Octopus Electric Vehicles - Take a look at all our cars, charging solutions and energy tariffs at bit.ly/KZfaqEVM

Pass the dutchie on the left hand side ha ha ha ha ha. Love it. Crackin video. I am thinking i3 for my first ev. Love em

I'm so glad this video exists. I've got a Vauxhall Mokka E and I've wanted to do the NC 500 for so many years and just thought I'd never be able to in the EV.

Happy New Year!.. Thanks for the fun video.

The next challenge: Leeds UK to Marseille France . Can you take a UK EV abroad and recharge as easily as buying petrol or diesel?

You're my hero. Been planning to do this exact trip for ages now in my i3 so it's great to see someone else do a test run :) Doing my trip shortly, at a but more of a relaxed pace :)

Neat video. Thank you. The food shots were fun. The trip was helpful as it shows that it can be done.

Happy New Year!

Coming Monday I’ll pick up my BMW i3. This video gave even more confidence that longer journeys are possible in this car. Good video lads!

Fantastic video, and stunning scenery

Yes EVM, John O Groats to Lands End (and back again) in 48 hours was done in 2016 by two guys in a Leaf. They also drove from Edinburgh to Monte Carlo in 60 hours, again in the Leaf.....

Great video guys, happy new year

I live in dingwall close to inverness amazing to see my local area

Singing: "Four and twenty EVs set out from Inverness, And when the trip was over, there was not one EV less..." :-)

Happy New Year... Q: Was it 120 AH battery and were you charting to 80% and how far were you taking the battery down (DOD) ? Thanks for the video 👍

Happy new year great video. Looks like Scotland is ahead of UK for charger's

Great myth busting video. Next challenge :- Drive to Barcelona and back during first two weeks of July. This would see the sort of impact that the use of AC would have on the mileage. Or Munich in Autumn to do the same for the heater, winter may be a bit of a push given the lack of sunlight. Both would require a couple of overnight stops. Plus you get a decent road trip in another Octopus Electric Vehicle. Keep up the great videos.

Great vid. Loved the way you did it, no planning, small car etc. 2020 will see me doing a lot of the same in my new Tesla M3. By the way I can thoroughly recommend Octopus energy. I use them and get 5p per kWh for four hours overnight and 16p rest of the time. Makes my ev very inexpensive to drive. There are also codes available to give recommender and new customer £50 each.

MAY BE TWO CARS challenge using only free chargers starting with a full charge and ending with a full charge at the end of 24 hrs drive see how far can drive bit like a grand tour events. needed full info on distance between chargers and who much charge the car had at each charger, what you charged it too and how long it took so then you would have miles per kwh between each charger.

One of the best EVM videos, great test of BMW i3.

Excellent demonstration of how the infrastructure is the most important part and not the range of the car. Just like any Petro car, a sports one would have to stop more than an economical. Great job. Congratulations.

Happy new Decade.

Loved the clip with the "its early 'o' clock made my day

You really are getting it together now. A very accomplished presenter...

I lost it at.. "seasoning?" XD

Great trip gents! Cheers!

Beautiful country, great drive. Would be great on a motorcycle either ICE or BEV. I haven't joined the BEV world yet but may jump in with used one in March.

Great video EVM, these long distance drives are a great way to demonstrate that EVs are perfectly capable of doing them. It’s the main reason I also like Bjørn Nyland’s 1000km challenge vídeos as they are a great way to look at the combination of efficiency and charging speed. For the life of me I can’t understand why BMW insists on quoting their battery capacity in Ah rather than Wh like everyone else...

I lease my Model 3 Performance through OctopusEV - great company. No hassle and very good rates

Interesting challenge. Of course, any journey is possible with time and planning and if someone is doing a journey like that then they are unlikely to be in a huge rush, but, you could easily do that journey in well under 24 hours in a petrol or diesel car :)

Pity the weather at the Tongue charging point hadn't been better, you'd have got a fantastic view from there. All the same, it was really impressive how that trip went and the fact you seem to have managed to pack the kitchen sink along with the rest of the stuff in that beemer.👍👍

Switched to Octopus (Agile, eventually) a few weeks ago hopefully using your ref code. Also just taken delivery of a Ohme smart cable via Octopus. Cheers for all the info

considering a new EV? - look at the Model 3. did buy one in September . incredible in every way. could not be happier with that choice!

EVM - I have an i3-Rex and will be taking it to Fully Charged in a month. I live in Texas but it will still be nearly 1000 miles round trip. Not 48hrs though, 72hrs maybe. Love the Channel, hope to catch up with you at one of the events either her or in the UK.

Look the german elelectric dave driving in a challenge with five swiss teams from Hamburg to Nordkapp. He arrived it yesterday evening and today all teams drive there again. Also on the way back through Norway there will be many life streams.

The newer version of the i3 is a huge improvement over my 2015 i3 Rex, I keep looking at it as an upgrade. The charge network in Scotland is pretty well developed.

Great vlog, just done a round trip from Solihull - to Isle of Sky in standard range Tesla did 1250 miles cost me £43 over 5 days and such a better way to drive in an ev having to stop certinaley not as tired and cost is brilliant

Brilliant what an adventure well done lads

Awesome work there EVM. Disappointed that your butler wasn't wearing black tie and tails. :) If a Daily Mail reporter had tried that, they'd have called a truck to carry the depleted car back home. Just for fairness, EDF also do an EV lease scheme called Go Electric. Look forward to seeing more in the new year.

Good on you lads !

Nice one chaps! But you are spoilt with your range. I’ve documented a few trips like you guys on my channel. My little 60ah i3! Love it 👍🏼

Nice! Wouldn't be possible in Wales yet, sadly. Well done Scottish Government!

ok, I live in mid devon , I have a 24 kw ENV .....I would love to do this but don't fancy spending hours (days?) on the motorway....

It looks like the great Scotish weather. My wife is from Ayr.

What happens if you are at the limit of your range and the charger isn't working or is incompatible? A night in a hotel where they might allow you to charge it overnight? A call to the AA for a tow to the next charger? That would do my box in tbh. Thanks for the honesty, you could have glossed over the non functioning charging points, it highlights that the network is still patchy and that the best policy is to plan a long journey in an EV meticulously, so you don't find yourself on the back of a recovery truck.

Now do it with a couple of kids fighting in the back at every charge station :P

My i3 only has a 80 mile range in summer and about 60 mile range in winter. I wouldn't do that route in my car, its more of a short journey city car. Did you have the heating on? What mode was you driving in? Eco+ or Comfort? How long was each of your charge sessions? What was your average speed? The BMW i3 app would of given you some nice stats about each of your driving sessions, you only need your VIN number to make it work which is on your windscreen. It would of shown you how much you were regening your driving efficiency and distance driven since last charge. Happy New Year. 🥳

I was waiting to hear clearly stated the range and KWH capacity of the car your using, how many times did you have to charge ? Thanks

Really too bad you didn't have the time to get more video of the scenery. Now I want to visit Scotland...

Whow that’s some going, don’t think I’ll emulate! but it shows it’s can be done, probably even easier in my Kona Electric. Just a shame we are still seeing faulty chargers, I just wonder if Tesla have similar problems with their chargers. Happy New year. Colin.

Wow, just amazing how quickly you did that. I know you've done a more relaxed drive of the NC500 but would love to see it more if you can and even if you did a road trip video style and 30-60min video or multiple parts if you ever get a chance. Hope you got sleep at the end of it for both of you. Thanks for a great video, just abit slower/longer would be good if you can ever swing it of course.

Think this a challenge. Try driving to Barrow in Furness, Cumbria, at the end of the longest cul de sac in England. Think now getting first EV charger installed at Tesco??. Many a poor EV driver has been seen pushing their car back the 40 miles to the M6 Motorway!!!

What version of the i3 did you drive and what was your highest range on a charge?

It's good to see other networks expanding but they are still only putting in only a few stalls per site.

Angel Adams was once famously asked by a visitor at the entrance to Yosemite what to do because she had only a few hours, and his answer was “cry”. I feel the same for tackling the truly magnificent NC500 in such a rush. Well done though- it was my first thought after getting my model 3 for a road trip.

That puts distance to rest why don’t you go to France for your next long distance test great video as always keep up the good work 👍❤️😎

August! I was wondering why it wasn't dark after work and why at 6am it was so light and no snow around, now it makes sense.

How many different cards/apps etc. did you use ?

Most people forget that more than 100 years ago the first gasoline cars had to buy their fuel at the pharmacy in cans of 5L. See it now with the emergence of the electric charging points as before for the gasoline car, we get used to it.

Dropping with humour 😂😂 Awesome video mate. Would not suggest a career in stand up though.

Your dead cat actually looks like a cat! Great video again, thanks.

That's the whole point of the stunningly beautiful NC500 route, you will stop so many times, to take in the views and scenery, that using a fully electric vehicle is not the best solution. If the weather is especially cold and harsh, then range of the batteries will diminish considerably. You simply do not rush the NC500, and if you do, its a wasted journey.

Just wondering, if you weren’t planning your charges how did you know “you had enough charge to reach the next charge point or even the one after that” ?

Thanks to electrify America, I could road trip my Bolt EV to my parents place in GA from Texas. Unfortunately it might cost as much as or more than flying and it would be pretty exhausting. I'd be interested in doing the math on that journey.

What a way to shut up those naysayers. Great job, the two of you.

Really good video. So something like a Kia e Niro would be quicker as less charging would be

Will you do a video on the new BIK subscription services such as Zenith which will really drive EV from April 2020 (0 percent ) so 40 percent discount on lease fees. Holland did 12k in a month Model 3's December 2019?

Interesting. I’ve heard of range anxiety now I wonder about charger anxiety. When we have a proper network to cope with the change over I’ll consider a fully electric car.

Seriously impressed. I'm too chicken to drive from Worcestershire to Fife in my 30 kWh Leaf , I use my wife's ICE instead. I feel exceptionally lame now.

That plug in EV’s are the future

Only right that I click the link and have a butchers after that journey, leasing is something I havent considered till now. just looked at them, when you said lease I take it you meant PCP? as the only other option is business contract hire, I couldn't see personal leasing?

Hi guys, so here is a challenge: Recreate this drive in an EV: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jK-UgcaT2M2zmYE.html Suggest you chat with Harry, he's really approachable.

On a trip like this how much time would you of spent charging the car ?

The charging network in Scotland must be pretty good. I’ve tried to use two non Tesla rapid chargers, one in Lyme Regis and one in Godalming. Both failed. The Tesla network has been problem free, thankfully.

well done.

so how many miles do you think you gained with regen braking coming back from the pass?

I have an idea for a challenge...... see what the New Year brings

Great video. How feasible would the NC500 be in a 24kW Leaf? I’d really like to give it a go

Well provisioned as well as entertainingly presented.

Having done the west part ( far better than the NC 500 proper) Fort William to Durness via Plockton and Applecross etc many times. I’ve been watching charge points closely as the dream to do it in either and model 3 or Y and back to Glasgow. Sticky point seems to be near Durness as it’s hit and miss. Nice seeing Applecross and the pass. Done it mostly under blue sky but have done the pass in thick fog. Sorry did you say this was done in August ? The trouble is in the summer you couldn’t do a EV road trip with friends. I’ve done it with 17 other cars in our group, we turned the Ullapool garage into a car park till we all filled up. Why no Durness charger is that because it’s not worked in nine months.... Durness needs a charging hub sorted but us Scots will get there. Brutal driving as I’ve usually done it usually over 3 days. Just to add I know you were in a rush but would have been nice checking places like Durness and reporting what you found. This route would catch EV drivers out if they didn’t watch. I’ve done Ullapool to Inverness with a Stop for the night at Tongue on one tank of fuel having brimmed at Ullapool. Got to Inverness with the computer saying 5 miles left in the tank, but then I wanted a Shell garage 😁. Once you can do the same in a EV it’s a no brainer. As I’ve said the dream is Model 3/Y, Summer blue sky’s, free Scottish charging from Glasgow to Tongue and back following the west coast. Don’t think we are that far off👍

Good video guys, you probably should disclose why you chose this rural route as the Scottish government has greatly supported the EV charging infrastructure make this journey possible. This would not be possible in Wales or many parts of England

Look out Grand Tour boys ,

Chargeplace Scotland pretty good and getting a card an absolute no-brainer for us Scots. Not going to stay free. Definitely need more charging hubs like Perth where there are more than one or two chargers. Fixing them seems to take too long.

Yep we've just done Germany from Mid Wales in a 2015 Nissan Leaf 24 no problems and it took about as twice as long as would of taken in a ice car, but then we were in no hurry. As for 'reg 4 miles regen give you 10 recharged miles', I don't think so guys, unless your falling off a cliff!!! lol

Literally been thinking about doing this in a 40kwh Zoe. Do you think we could get a similar result?

Did you use the petrol range extender if so how many miles did you use it for

Do you think the NC500 is do-able in a Renault Twizy?

Intro to the head of a scruffy dead cat - like it!! ps the locals must be getting a tad annoyed with all these southerners racing around their countryside? :-)

What kw is the battery and what's the range?

Perfect job evm how much do you charge ? I have an i3 Regards Bob H.

16 hours in the beemer. If you delete the charge time how long would it have taken? Not being negative, just curious.

My VW TDI turbo diesel gets 50 miles to the gallon. Fuel in US is $2.70 a gallon diesel. 1,400 miles is $75 usd cost. Driving time 28 hours (70 mph). With range of 700 miles one fuel stop, 10 min including bathroom break.

Great video guys......what charge station info map do you use?

Good journey! I'm planning to drive from Suffolk to the south of Poland this summer in a 30kwh Leaf. Does anybody know what the charging network is like in Europe? Particularly the countries I'll be driving through, which are the Netherlands, Germany and Poland?

happy newyears. no planning u r nuts whould not do that in an ice much less an ev

Let's point out that you selected a vehicle with a pretty limited range and that many chargers that didn't work forced you to charge "just in case" when you could, so stopping more often and charging the partially full battery, which is slower. In, say, Tesla Model 3 LR or Hyundai Kona EV you would have to charge once, perhaps twice, at a much higher speed. So, you were _not_ trying to make it look easier than reality. I like your travel-size salt and pepper mills :o) Umm, did you say this was done in August? As in, you know, summer, sun, sweltering weather... Happy New Year!

Your next challenge, should you accept it, will be to go the Fully Charged Live event in May, all of 250 miles south in Farnborough AND no cheating by taking the Mini

What car are you using for the challenge as you did not make it clear in the video.

That en EV can be used for long trips only the fossile drivers not interesting in EVs do not know. Maybe the most impressive part is the way you guys eat in a car, real glasses with juice, little plastic crap and great food, salt and pepper grinders ! This takes eating in a car to a new level for me :) Great, why not enjoy the trip, charging stops is then something to look forward to ! Looking at the route with "abetterrouteplanner.com" I understand there is a challenge here, only 1 stall 50kW charger ! And some not working ? What ? I may have missed it, but Wh/km or Wh/miles for this trip would be interesting (average for the trip)

I just watched the Northcap challenge with Electric Dave and the new Ionic. It’s doable