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.
Chemmy Alcott, Olympic skier and TV presenter
Chemmy Alcott is a four-time Winter Olympian, ski coach, BBC Ski Sunday presenter and keen driver. Last winter, she challenged herself to drive a Škoda Enyaq around the Alps — learning the hard way how to make an electric car work over 4,500 miles 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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Detour #154: Electrifying the Norfolk coast, UK
Our first fully electric Detour takes Nik Berg on a shore-hugging tour of Norfolk. Will the battery end up as flat as the landscape?
Road tripping a Tesla around Australia using only the power of the sun
A team of Australian scientists is planning to drive a Tesla 9,380 miles around Australia, charging only with solar power.
A British adventurer plans to drive from Pole to Pole in an electric car
Chris Ramsey of Plug In Adventure is aiming to be the first person to drive from Antarctica to the Arctic in an EV.
This concept car will let you star in your own road movie
To the delight of YouTubers worldwide Polestar has unveiled a sleek hardtop convertible that has an integrated drone to film you as you drive.
This electric Porsche just 'charged' across America in record time
Porsche has continued its record-breaking run with the Taycan by driving from Los Angeles to New York and charging in the shortest time ever.