After the fact, I can tell you more about the charging setup. Cor On Tue, Sep 10, 2019, 8:32 AM brucedp5 via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> wrote:
> > > [ref > > http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-Rivian-e-truck-Testing-ar-tierra-del-fuego-v-tp4694967p4694981.html > (Paul's post) > ] > > > https://lonerider-motorcycle.com/blogs/loneriderblog/ewan-mcgregor-and-charley-boormans-long-way-up-will-be-on-electric-motorcycles?fbclid=IwAR2G19NObIvyzziHAnGmQOn25Fi8bowAjHECTVHIOuZxkCrFMmXwclXHx-Y > Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman's "Long Way Up" will be on ELECTRIC > motorcycles! > September 07, 2019 Frederic SCHEFFER > > [images > > https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0951/1406/articles/Long-Way-Up-bike_1024x1024.jpg?v=1567950085 > LiveWire > > > https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0951/1406/files/limewire_large.jpg?v=1567934990 > LiveWire > > > https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0951/1406/files/limewire2_large.jpg?v=1567935000 > LiveWire > > > https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0951/1406/files/RIVIAN8_1_large.jpg?v=1567935765 > LiveWire harley davidson livewire long way up ewan mcgregor charley > boorman > > > https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0951/1406/files/RIVIAN8_large.jpg?v=1567935010 > Rivian > > > https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0951/1406/files/RIVIAN0_large.jpg?v=1567935006 > Rivian > ] > > So, first it started with Ewan McGregor being spotted in Buenos Aires, > Argentina a few days ago. It was all over Twitter (in Spanish) ... > > Fans wondered what he was doing there. > > But we knew that Long Way Up was planned, didn't we? > > So... we have been following hashtags and social media accounts in > Argentina... > > And.... some social media pictures appeared here and there showing the > brand-new electric Harley Davidson (called the LiveWire) being uncrated in > Ushuaïa (southern Argentina). > > And they are ready for Argentina's cold weather: > > We know Ewan has a fetish for electric vehicles. He converted his old > Volkswagen Beetle to an electric car and participated in a documentary > about > electric motorcycles called Charge (2011). > > For us, it seems like too many coincidences. Way too many! > > We are pretty sure Long Way Up is about to start and it's gonna be on > electric Harleys. Yep... no BMW GS, no Triumph Tiger and no Moto Guzzi, we > were all wrong! > > It seems they uncrated 4 Harley-Davidson Livewires. Probably 2 for riding > and 2 as backup. > > harley davidson live wire world record electric motorcycle > > Oh and wait... > > if you are into electric vehicles, it gets better.... > > Two electric pick up trucks have been uncrated in Ushuaïa aswell. The 2 > electric trucks are from a US brand called Rivian. > > rivian electric pickup trucks long way up > > rivian electric pickup trucks long way up ewan mcgregor > > And two Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 4Matic (4x4) and a Ford F350 (V8 6.2) > probably carrying the spare parts and the extra juice needed to recharge > the > 4 Harley Davidson LiveWires along the way. > > The Rivian electric cars are supposed to have a range of approximately 400 > to 600 kms (250 to 370 miles). Which means, they will be fine most of the > way but sometimes, such as in the huge Salar of Uyuni (salt flats), > Bolivia, > the 2 Mercedes Sprinter and the Ford 350 will be needed to carry some > additional electric capacity to charge the electric trucks and the bikes. > > See more about the Rivian R1T trucks coming on this adventure on > www.rivian.com or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rivian > > See more about the Harley-Davidson LiveWire here: > https://www.harley-davidson.com/us/en/motorcycles/livewire.html > > ... We will keep you updated on our facebook and instagram whenever we get > more info! > > Good luck to Charley, Ewan and their camera crew! What an epic adventure! > [© lonerider-motorcycle.com] > > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_of_Argentina#Temperature > Ushuaia artic temps > ... > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ushuaia#Climate > > > > https://www.motopinas.com/motorcycle-news/mcgregor-and-boorman-rsquo-s-ldquo-long-way-up-rdquo-will-use-electric-bikes.html > McGregor and Boorman's “Long Way Up” will use electric > bikes - Motorcycle News > McGregor and Boorman's “Long Way Up” will use electric bikes ... The trucks > can possibly be used to charge the motorcycles' battery. The crew also has > a > third ... > ... > https://www.google.com/search?q=Ewan+McGregor+and+Charley+Boorman's+ > "Long+Way+Up"+will+be+on+ELECTRIC+motorcycles! > search > > > > For EVLN EV-newswire posts use: > http://evdl.org/archive/ > > > {brucedp.neocities.org} > > -- > Sent from: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/ > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html > INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA ( > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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