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Dutch solar EV completes 1,000km test drive through the desert (thenextweb.com)
submitted 1 year ago by kalkulat to c/technology
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The Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) students drove the SUV, which doubles as a small campervan, from Tangier in northern Morocco across dry riverbeds, steep mountain passes, and loose sand before arriving at the Sahara desert three days later.

“It was an incredible trip with a positive ending. We were able to drive the entire trip on the sun’s energy and did not depend on charging stations"

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Often a reason I hear for not taking EVs here (anecdotally so take with a grain of salt) is the fact that you can't take it on a holiday because of frequent charging. This could be a reason why excess is good even for NL