Easee and Renault complete first fully solar-powered 1,000-mile drive across Britain
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Robin Whitlock
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Smart EV charging company Easee and Renault completed the first fully solar-powered drive from Land's End to John O'Groats (1,000 miles) using a production Renault 4 E-Tech electric vehicle. The five-day journey, timed to the longest days of the year, relied entirely on solar energy for charging with no grid electricity used. The vehicle was charged using portable solar panels and Easee's charging technology, demonstrating the potential of solar-powered EV travel.
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No electricity from the grid was used to power the vehicle during the record journey, with the Renault instead charged using a t
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