Lov'in it. Thank you for a great review. I am about to order this car so am soaking up vlogs like this one to make sure I am making the right choice for my first EV
There is one thing I don't like about our UK public Chargers, they don't tell you how much the charge has cost you. You have to wait until it has cleared from your bank. In the US the chargers are like petrol pumps and show how much it is costing you on the charger, as you charge.
Most chargers will tell you how much your session has cost, right on screen. Or you can scan a QR code to retrieve a receipt (it works most of the time, it should work ALL of the time). But then Tesla chargers never show you the filling cost without using their app with non-Tesla drivers, and that’s something you’ll see is the same over in the US as it is here.
@@firsttimedriver4391 It should be a legal requirement to show the monetary cost live as you charge, all I have ever noticed on there is how many KW/h you have charged, the charging speed and the Amperage. I don't use the charger apps, I have enough barely used apps on my phone as it is. Everything's an app these days, its becoming over-blow.
Well that’s reassuring. I’m about to takes delivery of a PS2 long range and often travel between Cornwall - well North of Lands End - and Carlisle. 1 stop in the Midlands mirrors our usual routine and if this is anything to go by we’ll arrive home with plenty in hand
That's a really nice video. Great car and a great trip. The best text: "I take that as a compliment but I am your Google assistant". It could say: "If you wanna spend time with Siri, get the fluff out of me". Great view of Loss Ness. But no glimpse of the monster? ;( I'd love to do the same trip in the same car, though it may be a far fetched idea, as I am righ-hand-side-of-the-road driver.
How did you leave the heat on while camping in the car? Do Polestars have a camping mode type setting that Volvos don't get? I've got an XC40 Recharge and I would LOVE to camp in it and leave the climate control running but I don't think there's an easy way to do it.
I wish there was an easier way, but I just set climate timers to come on every 1 hour. So one for 10pm, another for 11pm, until the wake up time - be careful, you need to make sure you select the correct day, otherwise you’re sleeping cold. ❄️
Very interesting, especially given the short distances between charging stops. As for what I would use for the trip, that is easy. My old 1989 Mercury Grand Marquis with the optional in Canada 351cid (5.8 litre) V8. At 40 mpg on the highway, the trip north would have needed one stop for fuel, a top up when heading South, one fill on the way, and a top up at the southern end of the trip. I do wonder what severe weather would do to range on the Polestar. By severe, I mean gale force winds, snow at a rate of an inch per hour, and temperatures of -20 and colder. Chsrging up to have a small reserve is simply not safe in our weather. I have seen a 45 minute drive turn into 9 hours. That was definitely a seriously bad trip, as the roads were ice and the temperature down nearing -30.
I think for most of us here in the UK, we’d simply stay at home and avoid the weather. Though looking into our Scandinavian neighbours, they seem to have figured out blizzard conditions and EV life just fine, though it will take some readjustments to planning your trip for sure, though you’ll still want to prepare the same for in case of emergencies. The one benefit EV drivers would have is being able to plug into any electric outlet to recharge in an emergency, whereas when relying on fuel, if there isn’t a fuel station nearby you’re pretty stuck - assuming no one else has spare fuel to share.
Interesting, given ‘your model’ is rated at 15mpg city and 22 highway and doubtless isn’t in like new condition. I had a slightly earlier 2 door version of the same ‘boat’ on the Prairies. You would find it almost impossible to drive one in the UK, much less park anywhere. Then there’s the current price of UK gas - $2.50 to $2.90 Cdn a litre, so a tank would cost you about $200 and would only get you 450 miles highway at best. I have a a 2 year old dual motor Volvo with 250 mile actual range and it’s no problem at all. The single motor long range Polestar gets almost 350 miles to a charge. The difference is that with off-peak home charging, it costs as little as $8Cdn to charge. And having driven both cars, there’s no question which is more pleasant to travel in.
I've done most of your trip in my EV6 in various shorter but still long drives. Apart from being unprepared for "chargeplace Scotland" is was not a problem.
Yeah - that was me on the first Scottish EV trip replying on their app. The £10 RFID card was well worth it for the second trip, though I didn’t use CPS once on this trip - didn’t need to with the other charge providers now available.
@@firsttimedriver4391 yes, exactly, my first trip up there I didn't have one. Second time I did and it was much easier. The days of the RFID card need to be over though.
I’ve done it in mine and my partners 2021 Polestar 2 Long Range and in a Porsche Taycan GTS… I’d do it again in the Taycan in a heartbeat! Next time I think I need the new Maserati GranTurismo Folgore
Good question. The cost of charging varied from free, to 45p per kWh, 50p per kWh, and 70p per kWh. The average cost worked out to 55p per kWh, or around £334 to travel 1,886 miles. Or about the same price as a petrol car averaging nearly 40mpg (UK) at a cost of £1.45 per litre.
Amazing, I'd love to do this trip in an EV. Hoping to buy a used model 3 next month when my insurance as a 21 year old goes from £13,500 to £2,500 haha
@@firsttimedriver4391 thankfully their value depreciates like a brick in the ocean. A used 2021 model 3 is cheaper than most other similar cars that age :)
Yeah! I wish there was a dedicated camp mode for the heating, but instead I just set the heating on 1 hour timers all night, it did the job well enough.
Teslas are probably the most efficient cars for a trip like that. But for the average person, long trips are very occasional. There are other factors that come into play when choosing a car. I don't have a Polestar but I chose my car because I felt cozy in it, it has 360° camera, a HUD and it handles motorways well enough for the occasional road trip. I'll use slightly more kWh for the same distance and charge a little slower, but it's very little time in the year. I wasn't impressed by the test drives I made in the Tesla. And then ... it's also nice to have a different car ;o). It's all down to taste.
The Tesla is the obvious choice for many first-time EV drivers, but I much preferred the cosier interior, styling, and tighter handling of the Polestar. Plus, when I ordered mine back in 2021, it actually worked out usefully cheaper on a salary sacrifice lease to get a Standard Range Polestar, with the Plus and Pilot packs, versus the Standard Range Plus Model 3
You charged a bit to much at the first stop. It slows down a lot between 75-80%. And it seems like you arrived with 24% to the next charger? :) You could have cut like 10 minutes of the first charge. 😉
@@firsttimedriver4391 😂😂 I will do a 1600km trip (1000 miles) this summer. A "race" with a lot of other EVs from Ystad in the south of Sweden to Haparanda at the border to Finland. :) Done it a few times before in my MY21 LRDM but getting a MY24 LRDM now in a few weeks and I think I will improve my previous record a lot. 😉
@@YoTanzpolestar overpriced and lower spec than Tesla and the boot is really small and you have to put up with public charging vs Tesla Superchargers… yeah definitely better 😂
@@Dave-gg6vl you do have a point, however, driving a polestar compared to a Tesla is like driving a BMW vs a Kia in terms of dynamics and overall build quality. Tesla, to me, is like IKEA on wheels which is not a bad thing but not really comparable. :)
@@firsttimedriver4391 Much appreciated! Aside from the annoyance of my Google hub trying to tell me how to get from Florida USA to a UK Birmingham Tesla charging station, your video was great! 🤣
Nitrous Oxides Released into the atmosphere? Be careful with what you say, our friends in the ICE vehicles will probably not like your criticism of them polluting the air. Didn't you know that EVs are supposed to be just as polluting, just not locally 😉
EVs require more energy and resources to build, absolutely. Not to mention global supply chains means materials take multiple trips across oceans before they finally become a battery - this is the biggest issue at the moment. Thankfully, using the UKs energy mix, it takes just 7,000 - 14,000 miles to offset any emissions it takes to build an EV before it becomes less harmful to our surroundings. A country that may rely more heavily on fossil fuels for electricity will see that mileage rise to between 30,000 - 40,000, India and China have been mentioned in reports. Even still, a petrol/ diesel car will continue to pollute by burning fuel right until the very day the engine goes kaput. And EV can be driven well past its 10 year battery warranty knowing full well it’s impacted the planet much less. Better yet, those who are able to install solar panels in their homes will see that mileage offset drop even further!
If you can avoid driving altogether, do so. Take a bus, a train, get a bike. But let’s be honest, most people don’t have the benefit of a robust public charging system locally to them and have to rely on cars - and it’s for these people who we need to remove tailpipe emissions.
Really? That's enough to get 3/4 of the way to London from Lancaster - a trip you'd be an absolute moron not to stop during, taking, as it does, around 4.5 hours to drive. Just stop at Rugby Services or Watford Gap for lunch. You'd probably be doing that anyway. Where's the problem? And how often do you really ever make a journey that long? It's plenty.
@@timaustin2000 If you have a mapping app for EV chargers (I own a Tesla 3 Long Range), have a look at the charging network from Toulouse to Biarritz and the pyrenees to Bordeaux. I live near the pyrenees and while this is as much of a decade-long and yawn inducing commentary on the ongoing ‘enforced’ lack of charging incrastructure here, as well as in Britain, until EVs can routinely cover many hundreds of miles, they won’t be viable for most people. EVs are still a lifestyle choice and as the closest shops etc are 45 minutes away from us at most national speed limits and as nothing yet exists which can carry cargo from a builder’s yard etc, these current EVs are useless. Also, when we have driven from home to England via either St Malo or worse still Calais, the latter journey requires an overnight stop at Le Mans for the Supercharger. In our diesel peugeot, we can easily do it in a day on less than one tank, whereas each of the 5 charge stop is at least an hour. It is still a range issue.
Not great versus the rest of the motorway sections right? But lol you should see Scottish roads and storms. 235 miles on Scottish country mountain roads is exhausting. If I was a normal person and got a hotel instead of camping in the car with the heating left on all night, i would’ve had another 30 miles of range.
The biggest need for range is the job it is to do. If you regularly drive 230 miles without stopping, it may be that you want a greater range. If you are a normal , safe and prudent driver you will be stopping for 'personal admin' stops every so often, just as you do with an ICE. Especially on UK roads.
@@solentbum I live in the French Pyrenees. I own a 2021 Model 3 LR and a Peugeot Rifter 1.5 Hdi (130) diesel. The drive to St Malô takes four to five hours longer in the Tesla than it does the Peugeot, due to charging stops, whereas in the Peugeot it’s just a stop for lunch. From here To Calais in the Tesla, it’s an overnight stop in a hotel at Le Mans Supercharger and the next half day to Calais, because of how many hours of supercharging are needed, whereas in the Peugeot, it’s a stop for lunch and no refuelling! To charge away from home here in France, several apps, as many RFIDs as there are different charger networks and even then, you can never be sure if the chargers are even working! There are far fewer EVs here than in England and Model 3s are rare. So even when local councils have installed chargers and marked bays, most often they are not working. Yes I have all the apps! So until both range and networks are fit for purpose, if we are in any doubt about charging stops, we take the Peugeot!
This is a much better advert for this car than anything that Polestar have produced
Better not show Mcmaster fans this video. They'll realise the earth isn't flat 😂
Lov'in it. Thank you for a great review. I am about to order this car so am soaking up vlogs like this one to make sure I am making the right choice for my first EV
I’m glad you have decided to share your amazing adventure with us… luv it😍
Superb work!
Great video. I love Polestar, having rented one for a few days in Holland. Its great to see the mileage you're getting out of the new model.
Fabulous video, great review. Beautiful Scotland. Loving your work. 😊
Connie never looked worried throughout. Great video!
brilliant video
What an amazing video! You deserve way more subscribers than you have because that genuinely kept me hooked for the whole 19 minutes 😂
During my Xmas break, I did a 3000 mile trip to Portugal & back in my MG5 EV. Shorter range, slower charging but as quick as my last ICE trip.
That sounds epic - maybe you'll inspire my next trip...
What a great vid......
Great vid. I have a 2023 LRSM. Will upgrade to a 2026 PS2DMLR. Or maybe the P3.
An amazing road trip -- well done. I'm not sure about EVs but you've proved it can be done!
The best entertainment for me ❤
There is one thing I don't like about our UK public Chargers, they don't tell you how much the charge has cost you. You have to wait until it has cleared from your bank. In the US the chargers are like petrol pumps and show how much it is costing you on the charger, as you charge.
Most chargers will tell you how much your session has cost, right on screen.
Or you can scan a QR code to retrieve a receipt (it works most of the time, it should work ALL of the time).
But then Tesla chargers never show you the filling cost without using their app with non-Tesla drivers, and that’s something you’ll see is the same over in the US as it is here.
@@firsttimedriver4391 It should be a legal requirement to show the monetary cost live as you charge, all I have ever noticed on there is how many KW/h you have charged, the charging speed and the Amperage.
I don't use the charger apps, I have enough barely used apps on my phone as it is.
Everything's an app these days, its becoming over-blow.
Well that’s reassuring. I’m about to takes delivery of a PS2 long range and often travel between Cornwall - well North of Lands End - and Carlisle. 1 stop in the Midlands mirrors our usual routine and if this is anything to go by we’ll arrive home with plenty in hand
Let us know how you get on with your PS2!
11 hours Land End to Carlisle? What were you doing…
That's a really nice video. Great car and a great trip. The best text: "I take that as a compliment but I am your Google assistant". It could say: "If you wanna spend time with Siri, get the fluff out of me". Great view of Loss Ness. But no glimpse of the monster? ;( I'd love to do the same trip in the same car, though it may be a far fetched idea, as I am righ-hand-side-of-the-road driver.
How did you leave the heat on while camping in the car? Do Polestars have a camping mode type setting that Volvos don't get? I've got an XC40 Recharge and I would LOVE to camp in it and leave the climate control running but I don't think there's an easy way to do it.
I wish there was an easier way, but I just set climate timers to come on every 1 hour.
So one for 10pm, another for 11pm, until the wake up time - be careful, you need to make sure you select the correct day, otherwise you’re sleeping cold. ❄️
How did you find the ride on those 20” wheels?
Very interesting, especially given the short distances between charging stops. As for what I would use for the trip, that is easy. My old 1989 Mercury Grand Marquis with the optional in Canada 351cid (5.8 litre) V8. At 40 mpg on the highway, the trip north would have needed one stop for fuel, a top up when heading South, one fill on the way, and a top up at the southern end of the trip.
I do wonder what severe weather would do to range on the Polestar. By severe, I mean gale force winds, snow at a rate of an inch per hour, and temperatures of -20 and colder. Chsrging up to have a small reserve is simply not safe in our weather. I have seen a 45 minute drive turn into 9 hours. That was definitely a seriously bad trip, as the roads were ice and the temperature down nearing -30.
I think for most of us here in the UK, we’d simply stay at home and avoid the weather.
Though looking into our Scandinavian neighbours, they seem to have figured out blizzard conditions and EV life just fine, though it will take some readjustments to planning your trip for sure, though you’ll still want to prepare the same for in case of emergencies.
The one benefit EV drivers would have is being able to plug into any electric outlet to recharge in an emergency, whereas when relying on fuel, if there isn’t a fuel station nearby you’re pretty stuck - assuming no one else has spare fuel to share.
Interesting, given ‘your model’ is rated at 15mpg city and 22 highway and doubtless isn’t in like new condition. I had a slightly earlier 2 door version of the same ‘boat’ on the Prairies. You would find it almost impossible to drive one in the UK, much less park anywhere. Then there’s the current price of UK gas - $2.50 to $2.90 Cdn a litre, so a tank would cost you about $200 and would only get you 450 miles highway at best. I have a a 2 year old dual motor Volvo with 250 mile actual range and it’s no problem at all. The single motor long range Polestar gets almost 350 miles to a charge. The difference is that with off-peak home charging, it costs as little as $8Cdn to charge. And having driven both cars, there’s no question which is more pleasant to travel in.
I've done most of your trip in my EV6 in various shorter but still long drives. Apart from being unprepared for "chargeplace Scotland" is was not a problem.
Chargeplace Scotland is shocking… Drove 900mi around the North West of Scotland in October and only managed it thanks to hotel chargers over night.
Make sure you spend £10 on the card, mine now lives in my car and I wouldn’t do a Scottish trip without it
Yeah - that was me on the first Scottish EV trip replying on their app. The £10 RFID card was well worth it for the second trip, though I didn’t use CPS once on this trip - didn’t need to with the other charge providers now available.
@@firsttimedriver4391 yes, exactly, my first trip up there I didn't have one. Second time I did and it was much easier. The days of the RFID card need to be over though.
You camp in the back? That is cool
I’ve done it in mine and my partners 2021 Polestar 2 Long Range and in a Porsche Taycan GTS… I’d do it again in the Taycan in a heartbeat!
Next time I think I need the new Maserati GranTurismo Folgore
I’d love to see that trip filmed in a Maserati Folgore 😏
How much was the spend for this trip?
Good question. The cost of charging varied from free, to 45p per kWh, 50p per kWh, and 70p per kWh.
The average cost worked out to 55p per kWh, or around £334 to travel 1,886 miles.
Or about the same price as a petrol car averaging nearly 40mpg (UK) at a cost of £1.45 per litre.
Amazing, I'd love to do this trip in an EV. Hoping to buy a used model 3 next month when my insurance as a 21 year old goes from £13,500 to £2,500 haha
A Tesla at 21! That's amazing. Let us know if you get it, and how your first road trip goes. :)
@@firsttimedriver4391 thankfully their value depreciates like a brick in the ocean. A used 2021 model 3 is cheaper than most other similar cars that age :)
cool! it looks like you have slept in your car. Were you able to use the climate control to keep it comfortable during your nights sleep?
Yeah! I wish there was a dedicated camp mode for the heating, but instead I just set the heating on 1 hour timers all night, it did the job well enough.
Just out of interest why did you go for the polestar over the tesla? I see the occasional polestar around and I always wonder why people buy them.
Teslas are probably the most efficient cars for a trip like that. But for the average person, long trips are very occasional. There are other factors that come into play when choosing a car. I don't have a Polestar but I chose my car because I felt cozy in it, it has 360° camera, a HUD and it handles motorways well enough for the occasional road trip. I'll use slightly more kWh for the same distance and charge a little slower, but it's very little time in the year. I wasn't impressed by the test drives I made in the Tesla. And then ... it's also nice to have a different car ;o).
It's all down to taste.
The Tesla is the obvious choice for many first-time EV drivers, but I much preferred the cosier interior, styling, and tighter handling of the Polestar.
Plus, when I ordered mine back in 2021, it actually worked out usefully cheaper on a salary sacrifice lease to get a Standard Range Polestar, with the Plus and Pilot packs, versus the Standard Range Plus Model 3
@@firsttimedriver4391 Fair enough thank you for replying!
Saying the Google Key word was greattttt. My devices didn’t just freak out each time. 😑
looool yeahhh should’ve put on a trigger warning
@@firsttimedriver4391 lol I kept saying. “CANCEL” and the TV input would change. 🤣
You charged a bit to much at the first stop. It slows down a lot between 75-80%. And it seems like you arrived with 24% to the next charger? :) You could have cut like 10 minutes of the first charge. 😉
You’re 100% right.
Though what you can’t see is me spending forever cropping and cutting my insta story for the trip which took far too much time. 🤣
@@firsttimedriver4391 😂😂 I will do a 1600km trip (1000 miles) this summer. A "race" with a lot of other EVs from Ystad in the south of Sweden to Haparanda at the border to Finland. :)
Done it a few times before in my MY21 LRDM but getting a MY24 LRDM now in a few weeks and I think I will improve my previous record a lot. 😉
Many years ago, mid 1960's , I hitch-hiked Lands End / John O'Groats in 40 hours. I prefer going EV nowadays.
That’s phenomenal, what an adventure you must’ve had!
such a good looking car, underatted af
polestar >>>> tesla
Both great EVs - what do you prefer about the Polestar?
@@firsttimedriver4391 the inside and the amazing volvo design
@@YoTanzpolestar overpriced and lower spec than Tesla and the boot is really small and you have to put up with public charging vs Tesla Superchargers… yeah definitely better 😂
@@Dave-gg6vl you do have a point, however, driving a polestar compared to a Tesla is like driving a BMW vs a Kia in terms of dynamics and overall build quality. Tesla, to me, is like IKEA on wheels which is not a bad thing but not really comparable. :)
Kinda wish all UA-camrs would mute the "OK Google" / "Alexa" / "Hey Siri". It always triggers any nearby devices.
Very fair point, one I’m taking on for my next videos. 👌
@@firsttimedriver4391 Much appreciated! Aside from the annoyance of my Google hub trying to tell me how to get from Florida USA to a UK Birmingham Tesla charging station, your video was great! 🤣
Can we censor the Hey Google next time, my phone stopped the video to listen, every, single, time 😂
yeahh... I will take special attention editing next time, please sent my apologies to your phone. ;)
The Wind is NOT AWFUL it is charging your car!!
That is so valid.
We ❤️ wind ⚡️.
This wind was spooky though.
Nitrous Oxides Released into the atmosphere? Be careful with what you say, our friends in the ICE vehicles will probably not like your criticism of them polluting the air. Didn't you know that EVs are supposed to be just as polluting, just not locally 😉
EVs require more energy and resources to build, absolutely. Not to mention global supply chains means materials take multiple trips across oceans before they finally become a battery - this is the biggest issue at the moment.
Thankfully, using the UKs energy mix, it takes just 7,000 - 14,000 miles to offset any emissions it takes to build an EV before it becomes less harmful to our surroundings.
A country that may rely more heavily on fossil fuels for electricity will see that mileage rise to between 30,000 - 40,000, India and China have been mentioned in reports.
Even still, a petrol/ diesel car will continue to pollute by burning fuel right until the very day the engine goes kaput.
And EV can be driven well past its 10 year battery warranty knowing full well it’s impacted the planet much less.
Better yet, those who are able to install solar panels in their homes will see that mileage offset drop even further!
If you can avoid driving altogether, do so. Take a bus, a train, get a bike.
But let’s be honest, most people don’t have the benefit of a robust public charging system locally to them and have to rely on cars - and it’s for these people who we need to remove tailpipe emissions.
232 miles isn’t nearly long enough range for an ev in 2024.
Really? That's enough to get 3/4 of the way to London from Lancaster - a trip you'd be an absolute moron not to stop during, taking, as it does, around 4.5 hours to drive.
Just stop at Rugby Services or Watford Gap for lunch. You'd probably be doing that anyway.
Where's the problem? And how often do you really ever make a journey that long?
It's plenty.
@@timaustin2000 If you have a mapping app for EV chargers (I own a Tesla 3 Long Range), have a look at the charging network from Toulouse to Biarritz and the pyrenees to Bordeaux. I live near the pyrenees and while this is as much of a decade-long and yawn inducing commentary on the ongoing ‘enforced’ lack of charging incrastructure here, as well as in Britain, until EVs can routinely cover many hundreds of miles, they won’t be viable for most people. EVs are still a lifestyle choice and as the closest shops etc are 45 minutes away from us at most national speed limits and as nothing yet exists which can carry cargo from a builder’s yard etc, these current EVs are useless.
Also, when we have driven from home to England via either St Malo or worse still Calais, the latter journey requires an overnight stop at Le Mans for the Supercharger. In our diesel peugeot, we can easily do it in a day on less than one tank, whereas each of the 5 charge stop is at least an hour.
It is still a range issue.
Not great versus the rest of the motorway sections right?
But lol you should see Scottish roads and storms.
235 miles on Scottish country mountain roads is exhausting.
If I was a normal person and got a hotel instead of camping in the car with the heating left on all night, i would’ve had another 30 miles of range.
The biggest need for range is the job it is to do. If you regularly drive 230 miles without stopping, it may be that you want a greater range. If you are a normal , safe and prudent driver you will be stopping for 'personal admin' stops every so often, just as you do with an ICE. Especially on UK roads.
@@solentbum I live in the French Pyrenees. I own a 2021 Model 3 LR and a Peugeot Rifter 1.5 Hdi (130) diesel. The drive to St Malô takes four to five hours longer in the Tesla than it does the Peugeot, due to charging stops, whereas in the Peugeot it’s just a stop for lunch. From here To Calais in the Tesla, it’s an overnight stop in a hotel at Le Mans Supercharger and the next half day to Calais, because of how many hours of supercharging are needed, whereas in the Peugeot, it’s a stop for lunch and no refuelling!
To charge away from home here in France, several apps, as many RFIDs as there are different charger networks and even then, you can never be sure if the chargers are even working! There are far fewer EVs here than in England and Model 3s are rare. So even when local councils have installed chargers and marked bays, most often they are not working. Yes I have all the apps!
So until both range and networks are fit for purpose, if we are in any doubt about charging stops, we take the Peugeot!
Do really need to tell us you need to have a wee? Maybe just say you need to go to the toilet? TMI!
loooool - trust me, the unedited video had a lot more wee references, I'd held back.