Rafael de Mestre

de Mestre after his second circumnavigation of the world

Rafael de Mestre (born February 1, 1963, in Manresa) is an experienced IT consultant and electric car pioneer. He has achieved the impressive feat of traveling around the world twice in an electric car.

In 2011, Rafael de Mestre took part in a rally "Tesla goes east", 10,000 km through Europe from Sweden to Romania, to the Black Sea with his Tesla Roadster.[1]

He has won the following competitions:

  • 2011: "Tesla goes east": 10,000 km through Europe from Sweden to Romania to the Black Sea[2]
  • 2014: Winner of the Swiss Energy Grand Prix[3]
  • 2015: Winner of the eTourEurope[4]
  • 2017: EV Trophy Winner[5]

De Mestre organized nine international electric car races that took place in 2019 as well as the world's first 24-hour electric car race in 2018, the Eco Grand Prix.[6] The 2023 season marks the 10th anniversary of the ecoGP series and he has planned electric car races in France, Romania and Germany.

Round-the-world trips

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In 2012, de Mestre traveled around the world for the first time in his Tesla Roadster and won against a French team.[7] In 2016 he drove around the world in 80 days.[8]

On June 16, 2016, he made a second trip around the world[9] which began at the Arc de Triomf in Barcelona and ended on September 4, 2016, with his Tesla Model S.[10][11] In this endeavor he was joined by 11 international teams. The race is designed to promote the role of electric cars globally as a sustainable means of transportation around the world in all types of terrain and climates.

The race is also aimed at fostering innovation and development of EV technology to increase the distances that electric cars can cover without needing to stop for charging.[12]

He is planning the next round-the-world trip for 2024. To promote this world record-breaking trip around the world (40,000 km in 80 days), he has sent his Tesla Roadster, with which he drove around the globe in 2012, across the Atlantic by sailing ship on September 6, 2022.

References

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  1. ^ World, Tesla. "Tesla World 2015 Rafael De Mestre Around the world in 80 days". YouTube. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  2. ^ Tutu, Andrei. "Inside the "e-Mobility Tesla Goes East" Adventure". Autoevolution. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Swiss Energy Grand Prix 2015". www.swiss-energy-grand-prix.ch. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
  4. ^ "eTourEurope 2015: Sieger nach 4.000 Kilometern gekürt | Green-Motors.DE". www.green-motors.de. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
  5. ^ "evtrophy.com".
  6. ^ "24-Hour Eco Grand Prix Race at Nürburgring | GreenCars". www.greencars.com. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
  7. ^ Karanja, Earl. "Tesla Roadster Completes Trip Around the World". gtspirit. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  8. ^ Holler, Doris. "80edays: E-mobile Weltumrundung erfolgreich abgeschlossen". oekonews.at (in German). Retrieved 2022-05-19.
  9. ^ Dow, Jameson. "Eleven teams just drove around the world in electric vehicles: 9 Teslas, 1 Denza & a bus". Electrek. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  10. ^ "Oschersleben als Bühne für erstes 24-Stunden-Rennen für Serien-Elektroautos". Motorsport-Total.com (in German). Retrieved 2022-05-19.
  11. ^ Holler, Doris. "80edays: E-mobile Weltumrundung erfolgreich abgeschlossen". oekonews.at (in German). Retrieved 2022-05-19.
  12. ^ "Electric cars racing around the world for 80 days - Climate Action". www.climateaction.org. Retrieved 2024-08-12.
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