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Dutchman ends 'world's longest electric car trip' in Australia

The marathon journey - aimed at proving the viability of electric cars - covered 33 countries over three years.

Dutchman Wiebe Wakker in his electric car

Wiebe Wakker comemora sua chegada a Sydney depois de percorrer 95 mil quilômetros pelo mundo. Source: AAP

A Dutchman completed an epic 95,000-kilometre journey by electric car in Sydney on Sunday in a bid to prove the viability of such vehicles in tackling climate change.

 

Electric car
Wiebe Wakker said he undertook the journey to prove the viability of electric cars. Source: AAP

Wiebe Wakker drove his retrofitted station wagon, nicknamed "The Blue Bandit", across 33 countries in what he said was the world's longest-ever journey by electric car.

Plug me in
Wiebe Wakker voor Uluru, reizend van stopcontact naar stopcontact van volgers van zijn reis: Plug Me In. Source: Wiebe Wakker

More details on SBS News

 


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By Heba Kassoua

Presented by Good Morning Ausralia



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