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The Journey
From a driveway in Cheshire to a ferry slip in Kefalonia. About 2,454 miles each way, 4,908 there and back. The map, the diary, and the stories, all in one place.
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The outbound run: UK to the Alps
720 miles · 13h driving · 4 charge stops
The outbound run: UK to the Alps
720 miles · 13h driving · 4 charge stops
Highlights
- Eurotunnel crossing at Dover
- Champagne country coffee stops
- First night in Reims
Over the Alps
190 miles · 5h driving · 1 charge stops
Over the Alps
190 miles · 5h driving · 1 charge stops
Highlights
- The great Swiss passes
- Regen on the long descents
- Brushing the top of Italy
Down through the Balkans
1050 miles · 19h driving · 5 charge stops
Down through the Balkans
1050 miles · 19h driving · 5 charge stops
Highlights
- Trieste and a taste of Slovenia
- Zagreb, Croatia
- Belgrade and the Danube
- Into North Macedonia
Into Greece and across to Kefalonia
494 miles · 10h driving · 3 charge stops
Into Greece and across to Kefalonia
494 miles · 10h driving · 3 charge stops
Highlights
- Thessaloniki on the coast
- The mountains around Ioannina
- The Astakos ferry
- Arriving in Sami
day by day
The diary
Where we got to, how far we drove, and the honest numbers, one day at a time. Shared on a delay, always from a stop we have already left.
The diary starts when we roll out
We set off on 18 September 2026. From then, this fills in day by day, the newest at the top: where we reached, the miles, the real efficiency, and a photo from the road.
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stories from the road
Longer reads
The charging, the food, the wrong turns, and the views that made it worth it.
Charging through Serbia and North Macedonia
Leaving the dense EU charging network behind, and finding the Balkans are far from empty.
20 September 2026
Crossing the Alps on one charge (nearly)
Furka, Grimsel, Susten, and a nervous glance at the range meter.
12 September 2026
What we learned in the first week with the Sealion 7
Real efficiency numbers, and the settings menu we wish we'd found sooner.
30 August 2026
the honest checklist
What you need to know
The things we sorted before setting off, and the questions we are answering on the road. Tick the planning list off for your own trip.
Know before you go
A planning checklist. Tick these off for your own drive.
Finding out on the road
The questions the trip is answering, updated as we go.
- Real motorway range versus the claimed figureto find out
- Which charging networks are worth a small detourto find out
- How much the charging network thins out past Croatiato find out
- Whether the Astakos ferry takes an EV without any fussto find out
- The best coffee stop between Reims and the Alpsto find out
- How hot the battery gets on the long Greek climbsto find out
more to come
What's next
Kefalonia is only the first. Here is where we are pointing the car after that.
Scotland
The Highlands Loop
North to the lochs and single track roads, testing how far the Sealion 7 stretches between rural chargers.
Norway
Chasing the Fjords
The EV promised land. Ferries, fjords, and a country that runs on electrons. On the wish list for next year.
France & Switzerland
The Alps in Winter
How does a big electric estate cope with snow, cold, and a battery that would much rather be warm? We intend to find out.
Never miss the next leg
We share where we are and where we are heading in the monthly postcard, before it hits the channel.