EV Charger Hopping Across The USA In Our Audi E-Tron

EV Charger Hopping Across The USA In Our Audi E-Tron - Part 2

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Join Kyle and Alyssa with their 2019 Audi e-tron on their way back home to Colorado! This is part 2 to the roadtrip, so if you missed part one check it out at:
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@usa-ev Жыл бұрын

LOL Kyle: "close your door it's hot out there" Also Kyle:

@JasonBowman121 Жыл бұрын

I noticed that too!! Hahahaha

@Dive-Bar-Casanova Жыл бұрын

My girls want to have a long talk with Kyle about that.

@Cowcow211 4 ай бұрын

AND MORE OFTEN TOO!

@NorthDallasLongboard Жыл бұрын

Not sure if you are aware but there is a setting in the MMI to prefer EA stations. I feel it greatly improves the e-tron’s route planning.

@Joshjames1234 Жыл бұрын

15:25 "...it's running over SIX KILOWATTS, Alyssa." Alyssa: 😐 🤣 This is how it is my wife as well, Kyle.

@enthusia492 Жыл бұрын

Watching while I work from home and eat my breakfast. Always feels fun to "tag along" on these trips! Hopefully I'll have an EV soon and can do a road trip of my own.

@JarredSutherland Жыл бұрын

This is what we did before getting our Model 3, you will be wayyy ahead of the curve understanding how these things work.

@michaelthompson3922 Жыл бұрын

Love your road trip videos! My favorite is Alyssa and how she reacts to your questions--I call it the Alyssa eye-roll/shrug. Keep the videos coming you two!

@NoHarmDunn Жыл бұрын

The 15:25 mark had me rolling LMAOOO. Like "6kw, umm okay"

@johnkim2632 Жыл бұрын

Road trip disguised as a secret Walmart sightseeing across America.

@skyemalcolm Жыл бұрын

Walmart should give $500 to Audi, Kia, Ford, etc for each CCS car they sell in the US considering how much cash we are all dropping while we charge and chill.

@PumpUptheJam81 Жыл бұрын

As weird as this may sound, we actually look forward to charging on long trips. It creates a bit of a logistical challenge with routing, but it seems to make us feel more “chill” since we are not trying to burn the wind getting from place to place. Our driving behavior is identical to gas, and life is just good. Having a CCS tesla adapter also opens up a lot of options for routing.

@shithead4767 Жыл бұрын

Those fingerprints on the screen 😋

@renoll Жыл бұрын

Please get a screenprotector...😂

@gerardotorres8920 Жыл бұрын

Holy S... jajajaja

@unclej3910 Жыл бұрын

Or at least clean the screen!

@carholic-sz3qv Жыл бұрын

0:19 she calmly said NO 😂 😆 😝

@skyemalcolm Жыл бұрын

A woman who knows she doesn’t want to explain that dad joke to random people at chargers or wherever.

@ervin9805 2 ай бұрын

15:26 kyle tells alyssa a fascinating find about the climate drain on charging and theres just a blank expression on her face LMAOO

@derrick1964 Жыл бұрын

Uh…..bruh…..neither one of you thought to wipe the screen? You’re driving me nuts. Pun intended 😆

@erolcoulson9194 Жыл бұрын

I get home from work and watch your channel while I eat , great video

@Dive-Bar-Casanova Жыл бұрын

Los Angeles to Las Vegas & back this week in our EV6. Over half the EV chargers we encountered were not working. Those that were we were lucky to get 30KW. The giant mega Electrify America station in Baker Ca only 3 outta 20 working. Tesla station 100% working.

@skyemalcolm Жыл бұрын

Fact check…there are 12 stations (with 23 CCS plugs) at the Baker EA charging plaza.

@stlswagger 17 күн бұрын

Sadly the only reason I own a Tesla

@toddmarshall7573 Жыл бұрын

2:40 I wonder how long it will be before some clever person addresses the screen fingerprint problem...and becomes the next gazillionaire.

@paydboardman2285 Жыл бұрын

All of these comments about the windshield. I bet they intentionally leave the bugs now to help the algorithm lol.

@JohnIsett Жыл бұрын

Enjoyed vid. When I would roadtrip I always brought a bucket with cleaning materials--especially for the windshield! When charging there is always plenty of time for such things. (Yeah, ain't commenters wonderful.) Best wishes, from Florida.

@CryptoNut82 Жыл бұрын

Watching these road trips just makes me appreciate how good and care feel Tesla eco system is. Never have I got to a supercharger, plug in and feel I need to check if I’m charging before I go into a store, I just know it will be, it basically a guarantee

@chiplogan4984 Жыл бұрын

I had it stop once with my Model Y. So I do a quick check now

@PumpUptheJam81 Жыл бұрын

Sort of funny story, the very first time I supercharged it was a bad charger (downtown Sacramento parking garage). What are the odds? Ever since I never encountered a single issue. Amazing network.

@gerardminto2130 Жыл бұрын

Love these very informative video"s, I just got my etron Sportback and the information you provide has given me confidence to do my drive from Canada to Florida this winter. I find the Audi dealers know so little about their electric vehicles. Thank you once again.

@jdbmoto Жыл бұрын

My mild OCD was in overdrive seeing the touchscreen covered in fingerprints.

@ronb4633 Жыл бұрын

Funny moment at 15:23. Kyle: I’ve calculated out and to run the air conditioner and cool the battery is 6 kW Alyssa: rolls eyes with a look of and why should I care? I am so familiar with this scene :-)

@xyeahtony1 Жыл бұрын

i was rolling

@johnwildful Жыл бұрын

I love everything about this channel, except for the obsession with bottled 'premium' water.

@cephalopod7300 Жыл бұрын

Yeah, and who knew there was such a thing as the water reviewer Kyle mentioned he follows? I don't know how it is in the US (heard the story of Flint, Michigan) but where I come from you can just drink perfectly good water from the tap!

@JC-yw1lg Жыл бұрын

I love Jordan ❤️ !!!! Love your videos, very entertaining and helpful in learning about EV.

@ampedampson5140 9 ай бұрын

15:28 edit made me LOL

@BeechSportBill Жыл бұрын

amFilm Glass screen Protector sure works great on m iPad…. Glare while flying GONE

@midi10101 Жыл бұрын

We have the same year and trim E tron. We’ve done several road trips using EA stations. Doesn’t matter how hot it is the Audi will always max rate charge. It’s always the charger’s fault. EA is getting better, but you can count on one charger always offline.

@omelvold Жыл бұрын

That’s my experience too, on the other side of the Atlantic. It seems to taper off just a bit earlier on deep charges though.. I wonder if it’s more of an algorithm- than a temperature thing.

@williamlabarre4755 Жыл бұрын

Maybe with bugs off the windscreen the Cd drops...

@TheAdventureAuto Жыл бұрын

Hotels probably don't want to put in higher output chargers because it would most likely result in more locals stopping by for free juice. For 6-8kW it's not as worth it to do that.

@Newspeak. Жыл бұрын

It’s easy enough to have those chargers set up to only be used by hotel guests. If not the tesla chargers something else for sure.

@Dive-Bar-Casanova Жыл бұрын

@@Newspeak. Some hotels do that but it's a PITA.

@jeepxj Жыл бұрын

cutting room floor title: Kyle visits every walmart from the ocean to the mountains.

@AtlasAir767CA Жыл бұрын

Bug season! I can't wait for the Fall, love these road trip videos by the way.

@richardhale2117 Жыл бұрын

No gas, no squeegee.

@snakeeyes9246 Жыл бұрын

@@richardhale2117 that's a Hyundai PHEV commercial.

@carolinebray82 6 ай бұрын

31:21 Best hotel in salina Kansas! Just stayed there in my 2023!

@carolinebray82 6 ай бұрын

It's now a charge point chargers lol

@stuck1n80s Жыл бұрын

Been on a trip to east coast Canada and there were charging stations that had Tesla adapters securely connected to the CHAdeMO unit. 👍👍

@jasanmiguel Жыл бұрын

Need to add windshield squeegees at these charging stations... and infotainment screen cleaners too!

@BeechSportBill Жыл бұрын

Before I watch…I bet the windshield is covered in bugs….

@DavidDellsperger Жыл бұрын

Flat Branch Brewery is pretty good, cool area around Flat Branch with the little park to the west and such.

@lm1314 Жыл бұрын

Weird that through St Louis went 64 to 270 to 70 when could have gone 70 to St Charles once crossed the bridge from Illinois. I assume went to Walmart at 70 and Veterans Memorial. Fun to see roads you know. Love the Arch!

@kkitzhaber Жыл бұрын

Great video. Very helpful. My longest cross-country journey was 900 miles in one day with a Tesla Model S 90D. Lusk, WY, to Marshfield, WI. 13 hours driving, 3 hours charging. The car can handle up to 110 kW. That's OK. We're working with a 7 year old car with over 100k miles.

@lonestarcollectiblezcom2602 2 ай бұрын

When you're at your remote charing stations, are there generators behind those walls/gates that are at every charging place you go to in order to create the battery charging for your Audi? Thanks, just learning all about electric cars and charging on roadtrips and how to plan those trips/stops etc. Thanks and enjoying the channel.

@sandycoleman6238 Жыл бұрын

Sure would be helpful if both cars and chargers showed how many Kw's the car is requesting. It would stop the station shuffling trying to find out which is at fault. Thanks for the vids.

@Dive-Bar-Casanova Жыл бұрын

Most EV's tell you that on the app and the dash.

@honzasafranek79 Жыл бұрын

Great ride as always.

@rickpellicciotti Жыл бұрын

Ive noted that several of your videos have shown problems with EA charging stations. Another thing I have observed is that unlike gas stations, the charging stations do not offer things like windshield cleaning materials and air for tires. Will charging stations improve in the future?

@joedifrancesco1572 Жыл бұрын

Great video! Would love to see a comparison road trip between Etron and Lyriq!

@joshuatrexler9431 Жыл бұрын

Love all your videos. You're the reason why i got my wife a 2021 prestige. did you ever get the front seat sorted? Or replace it or cleaned from the broken bottle of costco booze?

@messjohnson Жыл бұрын

I just drove that same stretch of road. Enjoyed seeing the same locations. I even stayed at the Salina hotel. All the chargers were in use at the time so I had to go to Casey’s in my Ioniq 5. I don’t get “ripping it” when I have extra charge. Can someone explain why I should just save that charging time and the resources?

@ryankassel5691 Жыл бұрын

I love these road trips but seriously bro you gotta stop using single use plastic bottles. Just get an insulated water bottle

@loriallen67 Жыл бұрын

Now you see the lack of options in the St Louis metro area. Try driving south out of St. Louis. It’s a nightmare.

@electraglider4631 Жыл бұрын

Love your videos! But please carry a microfiber cloth to wipe your in car screens. My pet peeve 🙄

@eagleflight06 Жыл бұрын

Not sure when you guys filmed this video, but Audi has released a software update for the Etron that released some of the buffer and increased my 2021 eTron range by about 15 miles! Unfortunately Audi makes you take it into the dealer to get the update as they don’t do it over the air. Might be worth looking into though!

@bam111965 Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I just did my first cross-country run in a 2015 Tesla that I will be trading for a 2023 Polestar soon and it's good to know it's possible to make the trip without Tesla's Supercharger network.

@rdk3996 Жыл бұрын

Have you done an IPace road-trip? Understand full ‘23 specs haven’t been released, but any initial thoughts on ‘23 Etron vs IPace? Thanks and fun video!

@unclej3910 Жыл бұрын

“It’s stalking” No it’s research! 😂

@telocity Жыл бұрын

1:00 Not wrong about need for chargers at hotels upgraded. But it also shows the need for a more efficient vehicle that goes same distance with less batteries.

@rosmarin2438 Жыл бұрын

4:47 to skip the ad.

@medivelmack 10 ай бұрын

Kyle you should do a Chadmo only road trip...

@edwardhchan Жыл бұрын

This video gives me hope for EA, but dang, I always seem to find the problem units here in California.

@rich1641 11 ай бұрын

How close do you follow trucks to gain wind block and still be safe.

@rzimm1 Жыл бұрын

At the end, min. 52.21 you've gotten home and you say you're going to "calibrate the bottom end of the pack . . . " what to you mean by that? I just recently bought a pre-owned etron and I'm trying to learn all this stuff. I presume it's doing some sort of reset on the batteries to help extend battery life? Thanks for explaining. I really enjoy your posts.

@Samuel-ks5gv Жыл бұрын

Does the wet towel trick not work on CCS?

@gbphil Жыл бұрын

Why is it only Walmart are invested in charging infrastructure? Why not the fast food chains or the gas station snack shop parking where 20 minutes charging would make sense?

@DblOSmith Жыл бұрын

Next time you're in Columbia try a restaurant called The Barred Owl. It's an amazing restaurant for any city! Cheers!

@markfitzpatrick6692 Жыл бұрын

Kyle I loved you stopped at the homewood sweets. I have watched the id 4 video a few times. I wonder if you did the tub/shower since you didn’t want to be hit by water in the other shower. It is funny you got the 2 double beds again. If I ever make it to Salina I hope to stay there.

@harryhood8363 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video, Kyle. What do you think about regen settings on the e-tron? I usually keep it in auto for longer highway trips to provide better coasting, and manual for max regen when I'm driving in the city. Do you have a preferred setting to help efficiency?

@Ficon Жыл бұрын

Coasting is more efficient than regen which does not put 100% of the kinetic energy into the battery pack (one-pedal driving is a Tesla marketing invention to hide the inability to develop a blended braking system). The key to e-Tron efficiency is to maximize coasting because it has two induction motor and gobs of momentum thanks to that hefty weight. Drive with Dynamic suspension (lower ride height is worth about 10% efficiency on the highway) with motors in D. You can try Efficiency which drops the ride height even more above 35 mph but it's very soft and on bad US roads you will hit bump stops. I routinely see 3.3-3.6 mi/kWh in moderate traffic.

@mrTrekirk65 Жыл бұрын

Is that a scratch on your door. 😵‍💫 Your videos are great and informative. Helped me pick the EV6. I'm loving it.

@OutofSpecMotoring Жыл бұрын

No, not a scratch. Thanks for watching!

@skyemalcolm Жыл бұрын

Nice! I got my Light trim 3 months ago. How do you like yours?

@mrTrekirk65 Жыл бұрын

@@skyemalcolm loving still trying to figure everything out at two weeks.

@skyemalcolm Жыл бұрын

@@mrTrekirk65 at 3 months in I really just started playing around with the factory navigation. It’s better than I thought. But I still love my Waze and ABRP and so on

@wesrxnumber Жыл бұрын

Kyle, I noticed your expandable back pack during the trip. It looks like it holds a lot with expanded compartments. What is the name of the back pack? Thanks in advance. I enjoyed your road trip with Alyssa. You provide great information on road tripping with the e-torn. Thank you for taking the time to make the two videos.

@Dive-Bar-Casanova Жыл бұрын

Alyssa should have a Merch link and sell dog related stuff like sweats and t shirts. Make a few bucks off us who buy and wear it. She's really popular with the EV driving dog crowd.

@OutofSpecMotoring Жыл бұрын

Merch is coming soon! Right now you can find her doggy must have's in our amazon store front linked in the description. Thanks for watching! More pup content to come.

@m80prs Жыл бұрын

Hey Kyle, are you and the gang getting your HGV licenses, ready for the Tesla Truck review?

@commanderroddi7742 Жыл бұрын

9%-100% in 56 min. is pretty good. try that with another car with similar battery size, most are like, 1hour and 30 minutes. Even the newer teslas are a little over an hour. I wonder when the new upgraded etron comes out if it will be as good at charging, or if they screw it up. Range is suposed to be good from what Audi claims!

@shithead4767 Жыл бұрын

Isn't Martin riese great, love him 💙

@Whole_Leash_It Жыл бұрын

12:04 You are passing another e-Tron

@777Outrigger Жыл бұрын

Surprising how bad the route planner is. Hopefully later models are better, and if so, can you upgrade your older Audi? But otherwise, what a nice car!

@terryrodbourn2793 Жыл бұрын

You can get key battery at any Walmart stores stations!

@joydivision4659 Жыл бұрын

Really enjoy your videos but Panda Express? What’s better than Panda Express? Like every other Chinese restaurant ever

@hifirulezzz Ай бұрын

So, did you stop for 40 minutes every 100 miles? That would be a long trip to go...

@lakefiftyseven Жыл бұрын

Nice music at 16:59...........Shreading across the USA...The out of Spec way......Where are the homeless people to clean windshields?..$5.00 would be a steal.

@chiplogan4984 Жыл бұрын

I enjoy your analysis but don’t have a lot of time to watch them all. Would you consider having yourself and your team do a 5 minute summary at the end of each video? I just don’t have the time but always want to know the ‘net net’. Thanks! Happy ‘Motoring’!

@1stuardy Жыл бұрын

That touchscreen 🤢

@Ficon Жыл бұрын

I don't understand your low efficiency (driving habits/wrong mode/old software?). In my 2021 on 20" wheels in warm weather, I'm seeing 2.8 mi/kWh at highway cruising speeds, up to 3.6 mi/kWh at slower speeds and in traffic.

@David.-_- Жыл бұрын

How much was that 80 percent charge at the first walmart?

@bn9983 Жыл бұрын

$14-15 bucks it looked like from 45% to 80%

@David.-_- Жыл бұрын

@@bn9983 thanks I forgot he's running free charges

@Blaqs1 Жыл бұрын

If i ever own any of these newer cars having a microfiber and spray is gonna be a must that screen is so filthy with fingerprints 😭

@harryhood8363 Жыл бұрын

E-trons come with a nice big microfiber cloth. I've never had a problem with fingerprints on the screens in mine.

@mdsbrain Жыл бұрын

EA puts in the big power chargers but also seems to have the most problems.

@Dive-Bar-Casanova Жыл бұрын

Easier on battery life to avoid those according to our EV6 rule book. AKA Owners guide.

@skyemalcolm Жыл бұрын

@@Dive-Bar-Casanova ok but why bother buying an EV6 if you’re not going to fast charge it? Might as well buy a Bolt for 20-30k less.

@TheAdventureAuto Жыл бұрын

Props to Tesla for installing chargers for other EV's.

@israndy Жыл бұрын

When did you realize that you could use the Audi App to not pay for charging? It seems that you did mostly charging on Kyle's account the 4 videos from when you bought the Audi to getting home

@hillarykoske760 Жыл бұрын

Alyssa

@badmonkey2917 Жыл бұрын

That screen. Please clean it before making a video 🙏🏼 and I must say I really liked your videos before you started putting in all kind of sponsorship. There is no red tread in your advertising except that isn’t no where near car related.

@kd-bc1lz Жыл бұрын

heheh. the fingerprints.

@whatchuwant77 9 ай бұрын

God, these videos makes me NOT wanna travel ev 😢

@toddmarshall7573 Жыл бұрын

16:00 $0.43/kWh ...vs my house at $0.135/kWh. Looks like there's some room for arbitrage. Watch for my house cost to move toward the $0.43 number in the near future. Gotta love EVs.

@markfitzpatrick6692 Жыл бұрын

Kyle is a member so it is only .31 cents per kwh . The .43 is for non members

@BeechSportBill Жыл бұрын

…so much shopping… brings electric up to gas costs…

@drsteele9 Жыл бұрын

Clean you're screen more often.

@lararafalco2156 Жыл бұрын

clean the screen its dirty

@smturner68 Жыл бұрын

I cant understand how you have such great access to Evs yet cant bother wiping the fingerprints. beyond just because it is kinda gross...so we can actually the content. but, you do you.

@ArrghhMatey Ай бұрын

god this dude is unbearable towards his girlfriend... great ev information but the condescension towards his woman is cringe

@jrwedgeworth Жыл бұрын

Now….. if you’re going to show your house in the background, I am thinking you may want to improve your landscape 🤔🤔🤔

@isimonsez Жыл бұрын

You’re not “if your going to show”

@jrwedgeworth Жыл бұрын

@@isimonsez thank for the proof 😍😍😍…., woof

@chocolatewheelchair Жыл бұрын

who is funding you????

@isimonsez Жыл бұрын

I would only use our EV for city driving …. I wouldn’t do a long road trip. I’d rather spend 10mins to fuel up every 300-400mi

@MikeCo-ge7nz 9 ай бұрын

I’m convinced that EV long distance travel is for people who can afford to purchase multiples hotels 🏨 🏨 and have plenty of time on there hands to enjoy the experience of long trip. Whereas a trip with an engine could take a 12 hour drive an EV will take 2 days and a hotel stay in order to complete. In conclusion if you have the money and time to spend then get an EV otherwise EV is not for the common folk and would not be a wise investment in the long run. Seeing that the EV charging stations are increasing (according to the Department of Energy)