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Driving My Tesla from the Arctic Ocean to Tierra de Fuego in the Dead of Winter…
I am proud to announce that on July 16th, I became the first SOLO person in history to drive the FULL length of the Americas with an Electric Vehicle!
Total Duration: 747 Days
Countries: 15
Longest Wait Time to Charge: 3 days (Peru)
Fastest Charge: 35 Minutes (Chile)
Distance driven - 46,961km (29,350mi)
Windshield broken: 0
Flat tires: 0 (OMG) - No Spare
Ran out of Range: 1 (Chile - Atacama Desert)
Total energy consumed: 8,444 kWh
Ave Energy Consumption: 179.8 Wh/km (286Wh/mi)
Bribes Paid: 1 - $100 USD
Robbed: 0
Fines: 0
Breakdowns: 0
Dogs Adopted Me: 100+
Funny Police Searches : 2
The Pan-American Highway is the world’s longest highway, almost spanning the full length of North and South America. Before today, no one had yet driven from the tippy top of North America (Tuktoyaktuk) into the Darien Gap to the southern tip in South America (Ushuaia) in an electric vehicle solo - unsupported. My Model X, Beluga, was converted into the ultimate stealth overlanding rig, with a full kitchen, running water, Starlink and 300 watts of solar panels on the hood, which allowed us to roam across some of the best most remote places on Earth with confidence.
The real challenges here…border crossings, cartels, and corrupt cops, yet I embraced it all. Charging on the other hand, was quite a puzzle sometimes, being a foreigner and having very little information to go on. I discovered how far along the electric movement is and where the short comings lie…and I can say with confidence that Tesla Supercharging is the best and most reliable infrastructure out there…
I wanted to showcase that anyone with a dream can make it happen, without needing all the answers. Thank you to all the kind strangers that helped along the way, and the countless dogs that adopted us and kept guard at night!
youtu.be/PwVQiI5j250?is…
The irony..Ushuaia currently doesn’t have any power…so this message is coming from Space, Powered by my Custom Solar Panels!
@Tesla
I am proud to announce that on July 16th, I became the first SOLO person in history to drive the FULL length of the Americas with an Electric Vehicle!
Total Duration: 747 Days
Countries: 15
Longest Wait Time to Charge: 3 days (Peru)
Fastest Charge: 35 Minutes (Chile)
Distance driven - 46,961km (29,350mi)
Windshield broken: 0
Flat tires: 0 (OMG) - No Spare
Ran out of Range: 1 (Chile - Atacama Desert)
Total energy consumed: 8,444 kWh
Ave Energy Consumption: 179.8 Wh/km (286Wh/mi)
Bribes Paid: 1 - $100 USD
Robbed: 0
Fines: 0
Breakdowns: 0
Dogs Adopted Me: 100+
Funny Police Searches : 2
The Pan-American Highway is the world’s longest highway, almost spanning the full length of North and South America. Before today, no one had yet driven from the tippy top of North America (Tuktoyaktuk) into the Darien Gap to the southern tip in South America (Ushuaia) in an electric vehicle solo - unsupported. My Model X, Beluga, was converted into the ultimate stealth overlanding rig, with a full kitchen, running water, Starlink and 300 watts of solar panels on the hood, which allowed us to roam across some of the best most remote places on Earth with confidence.
The real challenges here…border crossings, cartels, and corrupt cops, yet I embraced it all. Charging on the other hand, was quite a puzzle sometimes, being a foreigner and having very little information to go on. I discovered how far along the electric movement is and where the short comings lie…and I can say with confidence that Tesla Supercharging is the best and most reliable infrastructure out there…
I wanted to showcase that anyone with a dream can make it happen, without needing all the answers. Thank you to all the kind strangers that helped along the way, and the countless dogs that adopted us and kept guard at night!
youtu.be/PwVQiI5j250?is…
The irony..Ushuaia currently doesn’t have any power…so this message is coming from Space, Powered by my Custom Solar Panels!
@Tesla
