Lexie Alford Begins Epic Global Road Trip in New Electric Ford Explorer
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Lexie Alford (@LexieLimitless) begins her epic global road trip in the all-electric Explorer
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|Lexie Alford (@LexieLimitless) begins her epic global road trip in the all-electric Explorer
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|Lexie gets chilly inside Ford’s Environmental Test Center in Germany -
|Lexie inside a test cell at Ford’s Environmental Test Center in Germany -
|Lexie charges her all-electric Explorer -
|Lexie feels the heat inside Ford’s Environmental Test Center in Germany -
|Lexie meets the team behind the all-electric Explorer -
|Lexie visiting Ford’s Lommel Proving Ground in Belgium -
|Lexie visiting Ford’s Lommel Proving Ground in Belgium -
|Lexie puts a skid car through its paces at Lommel Proving Ground -
|Lexie will visit 30 countries in the all-electric Explorer -
|One hundred years ago, Aloha Wanderwell became the first female to drive around the world -
|Aloha Wanderwell with her Ford Model T
COLOGNE, Germany – Adventure travel content creator Lexie Alford (@LexieLimitless), the youngest person to visit every country in the world, begins her extraordinary Charge Around The Globe in the new electric Ford Explorer today.
Leaving from Nice, France, she will take in six continents and over 30 countries on an adventure that will see her aim to prove what’s possible in an electric vehicle, whilst simultaneously hoping to become the first person to circumnavigate the globe in an electric vehicle.
Her journey encapsulates the ‘can do’ spirit shown by fellow adventurer Aloha Wanderwell, who became the first female to drive around the world a century ago. Aloha used a petrol-powered Ford for her journey and encountered numerous obstacles that required unusual solutions, like having oxen pull the car across mud flats, sand and rivers in India, and having human-powered help in China to pull it for miles as civil warfare made buying fuel impossible.
Ford European Director of Model e Dr. Anna Lena Strigel handed over the keys of the electric #FordExplorer to @lexie_limitless
Like Aloha, Lexie will also be using a Ford in her attempt. The electric Ford Explorer she leaves Le Hotel Royal in Nice in – the same place Aloha started her journey from – is a pre-production prototype model that is as close as possible to the vehicle customers will experience when on sale in Europe next summer. With no special modifications to tackle the challenges that await, it’s a vehicle tailor-made for adventure and will keep her connected, comfortable and ready for anything on the ultimate road-trip.
“This is an epic journey to prove what’s possible in an electric vehicle, as we know range and charging are the two main concerns people have when thinking about making the switch to electric,” said Martin Sander, general manager, Ford Model e Europe. “Lexie will be putting charging infrastructure to the ultimate test; if she can get around the world in an EV, then anyone can use one in Europe, every day.”
Today, traveller and adventure content creator @lexielimitless will reinvent the journey and drive across six-continents in the new all-electric Ford Explorer.
Watch her thank you message to all the Ford employees in this short clip.