Yeah the difference between public charging and charging at home is wild!

So if anyone wants to do a road trip then they have to take their house with them or dont go far away from their home? Dumb comment, indeed.

@@andyc9331 dumb response indeed. no, for Dan's journey I would of done this without public charging once. If you do public charge use zapmap and find cheaper charges at different locations rather than main motorway stations. And yes it will be pricy, but an EV will save you an absolute fortune (For me over £300 a month) if you are doing up to 150 miles from your home.

@@hydraflyer Yeah buy a £40k car to go 150 miles away from your home cos going farther is too expensive....EV`s are good (for now) if all you do is go a few miles from your home but is it? How much you overpay for the car at the dealers? How much for your insurance? Any accidents where there is possibility that battery pack is damaged? Also check out EV fires, good stuff.

Maybe but you've got to spend 30k or more on a Tesla in the first place. You can buy a used diesel for 2k and fill up in 5 mins and drive to Scotland.

That would be ideal. What will be interesting is to see how they start to combat public charging for terraced houses without driveways.

@@ItsDanLatham There is a recent Government paper on the subject of 'price competition' at Motorway service areas, maybe that will have some effect! There are several systems available for kerbside charging, all it needs is for your local council to find the money to install.

And what is the trick when you have no home charger?

@@aacmove TBH public charging is now very expensive and I would not recommend an EV to anyone unable to charge at home. Especially if they want to drive it long distances and put in high mileages.

@@Hitstirrer I've always said, the day I don't need a car is the day I will get an EV. As I don't ever see myself owning a house.

A prime example of how for some people in some situations its just not a viable option yet. Hopefully the infrastructure continues to improve

I don't suppose you would, its more the sort of thing you plan for because you know you'll be waiting around a while!

P.s. I thought the content and production quality was good 😂

Nada, but you knock yourself out :)

Good idea. Can never be too safe on a long trip!

Planning my trip from Coventry to Cornwall. Charge to 90% at home at 7.5p then first charge at Penhale in. Cornwall (200 miles) at 41p. Spend week then charge same place for return trip. Probably use public chargers no more than 6 times a year. The only time I couldn’t use the Tesla chargers was a week trip to Weymouth.

They are lovely to live with day to day. And home charging is pretty affordable. It will be interesting to see how it will work on crowded roads with terraced housing though!

Is the Prius much smaller than a model 3? Looking at Autotrader a year or two old Prius PHEV looks to be just the same price as a model 3 and the Prius seems like a massive downgrade from a model 3?

Its not so easy - if you run out of fuel, the car will probably still go for a fuel miles, and you can fill a can or have someone bring some to you. It also takes just minutes to fill. On a long journey in an EV, if you break down on a motorway, its a lot more hassle. Plus, stopping can take an hour or so to get a fast charge. Charging overnight is ideal but not always an option. Then theres the possibility when you arrive somewhere desperate for a charge, the stations are in use, or broken. Very rare to not be able to get fuel.

Sounds like a dream come true!

I do agree that a big breakthrough in battery tech is necessary before it becomes a viable option for everyone. That and the infrastructure. According to the stats, where I live in the south east is the lowest ratio of chargers to vehicles, so I see the issue first hand here. I do believe that EV's are great, and that they are the perfect solution for people who do lots of short trips. But your example is the perfect example of when it just adds inconvenience and worry! Fingers crossed the next few years bring good developments.

All I would say is don’t conflate teslas to be the same as any other EV. I took a model Y from Milton Keynes to the north-west of Ireland and back a round-trip of over 950 miles over two days and it was effortless. It also worked out to be much much cheaper than taking a diesel. Tesla already have the charging infrastructure sorted out and the car itself. Even in winter was capable of over 300 miles.

A Tesla did John O’Groats to Land’s End in 15 hours 24 minutes with 1 hour 23 mins 46 seconds as the total stopping and charging time. A distance of 848.4 miles driving recorded. So you do not require hours and hours of stopping time for a lengthy journey.

@@alanc286 Impressive, although the Tesla supercharging infrastructure and speed is better than the generic charging for most brands (as of right now) so that's something to keep in mind. Proof that it can be reasonably done though.

So you saying all EVs can do that. I did not know that.

It’s better than driving along the motorway waiting for your 20-year old banger to breakdown and then hanging around for 5 or 6 hours for the breakdown truck to take you to the nearest garage: who inform you that it’s £5,000 for an engine rebuild 🤣🤣🤣

@@alanc286 but I drive a new ICE. Much better option than a stupid EV. I do not waste my life hanging around getting my car charged. That is for mugs.

Just did a video review of an X-Trail E Power and was very impressed. That hybrid system is a great compromise for a lot of people.

@ItsDanLatham if owners know how to use them. In a recent study, it was found that "real-world electric miles driven in PHEVs could be 25 to 65 percent lower than the vehicle allows. Moreover, PHEV drivers are consuming 42 to 67 more fuel than the EPA estimates."

Because EV owners are thick, they have to be to own one in the first place

I don't have a charge point at home. I didn't even plan to film the video, I did it purely to explore what it's like to do a trip and rely solely on public charging (it would have been more relevant if my trip had been longer distance) as a matter of interest. A lot of people are just curious what the charging situation is like. If you buy an EV and have a home charge point, you could likely do half this trip on a cheap home charge.

@@ItsDanLatham A home charge point makes a huge difference over convenience and cost. But thousands of people just use public charging and make it work for their driving pattern. The fact that they continue is probably because they appreciate the much better driving experience. Kudos to you for that.

Without a home charger I would pay the Tesla monthly subscription then get cheaper prices.

Not here to convince anyone! Just sharing my experience. I think there's certain people that an EV doesn't work for currently.

You seem to have a short memory, don’t you remember the 70s oil crisis when the Arabs turn the oil off? What about if Iran blocks, the Strait of Hormuz? Are you gonna get oil from Wales or somewhere?

@@ouethojlkjn you must be thick pal, as we have our own oil fields in the UK which are about to go into over drive. Oil is not a problem if you know about the planet, there's plenty and I was born after 1970 so no remembering needed

@@Englishelectrictype4 I was in the UK Oil industry for several years in the late eighties and early nineties. The first thing you need to know about oil, is it is far from all the same oil. Then you might not sound so thick when you make these idiotic statements of yours. And what exactly do you think turns all this black sludge into Petrol and diesel? Fairies and Unicorns? And what transports it from the Gulf to whichever supermarket you get your fuel from? magic? I won't be as rude as you have been to assert you are thick, but you certainly seem to have a very narrow view of the world.

@@ouethojlkjn yeah yeah. I take it you believe in the climate crisis aswel then ha ha. I know more than your aware with your job in the oil industry 3 decades ago a lot has changed since then and EVs still aren't the future

@@ouethojlkjn I bet your sat wearing a just stop oil short aswel as you type ha ha

You can drive your polluting, noisy and old-tech car for years more if you want. Nobody stopping you. But you miss the point entirely. EVs are just much nicer to drive. Fast, quiet and smooth. Simply better cars that give a great driving experience. A full tank every morning. And every week there are more Rapid chargers available. The UK grid supply becoming greener each year. But no problem. You can just carry on funding oil barons.

Do you want to do the math behind all that convenience. I think you’ll find it’s a very expensive way to get around.

@@ouethojlkjn I would be interested in your thoughts. Presumably you have already done the maths or you wouldn't be able to make that assertion. Please share.

@@Hitstirrer Sure, Tesla have no service schedule so you save on servicing. No spark plugs, injectors, oil, oil filters, exhausts, gearboxes, clutch plates, turbos, seldom need brake pads or disks, to have the same supercharging mileage cost as my Model Y you would need to get a 500+ hp AWD diesel capable of 146mpg. There are wider studies conducted in America where a base model BMW 3 series costs about 50% more over 60k miles than a base tesla Model 3. [per mile] this survey covers things like depreciation, insurance etc. Not just running costs

@@Hitstirrer "Fast quiet and smooth" ? Mine is all that and catalyctic converters stop all the bad emmisions, so them are just sales lies . Speed now days is not useable everywhere i drive is 20mph or 60mph speed cameras every road so can never use any speed so that means zilch. The oil barons own the very same power grid you EV suckers use so that means zilch. like i stated The EV car is only a control the sheep and a Was never needed product, cars at year 2000 onwards are doing the job fine and wil last 250k miles. i will drive petrol until they drag us screaming to the 15 minute camps.

That's been done between a diesel BMW and an electric Porsche recently. Guess which was quicker and cheaper 😂

@@andrewwaller5913 I know and thats why I offered that.

Yeah, like people drive 900 miles every day here in the UK. Oh, they don't. Check out Richard Symonds who did JoG to LE last year with no issues in a Tesla. Unless you are routinely doing more than 200 miles non stop a day an EV is every bit as practical as a diesel or petrol if not more so I charged up at home last night after running back and forth all day fetching and carrying an elderly relative to and from hospital. My charge cost me just 3 pence per mile. Tell me where you can get petrol or diesel at that price? Guess what: unless you nick it, you cannot. Oh, and we did over 100 miles in the day and it just wasn't a problem at any time even though we began the day with about 70% in the battery and ended the day with 35%. It is easy to set up a scenario for failure but then the reality of EV ownership for 99% of folks is just scary to all you neanderthals and your fossil juice burners. Pity this bloke couldn't do his maths either. 69 pence/kW is less than 20 pence per mile and less than £20 per 100 miles, nowhere near his £40 declaration. His rank stupidity is laughable. Just another person painting EV's in a bad light for his clickbait stupidity.

​@@andrewwaller5913A Tesla could do it cheaper than the diesel. 😅

Wouldn't say I'd fancy that just yet, and I do a fair few miles these days hence why I don't have an EV myself.