Driving to the South Pole in an electric car will be a landmark in eco-friendly expedition history. But it also comes with technical challenges. BY THE TIME they reach ninety degrees south, Chris and Julie Ramsey will have driven over 27,000km (17,000 miles) through 14 countries across three continents. In exploration terms, such journeys would normally barely register with purists who still rate Sir Ranulph Fiennes' 1979-82 Transglobe longitudinal circumnavigation as the benchmark. But when the history of 21st-century adventure is written, the Ramseys' Pole to Pole Electric Vehicle Expedition (P2PEV)could merit a chapter of its own.
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