1000 Mile EV Road Trip Recap
- Sep 3, 2021
- 1:09:02
- Full Episode
In this week's episode Marques and Andrew bring David Imel back on to talk about the giant road trip that the team took earlier this week. The whole point was to travel 1000 miles in separate cars in order to test out the EV charging network versus regular gas stations. There's a lot they discuss and there's even more coming in the full video coming to the MKBHD and Studio channels, so you're getting a sneak peak in this one!
Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:46 Explaining premise of road trip 04:10 Why 1000 mile loop? 06:35 The experiences of the first two cars 10:04 The woes of David 14:55 The ranges/accuracies of the cars 23:54 Wondrium (Sponsored) 25:01 Halo Dog Collar (Sponsored) 26:44 Stops and the human part of the road trip 31:22 EV charging infrastructure 53:27 Autopilot and Blue Cruise 01:07:00 Conclusion and final thoughts
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Brief Summary
Hosts compare a road trip in a Tesla, Ford Mach-E, and Audi Q5, highlighting electric vehicle challenges and gas car advantages.
Key points
- The Great Electric Car Road Trip. Hosts Marquez and Andrew embark on a spontaneous road trip experiment comparing electric and gas cars.
- Surprising Range Estimates. The Ford Mustang Mach-E surprises with better-than-expected range estimates compared to Tesla.
- Charging Challenges. The team faces unexpected charging issues, highlighting the struggles of electric vehicle road trips.
- Charging Challenges on the Road. The team discusses the difficulties they faced finding working electric vehicle chargers during their trip.
- The Future of EV Charging. A conversation about the need for improved charging infrastructure as electric vehicle adoption grows.
- The Mach-E's Potential. Exploring scenarios where the Mach-E could outperform Tesla, especially in charging efficiency.
Episode highlights
- The Great Electric Car Road TripHosts Marquez and Andrew embark on a spontaneous road trip experiment comparing electric and gas cars.“We decided to actually do such a trip.”1:16Sep 3, 2021
- Surprising Range EstimatesThe Ford Mustang Mach-E surprises with better-than-expected range estimates compared to Tesla.“We got more range than it says you're gonna get.”10:41Sep 3, 2021
- Charging ChallengesThe team faces unexpected charging issues, highlighting the struggles of electric vehicle road trips.“We needed that charger to work just to be clear.”11:35Sep 3, 2021
- Charging Challenges on the RoadThe team discusses the difficulties they faced finding working electric vehicle chargers during their trip.“Half the time, more than half the time, they were broken.”21:27Sep 3, 2021
- The Future of EV ChargingA conversation about the need for improved charging infrastructure as electric vehicle adoption grows.“There's not a lot of car manufacturers that are really heavily investing in the charging network.”39:56Sep 3, 2021
- The Mach-E's PotentialExploring scenarios where the Mach-E could outperform Tesla, especially in charging efficiency.“There's a world where the Mach-E wins!”42:07Sep 3, 2021
- Charging Infrastructure ChallengesThe discussion highlights the issues with charging station reliability and accessibility for EVs.“You want 99 plus uptime for chargers!”49:21Sep 3, 2021
- Impact of EV ExperiencesThe conversation emphasizes how negative experiences with EVs can affect consumer perceptions.“If pickup truck drivers have a bad EV experience, it could be detrimental!”50:59Sep 3, 2021
