I took my ELECTRIC CAR on the FERRY to FRANCE to DRIVE it 1200 MILES to BENIDORM!
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Join me on the first leg my journey to BENIDORM as I take my Electric Car on the Ferry from Dover to Calais in France and start my 1200 mile drive. Can the EV make it all the way to Spain without any issues and what is the Charging Infrastructure like? The challenge is against Geoff Buys Cars, who will get there first and who will get there spending the least amount of money.
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Kenny Everett played Hercule Poirot I think 🤔
Yes and I am a mime my body is my tool. 😁
@@janolaful 😂
Many thanks 😊
The reason why France has cheaper electricity compared to UK is that 60% comes from nuclear power.
Also,they charge the UK consumers more than they charge the French people!
65% actually
Yeh but the Tories didn't want to build any back in 2010 because it would have taken 10 years to get online...... If only they cared about the country beyond one election cycle.
Try telling that to the brain dead Australian Labor Government.
It’s not privatised so no profit goes to shareholders.
The problem with this is that petrol is taxed to hell and your trip is only cheap because it is subsidized. All that is going to change when enough people buy electric and the government needs to get that tax it has become reliant on.
The Porsche navigation system has created a monster, I don't know you anymore.
The 2024 version of Clarkson and mates !😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Try a 12hour winter crossing from Aberdeen to Lerwick. That'll fix your summer channel crossing forever 😂
Enjoyed your video, I drive in France quite a bit and it is an absolute joy driving over there compared to clapped out UK. French toll roads are the best in the world, it's like driving on a snooker table, no congestion or roadworks, quality food/drink stops. Compare it to the UK where roads are always packed, poor quality road surface, service stations are an absolute disgrace with poor food at eye watering prices. When I drive in France I ask myself why can't we have nice things like the French have. UK has had its day unfortunately.
Interesting to see everyone commenting that the charging is cheaper because French electricity is cheaper, it isn't its around the same price as here. The difference in France is the companies that run the chargers aren't allowed to mark it up 300% unlike in the UK.
Kenny Everett's lecherous French character, with the latex chin, was called Marcel Wave
That's it. 👍🏼
3 hours behind an old car. I would rather pay the fuel to get there quickly.
That's the future..........not
Only because Lee's a slow driver 😂. You often see him being overtaken when he shows them 😂. Come on Lee, press that pedal on the right. It's not an ornament mate.
@@waynelevett3632 He said he was travelling at 80 mph, 130 kph, So was Geoff. But Geoff gets to the location 3 hours before him. Lee boasting he was the winner is ridiculous. I travel from our home in Cumbria to see my son and his family near St Erth in Cornwall around 3 times a year. I fill my 4x4 tank to the max as I want to get there in a reasonable time. My Diesel is amazingly efficient and I don't think about the cost on such a long journey, I just want us to get there.
13:17, square plates…. This is where the term ‘a square meal’ comes from, the plates on ships are square shaped so that they don’t roll when stored stacked up on the edges.
When joining the royal navy they were legally obliged to feed you the correct amount of food each day, the plates sizes were standardised so to ensure that you got your 3 squares a day.
what a superb comment!
29:30 Evian Water, Lays Chips, Twix Bars, Kit Kats, Mars Bars, M & Ms, Toblerone, Pringles, Nutella, even Baguettes (which we have in Aussie Bakeries) ❗️It's amazing just how everything is literally pretty much the same globally, everything has become universally homogenized nowadays, no matter where-ever you are in the world ❗️Never been to France, it's a very long way from Australia, but I reckon France would be a fun country to visit in Europe❗️
Dont bank on getting a EV charging network like France anytime soon as we cant even afford to fill all the potholes in 😂. Great vlog pal 👍
Did you notice the "co funded by the EU" on the chargers? What has happened in the UK that might prevent the same?
The public had the brains to leave the corrupt EU
@@michaelgodbold6247 Please do provide one single tangible benefit that we're all now enjoying as a direct result of not being in the EU...
Then explain how over 800 unelected members of the HoL works for democracy...
I enjoyed my time living in the EU, so many more benefits.
I can wait 🙄
@@djtaylorutube ... It says the same on some UK chargers too I've noticed. Last video for one example.
@@michaelgodbold6247Trouble is the Tories are even more corrupt and no one to hold them to account. 😮
Don't have friends with electric cars, this is what you have to put up with.
The French avoid the toll roads as do a lot of Brits. They have A roads like us. Having said that it’s still not as congested as the UK.
Going by Lee's usual diet of pickled onion Monster Munch and chunky kit kats, that slimy congealed breakfast must have looked like a Michelin star meal to him.
That breakfast looked like a Littlewoods breakfast from 1989
Literally 😂
The time wasted to charge would irritate me so much, with the constant worry about the next charge, would spoil my journey. Future my arse. Great video Lee.
France isn't sinking like the UK is so the roads are better.
I once came all the way home from Spain in an HGV without showing a passport, not even in Portsmouth.
Been doing EU work for 2 decades and even though I'm driving a british registered truck with british number plates and have English written logos on the the truck and trailer find I get asked more times for my Passport coming back into the UK than those coming in from foreign countries with foreign plates.?
And we are paying them for that😂
Our roads are an absolute disgrace compared to France
True but they cost a lot in tolls, we don’t have hardly any toll roads . I think we spent about 60euros in tolls just going half way down France.
4 hours difference! That's a lot, Geoff must have floored it the whole way.
Toll ways in the UK? It costs about £10 to use the M6 for 27 miles. Imagine 270? £100?
Probably has a lot to do with route and hitting traffic at different times.
1:18:00 Might have something to do with the difference in population density. UK 280 per sq Km. France 117 per sq Km (nearly 60% less). Remove 60% of the people from the UK and the roads in the UK would be much nicer to drive on also
Check your bill for the toll tag and you'll understand why no-one in France is on them.... it'll be about £200 in tolls each way. Imagine paying that all the time in the UK... It's ok when you can factor it into the cost of a holiday for the speed of getting there, but regularly... not so good. Don't forget it's 110kmh for rain...
To be fair Geoff paid for much of your fuel, through subsidies. 2 euros a litre is a rip off.
Kenny Everett was Marcel Wave.
Thank You a most enjoyable video Lee and Geoff, with the nice ferry crossing and drive through France to Spain,with enjoyable scenery with back ground music.. I'm looking forward to your next video. Enjoy your meals and those Beers tonight 👍 Au
French EV infrastructure annihilates the British one. Great to see so many empty 300kW chargers. Empty and WORKING EV chargers.
On a Sunday, on a toll road
Same here in Spain.
Are the chargers empty because no one is buying EVS. Surly if the take up of EVS was as the ruling classes are telling us they would always be busy.
@@victormanns7285 indeed mate 👍
This comparison need to be done in cars costing the same money. Seeing as most of us can't afford 150 grand Porsches and seeing as most second hand cars bought by private buyers cost between £4k & £6k I suggest that is the range you should use. Good luck finding an EV for 6 grand that has a better range than 40 miles.
What’s the heck, Geoff. I’m American and know Vera Lynn’s version of “The White Cliffs of Dover”. Please tell me you’ve heard of Gracie Fields. Safe travels.
Of course iv heard of gracie fields Born in Rochdale, Sally Sally lol she's buried on the Isle of capri.
Lee, your feeling seasick even though the Channel was as calm as a mill pond reminded me of one member of our team of eight people when we went from Ramsgate to Dunkirk on a Sally Line ferry during my first trip to Romania in 1992 with humanitarian aid. Poor chap felt seasick as soon as we were on the ferry but still in port! He stayed on deck for the whole crossing while the other seven of us tucked into a nice meal which was free for one person from each of our four vans. My cross channel trips in more recent years have always been with Sea France and their food was very good.
Geoff is a fashion disaster, flip flops , jeans, checked shirt, cowboy hat, ffs its like Village people combined into one man.
It's a win for the ev against a car that's averaged around 25mpg... 😂..
Lee you need to take a couple of cups of concrete to harden up....that sea is as flat as a pancake!
I'm only half way through this one and it's the best challenge yet. Keep up your hard work 💪 😮
That's how I remember the French roads from decades ago when I used to drive south. Followed the road through Millau and Lodeve many times, before the bridge was built. I also preferred the French driving style, which would not tolerate lane hoggers. They come up behind flashing if you don't move back in after overtaking. Makes the slow ones behave better, so traffic moves more freely.
Lee surely your EV should take the depreciation of your car into the final cost not just electric bill
You may have got the ev fuel for half the price of the petrol but when you look at the cost difference of the 2 vehicles and the repair costs of the 2 vehicles and the resell value of the 2 vehicles, I would say the volvo is better value for money and gets you where you want to go quicker. The average person cannot afford an e.v. or all the hassle you get with it in the u.k. in my opinion.
Great video, really enjoying the journey and the banter with you both. Looking forward to the next episode. ❤❤
I think I need Incogni on my Telly : I keep getting a ring door bell advert saying "We're looking after GEOFF, whist he is away"🤣🤣)
I think you’ve started to sell your soul to the dEVil. 😂
Shirley that happened when he bought one of the EVil creations?
Great video , really enjoyed it.
How much did it cost you both in tolls? I think that’s why the main motorways are empty. The locals use the local roads, and that’s why I think the chargers are always available.
Just my thoughts.
Hi Lee great video mate French roads superb no traffic jams no potholes no litter French service stations superb cheap overnight parking excellent cheap food showers that are free & work better than the £30 overnight Moto crap in UK Irish ferries was a bad idea the food on there is absolute shite looking forward to next leg
Great video and reminded me so much of our trip to Millau en route to the Côte d’Azur a few years ago. All the while I’m thinking surely they can’t be staying in the same hotel we used and guess what, you did! Le Cevanol, nice hotel with very friendly staff.
Dicky tummy or not, the extra time over that distance is mental.
As others have said, Toll charges are why French motorways have less vehicles and are better maintained. M6 toll road is similarly heavy on price and light on traffic in the UK, until the M6 is jammed or closed. France defo wins on cheap electricity thanks to its Nuclear power generation and practically zero renewables!
Empty roads possibly because Britain is full up (over crowded). Very similar population between France and Britain, about 66 million but France is geographically twice the size.
Drove to Rome in 1971 in a Ford Anglia via Calais. Had a lady spew up in my face while admiring the scenery, she was very apologetic though. Set off from near Halifax at 8.00 am on a Friday and reached near Rome on Sunday midday none stop. Knackered. ❤
How much are tires and brake pads? How much depreciation on the Porsche? How much to buy? How long will the batteries last vs a diesel engine? How is this the future?
It would have been more interesting going through quaint little French villages.
Try finding chargers there.
"Try finding chargers there."
Yes, I think Geoff would have won that one.
Alloy wheel saver Eurotunnel tip: select you have a roof box when booking and follow the high vehicle route. It sticks you on the single story carriage which doesn’t have the narrow bits.
I learned this ‘after’ scrubbing the alloys on my RS6 the first time I took it over.
Such a nice video with a very happy Mac Master! 😁 Nice music too! 🎶
Nice to have a fossil car in front of you to tell you about the places to charge 🤣🤣🤣
It’s as calm as a pond - FFS 😂
Brilliant video! Brought back many happy memories of our road trips through France and Germany👍🙂
Just go in the large vehicle section of the train when using the Euro tunnel. Select high vehicle when booking. Say you have a roof rack, as a high vehicle, but don't have it when when you present booking in.
How can it be a win for EV , when the fuel is subsidised , its once again an unfair advantage
Agreed, subsidised Vs taxed to death 😂
The only thing in this life that is more precious than everything is time !!!
The Irish Frenchman you’re looking for is Murphy Beaucoup.
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Water water everywhere, and not a drop to drink.
EVs EVs everywhere, and not a car in sight.
France is 2½ times the size of the UK with about the same population, it has the space to put in the infrastructure.....
Eurotunnel automatically direct me to the "large cars" section with my Tesla, and that seems ok for width. And i much prefer it to ferries
Marcel Marceau was the Kenny Everett character... hilarious 😂
Excellent video as per and congratulations on 180,000 👍
Everett's character was Marcel, but not Marceau.
Marcel Marceau was a French mime artist.
The last cross channel ferry I was on was 'Herald of Free Enterprise', 3 months before she rolled over. I was really appalled when that happened.
Quickest route. Calais Reims Troyes Dijon Beaune Montemar Orange Perpignan La Jonquera Girona A7 Benidorm Junction 65.
Kenny Everett's French character was Marcel Wave .
If you suffer from no sea legs, I would avoid the Spain-Portsmouth Bay of Biscay ferry, as even though it likely be calm it’s 24 hours plus, I’ve done Bay of Biscay in severe gale 9 to storm force 10. I loved it, ferry rocking like mad, spray everywhere,dishes breaking, was an adventure, was also 10 hours late due to weather and engine out, only time ever felt sick at sea was on a Hydrofoil from Guernsey to St Malo, was weird motion but once outside was better.
Nice one Lee thoroughly enjoyed the vlog mate. Looking foward to the benidorm antics.
Is the low cost of electrons in France because 70% of them are generated using nuclear power?
We have to buy in about 6/7% of our electricity, annually, direct from France and they cane us on the price.
No - it's heavily subsidised.
@@DavidMartin-ym2te Not to us it isn't.
Good point, France has many more n. power stations than us,they wisely invested far earlier and much more committed.They have superior roads, service stations,trains food,weather [ usually].and a gret deal more land.Why do thousands of ppl leave France to come here I wonder.££££££ free. HMM
What a brilliant vlog you 2 and what an epic journey and what changeable weather. The plus points were great roads and no road works that's a first onwards to Bemidorm then stay safe 👍👍😎😎
Fantastic video, and a great watch. This is the best challenge video yet. What an adventure your both having.
While I applaud what you and Geoff do I would love to know the real EV costs to charge if it were not subsidised by Porsche, because that is a false economy since the petrol was not subsidised too.
It's OK, you're in the EU now. Everything is apparently perfect over there so I'm sure you'll have absolutely no problems whatsoever.
Lol 👍 😂😂😂
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Have you visited recently? I was over at the end of March. Disregarding France because that looked as decayed before ww1, but in Belgium and Germany, there is no evidence of any recession at all. In the 4 years since I was last in Germany, it has only got even better... the UK is a third world country by comparison.
@@billyskoda6839Yep, I visit all the big cities regularly in the UK and in the EU and people moan in the EU just as much if not more, especially about rising crime that's rising much faster than the UK in many of those locations among many other issues... And that's before we even get into the mass violent protests, blockades and demonstrations by the public as well across the EU, as well as the farmers going on the rampage right across the continent in the EU, which all make UK problems and protests look like picnics in comparison!
They do good roads, and it’s a beautiful country driving through France, but they have major issues too.
Thoroughly enjoyed both videos-well done chaps.
Great video it's nice to see the confidence love the video Lee can't wait to see the next part 😊
You can probably speed a bit in France - i got flashed by a camera there 2 years ago and i haven't seen the ticket yet :)
I got a ticket for 51 k in a 50 limit and still got a ticket in the post from France
Great video, the electric infrastructure in the UK should be like it is in France and potentially Europe if they want people to use Electric cars. I think we can use electric and ICE tbh. It's about time the people who re-surface the roads, go to europe and Japan to learn how to re-surface/re-build roads better. I love fish finger sandwiches, was the owner of the hotel okay with you ordering chips 🤣🤣
"I will say this only ONCE...good show! Here in Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA, you given me a great evening of entertainment with this video. Allo, Allo!
At last! You are on the right side of the road. Be reminded that two thirds of the planet is driving on the right side (including me). Each time I look at your cars, I can clearly see that they were designed for the right side and that they are only adapted for the wrong side (oups, I meant the left side). Best example: the bonnet/hood lever is often on your passenger side. This is a solid sign that your cars were designed for the right side. I would love however to drive on the wrong side just for fun…
The real most telling sign of where a car is designed is the indicator stalk, they are really meant to be operated by the free hand that doesn’t need the gear lever, ie left hand drive origin designs have the stalk to the left of the wheel, on right hand drive origin cars it’s to the right of the wheel, just look at any left hand drive Japanese car to see what I mean ;) bonnet releases are sometimes moved and sometimes not depending on manufacturer and also where original release location is ( bonnet releases under the steering column are usually moved over obviously but not so much if they are on the kick panel beside the “A” post) but no manufacturer makes two different “mirror image” sets of steering column switch gear 👍
@@gimble447 Yes, makes a lot of sense.
Very good. Did you see any rubber dinghies coming this way?
The Tory government and tabloid papers would have you believe there are 1000’s of boats crossing every day, the real number is considerably less. Highly unlikely you’d see one in 100’s of sq miles of channel.
Roads, We can’t plan infrastructure projects in the UK, they end up at 2 to 3 times the original cost then there’s a rush to complete, no proper quality checks so lack of correct finish. Look at anything, roads, rail,sports stadia, whatever you like. We should use foreign companies with foreign workers because we can’t do it. I’ve been in construction(electrical so don’t blame us) for 40 years and never known a large project go to time, budget or quality. Phew rant over.
PS how does a couple of sh*t breaks equate to 4 hours lost time?
Did you say the roads were in the river? “The roads are insane”….. in Seine?! I thought it was funny 🤷♂️
Marcel Wave was the French Kenny Everett character
Gr8 watch and kept my interest all the way through . I was willing you to get a baguette (when in france) . Yep services are the oasis in the desert. On2 the next vid my friends 😊
The Frenchman in the Kenny Everett show was called Marcel Wave.
Geoff's wrong, there are dolphins in the English Channel. By the way, that breakfast looked like sewage.
How can you feel sick the sea it is as calm as mill pond. I dare you to come back on the on the Brittany ferry - Santander to Portsmouth or Plymouth. I love this crossing across the bay of Biscay
Morag will be proud of you 😄
The reason the continent has more charging points is because all along the coast and across France they have nuclear power stations supplying the grid, which the UK purchace, so I am lead to believe.
Driving on the continent is a pleasure, no pot holes, no traffic, no roadworks! Driving in the UK is a real pain!
The cheapest way to charge at the TotalEnergies chargers is with a Freshmile rfid.
It's the modern version of broke back mountain😂
You could have swapped cars for the crossing, Geoff takes the ferry with the Taycan, MacMaster in the tunnel with the Volvo. Meet up in a pub in Calais and start from there.
Morning hun how are you feeling now hopefully a lot better . I am so enjoying this journey with you and Geoff such lot of fun and laughter I am only asking because I care . that what friends do . xxx❤
I’d moan about the prices of the food etc on the ferry!
On your way back take in the sites off D day and cemetery’s would be interesting.
Lee & Geoff, that was Irish Ferries, those guys can sure row fast!
A question which comes to everyone’s mind, how do the French have no portholes, it’s a pleasure to drive.
Probably because the quality of road construction and repair in France is way better than in Britain where we always try to do everything on the cheap by cutting corners. When I see local contractors repairing a pothole, the work is done as quickly and as shoddy as possible. On one occasion the blokes didn't possess a rammer, so just stomped back and forth over the asphalt filler, finally omitting to seal the edges with tar. No wonder our potholes are back within a few weeks. The Labour government must promise to force councils to take back road maintenance into public ownership, not rely on the bunch of cowboys currently contracted to do repairs.
Because that journey to Millau cost £60 in tolls.
French electricity cheaper because they use nuclear power?
Exactly that. Tesla superchargers are ridiculously cheap compared to the UK too.
@@djtaylorutube We really are mugs.
No. Its because it's not a cou try full of rip offs like England.
@@BuddhaofBlackpool There is that too. UK selling everything has left the country utterly broken.
If only UK could sell potholes.
You're on a toll road FFS try the M6(toll) thats as good
Great video Lee, look forward to the next part.