Tesla travels
AN ELECTRIC car cruises Kintyre on its 3,000-mile silent road trip.
AN EVANGELIST for electric travel recharged his batteries at a Kintyre bed and breakfast this week.
Having embarked on a 23-day journey, Stuart McBain is trying to prove that it is possible to drive 3,000 miles round the coast of mainland Britain in a totally electric car – his Tesla S model.
The Tesla is not a hybrid, it has no engine at all. Despite this, it can do 0-60 mph in around two and a half seconds and fully charged it has a range of up to 300 miles.
The Tesla is a luxury saloon car. When it moves, apart from the tyres on the ground, there is no sound at all.
During his stay with John and Lesley Cowan, at Oatfield House, Campbeltown, Mr McBain charged the vehicle overnight from an ordinary 13 amp socket at a cost of around £2.
Mrs Cowan said: ‘The purpose of his journey is to demonstrate how it is possible to use sustainable energy to travel long distances with a little help from like-minded people, who are delighted to participate, even in a small way by offering the use of a 13 amp socket.
‘You can follow his journey on www.chargingaroundbritain.co.uk.’
Mr McBain is the director of a Liverpoolbased firm, Charging Around Britain Ltd, which provides education, management and professional services to organisations and individuals who operate in the sustainability and renewables sector.
The purpose of this journey is to demonstrate how it is possible to use sustainable energy to travel long distances Stuart McBain Charging Around Britain Ltd