Electric Marathon

The following vehicle types can participate in the rally:

• Mass-produced vehicles with electric engines;
• Converted, modified and prototypes of vehicles with electric engines;File:Platform for carging batteries.jpg
• Electric bikes.

Electric Marathon is an "intellectual rally". It is conducted on the public roads, and the winner is defined not by the speed or time, but by the accuracy of timing and navigation, the reliability of the vehicle on long and complicated distances. An ideal time is set by the so-called "zero" car, and the winner is that crew that shows the time nearest to the ideal time. During the rally, all participants have to follow the traffic rules.

Electric Marathon's patron is His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco. The rally is also conducted in co-operation with Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation represented by its Vice-president Bernard Fautrier.

The first Electric Marathon became the symbolic restoration of the traditions of Star Race rally Tallinn – Monte Carlo,{{Cite web|url=http://www.exoticcarsclub.com/en/942/tallinn-monte-carlo-electric-marathon-2011/|title=Tallinn – Monte-Carlo Electric Marathon 2011 {{!}} Exotic Cars Club|website=www.exoticcarsclub.com|access-date=2016-12-02}} that took place between 1930 and 1939. The idea of the marathon belongs to Prince Albert II of Monaco and Honorary Consul of Estonia Jüri Tamm. As a result, the rally was reborn in new format and became the race for electric and hybrid vehicles.

The start of the first Electric Marathon was given in 2011 in Tallinn by Prince of Monaco.

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In 2011 the rally started in Tallinn and lasted from 3 till 11 June, the participants crossed Estonia, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, France and Monaco.

In 2012 it also started in Tallinn, the route covered Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria, Slovenia, Italy, France and Monaco {{Cite news|url=http://www.baltic-course.com/eng/transport/?doc=57547|title=Electric Marathon 2012 Tallinn-Monte Carlo to start in Tallinn on June 1|last=курс|first=The Baltic Course - Балтийский|newspaper=The Baltic Course {{!}} Baltic States news & analytics|access-date=2016-12-02}}

In 2013 marathon started in St. Petersburg, crossed Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Czech Republic, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, France and Monaco {{Cite web|url=http://www.electricmarathon.eu/route/|title=Route of Electric Marathon|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|access-date=|archive-date=2016-09-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160916232423/http://www.electricmarathon.eu/route/|url-status=dead}}

In 2015 the official ceremony of the start of Electric Marathon took place in Kyiv.{{Cite news|url=http://zn.ua/UKRAINE/v-kieve-startovala-gonka-na-elektromobilyah-kiev-monte-karlo-178350_.html|title=В Киеве стартовала гонка на электромобилях "Киев - Монте-Карло"|newspaper=Зеркало недели {{!}} Дзеркало тижня {{!}} Mirror Weekly|access-date=2016-12-02}} The route covered Ukraine, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria, Slovenia, Italy, France and Monaco.

In 2016 Lviv became the start point of the rally. The participants of the race visited such cities and towns as Lviv and Novoyavorivsk (Ukraine), Rzeszow and Wieliczka{{Cite web|url=http://www.wieliczkacity.pl/dzialy/galeria/electric-marathon-2016-w-wieliczce-zdjecia/|title=Electric Marathon 2016 w Wieliczce - zdjęcia - Wieliczka City|website=www.wieliczkacity.pl|access-date=2016-12-05}} (Poland), Ostrava{{Cite news|url=http://moravskoslezsky.denik.cz/zpravy_region/ostrava-se-stala-etapovou-zastavkou-electric-marathonu-2016-20160524.html|title=Ostrava se stala etapovou zastávkou Electric Marathonu 2016|date=2016-05-24|newspaper=Moravskoslezský deník|access-date=2016-12-05}} and Brno{{Cite web|url=https://www.brno.cz/brno-aktualne/tiskovy-servis/tiskove-zpravy/a/unikatni-rallye-elektromobilu-projede-evropou/|title=Brno -|website=www.brno.cz|access-date=2016-12-05}} (Czech Republic), Samorin{{Cite news|url=http://parameter.sk/megerkezett-jovo-az-electric-marathon-somorjan-jart|title=Megérkezett a jövő - az Electric Marathon Somorján járt!|last=parameter.sk|access-date=2016-12-05}} (Slovakia), Wiener-Neustadt,{{Cite web|url=http://woellersdorferhof.at/electric-marathon-mit-zwischenstopp-in-wiener-neustadt/|title="Electric Marathon" mit Zwischenstopp in Wiener Neustadt {{!}} Pension Haus Nova Wöllersdorf Wiener Neustadt|website=woellersdorferhof.at|access-date=2016-12-05}} Vorchdorf and Bad Schallerbach (Austria), Munich,{{Cite news|url=http://www.sueddeutsche.de/muenchen/landkreismuenchen/garching-still-aber-oho-1.3009145|title=Garching: Still, aber oho|last=Garching|first=Bastian Hosan|newspaper=sueddeutsche.de|language=de|issn=0174-4917|access-date=2016-12-05}} Ulm, Baden-Baden and Freiburg{{Cite web|url=http://www.regiotrends.de/de/schon-gelesen/index.news.308613.freiburg-als-zwischenstopp-fuer-den-electric-marathon-2016-am-29.-mai-auf-dem-vorplatz-des-konzerthauses-freiburg---von-der-ukraine-bis-nach-monaco-in-13-tagen.html|title=Freiburg: Freiburg als Zwischenstopp für den Electric Marathon 2016 am 29. Mai auf dem Vorplatz des Konzerthauses Freiburg - Von der Ukraine bis nach Monaco in 13 Tagen - RegioTrends|last=Administrator|first=System|website=www.regiotrends.de|access-date=2016-12-05}} (Germany), Beckenried and Bellinzona{{Cite web|url=http://www.ticinonews.ch/eventi-e-spettacoli/287073/l-electric-marathon-fa-tappa-a-bellinzona|title=L'Electric Marathon fa tappa a Bellinzona - Ticinonews|last=MediaTI|website=www.ticinonews.ch|access-date=2016-12-05}} (Switzerland), Parma,{{Cite news|url=http://www.parmareport.it/electric-marathon-la-tappa-parma/|title="ELECTRIC MARATHON". LA TAPPA DI PARMA - parmareport|date=2016-05-31|newspaper=parmareport|language=it-IT|access-date=2016-12-05}} Bologna,{{Cite web|url=http://www.bologna2000.com/2016/05/30/domani-in-piazza-viii-agosto-la-tappa-bolognese-della-electric-marathon-europea/|title=Bologna 2000 {{!}} Domani in piazza VIII agosto la tappa bolognese della Electric Marathon europea|date=30 May 2016 |access-date=2016-12-05}} Larderello, Pisa{{Cite web|url=http://pisainformaflash.comune.pisa.it/notizie/dettaglio.html?nId=27199|title=Il rally di auto elettriche ha fatto tappa a Pisa|website=pisainformaflash.comune.pisa.it|access-date=2016-12-05}} and Alassio{{Cite news|url=http://www.ivg.it/evento/la-electric-marathon-2016-fa-tappa-ad-alassio/|title=La Electric Marathon 2016 fa tappa ad Alassio - IVG.it|newspaper=IVG.it - Le notizie dalla provincia di Savona|language=it-IT|access-date=2016-12-05}} (Italy), Menton (France) and Monte Carlo{{Cite news|url=http://www.montecarlonews.it/notizie/argomenti/sport-1/articolo/electric-marathon-lviv-monte-carlo-la-sfida-ecologica-e-cominciata.html|title=Electric Marathon Lviv - Monte-Carlo: la sfida ecologica è cominciata|date=2016-05-26|newspaper=Montecarlonews.it|language=it-IT|access-date=2016-12-05}} (Monaco). Altogether 82 electric and hybrid cars from 10 European countries participated in the rallies.

In 2018 the official ceremony of the start of Electric Marathon took place in Tallinn. The event official name was Tallsinki - Monte-Carlo Electric Marathon 2018 and began from Tallsinki (capitals of Finland and Estonia) and ends in Monte-Carlo (Monaco), along the roads of Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Russia, Poland, Germany, Luxemburg, France, Monaco - through Europe from North to the South, from Baltic Sea to Mediterranean Sea. The Event will be held between September 17- 29th 2018.

2019 rally started from Monte Carlo and lead the participants to St. Petersburg through Moscow Skolkovo Technopark. The overall length of the marathon was 5000 km and the road went through 10 countries: Monaco > France > Italy > San Marino > Croatia > Hungary > Slovakia > Poland > Belarus > Russia and 29 cities: Monte Carlo > Menton > Genova > Bologna > San Marino > Rimini > Ancona > Split > Smiljan > Zagreb > Nagykanizsa > Zalaegerszeg > Gödöllő > Miskolc > Кosice > Rzheshov > Lublin > Terespol > Brest > Mir > Minsk > Gomel > Vesselovka > Brjansk > Kaluga > Moscow > Tver > Novgorod > St. Petersburg.

• File:Finish of Electric Marathon 2016.jpgCarl Barlev, the captain of Half Danes crew and the winner of Electric Marathon 2013, participated in the rally together with his family – wife and three kids, the youngest child was only 11 months old.{{Cite web|url=http://www.ensto.com/download/25528_ensto_today_2014.1.pdf|title=Ensto Today magazine, p. 33-34|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160323141604/http://www.ensto.com/download/25528_ensto_today_2014.1.pdf|archive-date=2016-03-23|url-status=dead}}
• Andriy Bilyy, vice-president of Electric Marathon, joined the rally in 2011 as a regular driver,{{Cite web|url=http://andriybilyy.com/uk/83-2/|title=Білий Андрій Петрович {{!}} український підприємець, громадський діяч|website=andriybilyy.com|access-date=2016-12-02|archive-date=2016-09-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160922214309/http://andriybilyy.com/uk/83-2/|url-status=dead}} and even won the last stage (Cuneo – Monte Carlo) with Tesla Roadster.
• The start of Electric Marathon 2013 was symbolically joined by the copy of lunar ship Lunokhod-1, that was specially delivered from Polytechnics Museum in Moscow.{{Cite web|url=http://electricmobile.org.ua/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=1142|title=26 октября в Петербурге стартовал электромарафон {{!}} Электромобили своими руками|website=electricmobile.org.ua|access-date=2016-12-02|archive-date=2016-10-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161002134541/http://electricmobile.org.ua/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=1142|url-status=dead}} From a technical point of view the first planet-traveller is an electric car.
• In 2013 the Czech crew of Jiri Vlk could not participate in start of the rally in St. Petersburg. Czech team used Dacia Logan, re-equipped with ethanol engine – the border crossing rules of Russian Federation did not allow bringing so much alcohol.{{Cite news|url=http://uzr.com.ua/novosti/ukrainskiy-elektromobil-proehalsya-ulitsami-monte-karlo/|title=Украинский электромобиль проехался улицами Монте-Карло - За рулем|last=Романенко|first=Дмитрий|date=2016-06-17|newspaper=За рулем|language=ru-RU|access-date=2016-12-02|archive-date=2016-10-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161008212324/http://uzr.com.ua/novosti/ukrainskiy-elektromobil-proehalsya-ulitsami-monte-karlo/|url-status=dead}}
• In 2011 the rally was joined by re-designed GAZ M-20 Pobeda,{{Cite web|url=http://electricmobile.org.ua/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=1142|title=26 октября в Петербурге стартовал электромарафон {{!}} Электромобили своими руками|website=electricmobile.org.ua|access-date=2016-12-02|archive-date=2016-10-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161002134541/http://electricmobile.org.ua/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=1142|url-status=dead}} in 2015 except for that vehicle{{Cite news|url=http://kp.ua/life/502126-ukrayntsy-peredelyvauit-starye-mashyny-v-elektrokary|title=Украинцы переделывают старые машины в электрокары|access-date=2016-12-02}} - there was ZAZ 968 М with an electric engine{{Cite news|url=http://joinfo.ua/auto/autonews/1153343_Elektrokar-Zaporozhets-udelal-znamenituyu-Teslu.html|title=Электрокар "Запорожец" уделал знаменитую "Теслу" и произвел настоящий фурор|date=2016-02-18|newspaper=Joinfo Новости|access-date=2016-12-02}} constructed by an engineer from Odesa Sergey Velchev, as well as self-made vehicle Electra 2{{Cite news|url=http://obozrevatel.com/blogs/81630-samyie-neobyichnyie-avto-na-electric-marathon-2015-v-kieve.htm|title=ТопЖыр: Самые необычные авто на Electric Marathon 2015 в Киеве|newspaper=Обозреватель|access-date=2016-12-02}} of a Ukrainian inventor Valentyn Herbstein.{{Cite news|url=http://www.5.ua/suspilstvo/u-stolytsi-startuvalo-rali-kyivmontekarlo-82741.html|title=У столиці стартувало ралі Київ-Монте-Карло|newspaper=5 канал|language=uk-UA|access-date=2016-12-02}}
• In 2016 Electric Marathon was joined by Synchronous a first electric car prototype fully developed and assembled in Ukraine.{{Cite news|url=http://ecotechnica.com.ua/transport/1129-elektromobilnyj-marafon-2016-startoval-iz-lvova-video.html|title=Электромобильный Марафон 2016 стартовал из Львова (видео)|newspaper=ЭкоТехника|access-date=2016-12-02}}
• In 2018 Estonian Postal Service issued special postage stamp dedicated to Electric Marathon.

{{Reflist}}

• [http://electricmarathon.com/ Electric Marathon official website]

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