Aharts Awarded Guinness World Record for Epic EV Roadtrip
- NAPS
- Jan 22, 2020
- 1 min read
Updated: Jun 9, 2022

If you attended the 4th Annual NAPS Earth Day Festival in Heathsville in 2018, you may have met Steve Ahart, the owner of the red Tesla Model 3 all-electric car that was part of the festival's Electric Vehicle (EV) Display. He and his brother, Dave, were getting ready to set off for a long road trip to raise awareness of EVs and raise money for Boys & Girls Clubs of America. They also broke the Guinness World Record for Longest Journey By Electric Vehicle (non-solar) by traveling over 30,000 km. (18,644 mi.).

They set out from Northern Virginia on May 6, 2018, to also break both this record, and another: Attend a full game in every Major League Baseball stadium in less than 30 days. They missed that world record by a week due to several rained-out games.
They also raised almost $10,000 for Boys & Girls Clubs of America.
Congratulations to Steve and Dave for proving that all-electric cars aren’t just for commuting – it’s a quiet, fun, comfortable, and less-expensive way to travel long-distances. The trip's website and social media is still active: EpicEVRoadtrip.com and @EpicEVRoadtrip on Facebook or Twitter.
(Steve and Dave are brothers with NAPS President Mike Ahart, who helped manage their website and media during the trip.)