Bjorn, you deserve a medal for these 1000km challenge. Seriously, you do more for car tests than ANY magazine or TV shows. Kudos to you.

For anyone considering to buy this car and wanting to know how it handles long distances, remember there are a few of very important factors that influence range: speed, temperature and climbs. I did some journeys on the new Zoe and I could average around 160 Wh/km with three people + baggages and AC (at 30°C outside temp). You can do this by doing around 110 in flat terrain and 85-95 on climbs depending on how steep they are. It's not the fastest but I feel it's the best compromise between speed and low number of charging stops.

Thank you for doing this 1000 km trips, it gives many people an feeling for the EV's! Have a save roads!

Bjorn, I love your posts. I was a single dad with 3 daughters for about 25 years doing lots of service calls all over Queensland in Australia. I had to drive very quickly and thru intolerable weather at times and try to get home base every time. I can only wonder at how helpful your data and sage insights will be for people to know when they get into trouble no matter if they drive an electric or fossil. I think your are such a really good human being to put so much effort into this mate. Very best regards, Tom.

I just love the countdown! Nein, nein, nein, nein. I laugh every time 😆

When you got the Peugeot or the corsa, could you do a comparison of charging, range, price, speed, delivery time, overall opinion of the zoe, corsa, kona, model 3?

OK and Q8 was two different companys that merged. OK was first IC (Inköpscentral) then merged with OK and became OK. OK was a company owned by its members.(cooperative). Q8 was a company who was owned by Kuwaits goverment. Yes you are correct Q8 is a play on words in english. Q8 an OK struggled on the swedish market so they merged to get stronger and they became Swedens largest gasoline company in the early 2000.

As others have mentioned, can’t wait to see how the Peugeot e-208 will do. Seems very similar to the ZOE but with 100kW charging and liquid battery cooling.

I always enjoy these vlogs,hope Evs will soon be seen in Africa,nice vids Bjørn,from Kenya

i went too far - scheiße why cant i see shiiiiaaat hahaha i discovered your channel a few weeks ago and im watching every video, i love it

We own an Ioniq28 and a Zoe 135, it's amazing how thirsty the Zoe is compared to the Ioniq, especially on the "Autobahn" and in Winter. I think, I would not buy the Zoe again, since besides the high consumption and slow charging, it also has no adaptive cruise control and not even the driverseat height is adjustable. It's my wifes car and she likes it, for it matches her expectations and needs. Thank you Björn, I like your work!

I have a Renault Zoe GT Line on a bargain 2 year personal lease whilst I wait for Tesla Berlin to be completed. The Zoe is a great small car but 70 mph is thirsty, 60 mph (100 km/hr) is better. I don't drive more than a round trip of 60 miles. The problem I have is that I find it's acceleration very addictive. The Zoe starts to bombard you with loads of messages once you drop below 10% battery. I am enjoying driving the Zoe which I first drove back in 2012. I will be joining the queue for either the new small hatchback Tesla or a Model 3 at the end of July 2022.

The ZOE is made for the city or small trips, and for that it's perfect, it has great range and a good price. Keep up the good work Bjorn.

Get your hands on E Corsa, E 208, E 2008.

Still like the Zoe 😍

You only have 2.5 in the tires man! You should have closer to 3.0 bar in order for more even wear and better (lighter?) roll. That color on the car is a beauty.

Thank you sir for what you are doing, you are helping people take smart decisions with info that not many are posting on the internet.

Thank you for doing these tests with the different cars and taking as much data as you do it. I am interested in how the different cars compare when they are used on the same route all the time. I remember watching a video where the guy was saying how if electric cars had a 2 speed transmission like what ICE cars have it would make them more efficient as they would have more mechanical advantage when driven at high speed

OKQ8 - a result of a merger between Swedish "OK", petrol stations and Kuwait Petroleum where OK stands for OljeKonsumenterna (oil consumers)

the Zoé makes u eat more food and spend more money while stopping in everycorner waiting for the charge :))

I don't care what the fox says. I only listen to wolves and vikings! Winter has been very strange this year here as well. 10c in January is hot. I am allergic to doing Mukbang, I'd end up being embarrassed by sudden need of type 3c. Watching others is ok. This Zoe is a great choice. Not as quick on the challenge but still a good EV. Especially on Ionity with 40 kW wave. Felt a top gear vibe when you paused and said it doesn't charge that fast. Captain Slow. Buggy chargers suck

Thanks again for the informative and entertaining video, Björn! in the overall results Excel, it would be interesting to see how many charging stops were needed for each car to cover the 1000 km. (or indeed totals for driving time & charging time)

Having to hold the CCS during handshake is sketchy lol that would drive me nuts

It's a weird winter over here on Southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia Canada as well. Warmer than usual. Good for EVs. Hopefully that won't translate to fires in the summer. Thanks for the video.

You should have a rate that divides the hour by the vehicle cost so we get a value for each car

Nice video of this adventure! I think that you should drop your speed to 100 km/u in a car like this. You will gain many kilometers on a battery charge and the time you may loose by going 'slow', you'll save certainly 1 to 2 stops because you haven't got to recharge as much.

Bjørn, when you said that the 82% you used gave 41.5 kWh and that would make it nowhere near 52kWh usable, that calculation shows that the 100% would roughly be around 51.8kWh, as 1% would be 0.51. So it appears in this test the Zoe did actually have a usable 52kWh capacity

your videos are so genuine keep posting please I really enjoy watching them

"people expect 100 kw in 2023" , the only thing is that this power duration lasts only a few moments to descend under the value shown on the charger after the battery hits 40 % ... So the average charge speed is faster on the zoe as it hits 43 kw from 0 to 65 % of the battery charged ...

Its going to be interesting testing the Cybertruck that does 800Km on a single charge - you'll only need to charge once and if you can plug into a 250+KW charger towards 10% capacity - it'll only need something like 10 minutes of charge - before you are on the road again!

Hi there! I find your 1000 km challenge very useful and I'm really looking forward to the next. As I live in Denmark where car prizes are outrageous and as I'm just a poor songwriter wanting the best for our environment, I'd love to see how a cheaper electric car like SEAT Mii performes in the challenge 🙏

The M3 SR+ has more or less the same batterie size... 😱

2,4€ for orange juice?!?!? in germany its about 0,9€

When are you testing the Model S LR Raven for the 1000 km challenge? Excited to see which is fastest: MS or M3

I would like to see the callange with the new e-up. Since it has a bigger battery now and a lower consumtion than the e-Golf, it should be faster.

The most interesting comparison would be a 1000km challenge with a Peugeot e-208

At 34:40 the SR+ is only 30 minutes slower than the LR. The Zoë is much slower , so I can see why so many guys are doing the Tesla stretch to upgrade to the Model 3. 🤔

Owning the first Edition of Zoe with 22kW charger, I like almost everything about the second Edition of Zoe, except for the 50kW CCS - why not 100kW that is allegedly to be found in direct competitors e-208 & Corsa? That at least in theory would make long distance trips less painful.

Could you do a "control" run of your 1000 km challenge with an ICE car? Having that in the table would provide a good point of reference for context of current ICE users looking to switch to EV.

Thanks for the interesting video. What I don't understand is that you had more range than I do with my ZE50 R135. Currently it is 4 °C and with 100% it gives a range of 210 km. In your video I saw a range of 280 km with 99% battery and 3 °C.

Your german is just too funny😂

As a swede i would say we are a bit hippocratic. We say safety is number one priority, we make the safest cars, have the safest environment and no one should die on swedish roads ("zero vision"). And still the 110km/h limit is more just like guidelines, there is really no speed limit ;)

Hi Bjørn, could you kindly make 1000km challenge with old TMS suffering from CHARGE#GATE? I own such a car. It is terrible, like step back from the future

This is the car I’m looking into. Hopefully the finance quotation will be affordable (I’m retired). Thanks for a very useful video.

1:26 the 52 kWh battery is 99% full and that gives a range of 280 km?? That's appalling! Edit: 3:57 Ah I get it. You're hammering it.

But how many hour would it take in summer conditions? We gonna drive more than 2000 km one way from Germany to Albania this summer. What is the best speed for Zoe ? Keep in mind there is mostly AC charghers in Balkan. So maybe Zoe have some advantages there.

Wow... I think the cold was pushed towards Canada! It has been -30 to -40 here for a week!

Hello Bjorn, the ZOE has an indication of the charging power. In the speedometer display, under driving data, the lowest display with amps, volts and revolutions. the ampere shows the charging power when charging! Greetings from Germany.

You need saltaway or saltX in washerfluid.

fix the title is renault not renualt :D

I am curious to see how the MGZSEV will perform. Looking forward to February ?!

Heroic testing Bjorn!

When are you take 1000km test on Jaguar I-pace?

Will we see the e-up 1000km challenge? Can it beat the e-Golf? 😉

watching his own livestream to check the charging status. Awesome! :D

Hey Björn, will you do a 1.000 Km challange on a BMW i3 ? I reccon, it will perform quite well even against the newer Modells...

Hi Bjørn Why do you use North oriented navigation and not heading oriented? It not make sense to me. I'm retired attack aircraft pilot and believe me I preferred heading orientation during mission. Imagine landing on South oriented runway with North oriented instrumets. One of them is called Heading indicator. shrani.si/f/1p/Jw/25zclFo1/heading-indicator.jpg

@Bjorn Preheat stops the charging. If you didnt know

33:19 🤣🤣🤣🤣 *how cool is that!* 🤣🤣🤣🤣 I can not anymore. 😅😂🤣 puh, krass💪👍

Looking forward to your 1000km Ioniq FL trip. Wonder if anyone got some information on why some newer cars need to charge slower. Related to minimization of cobalt used in those cell designs and only Tesla manages to charge such "smaller" batteries, as in SR+, really fast?

As soon as you can get your hands on the new Peugeot e-208, please do the 1000km challenge ! ^^

Avoid stations with only one charger: you are fully right!

My opnion is that you drove too fast with the Zoe, you had to drive max. 110-115 kmh and then had to charge only 4 times (of course longer per charge). The Zoe is too inefficient at high speeds. But further on is a very well usable EV! The weather was very bad too. Try to do again in summer.

The statue in Tanum is inspired by the pre-historical rock graving just down the road! Also, can people still just unplug you in Tanum (or switch the charging to another cable, thinking both can work together)?

7 ads in 36 minutes. Niiiiice

It's only about 5% of CCS chargers that need a hand - take the weight of the cable off the plug. The pins inside get loose if they have been heavily used.

31:20 In Hungary you have to play like Bjorn with the CCS if you want a correct charging session in some places. (BMW i3 60Ah BEV) Hard to understand this, because the contacts are clean both sides.

Will you also do a 1000km challenge with the new 32kWh e-Up? Would be interesting to see if it rapidgates or not, also in comparison to Ioniq 28kWh

Bjorn please can you make a 1000km challenge for the e208?

24:50 "Not the best food" literally half of a dutch lunch

Weird winter? Maybe climate change eh.....

Hi Björn. About heating while you're charging, you simply press the button on the key to heat. Cheers Nick.

it shows 41kWt because it's kind of cold, around 3 degrees C. Ideal conditions should be 20-25 C.

there is issue with bms in these first ze 50 models. I allso could get only 42 kWh out from the pack. I complained to Renault and they updated the bms. After that i could get 52 kWh out from the pack. Maby Renault tries to protect their packs and deliberately nerfs the battery. 42 kWh is pretty much 80 % from the full pack.

Interesting, the ZOE has similar charging speed to the Ampera e. Only the Ampera e can take up to 54kw and is already 4 years old.....

Only Bjørn “Junk food for the win! Yes!”

Intersting to know what it weighs when its emply...!

Great Video,😀 I have the 40kw Q90 that can charge up to 43kw on AC. Looks like charging speed has not increased only popularity of CCS charging has.

Whenever I work out my range and consumption on my ZE40 it always comes out at 41kwh usable battery. Very confused by your findings.

Humm... you're missing an important point in the table at 34:40 to my mind. You should add an extra column with the price!

That GUI on the Ionity chargers doesn't fit with the stylish plastic housing the chargers have. It feels like the software is still in alpha-phase. Will they ever make a more elegant/modern/stylish GUI?

The problem with Sweden is that most charging places only have 1 charger..... except for Ionity of course.

Lol, I just love this guys reviews.. profanity and all, it’s great haha.

Greetings from Canada 🍁 and enjoying your vlog on the Zoey EV. The temperature in my town is currently -36 C which means EV driving range will be significantly affected. Then there's drain on the battery pack with the heater on at full and the longer distances between cities (and charging stations). Factor in the higher initial cost of EVs, the long charging times, the adverse effect of cold weather, the potential bottlenecks at charging stations, the unsuitability for long trips and the purchase equation still doesn't add up....here's to the next generation of EVs with improved battery technology.

Zoe at those speeds is very inefficient. I actually think this trip would be done faster bye traveling closer to 100km/t or just below just because of the increased range

You are right about Q8, it's another way to write Kuwait, which is pronounced kʊˈweɪt. A thought: if you drive within speed limit, you will spend less kW, and less time for charging. Which could save time at the end. Or? Anyhow: thanks for publish the tour, it is very interresting! :-)

Bjorn great video! Test the Peugeot e208 to compare is it's better than this or not. Looking forward to see 1000 challenge with e208.

Will EV drivers slowly develop weight and health issues due to the all the fast food they consume during charging stops?

Doesn´t really look promissing... I had so many hopes in the Zoe. Do you think they will bring a 100kw charging update (or even adaptive CC) ota?

At least I now understand why I always see Zoes travelling at 50mph getting overtaken by lorries on the motorway (70mph limit). These cars have no range at high speed. Bearing in mind this is the new Zoe, all the others have battery packs a lot smaller so probably can't get anywhere near 100 mile range at 70mph.

31:30 accidently new EV-Jokes started: Keep holding the pumping plug. Just for a while. right next to the car. Erhm... Good Tip anyway, thank you!

Would be nice if you also show the split times for 300 and 600 km (or so). And I also would like to see city tests - that´s where ev´s primarily move.

quite low pressure of warm tyres 2.5 >?? should be cold temp...its make diff

Do you have any plans for a 1000km run on the MG ZS EV? Would be great to watch!

I love when you try to put german words in....

Great job, very useful information, thank you! Do the e-niro and kona have the same time? Have you tested the MG?

😮All that stress and calculating... Got an old V50. I fill up, stop 2 or 3 times to pee maybe a bottle of coke, yea I know it's got sugar. I go 1000 km in one go. No calculation and which station I soud go to or not. Any petrol stations will do and bingo im back. Drove the other day to London from Tours hear where I live, I started at 5am and was back midnight. Got to say I tuc it a little slow in the UK becaus it was the first time for me on the left. What a relief when I drove of in Calais. Paris no problem it was clear. It cost me 160 + payage and coke. Wounder if you can do that in the time. By the way that was ruthley 1400Km give or take

Bjørn, are you shure they lend you the Z.E.50 and not the Z.E.40 instead? There are people in Germany who drove 240 at 140km/h. 41,5kWh would be the right number for the Z.E.40.

Kinda strange that the symbol for charge on the dash, is a gas pump. 🇸🇪

Jeez. That Zoë is a bastard to charge in every way.