tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973452844155356652024-02-07T04:09:56.412+01:00Travelling electricTravelling by electric car around EuropeManusealionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10429018676929205291noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2297345284415535665.post-23851741210694493232016-01-25T22:06:00.000+01:002016-01-25T22:24:55.642+01:00From The Netherlands to the Alps, via Germany<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Old destination, new route, via Ger</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">many this time. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The density of Superchargers on the way and the absence of speed limits on the German highways make the trip fast and easy !</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The approach is to travel fast and do more frequent, but much quicker stops.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">A couple of hours and 200 km later, we have a first quick stop at the Tesla Supercharger in <b>Moers</b>, </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> perfect for breakfast </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> at the Van der Valk hotel. In the meantime also the Tesla gets nicely fed, 20' are enough.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">200km more and we have a second stop at the Tesla Supercharger in <b>Waldlaubersheim</b>. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">It's a bit of a dull place, there is a Mc Donald around the corner, where we make a short stop for a coffee and we set off. Also here less than half an hour is enough.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Less than two hours, and we stop for lunch at the Tesla Supercharger in <b>Achern</b>. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">There is a very nice restaurant with plenty of entertainments for kids. They are having so much fun that the Tesla is full well before we are ready to leave ! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Fifth and last stop 220 km later, at the Tesla Supercharger in <b>Archamps</b>, next to Geneva. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Also here, just the time for a wee-stop and off we go for our final destination, the Alps of Savoie !</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">We do not really need this stop to recharge, as there is enough autonomy to get to destination, but it is just to make sure we have enough juice to climb up the mountains. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">We arrived at 21:00 </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">at the Alps chalet</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">, so overall it took a little less than 15 hours, of which about 3 to recharge (and relax). </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">We are not tired at all, it has been a relaxing and pleasant trip ! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">A good charge overnight and.....</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">...we' re ready to hit the slopes !</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">We have been traveling across Europe with the Tesla since two years now. It is unbelievable how easy it is now, how the infrastructure has evolved. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I am truly amazed, I will never EVER go back to a endothermic car !!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>Manusealionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10429018676929205291noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2297345284415535665.post-19517456963892992572015-08-05T15:21:00.000+02:002015-08-06T15:43:18.584+02:00From Holland to Tuscany, one year later<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: justify;">One year later we hit again the road from Holland to Italy. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://travellingelectric.blogspot.fr/2014/07/we-made-it-to-tuscany.html" target="_blank">Leg 2: from Savoie to Tuscany</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">No more stops for hours at semi-fast charging stations, but just the time for lunch or an ice cream, and off we go, powered by only supercharged electrons !</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">First stop at the Tesla Supercharger in <b>Urmond</b>. Having driven only 200km, we don't have to stop for long, 25 minutes are about enough. But hey, we need breakfast ;-)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: justify;">The temporary installations have been upgraded to flashy new facilities !</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: justify;">This supercharger is in a commercial center, very convenient, there is a huge Leclerc supermarket, a fair restaurant and many other shops.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: justify;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: justify;">Last charge of the day in <b>Chambery</b>, after 270 km, to </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: justify;">be sure to have enough juice to climb the mountain road without worries and... to have dinner ;-)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: justify;">Even-though we would need only 20 minutes of charge, we have a lovely dinner at the sushi restaurant, ready for the last leg to the mountain chalet, to spend the night.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: justify;">Overall a great journey so far, we could have made it faster, but during our stops we took our time, to enjoy nice food, warm weather and stunning views.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: justify;">We decide to cross the Alps through the "Passo del Piccolo San Bernardo". A very enjoyable mountain route, with breathtaking views, lots of fun to drive too :-)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">And here at the summit of the pass: 2188 m. Gorgeous !</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: justify;">There is actually a very good surprise for us: we were planning to stop in Dorno, which would have required us a small d-tour of about 40km, but the <b>Melegnano</b> Supercharger, right on our way to Tuscany, appeared on the Tesla web site just two days before leaving for holiday ! Thanks Tesla for the good timing ;-)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: justify;">The 200 km from Aosta to Melegnano are running f</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: justify;">lat and straight </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: justify;">in the Pianura Padana, so we do not really need to economize in power.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: justify;">It is a bit a desolated place, but there is a very good grill restaurant, where we had a juicy lunch. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: justify;">This is it, the last 200 km and we get to destination, in Siena, in the heart of the "Crete Senesi" !</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: justify;">So one year later, here we are again, after a great, easy trip.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: justify;">But this time the 1820 km have been </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: justify;">solely and purely</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: justify;">powered by Superchargers</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: justify;">!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: justify;">I would have thought this impossible, just one year ago.... Thanks Tesla !!</span><br />
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Manusealionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10429018676929205291noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2297345284415535665.post-82289212144983953802014-08-09T10:18:00.000+02:002015-08-01T12:23:47.424+02:00From Siena back to Holland<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">After several weeks in Tuscany, we finally head back to Holland.</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">As for the way in, we decide to pass via Savoie, but..... now the French Tesla Supercharger corridor is (almost!) open !!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444; font-size: large;">First stop is supposed to be the Eneldrive charging pole of <b>Forte dei Marmi</b>. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And the first surprise waits for us: the charging station is out of order ! </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I call Enel, the operator is extremely nice, but unfortunately cannot help us, as the station has tripped and the intervention of a technician is needed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Luckily we have enough charge to make it to <b>Genoa</b>, where <b>Ikea</b>, once again, is our safest resource of electrons.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You just need to find it...... after about 20 minutes of running around (by car an on foot) the Ikea parking, we find the spot:<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.5px;"> 2 charging poles from Eneldrive.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.5px;">There are 4 parking spots reserved to electric vehicles, but guess what, they are regularly occupied by thermic cars.</span>I had to chase one guy away ....<br /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.5px;">The parking spots are covered of weeds, which does not help identifying the reserved spots, colored in green.</span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.5px;">There poles are under the panel "Noleggio furgoni" (van rental), no signs for the electric charging stations !!!! </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.5px;">They are on the third and forth parking row, on the right, entering the parking. </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.5px;">Don't bother asking for info in Ikea, nobody even knows that you can charge electric cars over there.... :-O</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We get to Savoie under the pouring rain, after a fairly relaxing trip.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Next day we leave for the first quick charge at the Tesla Supercharger in <b>Chambery</b>. </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">All over France, for the time being, the installations are temporary. In case of two cars connected at the same time the power is shared, but still much faster than a 22kW outlet.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In Chambery the Supercharger is in a commercial center, very convenient spot ! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The time of a coffee and the next stop is in <b>Dijon</b>, at the Tesla Supercharger of <b>Nuit St. Ge</b><b>orge</b>.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.5px;">The charging station is on a hotel parking, which is open 24/7. </span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.5px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.5px;">The hotel has a 3 stars restaurant, which can offer lovely meals in the heart of the Burgundy region. Unfortunately on Sunday and Monday the hotel restaurant is closed ! So no lunch for us :-(</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: large; line-height: 19.5px;">At 200mt, next to the Ibis hotel, there is a boulangerie that makes also sandwiches, but not on Sunday :-(.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Next to the restaurant there is also a Mc Donald.</span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxgzm5cth2DeeH1ZU_iVlzLbv2ErAmchr6wo3TVjBJJHGXZFkypiLftb-s-1e9Kz05M0lSKD7wurPgAOaWKw8H__BApqyhnk44VDcvH9w-pWS3O6MXOkuT23gdCjZid8SKft280kZRPcg/s1600/ristorante-del-arte-betheny_13675.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxgzm5cth2DeeH1ZU_iVlzLbv2ErAmchr6wo3TVjBJJHGXZFkypiLftb-s-1e9Kz05M0lSKD7wurPgAOaWKw8H__BApqyhnk44VDcvH9w-pWS3O6MXOkuT23gdCjZid8SKft280kZRPcg/s640/ristorante-del-arte-betheny_13675.jpg" width="492" /></a></span></h3>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">Last stop is in </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Nivelles</b></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">, Bruxelles, at the Suprecharger of the Hotel Van der Valk. Too bad that there are already two Teslas charging ! So we kill the time on a 7kW plug next to the hotel entrance...,. Luckily only for few minutes, as the Superchargers come free just for us !</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The story of the first leg of the trip is here: <a href="http://travellingelectric.blogspot.it/2014/06/from-netherlands-to-tuscany-by-tesla.html">From NL to Savoie</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">...but there are no Tesla Superchargers on the way. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">On the net, very few, conflicting reports can be found on the points around Turin, Genoa and Pisa. So many questions are nagging me: will they be there? will they work?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The plan is to charge in Turin and Forte dei Marmi, with back up in Pisa.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">So our pioneer's Italian electric tour starts from Valmorel at 8 am, direction the Frejus tunnel. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">215 km later, at 10:45 we get to the Ikea store in Collegno, in the Turin's outskirts, where two charge points are waiting for us, right in front of the entrance.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Yes, it flawlessly </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">works !!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We take the chance for some shopping and lunch, for a stop of about 2 hours and half.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We get there at about 16:45. The charge point is right in the town center, on a one way road. There is one Eneldrive pole only, as well as one only parking spot, placed before it, so that a car with a front plug would have no problem (i.e. Zoe and Leaf).... too bad that the Model S has the plug on the rear side, and our cable does not reach the charge point !</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The only choice is to park on the spot in front of the pole, that is actually reserved to the Police, with the risk of getting fined or even clamped.... </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I was so much in anguish that I didn't even take a picture :-(</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This is a picture kindly provided by the pioneer of the Italian electric mobility, Roberto Petetta, and his Zoe, taken on the same spot.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">And here it is the message that we </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">pityingly</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> left on the Tesla windscreen, hoping in the Police's mercy:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We spent 2 hours on the beach, we had a great time playing in the sun and in the water, and when we got back.... full of Police all around and no tickets, nor clamps :-)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Last 180 km to go and we reach Siena at 21:00.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This was my dream since we got the Model S last year and it's now reality.... we made it to Tuscany !!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Overall, 725 km in 13 hours, 5 of which charging (and relaxing on the beach :-)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We left from Leiden at 8 am. Battery fully charged. Easy drive to Zevenaar, for the first, quick charge. Since we haven't consumed much so far, just the time for a croissant and a cappuccino and off we go.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Second stop, at the Tesla Supercharger of Winsdorf, in Germany, just in time for lunch.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Tesla fully charged again, en route for Bad Rappenau, for another Supercharger. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The weather is a bit miserable, but there is a snack bar where we have an ice cream. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Back to the car, a group of curious guys entertain us with many questions on the Tesla :-)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">So fare so good ! The Superchargers are a dream, so fast, so easy... </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">At the level of Strasbourg, we take the direction of France. No Superchargers available, we stop in Colmar, where at the Cora mall there is a 22kW charger and... good news for the environment but bad news for us, a Zoe is charging at the Type 2 plug !</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It's already 18:30, what shall we do... We also make an announcement at the supermarket speakers, but the Zoe owner doesn't turn up... Finally he comes, so we can plug the Tesla and go for some grocery at the market and a nice dinner at the restaurant nearby.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We're almost done. We get to Switzerland, to charge at the Supercharger in Lully. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It's 22:55, we just need half an hour of charge, no more than that. Good opportunity for a power nap.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Last 2 hours of drive to get, finally, to Valmorel, in Savoie, after a D-tour, as in Switzerland they closed the motorway (yeah, thanks...).</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It's 2:30 am, we are pretty tired, but so happy, so proud, we MADE IT !! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We brought our Tesla to the Alps !</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">So overall, it took 18 hours to do 1300 km, of which about 5 hrs to recharge (the car and ourselves :-).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Next leg of the electric journey, in a couple of weeks: from Savoie to Tuscany.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>Manusealionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10429018676929205291noreply@blogger.com5Leiden, The Netherlands52.1601144 4.497009700000035152.081751399999995 4.334961200000035 52.2384774 4.6590582000000351