I helped drive this record-setting EV across Britain on sunshine alone — and the 870-mile trip cost absolutely nothing
For the first time, a production EV has driven the 870 miles from Land's End to John o'Groats on solar energy alone, without taking a single unit from the grid. I went along for a wild ride that was…
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