Charge Around The Globe – Lexie and Ford Explorer complete European leg

It’s just over a month since Lexie Alford (@LexieLimitless) set out from Nice, France, in our electric Ford Explorer attempting to become the first person to circumnavigate the globe in an electric vehicle. Ten European countries, over 5,000 kilometres of pure electric driving and two ferry crossings later, Lexie has now completed her first milestone leg of this incredible journey.  

Europe certainly didn’t disappoint with Lexie discovering some impressive gelato in Milan, Italy, witnessing stunning sunsets in Slovenia and exploring Zagreb in Croatia. It hasn’t all been so glamorous though. In Serbia she encountered impromptu situations, like having to charge the Explorer from a 9.7kw lamppost charger. She also had a different test of her comfort zone when social media challenged her to find a local to compete in a dance-off with… which she just about succeeded at.

After passing through Greece to Athens, Lexie then faced a double ferry crossing across the Aegean Sea to reach Turkey where the first of the bad weather hit. Steep roads and heavy rain, followed by dense nighttime fog meant a testing journey to the destination that evening. Equally challenging though was a six-hour delay at the border the next day as Lexie and her team crossed into Georgia.

This is all just a taste of what’s to come as Lexie is now in South Africa continuing her journey across a continent that will test her and our Ford Explorer in new and unpredictable ways. We’ll be along for the journey and giving weekly updates here, but in the meantime you can follow the Charge Around The Globe on Ford News Europe's Instagram, TikTok,  X, and YouTube as well as at Lexie’s Instagram and YouTube. Or simply follow the #ChargeAroundTheGlobe hashtag.  

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