'U.S. has Route 66, now UK has Route 57'
http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/Electric-car-sets-Plymouth-2-500-mile-trip-prove/story-29069568-detail/story.html Electric car sets off from Plymouth on 2,500-mile trip to prove the technology works April 07, 2016 Ian Rogers [images http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/images/localworld/ugc-images/276351/Article/images/29069568/13730733.jpg http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/images/localworld/ugc-images/276351/Article/images/29069568/13730810.jpg http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/images/localworld/ugc-images/276351/Article/images/29069568/13730811.jpg video http://bcove.me/z50191le ] An electric car has set off from Plymouth on a 2,500-mile road trip to prove the eco-friendly vehicles don't have a problem with range. The epic journey began in Plymouth at 9am this morning and will take in sites across England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland. Jess Shanahan, a motoring journalist, is taking the challenge to prove that concerns about the range of electric cars don’t match the reality of technology. A spokesman for the challenge said: “Electric cars have plenty of range, and what better way to prove that than drive Route 57 in one? A spokesman for the challenge said: “Electric cars have plenty of range, and what better way to prove that than drive Route 57 in one? “America has Route 66, now we have Route 57 – and we’re driving it as Eco-Tourists!” Route 57 is made up of ten smaller journeys and should take Jess around 19 days to complete from April 7 to April 26. Jury’s Inn Hotel staff helped design the road trip, which includes 57 must-see destinations including Exeter Cathedral, Bristol’s SS Great Britain and Scotland’s Loch Lomond. The vehicle being used is the Kia Soul EV, provided by DriveElectic, which can travel an estimated 93 miles before needing to pit in for a top-up in electricity. The electric car can recharge in a speedy 33 minutes at rapid DC-charging points provided at motorway service stations. Typical public chargers take around 4-5 hours, meanwhile charging the vehicle from your home could take 11-14 hours using a standard UK 3-pin plug. You can follow the progress of Jess via Twitter: @Route57RoadTrip [© 2016 Local World] For EVLN EV-newswire posts use: http://evdl.org/evln/ {brucedp.150m.com} -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-Soul-EV-on-2-500-mi-Route-57-road-trip-v-tp4681467.html Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
