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Off the Grid|Randy Denmon

Off the Grid : My Ride from Louisiana to the Panama Canal in an Electric Car

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Overview

The rollicking tale of a first-of-its-kind adventure--driving a Tesla through Central America. Only a week after the nation's newspapers were filled with headlines of the first cross-country trip in an electric car, two Louisianans slip quietly across the Rio Grande in south Texas in an attempt to do the unthinkable--drive a factory electric car across seven Third World countries to the "end of the road," Panama City, Panama. Without support and armed only with a toolbox, a bag of electrical adapters, and their wits, author Randy Denmon and his friend Dean trudge on through jungles, deserts, volcanoes, rivers, and crater-sized potholes, all the while trying to avoid the drug cartels and corrupt border guards that could mean a quick end to their adventure . . . and their lives. Through it all, the same enormous problem loomed daily: how to charge the car in such a primitive and desolate setting? Despite the numerous setbacks, Randy never lost his sense of humor. Off the Grid is as much a spiritual journey as a physical one about two guys who dropped everything for one grand twenty-first-century adventure--traveling back in time in a car that seemed to come from the future.

Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781510717398
  • ISBN-10: 1510717390
  • Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
  • Publish Date: April 2017
  • Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.3 x 1.1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.15 pounds
  • Page Count: 248

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