(VOVworld) - The first world tour in a French standard electric car, which traveled 25,000 km across 17 countries using only EUR 250 worth of electricity, has come to Vietnam

First electric car journey around the globe arrives in Vietnam (Photo: Internet)

The project is entitled ‘Electric Odyssey’ and was conceived by two friends, Antonin Guy and Xavier Dedon, in October 2010. Two young French engineers met with media agencies in Hanoi on Saturday afternoon. The long journey began February 11, 2012 in Strasbourg, France and the return trip to the same city will happen eight months later. The average cost for the ‘electrical’ trip is EUR250, which is five to seven times cheaper than using gasoline. The goals of the adventure are to promote the use of electric cars and to reassure the public about the capabilities of electricity-powered transport.