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The First-Ever Drive From North To South Pole Is Complete - And It Was All-Electric

18 Dec 2023 | Abstracted from Electrek

Chris and Julie Ramsey, driving a Nissan Ariya, has become the first vehicle ever, gas or electric, to drive all the way from North to South pole...the couple has finally reached the South Pole after nine months and 17,000 miles of travails along the way

"If they can make it all the way from one end of the globe to the other with a 150-200 mile range...this shows that most people don't 'need' the huge range they claim they need."

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