Danish Couple Attract Attention in China in Round-the-World Electric Car Odyssey. By Xu Chi, Shanghai Daily, 10/16/10. “An intrepid Danish couple who set out from Copenhagen in an electric car 113 days ago finally arrived in Shanghai yesterday afternoon, their first major destination in a round-the-world-tour. Their vehicle, a modified green Nissan, trundled slowly into the Denmark Pavilion at the World Expo site for a two-day exhibition, and immediately attracted the attention of visitors… Travelers and writers, Hjalte Tin, 56, and his wife Nina Rasmussen, 67… left Denmark's capital on June 25 and plan to drive their Nissan around the world to prove that electric cars can contribute towards a greener world…
“During their 14,000-kilometer-long journey, the couple traveled across the Gobi Desert, which they described as the ultimate test to prove that electric cars are ready to enter people's daily lives… Rasmussen said they had to use a small generator to power their vehicle and spent a week crossing the desert. Tin said that when they were traveling through cities in China, they could easily find power charging spots by asking locals for help. ‘Chinese people already have a lot of experience in electric vehicles as I saw a lot of electric-powered scooters here,’ said Tin, ‘In Europe, the issue is still mainly discussed on a theoretical level.’ The couple said they planned to ship their vehicle to the United States and drive across the US, before heading back to Europe.”
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