This in from an electric vehicle site. I’ve clicked over to the website and it looks like it would be fun to follow the adventure:
Check out his web site here: www.bigriverride.com
On Thursday, Quentin van Marle, a travel writer, begins a 2,000-mile ride along the banks of the Mississippi River astride an electric Torq eZeebike. The nine-week trip starts at the source of the river at Lake Itasca in Minnesota and winds its way south to the delta beyond the battered city of New Orleans. The ride, sponsored by the eco-friendly detergent manufacturer Ecover, will represent the longest journey made on such a machine. Van Marle, 61, is a cycling veteran; he has pedalled a conventional bike coast-to-coast across the United States, cycled the length of Australia and crossed South Africa from Durban to Cape Town.
"I suppose I hope to establish that electric bikes are not only here to stay but also that they offer urban commuters an absolutely viable alternative to the car," he says."I expect to pedal most of the way. But I will certainly make use of the powerful electric-assist whenever a steep hill looms."
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