{"id":21694,"date":"2014-02-05T14:18:43","date_gmt":"2014-02-05T14:18:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ecowatch.com\/?p=320239"},"modified":"2014-02-05T14:18:43","modified_gmt":"2014-02-05T14:18:43","slug":"cross-country-journey-of-two-teslas-sets-milestone-for-electric-vehicles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leedpoints.com\/green-building-blog\/cross-country-journey-of-two-teslas-sets-milestone-for-electric-vehicles\/","title":{"rendered":"Cross-Country Journey of Two Teslas Sets Milestone for Electric Vehicles"},"content":{"rendered":null,"protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Though electric vehicle (EV) sales surged by 84 percent<\/a> last year and the U.S. government recently prioritized $50 million<\/a> for their advancement, skepticism remains regarding their long-distance viability.<\/p>\n

Tesla Motors sought to dispel that leeriness this weekend by driving two Model S sedans from New York City to Los Angeles<\/a> using only the company’s scattered supercharger stations along the way to power the vehicles. The result was an astounding 76-hour journey that put the usability of EVs on display for the entire world.<\/p>\n

Tesla CEO Elon Musk visited CBS This Morning<\/a> <\/em>this week to discuss the milestone and what EVs will mean to the future of transportation.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Visit EcoWatch’s TRANSPORTATION<\/a><\/b><\/b> page for more related news on this topic.<\/b><\/p>\n

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