• Description: On 10 June 2013, Italian entrepreneur Nicola Colombo and his friend Valerio Fumagalli departed from Shanghai on two electric motorcycles. After 44 days, crossing 12 countries, they arrived in Milan on 23 July 2013, having covered 12,379 km (7,692 miles). The journey set a Guinness World Record for the longest trip ever completed on an electric motorcycle
  • Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
  • Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Italy, Italia, Italie
  • Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
  • Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Motorbike, Motocicletta, Moto
  • Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Various, Diversi, Différents
  • Internet: http://www.meneghinaexpress.com

Longest journey by electric motorcycle

As part of the Meneghina Express event – a project to investigate global food nutrition and sustainability – Nicola Colombo and Valerio Fumagalli (both ITA) covered 12’379 km (7’691 miles) on electric motorcycles. The duo rode from Shanghai, China, to Milan, Italy, between 10 June and 23 July 2013.

Source: Guinness Book of World Records 2015

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