December 29, 2007

      LionEV announces a record setting cross country trek solely by EV.  Departing from San Diego, CA and arriving in Virginia Beach, VA.  The demonstration will prove the viability of EV's in replacing the ICE vehicles we are currently dependent upon.  Temporary EV service stations will be set up at each of the break points along the route of the demonstration.  Vehicle recharge will take 5 minutes.

    Trip legs are designed for no more than two hours of drive time for each driver.  In some cases the distance is greater than 110 miles so additional breaks are included for the driver.  The total time for the trip is estimated at 60 hours.

    Participation is open to all drivers and groups.  An entrance fee of $5,000.00 is required for a driver to perform one leg of the trip.  This fee includes participation in this historic cross country trip, Airfare to Virginia Beach Virginia for the arrival ceremony, dinner and press conference reception, and lodging at the Hilton Ocean front hotel.

    The trip will be scheduled once we have 24 sponsored drivers!

    Corporate sponsored drivers are welcome!

    To place your name or a sponsored driver's name on the driver list send email to:  MakingHistory@LionEV.com  Include your choice of trip legs in your email.

    To view the trip map click HERE.



Trip Legs and distances:    

1 San Diego, CA  To El Centro, CA  travel 113 miles

2 El Centro, CA To Gila Bend, AZ  travel 175 miles

3 Gila Bend, AZ To New River, AZ  travel 96 miles

4 New River, AZ To Winslow, AZ  travel 167 miles

5 Winslow, AZ To Gallup, NM  travel 130 miles

6 Gallup, NM To Albuquerque, NM travel 139 miles

7 Albuquerque, NM To Tucumcari, NM  travel 176 miles

8 Tucumcari, NM To Amarillo, TX  travel 114 miles (Purchased Corporate donor.  Driver to be announced.  Friends of the EV in Del Rio, TX.)

9 Amarillo, TX To Elk City, OK  travel 150 miles

10 Elk City, OK To Oklahoma City, OK  travel 112 miles

11 Oklahoma City, OK to Henryetta, OK.  Travel 91 miles.

12 Henryetta, OK To Van Buren, AR  travel 100 miles

13 Van Buren, AR To Conway, AR  travel 123 miles

14 Conway, AR To Forrest City, AR  travel 118 miles

15 Forrest City, AR To Memphis, TN  travel 48 miles

16 Memphis, TN To Nashville, TN  travel 215 miles

17 Nashville, TN To Knoxville, TN  travel 181 miles

18 Knoxville, TN To Colonial Heights, TN  travel 95 miles

19 Colonial Heights, TN To Whytheville, VA  travel 90 miles

20 Whytheville, VA To Lexington, VA  travel 121 miles

21 Lexington, VA To Charlottesville, VA  travel 70 miles  (Purchased corporate donor, driver to be announced.  Blue Ridge Electric Vehicle Association.

22 Charlottesville, VA To Richmond, VA  travel 70 miles

23 Richmond, VA  To Hampton, VA  travel 79 miles

24 Hampton, VA To Virginia Beach, VA  travel 31 miles  (Purchased corporate donor, driver to be announced.)

Total elapsed time 56.50 hours 

     Drivers must be at least 18 years of age, and in reasonably good health.  Support vehicles are provided as well as relief drivers should the driver wish to take an additional break during the leg of his or her trip.