Frenchman Xavier Chevrin begins 3,000-mile African EV adventure

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Xavier Chevrin is no stranger to extended EV adventures. In 2008, he rode an electric scooter between Paris, France and Almaty in Kazakhstan, and two years later he set the record for the longest distance traveled in an electric vehicle by taking a Venturi-powered electric Citroën Berlingo van from Shanghai in China to Paris, notching up some 13,400 km (8,326 miles) in the process – but costing less than 200 dollars for the whole trip. Now he's set off on an African adventure that will take him from Nairobi to Johannesburg – a distance of around 4,800 km (just short of 3,000 miles) – in about six weeks, charging the vehicle as he stops to chat with locals along the way... Continue Reading Frenchman Xavier Chevrin begins 3,000-mile African EV adventure

Section: ecoGizmo

Tags: Africa, Electric Vehicles, Rugged, Sustainability

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