page_title: Drive eO
section_title: OSCar eO
hierarchical_section_title: Drive eO / OSCar eO
caption_attribution_description: English: OSCar eO at 2012 Dakar Rally finish in Lima
context_page_description: Drive eO is an engineering company which operates from Latvia and specializes in development of electric and hybrid electric prototype vehicles for demanding applications. It was founded in 2011 to create the first ever hybrid electric rally car OSCar eO for the 2012 Dakar Rally. Driven by Māris Saukāns and Andris Dambis, it successfully completed the rally.
  The company went on to develop a number of electric racing cars for participation at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. In 2015, the one-megawatt eO PP03 race car driven by Rhys Millen set a new EV record and became the first ever all-electric vehicle to win the event overall.
context_section_description: The car is based on the platform of all wheel drive OSCar O3 rally raid car manufactured by OSC. It features a series hybrid drivetrain. Drive eO gives the following vehicle specification:
  OSCar eO has participated at three international rally raids:
caption: OSCar eO on the 2012 Dakar Rally finish podium in Lima
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