DS Techeetah drivers meet real cheetahs

This week, DS Techeetah drivers Andre Lotterer and Jean-Eric Vergne have experienced the amazing chance to meet cheetah brothers Keene and Bajrami that their DS E-Tense FE19 race cars are named after. They also had the unique opportunity to hand-feed cheetah cub, Willow, all at The Big Cat Sanctuary (BCS), DS Techeetah's charity partner.

The DS Techeetah drivers gained the chance to be the first external people in the world to hand-feed Willow in a charity auction hosted by DS Techeetah that raised thousands of pounds for BCS's Welfare, Breeding, Education and Conservation work.

Willow the BCS cheetah famous from the BBC documentary, Big Cats About the House and adopted mascot of the DS Techeetah team, was hand-reared by The BCS Director of Cats and Conservation, Giles Clark and the BCS Keeper team, after an injury as a cub left her vulnerable.

Less than 7,000 cheetahs remain in the wild today where they face huge challenges to survive. Factors such an increase in mass agriculture & farming in tandem with global climate change mean less prey and habitat and with increased poaching, illegal wildlife trade and human-animal conflict, the cheetah is at a high risk of extinction.

DS Techeetah and the Big Cat Sanctuary have partnered up to help raise awareness and funds to further improve the welfare, breeding, education and conservation of the endangered Big Cats around the globe.

This partnership is aligned with the team's fight to halt climate change by developing technology for electric cars and by driving innovation through the automotive industry. This will make a large impact in protecting and conserving ecosystems and wildlife with more electric vehicles on the road.