NEW ZEALAND - CANNONBALL INT. EV RUN™

International electric car endurance challenges, Australia, Brazil, China, Europe, India, South Africa, UK, USA

 

 

The Cannonball EV Run™ series is for battery or hydrogen fuel cell powered electric vehicles that are based on ordinary production vehicle running gear and must be capable of carrying a passenger. They may be solar assisted, provided that the solar panel area does not exceed four square meters - a rule that may be relaxed as we learn from experience. See the full Cannonball EV rules here.

 

These rules are designed to promote the development of an international EV infrastructure, as a means of accelerating the transition from IC engines to clean electric motors, especially in countries that do not have abundant sunshine. The Cannonball EV series should not be confused with solar powered events such as the World Solar Challenge (see below), though much can be learned from the history of that event, which has now exceeded the target performance and is more restricted by the national speed limit of 81mph, recently raised from 68 mph in part due to the WSC revelations.

 

 

 

 

GOOGLE SUGGESTED ROUTE -   612 miles, 12 hours THIS PAGE IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION

Driving directions to 

New Zealand - Nelson

1.  Head northeast on K

New Zealand - Invercargill

 

 

 

 

NEW ZEALAND - NELSON to INVERCARGILL CANNONBALL RALLY  SUGGESTED ROUTE

 

START

D

NO

KILOMETERS

1st STOP

K

NT

150

2nd STOP

M

NT

315

3rd STOP

D

NT

631

4th STOP

P

NT

760

5th STOP

T

NT

989

6th STOP

B

NT

1,211

7th STOP

A

NT

1,497

8th STOP

H

NT

1,560

9th STOP

G

NT

1,731

10th STOP

K

?

1,781

11th STOP

M

SA

2,110

12th STOP

K

SA

2418

13th STOP

C

SA

2,185

14th STOP

G

SA

2,436

15th STOP

P

SA

2,720

16th STOP

C

SA

2,829

FINISH

A

SO

3,027

 

 

 

 

 

 

CANNONBALL INTERNATIONAL OFFICIAL ROUTES

 

Arabia - Jeddah to Dubai

Australia - Darwin to Adelaide

Brazil - Boa Vista to Rio de Janeiro

Canada - Vancouver to Quebec

China - Ai Hui Qu to Shenzen

Denmark - Skagen to Copenhagen

Egypt

France - Calais to Toulon

Germany - Bremerhaven to Munich

India - Amritsar to Nagercoil

Italy - Turin to Reggio Calabria

Japan - Aomori to Kagoshima

New Zealand - Nelson to Invercargill

Nigeria - Maiduguri to Lagos

Norway

Russia - Murmansk to Bolshoy Sochi

South Africa - Cape Town to Louis Trichardt

Spain - Girona to Huelva

Sweden - Karlsborg to Gothenburg

UK - John o'Groats to Lands End (Jogle)

USA - Los Angeles to New York

 

 

 

K7 replica bluebird project, Barmera, Australia

 

LINKS & REFERENCE

 

http://www.worldsolarchallenge.org/

http://www.discovery-campervans.com.au/adelaidedarwin.php

http://www.familyonabike.org/other%20info%20pages/awards.html

http://www.endtoenders.co.uk/

https://maps.google.com/

VAUXHALL AMPERA endurance ev attempt 2010_ampera_e-revs

http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/

http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/newsandeventspggrp/imperialcollege/newssummary/news_27-5-2010-12-26-15

http://www.formaplex.com/news/formaplex-launches-electric-car-world-record-attempt/

http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/31/racing-green-endurance-srzero-electric-car-to-make-16-000-mile-t/

http://www.rideacrossbritain.com/packages/end-to-end/

http://www.discoveradventure.com/challenges/land-s-end-to-john-o-groats-cycle

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land%27s_End_to_John_o%27_Groats

 

 

 

Cannonball EV Runs - International events designed to promote EV infrastructure

 

It's about time we had an EV compatible with battery or hydrogen fuel cell technology. The Ecostar DC50 by Bluebird Marine Systems Ltd may well be the vehicle that changes all that from 2015.

 

 

 

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