Welshman helps drive electric car further than ever before

A WELSHMAN has broken the Guinness World Record as part of a team for longest journey travelled by an electric SUV on a single charge. Kevin Brooker, from Swansea, was one of three people who drove the long-range single motor variant of a Polestar 3 some 581.3 miles (935.44km). That is well-beyond the published WLTP figure of 438 miles (706km).

- ROBERT DALLING

He achieved the feat alongside fellow drivers Sam Clarke and Richard Parker in a test of man and machine.

It achieved an efficiency of 19.5 kWh100 miles (5.13 m/kWh) (12.1kWh/100km). The production-standard large SUV was adjudicated by Guinness World Records' own judge Paulina Sapinska with Webfleet, Bridgestone's globally trusted fleet management solution.

It provided meticulously documented and independently verified video footage, odometer readings, GPS readings, and battery level data crucial for supporting official record validation.

Mr Booker said: "Setting this record alongside Sam and Richard is a great achievement - especially in a large SUV such as the Polestar 3.

"There's always jeopardy, and our attempt could have been hampered by the adverse weather conditions and traffic we experienced - there was a lot of standing water during part of the day, meaning more resistance from the tyres and lower efficiency.