Venturi EV completes 3,600 mile Mission Africa challenge
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Xavier Chevrin introduces the electric Berlingo to locals in Kabwe, Zambia
A chance to relax for a spell at the impressive Victoria Falls in the Zambia
Chevrin drove the EV into Livingstone on June 5 to show off the car for World Environment Day and had to call in the police to help control the huge crowd that had gathered
Eco adventurers Xavier Chevrin and Vivien Floris
While trying to disconnect cabling across a shed roof in Kabwe, Zambia he fell through, breaking his foot, but continued his journey anyway
Frenchman Xavier Chevrin has just completed a 3,600 mile journey through Africa in an electric Berlingo
The 3,600 mile cross-country epic ended at the University of Johannesburg in South Africa on June 18
The two-wheel drive electric Berlingo powered by Venturi technology ended its epic adventure through Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana and South Africa in the same way it started, with a press conference
Article Summary
He's done it! Intrepid eco-adventurer Xavier Chevrin has completed his cross-country journey through deepest Africa in an electric Citroen Berlingo, taking in six countries and clocking up over 5,800 km (3,603 miles), including 600 km (372 miles) of rough terrain. Not even blown components and a broken leg prevented the Frenchman from completing the Mission Africa challenge.
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