Kevin at Engineering Explained has pointed out that, while EVs are ideal as commuter vehicles and grocery-getters, it’s better to rent an ICE vehicle for vacations by road. It’s not just because he lives in Idaho, either.
How Miserable Is A Tesla Road Trip?
24:11
Engineering Explained
3.62M subscribers
2,272,294 views
July 3, 2019
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uC95WACQhCY
How Miserable Is A Winter Tesla Road Trip? -18°C & Broken Superchargers
23:13
Engineering Explained
3.62M subscribers
1,399,025 views
January 27, 2021
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UskzfQJt2Bc
https://www.youtube.com/@EngineeringExplained/search?query=cross-country
Living With A Tesla Model 3 For A Year - The Best Daily Driver
17:15
Engineering Explained
3.62M subscribers
540,634 views
January 22, 2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXkRcuwoIm4
Living With An Electric Car Changed My Mind
21:05
Engineering Explained
3.62M subscribers
2,090,172 views
December 2, 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qo4byxhI6kY
https://www.youtube.com/@EngineeringExplained/search?query=tesla
Thanks for the YouTube links... the guy is an advocate for EVs and glosses over some major issues that are very serious but he still makes interesting observations and shares his real-world experiences. Such as his “range anxiety” with he says is like always driving a normal vehicle with a quarter tank of gas. Obviously, he would never have tried to make a two-thousand-mile drive in the Nissan Leaf that Nissan let him use for a year to try out for free.
I don’t think that he mentions anywhere in any of his videos about factors that can severely impact the life of lithium based batteries. If one charges the battery to more than 80% and/or discharges it to under 20%, or stores the car with the battery either above or below 40%... the longevity of the most expensive part of the car will be impacted.
With a standard diesel or gasoline powered vehicle, road trips are easier on the engine than a bunch of short trips. With an electric vehicle this is the opposite. Charge/discharge cycles which are repeatedly going above 80% and below 20% will shorten the longevity of the battery.
Great job on EV’s... a must read for possible future buyers.