The Rally

22 – 24 June 2024

Save the date, check your passport and buckle up because the London to Geneva EV Rally 2024 promises to be the best one yet!

For information on each stage including where to meet, where to go, and everything you need to book and bring with you, please see the detailed outline for each stage:

Stage 1: London to Brighton – 22 June

The first stage of the London to Geneva EV Rally will be the London to Brighton EV Rally, organised by Bill Murray and Harrison Hughes. This will be an action packed event all on its own, with all the fun of the classic London to Brighton experience, people to meet, vehicles to compare, novelty vehicles to get excited about, and the famous E-Village on Brighton seafront, with exhibitions, displays, test drives, seagulls and fish & chips.

The event will finish with the traditional London to Brighton after-party and prize-giving ceremony so you’ll be able to let your hair down and enjoy Brighton before the international leg.

London to Geneva participants are automatically entered into the London to Brighton EV Rally and your stats for Stage 1 will be used both for the London to Brighton rankings and also towards your results for London to Geneva.

Stage 2: Brighton to paris – 23 June

The second stage of the rally will be a bit different. How you get from Brighton to Geneva is up to you – there are only two rules: your vehicle must be an EV and you must go via Paris.

So explore. Whether you stick to the motorways for that warm fuzzy feeling of knowing there’s a charger and a cup of coffee every 30km, or try your luck on a more direct but less reliable route, the world (or at least France) is your oyster.

We will meet on Brighton seafront at 7am on Sunday 23 June for an early morning swim (optional) and a gander at each others vehicles over coffee, and then head off at 8am. There’s a ferry from Newhaven at 09.30, or if you’re feeling brave you can opt for the Channel Tunnel instead and see if you can beat the ferry.

The Stage 2 finish line will be in central Paris – the exact location will be given to you at the start line. It’ll most likely be somewhere you can get a nice shot of your vehicle in front of a famous monument, and definitely somewhere you can get something to eat and a drink and share war stories with other participants.

Stage 3: paris to Geneva – 24 June

The third and final stage of the rally is where we really push the boundaries – we’ve not done it before, and we have no idea what the infrastructure is like en route. All we know is Geneva is a wonderful city that’s well worth the effort of getting there.

Once again, how you get there is entirely up to you as long as it’s in an EV. The most direct route is quite hilly (with the stunning Jura mountains just before you arrive in Geneva) but you can also go round them if you don’t mind going a little further.

The Finish Point will be on the banks of Lake Geneva overlooking the famous Jet d’Eau, a 140m water fountain that sends 500 litres of water into the air every second.

Classes

Variety is the spice of life and we will once again have a wide range of vehicle classes to showcase the best EVs from bikes all the way to buses, and everything in between:

E-Bikes (Stage 1 only)
Motorbikes
City cars
Saloon cars
SUVs
Vans
Trucks
Buses
Self-builds

Prizes!

One of the main aims of the rally is to test the limits of EVs and EV infrastructure, and celebrate the rapid development of EVs and renewable energy technology. To that end, there will be prizes for:

Furthest distance on a single charge
Range achievement closest to official WLTP range
Quickest charge of +50%
Fastest time (total time driving or charging)
Lowest amount of energy used in total
Cheapest trip charge cost
Cheapest vehicle to complete
Most efficient retrofit/self-build
Most efficient vehicle overall

Certificates will be awarded to the winner in each vehicle class, and a further award will be presented to the winners overall. All the data for each stage will be published after the event.

Costs

As always, we try and be as inclusive as possible and keep costs to a minimum so everyone who wants to come can do so, and you can enter any stage or combination of stages you want.

London to Brighton: £60 per team (includes vehicle and two people)
London to Paris: £80 per team (includes vehicle and two people)
London to Geneva: £100 per team (includes vehicle and two people)
Extra passengers: £10 each (£5 for children U16)