Australian Tesla has broken long distance world record for electric cars. It set a new record of 501 km in Australia in single charge. Simon Hackett and his friend Emilis Prelgauskas took part in the Global Green Challenge and drove their electric sports car from Alice Springs, Northern Territory, to Coober Pedy, South Australia. The event was a part of an alternative-fuel vehicle rally to make people aware about alternative fuel technology and cars based on them.

Hackett and Prelgauskas tried to drive at a consistent speed of 55 kph for a large portion of the almost 12-hour journey as they intended to squeeze as much distance out of the Tesla's battery as they could.

“The security seal was applied to the charge port door when we started the journey. As this is being done as part of the Global Green Challenge, we have a full set of official verifiers here who will attest to the results and to achieving the outcome. We were followed along the journey by our support crew and a documentary film crew--so we have it on film," said Hackett.