How Driving Drives Away the Winter Blues
Getting behind the wheel can have a positive impact on people suffering from Seasonal Affective Disorder.
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.
Detour #236: Dhofar, So Good – An Off-Road Adventure in Oman
Ben Barry discovers Oman’s Dhofar region in an adventure-ready, all-electric Audi
Driving Pole to Pole in an electric car? Completed it, mate
British adventurers Chris and Julie Ramsey have just become the first people to drive from the magnetic North Pole to the South Pole. What’s more they’ve done it in an all-electric car.
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.
Back to the future in the world's first VW ID. Buzz camper
Simon Heptinstall gets his hands on the first camper conversion of VW’s new electric van.
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.
Driving the best car in the world on the best road in Africa
A silent Rolls-Royce Spectre gives Sudhir ‘Banzai’ Matai a different perspective on his favourite Franschhoek Pass.
From Austria to Slovakia by EV
A new online electric travel guide steers EV drivers on a road trip across central Europe.
How to drive around Britain without paying a penny
Who doesn’t love a free ride? According to research by Peugeot it’s perfectly possible to complete a lap of mainland Britain’s coastline for free – as long as you drive an electric car.
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.
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.
10 tips for a stress-free EV road trip
The key to a successful and stress-free road trip in an electric car is forward planning. With 5,000 miles of electric trips under the wheels of the Detour daily-driver Kia EV6, here’s what we’ve learned.