Stuttgart, Germany, January 29, 2011 (Start) - Stuttgart, Germany, June 01, 2011 (Finish)
Mercedes-Benz F-CELL World Drive
Legs in Australia
59 days after setting off from Stuttgart, the F-CELL World Drive has reached the third continent of its round-the-world tour. On 29 March the locally emission-free cars left Sydney for their journey to Melbourne. The next destination after Melbourne is Adelaide, after which the cars started a 6-day journey to Perth that takes them through sparsely populated regions.
Leg 13
Leg 13: From Sydney to Melbourne
On March 29, the three B-Class F-CELL vehicles started in Sydney and embarked on their 13th leg, therewith starting the third stage of the F-CELL World Drive. Within three days the tour will cover 1,300 kilometres.
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On top of that, Australian media took the chance to test drive the B-Class F-CELL during a press event, one day before its start in Australia.
Leg 14
Leg 14: From Melbourne to Adelaide
On this two-day journey the vehicles will cover a distance of 1,000 kilometres. Furthermore, the tour will have a reason to celebrate upon arrival in Adelaide: one half of the 125-day world tour will then have been accomplished.
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After an event for representatives of the local media on April 1st, the
F-CELL World drive will embark on its 14th leg towards Adelaide on April 2nd. On this two-day journey the vehicles will cover a distance of 1,000 kilometres. Furthermore, the tour will have a reason to celebrate upon arrival in Adelaide: one half of the 125-day world tour will then have been accomplished.
F-CELL World drive will embark on its 14th leg towards Adelaide on April 2nd. On this two-day journey the vehicles will cover a distance of 1,000 kilometres. Furthermore, the tour will have a reason to celebrate upon arrival in Adelaide: one half of the 125-day world tour will then have been accomplished.
Leg 15
Leg 15: From Adelaide to Ceduna
The participants have already gotten over with one half of the 125-day tour. Until they reach Ceduna the vehicles will have to drive more than 900 kilometres on this leg.
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On the 4th of April, the F-CELL World Drive starts its 15th leg from Adelaide to Ceduna. With that, the second half of the F-CELL World Drive begins: the participants have already gotten over with one half of the 125-day tour. Until they reach Ceduna the vehicles will have to drive more than 900 kilometres on this leg.
Leg 16
Leg 16: From Ceduna to Perth
During four days, the vehicles cover more than 2,000 kilometres until they arrive at the west coast in Perth. The Australian stage ends in Perth.
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Starting on April 6, the participants will face the longest leg of the F-CELL World Drive, leading them from Ceduna to Perth. During four days, the vehicles cover more than 2,000 kilometres until they arrive at the west coast in Perth. The Australian stage ends in Perth. On eleven driving days, the vehicles will then have managed a distance of a total 5,300 kilometres on this continent.
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