Dutch man's epic 89,000km drive proves electric cars are viable in Australia

By driving such extreme distances, Wiebe Wakker hopes to bust Australian anxieties about electric vehicles

A Dutch man who has driven 89,000km from Amsterdam to Adelaide in a small electric car says he is proving to Australians that electric vehicles are a viable alternative.

Since March 2016, adventurer Wiebe Wakker has driven across 33 countries from Europe to the Middle East to south-east Asia and finally to Australia in a 2009 Volkswagen Golf, converted to electric.

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