Michael Fritts, from Herkimer, New York, drove nearly 2,600 miles in his Tesla Motors Model S, an electric car that uses no gas, and re-charged his vehicle for free at 10 charging stations along the way, WKTV reports. The former truck driver left his wallet at home and set off for his road trip with a cooler full of food, vowing not to spend a cent.
Fritts -- who slept in the car's trunk while his vehicle was charging -- told Time Warner Cable News that he hoped his trip would bring greater attention to the capabilities of electric vehicles. But there was also another, much more personal reason behind the journey: This week marks the 10-year anniversary of his mechanical heart valve surgery.
"I wanted to celebrate the success of that by doing something special and fun and I also wanted to celebrate this wonderful vehicle," Fritts told WKTV.
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