CANADA - CANNONBALL INT. ZEV RUN™

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

 

 

Dom de Luise Captain Chaos

 

Dom de Luise (Captain Chaos) would toast these Cannonball events

 

 

The Trans-Canadian Cannonball ZEV Run is one of the longest road trips through arduous wilderness. Some of the distances between stopping points are over 200 miles. In addition, there are few fast charge points at the logical geographical recharging locations, which will mean significant time delays for vehicles that do not have a means to refuel other than mains electricity charging.

 

Canada is ripe to develop renewable resources from wind and hydro-electricity that will ultimately benefit a change to a sustainable all electric economy for both economic reasons, the health of the nation and as a means to curb changing weather patterns.

 

 

Trans-Canada ZEV Cannonball International Run route map

 

Map of the Trans-Canadian Cannonball International ZEV Run, one of the longest @ 2,991 miles of clean motoring adventure.

 

 

CANNONBALL INTERNATIONAL EV SERIES

 

The Cannonball International 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 at least one passenger. They may be solar assisted, provided that the solar panel area does not exceed four square meters - a rule that may be relaxed in subsequent years 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, where support for non-solar assisted electric vehicles is all the more important.

 

 

 

LINKS:

 

http://www.cdnrg.com/

http://www.mile-to-km.com/km-to-miles.php

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

 

An event for adventure capitalists

 

 

 

 

 

 

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.

 

VANCOUVER to QUEBEC - TRANS-CANADIAN CANNONBALL EV RUN STOPS

 

START

VANCOUVER

WEST

KMS

MILES

1st STOP

Hope

British Columbia

130

81

2nd STOP

Merit

British Columbia

269

167

3rd STOP

Kamloops

British Columbia

352

219

4th STOP

Revelstoke

British Columbia

569

353

5th STOP

Lake Louise

Alberta

795

494

6th STOP

Calgary

Alberta

977

607

7th STOP

Medicine Hat

Alberta

1,272

790

8th STOP

Swift Current

Saskatchewan

1,494

928

9th STOP

Regina

Saskatchewan

1,739

1,080

10th STOP

Brandon

Manitoba

2,101

1,305

11th STOP

Winnepeg

Manitoba

2,314

1,423

12th STOP

Kenora

Ontario

2,526

1,569

13th STOP

Dryden

Ontario

2,663

1,655

14th STOP

Hay Lake (TCH)

Ontario

2,868

1,782

15th STOP

Thunder Bay

Ontario

3,013

1,872

16th STOP

Terrace Bay

Ontario

3,231

2,007

17th STOP

Obatanga Provin Pk

Ontario

3,442

2,138

18th STOP

Chapleau

Ontario

3,631

2,256

19th STOP

Timmins

Ontario

3,821

2,374

20th STOP

Duparquet

Ontario

3,988

2,484

21st STOP

Val-d'Or

Quebec

4,143

2,574

22nd STOP

Mont-Laurier

Quebec

4,433

2,754

23rd STOP

Saint-Jérôme

Quebec

4,616

2,868

FINISH

QUEBEC

EAST

4,814

2,991

 

 

 

GOOGLE SUGGESTED ROUTE - Driving directions  60 HRS  (This route has tolls)

 

VANCOUVER - BRITISH COLUMBIA

 

1. Head west 120 m
2. Slight left toward Yukon St 74 m
3. Turn right toward Yukon St 23 m
4. Turn right onto Yukon St 45 m
5. Take the 1st left onto W 12th Ave 3.7 km
6. Continue onto South Grandview Highway 1.2 km
7. Continue onto Grandview Hwy 1.9 km
8. Take the ramp onto Trans-Canada Hwy  Partial toll road 142 km
9. Continue onto BC-3 E 6.6 km
10. Continue onto BC-5 N 186 km
11. Continue onto Trans-Canada Hwy 149 km
12. Keep left to continue on BC-1 E/ Trans-Canada Hwy   follow 1,232 km
13. Take the SK-1 E/ Trans Canada Highway/ Victoria Avenue exit  Winnipeg 270 m
14. Keep left at the fork, follow signs for Victoria Avenue 110 m
15. Turn right onto Victoria Ave E .2 km
16. Continue onto SK-1 E 233 km
17. Continue straight onto MB-1 E/ Trans-Canada Hwy    Entering Manitoba 329 km
18. Continue onto Portage Ave/ Rte 85 W 2.2 km
19. Turn left onto Main St 500 m
20. Head northeast on Main St toward James Ave/ Rte 42 N 160 m
21. Slight right onto Disraeli Fwy N/ Rte 42 (signs for MB-42 N/ MB-52 N) 1.6 km
22. Slight right onto Talbot Ave (signs for MB-37 E) 1.1 km
23. Turn right onto Rte 37 E/ Watt St 200 m
24. Turn left onto Nairn Ave/ Rte 37 E     Continue to follow Rte 37 E 2.7 km
25. Turn right onto Lagimodière Blvd/ Provincial Trunk Hwy 59 S 5.5 km
26. Turn left onto Fermor Ave/ Rte 135 E (signs for Route 135 E) 7.1 km
27. Continue onto MB-1 E/ Trans-Canada Hwy    Entering Ontario 180 km
28. Continue onto Kenora Bypass 33.5 km
29. Continue straight onto ON-17 E/ Trans-Canada Hwy 4.0 km
30. Slight left to stay on ON-17 E/ Trans-Canada Hwy 423 km
31. Turn left onto ON-102 E 32.9 km
32. Continue onto Red River Rd 2.0 km
33. Turn right onto High St S 2.0 km
34. Continue onto Memorial Ave 2.4 km
35. Continue onto May St N 2.2 km
36. Turn right onto Arthur St E 160 m
37. Head east on Arthur St E toward Brodie St S 250 m
38. Continue onto Simpson St 2.6 km
39. Continue onto Fort William Rd 2.3 km
40. Continue onto Water St 2.5 km
41. Continue onto Cumberland St N 3.2 km
42. Continue onto Hodder Ave 2.5 km
43. Take the ramp onto ON-11 E/ ON-17 E/ Trans-Canada Hwy E 102 km
44. Turn left onto ON-11 E/ Trans-Canada Hwy (signs for Beardmore/ Cochrane) 613 km
45. Turn right onto ON-11 S/ Trans-Canada Hwy (for Iroquois Falls/ North Bay) 79.4 km
46. Turn left onto 4th Ave/ ON-101 E (signs for Province of de Québec) 73.9 km
47. Continue onto QC-388 E 22.3 km
48. Turn right onto QC-393 S 15.7 km
49. Turn right onto Boul Reneault/ QC-101 S (signs for Rouyn-Noranda) 31.9 km
50. Slight left onto Rue Saguenay/ QC-101 SContinue to follow Rue Saguenay 1.0 km
51. Turn left onto Av Murdoch 300 m
52. Take the 3rd right onto Av Québec 950 m
53. Turn left onto Rue Gamble O (signs for QC-117 S) 800 m
54. Turn right onto Av du Lac/ QC-117 S   Continue to follow QC-117 S 77.8 km
55. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit 23 m
56. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Rue Royale 2.3 km
57. Continue onto Trans-Canada Hwy 21.0 km
58. Turn left onto Boul Tetrault (signs for QC-117 S) 2.9 km
59. At the roundabout, continue straight to stay on Boul Tetrault 1.9 km
60. At the roundabout, continue straight to stay on Boul Tetrault 1.0 km
61. At the roundabout, continue straight to stay on Boul Tetrault 2.5 km
62. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto 3e Av 110 m
63. Continue onto 3e Avenue Est/ Trans-Canada Hwy  Continue to follow 343 km
64. At the roundabout, continue straight to stay on Trans-Canada Hwy 3.1 km
65. Take the exit toward Rue du Pont 600 m
66. Turn left onto Rue du Pont 750 m
67. Turn right onto Rue L'Annonciation S 2.2 km
68. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit and stay on Rue L'Annonciation S 850 m
69. Continue onto Trans-Canada Hwy 45.6 km
70. At the roundabout, continue straight to stay on Trans-Canada Hwy 93.3 km
71. Take exit 20 to merge onto Autoroute 640 E toward Québec 33.0 km
72. Take exit 52E to merge onto Autoroute 40 E toward Québec 101 km
73. Take exit 196S for Autoroute 40 E/ Autoroute 55 S toward Trois-Rivières/ 1.3 km
74. Merge onto Autoroute 55 S 2.1 km
75. Take exit 182 to merge onto Autoroute 40 E toward Trois Rivières/ 124 km
76. Continue onto Autoroute Charest/ Autoroute 440 E 4.4 km
77. Turn right onto Avenue Saint-Sacrement 550 m
78. Turn left onto Ch Ste-Foy 1.2 km
79. Turn right onto Av de Bienville     Destination will be on the left 110 m

 

 

QUEBEC - QUEBEC

 

 

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 - Kings Valley Rally - Aswan to Alexandria

France - Calais to Toulon

Germany - Bremerhaven to Munich

India - Amritsar to Nagercoil

Italy - Turin to Reggio Calabria

Japan - Aomori to Kagoshima

Korean S. Smart City Rally - Seoul to Busan

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

 

 

 

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