SYNOPSIS: Team drove at average speed of 55 km/h (34 mph) over 12 hour period to coax maximum range out of batteries.
A record for a Tesla Roadster driven on a single charge was set at 313 miles (501 km) in Australia on Tuesday.
Tesla Roadster owner Simon Hackett and his friend Emilis Prelgauskas drove his electric sports car from Alice Springs, Northern Territory, to Coober Pedy, South Australia, as part of an alternative-fuel vehicle rally called the Global Green Challenge.
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Well, that's one in the eye for Clarkson (cf http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/dec/24/jeremy-clarkson-top-gear-tesla-electric-car)
Posted by: Thomas Lankester
