# ‘All of the energy we're using is free’: I helped drive this record-setting EV across Britain on sunshine alone, and the 870-mile trip cost absolutely nothing

> Driving the length of Britain is an expensive endurance test that isn’t overly kind to the environment, but this week I helped do it for free, minus the emissions.

- **Source:** [TechRadar](https://www.techradar.com/vehicle-tech/hybrid-electric-vehicles/i-helped-drive-this-record-setting-ev-across-britain-on-sunshine-alone-and-the-870-mile-trip-cost-absolutely-nothing?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a538762d17cc1f86ee43542)
- **Published:** 2026-07-12
- **Category:** Cars
- **Tags:** #ev
- **Canonical:** http://localhost:4321/a/6a538762d17cc1f86ee43542

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