RGE Enters Ushuaia

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Imperial College London’s Racing Green Endurance team has ended a 70-day adventure driving the length of the Pan-American Highway from Prudhoe Bay, Alaska to Ushuaia, capitol of Argentina’s  Tierra del Fuego province, and southernmost city in the world.  The 26,000 kilometer (16,120 mile) trip had moments of mechanical difficulties and some days of struggle.  The electric supercar was stopped numerous times, sometimes for pushing speed limits, but often to satisfy  police officers’ curiosity. Alexander Schey, M Eng in mechanical engineering and instigator of the trip, reports on his final hours on the journey with his co-driver, Toby Schulz, also an M Eng. “Finally I have a few moments to write the blog I have most been looking forward to write! 2 years of really hard work, 140 days of travelling and 70 days of driving have brought us to this moment, and I hope I can communicate to you just how incredible a feeling it is to have been able …