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By Ed Darmanin as told to David Waterworth for CleanTechnica
Here we go, in Ed’s words with comments from me in square brackets.
When I rode out of Sydney on 24 June, the plan was simple enough: 18,000 kilometres, anti-clockwise, one electric motorcycle, no support vehicle. What I didn’t plan for was a cracked subframe near Biloela, a Chargefox unit that cut out five times in Warnum, NT, a string of faulty 50kW fast chargers self-limiting to 8kW, a battery too hot to charge quickly in 35-degree heat south of Darwin, or a bull standing in the middle of the Stuart Highway that wasn’t moving for anyone.
[For those just tuning in, CleanTechnica published about Ed’s trip planning here. In addition, you can follow his trip, live at Follow the Journey. The map will prove invaluable for those who do know Australia’s geography and scale. For those who prefer Facebook, you can head there.]
