year, Hamilton seems to be keeping the promise, posting a picture on Instagram of himself alongside the environmentally friendly car.
“Recently I’ve been making many changes in my life to reduce my impact on the environment.,” Hamilton captioned
“The first step in this journey was to understand my personal impact on the planet so I could make changes to improve it. Since then, I have offset my carbon footprint from my Formula 1 career dating back to 2007, I have reduced travel where possible, I have gone plant-based and outside of the track, I try to use electric cars wherever possible.”
Hamilton also said he would be using his position to help steer the world towards more carbon friendly vehicles.
“I also want to use my position as a racing driver to enforce positive and permanent change, which is why I’m working closely with Mercedes to slowly move their fleet of cars towards electric.
“This is my new dream car, the new EQS fully electric Mercedes. I can’t wait until it’s released! It’s difficult to always be perfect when we go about our daily lives, but I’m continuing to learn how to be better and I’m committed to staying educated and informed so I can play my part,” he said.
Moving away from F1 would be the final step in his journey, Hamilton said.
“Small steps lead to big change, so it’s important we all take a moment to understand our footprint and the small changes we can make in our everyday lives to put our planet first.
“The last step for me will be when I step away from this sport and can focus fully on helping heal the world to provide a better future for our kids and our kids’ kids.”
