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Wired -- That wacky Dutch EV enthusiast who used a Toyota Tundra to charge his Nissan Leaf is back with an even crazier stunt: Driving today’s penultimate stage of the Tour de France.
Everyone knows the Nissan Leaf’s EPA-certified range of 73 miles is a ballpark figure. Some will get more, some less, depending upon how hard you drive and what kind of terrain you cover.
Vincert Elverts and Gaby Zwaan wanted to see how the Leaf would do in the mountains, so they chose a whopper of a course: today’s Tour stage, a 68-mile knee-buster with three monster climbs — including an 8.5-mile slog up the famed Alpe d’Huez. The stage has been won by such greats as Marco Pantani, Lance Armstrong and Andy Hampsten.
http://www.wired.com/autopia/2011/07/video-nissan-leaf-almost-does-a-tour-stage/
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I've made the trip up Mt. Hamilton several times as a volunteer at Lick with a round trip of 65 miles. I reach the summit with another 15 miles of range and show 50 miles on return where CA130 ends on Alum Rock Road. A comparison of the Tour terrain vs Mt. Hamilton may shed some ideas on getting the LEAF to complete the course. Any ideas?
Everyone knows the Nissan Leaf’s EPA-certified range of 73 miles is a ballpark figure. Some will get more, some less, depending upon how hard you drive and what kind of terrain you cover.
Vincert Elverts and Gaby Zwaan wanted to see how the Leaf would do in the mountains, so they chose a whopper of a course: today’s Tour stage, a 68-mile knee-buster with three monster climbs — including an 8.5-mile slog up the famed Alpe d’Huez. The stage has been won by such greats as Marco Pantani, Lance Armstrong and Andy Hampsten.
http://www.wired.com/autopia/2011/07/video-nissan-leaf-almost-does-a-tour-stage/
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I've made the trip up Mt. Hamilton several times as a volunteer at Lick with a round trip of 65 miles. I reach the summit with another 15 miles of range and show 50 miles on return where CA130 ends on Alum Rock Road. A comparison of the Tour terrain vs Mt. Hamilton may shed some ideas on getting the LEAF to complete the course. Any ideas?