After six months, Ford's Charge Around the Globe challenge is complete, with the all-new electric Ford Explorer - which arrives in the UK later this year starting from £46,000 - and Mua túi xách nữ hàng hiệu giảm giá Lexie Limitless setting a new world record. The drive, which took half a year, covered six continents and 27 countries to display the globe-trotting capabilities of battery-powered cars. We headed to the finish line in Nice to found out about the journey and the new Explorer. Adventurer Lexie Limitless (Lexie Alford) - pictured right - became the first person to circumnavigate the world in an electric vehicle with Ford's all-new Explorer SUV.
The world record was set in Nice on 26 March 2024, with Ford's managing director, Jim Farley (left) greeting Lexie at the finish line. The Ford Explorer officially went on sale as soon as the record was complete Lexie's world record-setting circumnavigation in an EV On the 26 March, in her prototype Ford Explorer SUV, 26-year-old Lexie Alford (Lexie Limitless on social media) became the first person to circumnavigate the globe in an electric vehicle (EV). Lexie's journey was a reimagining of Aloha Wanderwell's - a truly pioneering early 20th century adventurer. Aloha was the first woman to circumnavigate the globe in a car, and she did it in a Ford Model T. Charge Around the Globe brought 'the world's ultimate test drive' of today together with an immense road trip of history.
And it celebrated the Ford Explorer SUV going on sale - with pricing and túi xách nữ hàn quốc specs now released. The campaign saw over 30,000km (approx 18,640 miles) driven, 27 countries covered, and six continents crossed. Journeying on electric power alone, it put electric charging infrastructure - or lack thereof - to the test on a worldwide stage. Within RecordSetter parameters (this was the world record-setting title of choice), the route was picked with several factors in mind: the availability of chargers; safety concerns; taking an EV to landscapes and communities with pioneering spirit; and crucially visiting parts of the world Aloha went on her initial expedition.
The journey was an reimagining of true pioneering adventurer Aloha Wanderwell who became the first woman to drive around the world in a car. She drove a Ford Model T back in the early 1900s The world record was aimed to highlight the capabilities of charging infrastructure all over the globe - with everything from solar panels and battery packs to plug sockets in homes used Ford wants to bring passion and emotion to electric vehicles in Europe.
There are enough boring cars and SUVs out there. The new Explorer represents Ford's unique character, which is stamped on every car in this fantastic convoy Jim Farley, CEO of Ford This is the first world record for the electric Ford Explorer but the second for Lexie. At the tender ago of 21, she broke the world record for the youngest person to visit ever country in the world solo. When Ford came calling, it was the natural next adventurous step for Lexie: 'I've always loved a good road trip - anything that can get you to unique places is something I've always felt really passionate about,' she told This is Money.
The world record was set in Nice on 26 March 2024, with Ford's managing director, Jim Farley (left) greeting Lexie at the finish line. The Ford Explorer officially went on sale as soon as the record was complete Lexie's world record-setting circumnavigation in an EV On the 26 March, in her prototype Ford Explorer SUV, 26-year-old Lexie Alford (Lexie Limitless on social media) became the first person to circumnavigate the globe in an electric vehicle (EV). Lexie's journey was a reimagining of Aloha Wanderwell's - a truly pioneering early 20th century adventurer. Aloha was the first woman to circumnavigate the globe in a car, and she did it in a Ford Model T. Charge Around the Globe brought 'the world's ultimate test drive' of today together with an immense road trip of history.
And it celebrated the Ford Explorer SUV going on sale - with pricing and túi xách nữ hàn quốc specs now released. The campaign saw over 30,000km (approx 18,640 miles) driven, 27 countries covered, and six continents crossed. Journeying on electric power alone, it put electric charging infrastructure - or lack thereof - to the test on a worldwide stage. Within RecordSetter parameters (this was the world record-setting title of choice), the route was picked with several factors in mind: the availability of chargers; safety concerns; taking an EV to landscapes and communities with pioneering spirit; and crucially visiting parts of the world Aloha went on her initial expedition.
The journey was an reimagining of true pioneering adventurer Aloha Wanderwell who became the first woman to drive around the world in a car. She drove a Ford Model T back in the early 1900s The world record was aimed to highlight the capabilities of charging infrastructure all over the globe - with everything from solar panels and battery packs to plug sockets in homes used Ford wants to bring passion and emotion to electric vehicles in Europe.