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New Ford Explorer: it’s been around the world and it’s found its specs

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Ford’s Explorer electric SUV will cost £39,785 and go on UK sale in August 2024 – about nine months late. But the Blue Oval has used the delay to good effect, updating the battery tech to boost range and charging – and to drive the car more than 18,500 miles around the world. اضافة اعلان

With travel influencer Lexie ‘Limitless’ Alford at the wheel, the Explorer has become the first electric car to visit some of the world’s key antipodal points, racking up the miles in Europe, Africa, Australia, Asia and South and North America.
The ‘Charge around the Globe’ odyssey ended today (26 March 2024) in Nice, south of France, as Lexie crossed the finish line in her Explorer, flanked by a cavalcade of historic European Fords. Read on for all the spec details.  
An Explorer circumnavigating the globe? How literal!
Lexie Limitless is quite the explorer, having visited the world’s 196 sovereign territories by the age of 22. This expedition was in an electric car capable of up to 374 miles for the rear-wheel drive Extended range version. With the six-month (on and off) trip required 105 charges in total, charging on everything from ultrarapid DC chargers to domestic sockets.
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