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Last month Sergio Rodriguez capped a six-day, 2,466 mile trip from Santa Monica, California, to St. Marys, Georgia, and managed to do so without a single drop of fuel in the tank.Sergio RodriguezSergio Rodriguez grew up in a trucking family, helping dispatch rigs for the four-truck reefer outfit his mother owned and operated, and his step-father was a driver for more than 20 years. 

He's seen his fair share of long hauls, and this month checked off one of his own. 

Sergio capped a six-day, 2,466 mile trip from Santa Monica, California, to St. Marys, Georgia, and managed to do so without a single drop of fuel in the tank – helpful since his Ford Mustang Mach-E doesn't come equipped with tanks anyway. 

Ford's first all-electric crossover Mustang went on sale last year, badged alongside the iconic model that gave rise to the pony car segment. 

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"I reserved the vehicle in November 2019. I lived in California at the time," he said, adding he moved to Georgia in April last year. "I decided once the vehicle was built I would drive it and test its capabilities. I love cars and I love to drive. I couldn't drive a big rig. I don't have the restraint they have for four-wheelers."

The car itself is striking. If there was ever a perfect color on the perfect car, Sergio's Grabber Blue Mach-E is it. But that's the least important part of this story.