Frenchman Xavier Chevrin is driving an electric car 3,000 miles through Africa, from Nairobi to Johannesburg. Finding outlets is a challenge, about 65 percent of Africans do not have access to electricity. The
daily video logs are a joy not only for the beautiful scenery along a contemporary African road trip, but the excitement of many Africans who have never seen an electric vehicle.
The vehicle is a souped-up version of cars used by the French postal service, a
Citroen Berlingo powered by
Venturi. This is Xavier's 2nd long distance electric car expedition, previously he did
Shanghai to Paris, it set the record for the longest distance traveled in an electric vehicle.
posted by stbalbach
on May 23, 2012 -
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Want a highway-speed in-production electric car
right now and can't afford a
Tesla Roadster? The now defunct
Corbin Sparrow has been re-born as the
NmG ("No More Gas") from Myers Motors. It uses 12 lead-acid batteries (1-4yr life), 70+mph, 30 mile range, about $50k. It's not for everybody but - in the US - it's currently the only other pure EV option available (that's not
a conversion or low-speed). However if you can wait a couple years more
EV's are in development.
posted by stbalbach
on Apr 30, 2008 -
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