Electric Community Event 2026 in Fulda
From September 18 to 20, a few thousand EV enthusiasts gathered again in Fulda, Germany. The event was organized by Timo Schadt and the elektrische COMMUNITY. As last year, I was responsible for the offroad parcours at the event. With the help of Hans (Tesla Dram), I prepared the parcours on Friday afternoon. On Saturday,…
There and Back Again, an EV Adventure to Dakar | Video Trailer
Today, I’ve published a video trailer about my trip to Dakar on YouTube. A longer video with voiceover will follow end of this year.
There and Back Again, an EV Adventure to Dakar | #20 – Nouadhibou to Germany
The next morning, the Tesla was fully charged but still displayed warning lights and error messages. And it didn’t start. The display showed a critical undervoltage error, but it wasn’t entirely clear whether this referred to the high-voltage battery or the 12V battery. The 12V battery measured at only 11V. So we guessed that the…
There and Back Again, an EV Adventure to Dakar | #19 – Chami to Nouadhibou
Our plan for the next two days was to explore the Banc d’Arguin National Park near Chami a bit more thoroughly. Before the trip, I bought the Mauritania guidebook from Pistenkuh and also downloaded their GPS track ARGa, which leads through the NP. The idea was to drive from Chami on the southern track to…
There and Back Again, an EV Adventure to Dakar | #18 – The Gambia to Chami
It was finally time to turn around and drive back to Europe. We were very glad that we managed to reach The Gambia with our two electric cars without any serious problems. But a lot of things could still go wrong on our way back. After leaving the Bridge Hotel, we had another border crossing…
There and Back Again, an EV Adventure to Dakar | #17 – Lac Rose to Janjanbureh
Before we left the Hôtel le Trarza at the Lac Rose, Ayoub installed a CEE32 plug for the next EV explorers. We also added this place on PlugShare to be easily found. Our next destination was The Gambia, our fourth African country on this trip. On the way to the border, we had a somewhat…
There and Back Again, an EV Adventure to Dakar | #16 – Dakar
The next morning, it was time to say goodbye to Doris and the Ford Mustang Mach-E. Together, we experienced many highs and lows (mainly at border crossings) over the last few weeks. You can’t do this kind of expedition with everyone. Very special people are needed who are reliable, don’t take themselves too seriously, and…
There and Back Again, an EV Adventure to Dakar | #15 – Saint-Louis to Lac Rose
After three days at the Zebrabar, we had everything we needed to continue our trip: the extension of our Passavants, fully charged cars, and decompressed drivers and copilots. We left the little paradise and were back on the road. After the dusty roads in the national park, it was time to clean our cars for…
There and Back Again, an EV Adventure to Dakar | #14 – Saint-Louis
While waiting on our Passavant extension and on our EVs to be fully charged, we took a taxi to Saint-Louis to explore the city. The taxi ride gave us a first impression of how different Senegal is compared to Mauritania. It’s far more lively and colorful, but also a bit more chaotic. Saint-Louis was the…
There and Back Again, an EV Adventure to Dakar | #13 – Nouakchott to Saint-Louis
This was our last day in Mauritania. Another border crossing was ahead of us. This time to Senegal. We left the Aloe Emira Hotel in Nouakchott directly after sunrise. But before, I added the Mauritania flag to my car. Then, we left Nouakchott and continued our trip to Senegal. Along the way we had to…
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