Is charging an electric car REALLY an inconvenience? No. Follow my vlog to Scotland in a Tesla part1
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- Опубликовано: 24 июл 2022
- Yes this is a Tesla but many of the current breed of new electric cars are similarly capable both in terms of range and charge speed. In fact many actually charge faster than this Tesla !
(This is a 2019 Model S Long Range Dual Motor Raven)
So seriously, hopefully you can see here that charging when on a long road trip really isn’t a bother. You usually need a break anyway, or at least the toilet, and you can do other things whilst charging like each lunch!
So this is just a vlog as I head up to Scotland including Glasgow, Edinburgh and then on to Inverness…. And more … ;-)
Just you wait for part 2 of my Scotland road trip…. Make sure you are subscribed!
What cars charge faster…? We’ll this 2019 Tesla is actually only 150kw capable so here are my thoughts on a few EVs that have higher charger speeds
Tesla Model 3 or Y (standard SR or Long Range)
Kia EV
Hyundai Ioniq 5
BMW i4 incl M50
VW ID4 / Skoda Enyak
Porsche Taycan
Audi Etron GT
And MANY more!
However what this Tesla lacks in charge speed it makes up for with good efficiency and a large battery for some pretty impressive real world range over 300 miles. In fact I could drive from the South coast to Scotland without even stopping! However, my bladder cannot…
Thanks for watching
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My bladder will always give up before my M3LR needs charged.
people who freak out about "but I can't stop for 15 minutes to charge!" are the same people who piss in bottles in their car and fall asleep at the wheel and cause wrecks.
Same here, I have less range than my car
Manchester - Highlands. We needed to stop twice, LR once.
I just did 7500km in just over 3 weeks, going from central Norway to Northamptonshire and back in a Model 3 LR. My experience is that long distance travel is absolutely trivial to do: The car does all the routing for you, and it goes 2.5 to 3 hrs driving at motorway speeds. Then 35-40 mins charge for another 2.5 to 3 hrs driving. That's the time it takes to walk the dog, take a pee and have coffee/sandwich.
Destination charging is the real problem. Away from the Tesla chargers you are beholden to a colourful selection of Apps and weird online payment systems in whatever the local language is, plus the challenge of actually finding chargers near to where you are staying. Even with that though, i've had a 100% success rate getting charged (off-Tesla network) in Sweden, Denmark, Germany and UK. Not a single failure to charge. Only in France have i had a problem: 5 tries and 5 failures....
I completely agree ! I live in the Algarve and frequently drive it to Warwickshire!
It’s so much more comfortable than the car it replaced (a “decent “ 2020 BMW X5 MSPORT )
Just spent a week in Le Touquet, France. All I found were two slow 3kwh chargers in a public car park and one of those was Iced and the other being used. Fortunately I had just sufficient charge to get back to Folkestone on a Tesla Supercharger. The good news is that Tesla will be installing several superchargers in the town later this year.
35-40 mins charge unusable
@@fincaman2 That depends on your usage pattern. For us on a long journey it's just fine. By the time everyone has been to the toilet, i've walked the dog, and we've got some food eaten, then 40 mins is actually pretty tight. If you travel alone and pee in a bottle, then i can see it's inconvenient.
*The way the Tesla plans the route is utterly extraordinary.*
No other EV has that capability.
Love what you do Richard. Keep up the good work.
Model 3 standard range Glasgow to Kent and back. Cheaper than petrol or diesel and the short breaks to charge on such a long journey made a journey I have done loads of times in ICE cars so much more enjoyable. Doesn’t even need to be the long range version now to be workable.
That is so true. The Model 3 SR is vastly greatly underrated! Fantastic efficiency and value for the money.
Agreed !! 👍⬆️
I did Glasgow to Folkestone in a LR a few weeks back. Less than an hour of charging over nearly 500 miles and 9 hours of driving. Easy peasy.
I just completed a 5,531 mile US road trip in my 2021 Model 3 SR+
Over 13 days of driving (July 10 through July 31, 2022, with time in Kentucky) from Sacramento CA to Louisville KY and back (with numerous side trips), I drove nearly half what I drive in a year.
Shortest daily distance ~300 miles. Longest drive in a day: 650+ miles. Average daily drive ~425 miles.
The final analysis: Wow. This is definitely a road warrior vehicle, despite so-called “conventional wisdom.”
I am still plugging in metrics and numbers, but I estimate about 60 (57 exactly) charging stops. In all those stops, I only had ONE 5 minute wait, at Glenwood Springs, CO. One. For 5 minutes. I’ve waited longer in a grocery store line.
I drove through and charged in major cities (LA, Amarillo, OK City, Little Rock, Memphis, Nashville, St. Louis, Kansas City, Denver, Salt Lake City) and countless small towns and wide spots in the road. Typically, I was either the only one there or one of two Teslas. My typical stop was 20-25 minutes. Enough time to have a short walk about, use the bathroom, grab a bottle of water, and then get back on the road (the breaks, and auto pilot, assured I’d be rested and relaxed after hours of travel).
I charged on weekdays, weekends, rush hour, nighttime, huge supercharger (50+) or small (4), on the interstate or off some small blue highway… I drove and charged through them all. No cherry picking. (Consider also the local catastrophic climate issues in Kentucky and St. Louis during my trip home, July 26-31.)
~60 (57) superchargers. 6,000 (5,531) miles. 13 days of driving. In July 2022. One wait. 5 minutes.
And 5,531 miles of supercharging cost me $600.00. ($522.00, actually.) More than charging at home. But far less than the ICE equivalent (2021 330i, RWD BMW), at ~33 hwy mpg, premium gas. With no maintenance cost other than wear/tear on tires.
I can’t speak for others. But id say that’s a complete success in my book.
Been driving a P85 Model S since 2014 so 8 year 125,000 uk miles and there has hardly ever been an inconvenient moment in London to Edinburgh to local stuff and when you compare the fact that Supercharging is free and at home most of it is done from Solar its a no brainer. It will do 250 miles on a rank full at a push but to be honest at 200 to 220 miles Im due for a stop. So the 2015 design is still one of the best, unreal and the Raven long range just to the next level.
Fantastic vid again Rich - & congratulations to your dad - Dr Symons. Look forward to the next phase
Love the 'Out Of Spec' style road trip montage. Great video 👍
Drove that car on a test drive with Richard a few weeks back, absolute stunner. Ended up purchasing a S100D from him last week.
Good luck with the record attempt Richard...
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Great video. Love your road-trips!
Great video. I’ve ordered a Tesla model y performance from watching your videos! Thanks for the great content! Top bloke as well. 🙌🏽
Enjoying this video, looking forward to part 2! You would have seen my home place of Orkney from John O Groats.
Awesome vlog. Looking forward to the next one too. Safe travels
Super trip!! Looking forward to watching this!
Looking forward to seeing your challenge 👍
Well done Richard really looking forward to part 2
Dan
Another video full of great content to wet the appetite. Thumbs up for the presentation style. Very easy on the ears and down to earth. No easy task. Cap doffed in your direction.
If you get another urge distance urge....how about a route that follows the coast line all the way round the UK ( as best possible ) and back to the start?
All the best. Vince C.
Great vídeo again !
Congrats !!
Great video Richard. I have the BMW i4 eDrive 40 with 19’ wheels. I consistently get 3.9mi/kWh and 4mi/kWh when moving around town. Just did my first long drive to Manchester in it and this was a painless experience with charging and efficiency. Even though, I am new to owning an EV, I think this is quite efficient. Can’t wait to see what it is like on a camping trip pulling a trailer 😉
Great film. I am due to take delivery of model 3 long range shortly and my wife has message range anxiety. Hopefully after watching this some of her fears will be forgotten
This is why Tesla deserves to take the entire market. They don't just flog you and EV and then you're on your own. They flog you a computer on wheels with crazy efficiency and a fully integrated charging infrastructure all over the world. Edit: typo.
But Tesla don't take the whole market, because people sometimes choose an alternative. It's good we have choices in almost everything.......
@@Brian-om2hh Hopefully Tesla encourages others to take notes in terms of providing the "full ecosystem" experience and not just the product.
Then everyone benefits when it's becomes normal to offer customers such features reliably out of the box when shopping around.
I have a Polestar 2. Same thing there. Tesla was first but a lot of automakers have now catch up. I am absolutly not against Tesla, but think that the more choices we have that meet different peoples needs the better. :)
@@AllanSustainabilityFan
Having each carmaker build their own proprietary network of chargers would be phenomenally inefficient. Even Tesla is gradually opening its network to other EVs.
Though ironically you have to download the Tesla app and register details, another proprietary app for another charge network…
Great video as usual. And love that you are going to your father's doctoral graduation, rather than the usual parent going to their child's graduation! Sick!
Look forward to part 2, I shall be doing the NC500 next year in my Model S 75D so looking forward to see how the charging situation is in that part of the world.
Excellent job Rich. We did this in a P90D Model X in 2018 (We won the Chargemaster EV for a week competition!)…. Far too easy even way back then 😉
Would be interesting to see you do that trip in a non-Tesla and to see how you get on without the superchargers.
Great video.
Good idea!
Love your video, love Tesla, love the Celts.
Good luck and enjoy the ride.
Another great show 👏
Excellent as always Rich… So looking forward to getting my M3 LR.. (currently month 6 of waiting and now been told Apr 23 delivery - 1 yr in total). Anyway, good luck…
Wow the wait times now…. 🤦♂️
Used ones available now… we usually have a few 😙😉
No range anxiety in my Renault 58 mpg. Hampshire to the Costa blanca 1400 miles with one hotel stop and one stop for fuel.
I did Leicester to London (Battersea) and back in one go on a Tesla Model 3 2022 SR+, then charged back up at a free podpoint. 250miles completely free. Can't beat that haha!
Nice video again Richard, my Kia E-Niro is the closest car I have seen to the Tesla for economy, but the fact the Tesla does that easily at motorway speeds is fantastic. Any EV that can 250 miles real world really does start to be limited by the driver and other passengers.
Food and toilet breaks are in effect free charge times as you are stopping any way. Petrol is worse as you would do your stop, eat then back in car to wait at petrol station pay and then resume your journey having paid a massive amount of money.
Even on a 50kWh charger, I found my E Niro topped up easily and a good amount when stopping for 30-40 mins.
Super trip sir ! Love Scotland
Good video although would love to see a journey to somewhere like Cornwall with a trailer/ caravan
Looking forward to part 2..
Good luck mate!
Great video mate
Just took my vw camper from Edinburgh to France via Portsmouth. We stopped in much the same places as I stop in the enyaq on the M6. Bladder /fatigue are the things that determine stops.
Great video and hats off to your dad for the PhD. Looking forward to part 2 👍
Part 2 is out !
Aberdeen to Exeter in Polestar 2, 576 miles each way and 4 charging stops on each. First 1 was 15 minutes and the last 3 about 40minutes each. Went from Ionity to Ionity. Smooth
did a trip to switzerland this past week. Had to stop for rest/wee/food at least twice as often as I had to stop for charging. We left with 100%, crossed the eurotunnel and our first charging stop coincided with lunch. That one stop was enough to carry us to our stopover hotel, which had free AC chargers where we topped back up overnight. Second day again one charge for lunch and then arrived at our hotel in the swiss alps.
i agree with most of what jonathan taylor says, as a 64kw/h Kona owner, since december, i am keen to do a road trip just for the hell of it, however, my main issue that really nips my plums is.... all the charge place scotland units all have drastically different tarrifs, with alot of them having ludicrous overstay fees on an already short time limit and on a good day i can only max out charge at 77kw, so a 30 min max stay dont cut it for me (some of them are £30 overstay and it varies from there to £1 per minute over and/or £10 overstay) i mean.... are they trying really hard to DISCOURAGE swapping to EV? and the free chargers rarely work....funny that. the dear ones never break
That's because the people who own the chargers have different costs (eg they'll have different energy deals and maintenance contracts) so they decide the tariffs. The 30 minutes limit is only in Edinburgh and while I agree it's short it has fixed the problem we had of taxis sitting on the rapids forever trying to get to 100%. So the limit was designed to tackle the local circumstances.
@@enyaq_gorm hi, met you before nr livingston i think. yeah, i agree, but likes of Fort Augustus for example. 45 mins max and £1 per minute overcharge so cant stay too long, but they are burning that candle at the other end too, they all want a connection charge, which discourages short stay. i get your point and im happy its working-(ish) in edinburgh by annoying as many taxi drivers as public now, but my point is. all tesla.... all ionity.... all bp pulse etc...all the same price at every charger and no connection charge?
@@Grant.G.Simpson yeah but ionity charge points are all owned by ionity, same with tesla and instavolt so they can set a tariff that covers their costs. If CPS had one tariff then you could have a scenario where the tariff covered the costs of eg Highland Council but not the costs of a business in central Edinburgh with a charger on CPS. You need to allow the charge point owners to ensure they're not working at a loss. But yeah agree on connection charges, they're senseless. Most on CPS use a minimum charge not a connection charge. That way they can ensure their transaction charges etc are covered
Same here even with an electric van never a problem charging 🙂
Great video
Congratulations to your dad. That's quite an accomplishment.
Wow Rich. John o groats to lands end. Like you, I can do long drives and currently do for work (drive 1700 - 1800 average miles per week) but that’s another level for me!
Next episode coming soon 😉
You Sir are quite mad. I wish you all the best and good luck. Having just done Central Scotland to York and back in an Ioniq 38kWh, my bladder runs out long before the car needs to charge. Sitting at indicated speed limits we got about 5m/kWh on the GOM, 2 adults 2 kids, and a full boot of stuff. Very impressive and the Hyundai AutoPilot (TM) did most of the work on the motorway making for a very relaxing drive.
I love an Ioniq (original). We run a 28kwh one at work
Richard good video but could you do the same journey in a ev with a small range because most people cant afford a long range tesla keep up the good work.
Re your comment about the Alps, this year we drove from the midlands to the Alps and back in a STANDARD RANGE MG ZS(face lift), it was fine. It would definitely be easier in a Tesla but it was fine with ABRP and an Octopus Juice card.
Great idea, good luck.
Shortly back from Bedfordshire to Keith holiday trip - Mercedes EQC 2.8 MpKWH, so inevitably a lot less than the Model S, but on the flip side IONITY at 25p per KWH with the Mercedes Charge Me option. Also very quiet and very comfortable - well for me anyway at 6’2”, not so sure my 5’ 4” wife found it so… Anyway, all going well until a puncture at 1AM on the M6 just south of Manchester on the return down south … oh for the days of spare wheels 🙄
Incredible car, I’d say the M3LR can do the same.
What absolutely epic scenery on that last leg up to John O'Groats, by the way... WOW...!
Anyhow, interesting video for sure - but, if I'm honest, nothing I didn't already know...?
Teslas are brilliantly efficient and the Supercharger network is easy to use... everyone knows that...
But, as others have already commented, not everyone can afford a Tesla - new or used.
So, I kinda wish you'd taken the trip in something a little more 'attainable' for potential EV owners - something like a Hyundai Kona or VW iD.3 or similar - plus, then had to use the NON-Tesla public rapid charger network.
What with faulty units and lengthy queues to charge, I think that charger anxiety - rather than range - is fast becoming a more prominent issue for current and prospective EV drivers.
I completely appreciate that your company's main 'fodder' is used Tesla cars, so, yes, of course you'd be wanting to promote the capability of those cars - but your channel audience is WAY broader than just Tesla fan-boys/girls.
I know what you mean but I have also done plenty of videos in other cars (non-Tesla)
I have free supercharging until November so obv a Tesla makes sense for me to hse
Jonathan, a few week ago I went to Herons Bonsai from Liverpool in my Kona EV (64 kw/h)a round trip of 486 miles and made two 30 min stops at Banbury Instavolt (as Richards says for a coffee and a pee) one going and one coming back, if I was brave enough I might have got by with one longer charge. Tesla does have the charging and map easability sewn up but with a little planning before you set off jobs a goodun I used the WattsUp app, hope this helps?
Plenty of videos like that out there. My job involves lots of trips from Edinburgh to Milton Keynes in the standard range Škoda enyaq. Plenty videos on my channel showing that on public chargers.
Really like your presentation style... no histrionics, measured commentary, stick to the facts - but very engaging.
Would love to see you take a longer trip across Europe to see how easy charging is in other countries.
Agreed, some long distance non-Tesla videos would be interesting.
Just proves how good the Tesla network really is. Having watched multiple videos of issues with Gridserve and the ChargePlace Scotland network, it's not surprising that Tesla does beat them all by miles. Funnily enough I've watched this after the later video. 👍🏻
I’m just on a summer road trip to Italy with the family. I’m in a VW Transporter pulling a caravan and would love to be able to do this in an EV. Problem is there isn’t an EV car out in the UK market that is good enough. The Rivian appears on paper to be good enough but won’t be here for years. What would your recommendation be for a similar trip to Europe Richard? Love your vids btw. 😁
If only I had model s money… I needed to charge my car this morning and it took me 3 locations before I found one that worked!
Great video. You make it look so easy. Really interested what you say about the model S. Would u consider it to be the best family car? Considering back seat space (3 kids), boot space etc....
i rented Model S for two weeks family trip with three kids in car seats. It was cramped, when they are off car seats it’s good. Boot is huuuge, we packed everything and still empty space. We were lucky and got new Model X long range plus just weeks before it got cancelled in europe for good price end 2020. After year and half of driving could still sell it for more than purchase price :) Model X works perfectly for family with three kids
Interesting you mentioned the v3 SuC and needing to use a CCS adapter with the 2019 Model S. I thought by then Tesla had made the change for Model S to CCS?
Don't think you'll trouble the record (from memory Alexander Sim did most of the driving that day) but fabulous car and charging network for these trips.
It's interesting how mindful you need to be of charging. Thanks.
nice video. would be good to see a similar drive in say a BMW I4 m50 to see what it is like. how easy or hard it is to do it in a non-tesla.
This efficiency 251Wh/mile is incredible, my Model S P100D 2017 has averaged 358 Wh/mile driven within speed limits and sensibly almost all the time, shows what a difference the 19" rims and Model 3 front motor makes!
Good luck Richard
What a pity you didn't take the opportunity to test it by going across the top of Scotland and down the west coast.
Hi buddy what about the a
Roads and unpaved roads?
Many thanks
Went from Somerset to Isle of Skye and back. No problems at all.
Just for comparison I got back last night to Bournemouth after a 488 mile trip to France and back in an M3 long range with two of us and luggage. Efficiency was 245 Kwh per mile, so not much different from the larger Model S.
Great video again and I’m looking forward to the record attempt! I am seriously considering a Model S after my SR+. What version gives the best balance of range and price? I don’t think I could afford a 2019 long range (how much would the video one be?) although that would be great and I’m not sure the 75D gives enough range. Is there a happy medium? What would you say the must haves in terms of spec are? I’ve seen loads with enhanced auto pilot and premium connectivity included. Anything else? I may end up doing quite a lot of miles all over the UK for work. Thanks very much 👍🏻
They’re all decent but for a balance of range and price I’d say a 90d does a decent job.
@@RSEV yeah I’ve looked at those, thanks for replying. What’s a fair price to pay for one and anything to look out for?
When are you going to do a real range test with the Mercedes EQE 350 any version...???
We are taking the P90DL we purchased from you guys to the South of France. Is it worth changing the 21” wheels and tyres to 19” for the trip to get more range and comfort. Sets of 4 used 19” Model S wheels and tyres on eBay for around £900 which we can resell after the trip, but is the hassle of swapping over the wheels twice actually worth it ?
Yes, as long as the 19s fit over the brakes? I know they're not the same but I drove a Model X P100DL on 21s and a Model S on 19s and the difference is a world apart!!
John O'G to Lands End should be even more efficient as, technically, it's downhill!!!?
Best thing about your 2019 Model S - a proper steering wheel :)
No, seriously, I really still like the Model S and I think the yoke is stupid.
The model S would be a dream car for me, but it’s not in my budget. Love my 2021 model 3 LR anyway.
I just completed a 5,531 mile US road trip in my 2021 Model 3 SR+.
Over 13 days of driving (July 10 through July 31, 2022, with time visiting family in Kentucky) from Sacramento CA to Louisville KY and back (with numerous side trips), I drove nearly half what I drive in a year.
Shortest daily distance ~300 miles. Longest drive in a day: 650+ miles. Average daily drive ~425 miles.
The final analysis: Wow. This is definitely a road warrior vehicle, despite so-called “conventional wisdom.”
I am still plugging in metrics and numbers, but I estimate about 60 (57 exactly) charging stops. In all those stops, I only had ONE 5 minute wait, at Glenwood Springs, CO. One. For 5 minutes. I’ve waited longer in a grocery store line.
I drove through and charged in major cities (LA, Amarillo, OK City, Little Rock, Memphis, Nashville, St. Louis, Kansas City, Denver, Salt Lake City) and countless small towns and wide spots in the road. Typically, I was either the only one there or one of two Teslas. My typical stop was 20-25 minutes. Enough time to have a short walk about, use the bathroom, grab a bottle of water, and then get back on the road (the breaks, and auto pilot, assured I’d be rested and relaxed after hours of travel).
I charged on weekdays, weekends, rush hour, nighttime, huge supercharger (50+) or small (4), on the interstate or off some small blue highway… I drove and charged through them all. No cherry picking. (Consider also the local catastrophic climate issues in Kentucky and St. Louis during my trip home, July 26-31.)
~60 (57) superchargers. 6,000 (5,531) miles. 13 days of driving. In July 2022. One wait. 5 minutes.
And 5,531 miles of supercharging cost me ~$600.00. ($522.00, actually.) More than charging at home. But far less than the ICE equivalent (2021 330i, RWD BMW), at ~$900.00, premium gas. With no maintenance cost other than wear/tear on tires.
I can’t speak for others. But I’d say that’s a complete success in my book.
Does the LR have a heat pump?
Flew down to London from Edinburgh at the start of March to buy my Model S long range, first ever EV and first time driving from London back to Scotland. Was initially concerned that the car wouldn't transfer over to my Tesla account quickly enough to allow supercharger use, and it was missing the CCS adapter. I needn't have worried though, Tesla sorted me a CCS adapter to pick up at Heathrow service centre enroute which allowed me to use public rapid chargers if needed, and the car actually rebooted and transferred to my account instantly when I put my details in. it left Heathrow SC with 85% and only wanted to stop once on the journey back to Glasgow, despite there being snow around the lake district, temps were around 0C at many points of the journey. It got me home utterly stress free after 9 hours of travelling (I personally had to stop 3 times) and I wasn't trying to get range at all. Since then it's been to Scottish highlands too, genuinely very impressed with it.
How many pit stops do you reckon
Nice video but maybe you should have used the non Tesla charging network? It can be slightly less convenient, especially when you need to queue or units are broken!
Id' be more interested in the same trip using something like a Costa/Mokka/e208/e2008 or similar.
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Wooooo Charnock Richard is my go-to charger!! Can you use your free miles on more than one car??!
Yes any car on my account… but they expire in November 🙁
Ah my local SoC.
This is exactly why we've ordered a Tesla. Yes they're fast so we won't miss the Porsche macan gts. But it's the unified service experience with the charging network that's golden. Tells you where and when you charge, sorts out the preconditioning, and the billing. Just turn up. Charge fast and go. Brilliant.
Ther have been longer non stop travel than that. Once in a lucid there was a non stop travel over 500 miles.
Whilst watching this I kept saying to myself, it’d be interesting to see you do the exact same journey, but in a lower budget ev, like a leaf or…. Renault Zoe lol. It’d be very intriguing to see how the experience could vary in convenience. It would be insightful for potential buyers too….. and the adrevenue lol
I agree. I'm getting an ID:3 soon. There's not enough ID:3 love on this channel so I'd love to see him doing a challenge like this in an ID:3 or similar (MG5 might be interesting too)
@@cosmicpop that's a good idea!
We’ve done videos with £15k EVs and various other non-Tesla….
I have an original Ioniq at work, so maybe I drive to edinburgh and back in that one day and show what it’s like exavtly
James we run an ID3 in the family, my wife’s car. We love it
@@RSEV no no, I know that you do have content of cars from across the board. I'm just saying for this one particularly long drive.... Would be interesting. This long drive was done using Tesla super chargers, the route planned out by the Tesla center console itself.. you did a good bit of quick maths to calculate how much charge you could get at various stops....
But how does that work if you're in a car that doesn't plan out a supercharger route? It becomes a bit more frantic?
I think I saw your colleague with a white Taycan?!
I think you should try it in a 40Kwh Nissan Leaf 😅
Already been done in a Leaf 2016.....there and back in 48 hours.....
What I don't understand is why every EV review tells me that charging/range anxiety is not an issue anymore, and then proceeds to spend the entire video doing calculations and planning where to charge, what chargers to use, will they work, pre-conditioning the battery etc etc. ps. I'm not anti EV, I would love a Kia EV6 but I'm fiscally challenged.
I didn’t plan anything at all. That was the point here.
I need the toilet so I stopped and plugged in whilst doing so….
how do you charge if a deer runs by?
??? How do you eat lunch if a Zeppelin flies overhead? I don't understand your question.
Pretty good efficiency - 15 hours on 1 sandwich!
Plenty of other junk in that centre console 😂
Tesla SChrgs only?
Perhaps it would have been more of a representative trip if you were driving a non-Tesla EV, and having to use (and/or wait in the queue for) chargers that could just squeeze out 50kW. It's just like EV-Man's recent video racing a train in, let me see, oh yes, a Tesla. Much as lots of us would like a Tesla, they are just too expensive.
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Do the same road trip in a 24KW leaf .Prove how far EVs have progressed and how far they need to go.According to ABRP its 23 charges over 23 hours.
Everything seems excellent apart for the price to buy the damn thing
No wonder you knew Glasgow 😂
Cheers to dad
I'll admit, Tesla have such a great system and their charging network is amazing. However please do this test in an EV your average family would buy.. such as the Niro/Leaf etc.
I mean, if you can buy a new E-Niro you can buy a new(ish) Model 3 or even an older Model S.
@@nielsvandenkieboom5034 that's a fair point and thank you for your pinion.. but a Niro of the same age of the cheapest Model 3 in the UK that isn't categorised is around 5k cheaper - no brainer for a family.