EV Archives - Mechtraveller https://mechtraveller.com/tag/ev/ Mechanically-minded travel Thu, 14 Nov 2024 17:39:18 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Electric vehicle Pole to Pole team complete their expedition https://mechtraveller.com/2023/12/electric-vehicle-pole-to-pole-team-complete-their-expedition/ https://mechtraveller.com/2023/12/electric-vehicle-pole-to-pole-team-complete-their-expedition/#respond Mon, 18 Dec 2023 15:43:07 +0000 https://mechtraveller.com/?p=9477 Chris and Julie Ramsey, husband and wife adventurers, have completed their all-electric journey to the South Pole in Antarctica. Their 10-month, 30,000 km adventure that started on the frozen Arctic Sea at the 1823 Magnetic North Pole, has seen them drive the varied terrains and conditions of North, Central and South America before carefully traversing […]

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]]> https://mechtraveller.com/2023/12/electric-vehicle-pole-to-pole-team-complete-their-expedition/feed/ 0 Hertz to expand its electric vehicle fleet in North America https://mechtraveller.com/2022/09/hertz-to-expand-its-electric-vehicle-fleet-in-north-america/ https://mechtraveller.com/2022/09/hertz-to-expand-its-electric-vehicle-fleet-in-north-america/#respond Thu, 22 Sep 2022 12:22:35 +0000 https://mechtraveller.com/?p=7980 Hertz and General Motors Co. have announced an agreement in which Hertz plans to order up to 175,000 Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, Cadillac and BrightDrop Electric Vehicles (EVs) for the North American market. The vehicles will range from compact and midsize SUVs to pickups, luxury vehicles and more. The agreement covers electric vehicle deliveries through to […]

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]]> https://mechtraveller.com/2022/09/hertz-to-expand-its-electric-vehicle-fleet-in-north-america/feed/ 0 Electric Vehicles on Safari https://mechtraveller.com/2019/10/electric-vehicles-on-safari/ https://mechtraveller.com/2019/10/electric-vehicles-on-safari/#respond Fri, 11 Oct 2019 13:21:32 +0000 https://mechtraveller.com/?p=5303 Electric safari vehicles are a bit of a no-brainer really. Not only does the pristine bush wilderness and wildlife cry out for a low-to-zero carbon footprint, but silent electric safari vehicles are perfect for sneaking up on, and observing, animals in the wild. Makanyi Lodge in South Africa’s Timbavati Nature Reserve is now operating the […]

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