Meet the Detourists of 2024
2024 has been another excellent annum for automotive adventures little and large. Check them out!
Tiny Citroëns Tackle Trans Africa Adventure
In 1924 André Citroën set off from Paris to cross the entire African continent. Now rally driver Eric Vigouroux is set to celebrate the centenary of this epic drive with Citroen’s smallest EVs.
Hypermiling Mustang Mach-E has no Range Anxiety
An electric Ford Mustang Mach-E has managed to travel 569 miles on a single charge to set a Guinness World Record.
Stay at this Swanky Hotel and Take an Eco-Friendly Road Trip in an Electric MGB
To celebrate its 40th anniversary Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons has partnered with RBW to offer guests the chance to explore the Oxfordshire countryside in a zero-emissions classic roadster.
Explorer by Name, Explorer by Nature: New EV Laps the Globe
A Ford Explorer has just become the first EV to circumnavigate the planet after completing a 30,000-km drive through 27 countries.
Why There’s No Need for Alpine Anxiety on an EV Road Trip to the Mountains
What goes up must come down. And that’s extremely good news when you’re driving an electric car in the mountains.
Across the Sahara on solar power
A team of Dutch students has just crossed the Sahara desert in a car powered solely by the sun.
Nissan's electric adventurers have just crossed the equator
The husband and wife team driving a Nissan Ariya electric car from the North to the South Pole have passed the halfway point.
Porsche electrifies Australia with 3,000 mile road trip
A Porsche Taycan 4S Cross Turismo has just just proved that long-distance EV travel is easy – even across the most remote parts of Australia.
The new Ford Explorer will live up to its name on a round-the-world adventure
An intrepid young adventurer has just set off to circumnavigate the globe in Ford’s first fully-electric SUV.
America's loneliest road has finally gone electric
A 300-mile stretch of road across the Nevada desert known as The Loneliest Road in America is not a place you’d want to run out of juice.
The first EV to drive around the world is going for another lap
On 2012 Rafael de Mestre set out in his Telsa Roadster from Barcelona on a mission to circumnavigate the globe. Now he’s doing it again.
EV road tripping across the world will soon get easier, greener and more luxurious
Attempting long trips by electric vehicle is still seen as somewhat risky and adventurous, but that should soon change once a wide range of initiatives around the world are put into place.
Meet the Dutch duo driving to South Africa and back in an electric car
Maarten van Pel and Renske Cox are on a mission to drive from The Netherlands to Cape Town and back in an electric Skoda.
The Lake District is being electrified for EV road trippers
A road trip route designed especially for electric car drivers has just been opened up in the Lake District.
From Austria to Slovakia by EV
A new online electric travel guide steers EV drivers on a road trip across central Europe.
Win a stay in the world's first car-powered hotel
Hyundai has opened the first hotel powered by an electric car and you can win an overnight stay.
Detour #176: Fairway to heaven: a golf drive with a difference in the Tweed Valley, Scotland, UK
Golf, mountain bikes and electric cars come together on a road trip to Scotland’s most scenic links.
3,000 miles, 16 countries, 89 hours and electric all the way
A team of EV adventurers has driven a Kia EV6 from Norway to Portugal faster than Stirling Moss.
Charging your EV on a British road trip just got more interesting
Britain’s EV charging points can make for rather depressing pit stops, but EV owners looking to use their re-charge time in a more enjoyable way have been offered some more enticing options thanks to new recommendations by Lexus.