On Sunday afternoon, the Glacis car-park in Luxembourg-Limpertsberg was partly taken over by the European E-Mobility Rally, specifically the eTour Europe, featuring various forms and brands of electric vehicles.
Drivers with Renault, Citroen, Tesla, BMW and Mistibushi all participated in the event which is taking in 9 European capital cities in 9 days; while some participants are involved in all nine stages/days, other drivers take part in those stage(s) local to them.
Described as the first 100% electric European car rally, the eTour Europe, it was held at a time when the pressure on the environment continues to increase; the organisers believe that it is of paramount importance that the needs of mankind in public and individual mobility are met through modern and effective solutions.
At the national level, Luxembourg is actively trying for many years to improve transport taking into account aspects related to logistics and environmental technology. In the city of Luxembourg in particular, electric car drivers have been able to recharge their cars in several public parking areas for the past two years. However, electric cars are still far from common and are used primarily for very short trips and in the best case, as a second car.
The eTourEurope comprised 15 participating teams driving road vehicles or vehicle prototypes for 9 days across 9 countries, travelling in excess of 4,200 km using only electrical energy, from 8 - 17 May 2015.
Having started in Munich (GErmany) and stopping overnight in Basel (Switzerland) before Luxembourg, the teams left from Mondorf-les-Bains on Monday morning to travel to Paris (France), before travelling on to Amsterdam (The Netherlands), Bremen (Germany), Hamburg (Germany), Teplice (Czech Republic), Berlin (Germany), Berlin (Germany), Prague (The Czech Republic), Bratislava (Slovakia), Budapest (Hungary), Vienna (Austria), Linz (Austria) and Munich (Germany).
The objective is to demonstrate the performance and the approval of electric driving and making electromobility viable throughout Europe.
Photos by Geoff Thompson
