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Why are you promoting an inferior evse when your Audi evse can output up to 9.6kw at 40amps when set to 100%?
Also most of your grips with monitoring/adjusting your etron’s charging can be solved if you get the myAudi app.
The lane keep assist can be turned off if you find it to be annoying. You can also increase the sensitivity of the lane keep to reduce the ping ponging between lane markers. If the onboard camera can’t recognize the lane markers then the lane keep icon will turn white meaning the car is unable to keep you in the lane. Also I’ve noticed that ping ponging is greatly reduced when the adaptive cruise control is active.
As far as the range goes I’m not sure why you’re having such a hard time getting around in your etron GT. My etron has had zero problems making the round trip to Boston and back on a single charge (even when it was
Why even use it? You already know that the charged is not reliable.
@@vitravaah2527 You know, EV batteries usually degrade because of temperature, cycles, and time.
Operating them in colder temperatures can really shorten their mileages.
In warmer climates, in most cases, the AC should be on to manage the battery from overheating, which can also affect its lifespan. Most EV companies only guarantee their battery life up to 100k miles.
@@vitravaah2527 You know, EV batteries usually degrade because of temperature, cycles, and time. Storing and operating them in colder temperatures can really shorten their mileage.
In warmer climates, in most cases, the AC should be on to manage the battery from overheating, which can also affect its lifespan. Most EV companies only guarantee their lithium battery life up to 100k miles.
@@vitravaah2527You know, EV batteries usually degrade because of temperature, cycles, and time. Storing and operating them in colder temperatures can really shorten their mileage.
In warmer climates, in most cases, the AC should be on to manage the battery from overheating, which can also affect its lifespan. Most EV companies only guarantee their lithium battery life up to 100k miles.
The wife complaining montage was what real life is all about lol
That is totally my wife also. She hates to charge the Tesla when we are traveling!!! LOL
shes hot so its ok
9 EV videos in a row will help cover the loss from selling
The speedometer in the highway said “80”. Electrics guzzle the battery at 80. Just the reality of it
Oops 80 mph regular speed? I bet the heater was toasty too.
@@kelleyhooper4003 at 8:58 you can see that his side is set to 79 and hers is set to 76
that isnt true. it is the same for gas vehicles
@@morthim but gas vehicles have a LOT more energy onboard. Also the difference is not as big since engines get more efficient under load. If you have 700 miles range slow and fast only 600 most can manage.
@@morthimNo, regular cars get much higher mileage on the highway than in the city. At highway speeds you coast a lot more whereas in the city you are constantly on the accelerator.
I routinely plug in every day and keep the car charged to 80% - more than enough for me. Weather does have a tremendous effect on the mileage.
I put gas in my car when it needs it.
But you're "saving the environment."
LOL.
@@m4rvinmartianI can clearly see over the years of countries converting to renewable energy… you’ve learned nothing. Great
@DreDresChapters it's all a money grab con game...
@@theglitch99 are you just realizing the business that you give your money to LMAO… you literally said “that’s a product” & made 0 points how that effects people negatively….
@@DreDresChaptersev's are Not about " saving the world ' is my point... modern day gimmick to get wealthy of fear tactics... so don't force ppl into evs! They are not the hero....
I remember why I haven’t watched this channel in years…..
Your wife was annoyed because it's extremely easy to charge the car overnight, in the winter especially. You can disable the lane assist, it's the button on the left stock (hold it down to turn off, tap to turn it off in cruise only).. Your Audi EVSE is set to 50% power lol. You are suppose to get 9kw, all you had to do was push the button on your Audi EVSE to get full power. - With all this said, the car is a compromise for performance.. It feels AMAZING and drives extremely well.
The problem is that people aren't familiar to how you use an EV. You don't just fill it up whenever you get low on fuel. You fill it up every night while you sleep. Dealers should definitely make it abundantly clear when they deliver the car that thw range in winter will be much lower.
The agenda says EV are direct replacement for ICE which is why they push so hard for mandates. Bull. EV are accessory cars good for grocery getting.
Except that "filling it up" is harmful for the battery.
@@vultureguy33if you keep it at 80% or less, and at a lower charge rate. It’s not.
@meangene3179 I don't disagree but that's different than what we normally mean by "filling it up" and cuts into the (already inaccurate and overstated) range.
@@vultureguy33 That means you should not be filling up your cell phone? Its the same lithium battery so if you charge ur phone at 100% all the time what do you think will happen?
The range is not defined by Tesla, its the EPA who sets this standard for all cars and not just EV.
Another problem is a person who needs a charge, but can't since another person blocks it for a full day!
If they did that at a gas pump the cops would have it towed.
The problems of those who need a high end car. Must be tough. He did mention I should give him a hard time about that so maybe I should delete this? He decided to put a mid range charger in his home since he installed it himself. I guess the high end needed a professional electrician. That would cost too much poor guy.
Or your down to 3% battery and get to the closest charge station and find that they are all out of order. Now what? This is why no charge Hybrid is the way to go.
That's not a thing at Level 3 DC Charging stations. You car will be towed more than a few hours.
@@Neojhun Interesting. The rich guys that will pay for a $120k EV every 3 years won't even spring for an electrician to install a level 3 charger in their homes. All they do run the car at a low charge until the battery pukes out after 3-5 years then complain nobody will pay more then 1/2 price for it.
Craig: "I'm driving at normal speed"
Cruising at 80 MPH 😂
When you are within 60 miles of Boston that’s just keeping with the traffic!😂
80mph is pretty normal, but it's not gonna be the most efficient for range.
If you think 80mph is fast….. that’s pretty crazy
@@DreDresChapters if you’re trying to get the best fuel efficiency, it’s not happening at 80MPH.
@@QueasyGaming right but actually the etron gt is never very efficient but on the good side it does not much worse when driving fast because of its transmission. So you could save a little driving slower but not that much.
The look on your wife’s face is priceless. You liked the car and thought the foibles were something to work through. She did not like the car and wonders why you aren’t in the 3-row SUV. My wife would be the same way and would probably refuse to drive the e-tron outside of a 5 mile radius of home.
I drove a lexus hybrid hatchback while Fam was traveling in CA and it was awesome. Charges while wheels are moving/braking. Went like 700 miles traveling all over in a week and filled up one time for about $85
Love that your going to have 7 videos about the Audi to pay for the $40knloss lol
the cold weather kills the range. if in cold weather you need full charge
Right, all that nice fast heat doesn't just come out of his ass.
And precondition....
Car & Driver proved this over 15 years ago. For they test drove these EV'S in their pre-production phases.
It kills the range in non teslas.
It's the heater. There's no "free" heat like you get in an internal combustion engine, so you're constantly running a heat pump, which is basically an air conditioner.
Two of your stories should have started "I was and idiot and didnt plug the car in before I went to sleep"
Its amazing by all of these other comments. Its like, guys, you all have phones in your pockets. Do they die on your way to work? No, you charge it every night. Same with this car. Also how often do you take long road trips? I take maybe one or two a year. Otherwise all of these "problems" Craig is talking about are not actually problems.
I still am glad I didn’t fall for purchasing one of these pieces of s__t!🤣
@@alleyoop5185good. The less people that drive EV the better for us that do at the moment while the infrastructure is still growing. We need people to stick to ICE.
@@benjaminfranklin4760 your probably right. Right now there aren’t the chargers needed plus I’m Leary of battery issues but maybe in the future I could change my mind.
You mean...
"I was an idiot and trusted untested technology"
I like how you said in the beginning, NOT a TESLA, like Tesla is different than any other EV company, which they are of course....Supercharging, OTA updates, great community, guess the answer really is...just buy a Tesla !!!!
I liked the honest telling of what it is like to own an EV. As you mentioned, and I would not own an EV, I would consider owning a hybrid vehicle in the future. Your candid video just shows me more issues owning an EV. And determination that I will not have an EV any time in the near future. Thank you so much. I know you had to shoot and edit a lot of video over time to compile this and I for one appreciate it!
Yup you hit it on the nose between the range anxiety and depreciation I’ll pass
But you can virtue signal and pretend your saving the planet! Plus 0-60 in a nanosecond!
Thinking a German EV deserves a premium is what set the depreciation. That, and the pandemic's affect on all cars being used as a broad brush solely against EVs.
@@hcjpbluesky9916 It's not a bespoke EV to begin with. Basically an adaptation. Compare this with the comparable value internal combustion luxury vehicle and you will find the same depreciation.
The reason for most people thinking electric cars suck is because they have heard great things about a Tesla, but don't want a Tesla. So they look to other brands that say they have the same specs, but they just don't. You want great charging experience? Buy a Tesla. You want great range? Buy a Tesla. You want great reliability? Buy a Tesla. You want a great UI? Buy a Tesla. You want great autopilot? Buy a Tesla. You want something other than Tesla? Do what you did and find it was not a Tesla and you have many regrets.
I personally bought a 2017 Ford Focus Electric, but took onto account that is was strictly a commuter in a temperate climate. At 6 years old, I have always had 120-140 miles range and have never seen or gotten less than 100 miles range. My car is exactly what I expected and needed. I never planned on or did road trips, and it was under $20k brand new out the door after incentives.
It's not that EV's have flopped, but the non Tesla EV's that are poorly engineered. I kind of think this is on purpose to try and get governments to end mandates. If an EV does work for you, don't get one and then complain. And don't try and think others are as good or better than a Tesla, they are not. My Ford was exactly what I needed and wanted and was far less costly than a Tesla.
Almost every problem you are having would not occur with a Tesla.
Well said. A Tesla is a great ev becoming a great car. Everything is a car struggling to become a great ev. Before anyone considers getting an ev, there’s a BIG difference between experiencing a Tesla and a non-tesla else. For your own research at experience both before deciding what you want.
Johan Andreas Furebotten says...
I had a very early Taycan, MY20 4S. It was a lovely car to drive but after 1,5yrs and 52000km I had a battery health check performed by my dealer and was shocked it came out at 93% SOH. Loosing 7% of my “fuel tank” over 18 months and just over 50000km of driving, albeit circa 70% on fast chargers during my long ass commute during the pandemic was something I never thought would happen. Especially as Porsche said they had us covered with a large buffer both at top and the bottom of the battery and not to worry about charging whatever or using the car as we wanted, on track or not. So I did. Home charged it over night to 100% regularly and went deep into single digits SOC when commuting and fast (50kW mostly, because our charging infrastructure sucked at the time) charged to +90% SOC before departing as it kept ~45kW of charge up to 91-92-93% SOC before tapering off. And even went out 7-8-9 days of track driving with the local Porsche Club. I really thought Porsche had us covered and we could use the car without hesitations in that regard. Turned out we couldn’t…
But the worst happened 4-5 months after the battery health check. 1/1-22 on our way home from Christmas holiday we had a motor malfunction and the Taycan bricking right in the middle of the road atop a mountain during a blizzard at night. While driving along at pace enjoying the drive, suddenly without warning the throttle pedal stopped working and every conceivable warning light came on and we rolled to a halt right in the middle of the road with no possible place to get off the road. Ran out with the warning triangle 2-300m up behind the curve we just passed when it happened and rang Porsche assistance, who surely dispatched a flat bed for us but then proceeded to make my life miserable by only focusing on what we didn’t have the right to claim. So after a couple of near crashes of car almost hitting us we got the flat bed with a rental picking the car up (1400km from home) and we could drive to the nearest airport, spend the night at a hotel, have a meal and fly home the next day and a taxi home from our airport. All of which we had to pay for ourselves (within the warranty period of the Taycan), except the rescue of the Taycan. Of course Porsche had to back track and refund us everything after some phone calls to people higher up in the system, but still not a premium experience dealing with Porsche Assistance🤬🤬🤬
2 months later the car was returned from my dealer with a new rear motor as the original one had short circuited.
2 months after getting the Taycan back I swapped the darn thing for a 2018 Cayenne without an extension cord and have lived happily ever after.
Good luck deciding on which premium EV to bring misery to your life🫣
The answer is to separate the battery from the car - after that resale value and mileage stress is gone. That means In future you will get always the newest battery tech (which means more range) also for older EVS. Changing the battery will take 3-5 minutes (for 90% of charge). There is a one company which offering EVS with separate battery without battery degradations or stress about battery condition but it is not in USA yet.....
an electric car uses more energy in the cold weather so thinking half when calculating the range of the car.
Utter shit ! In Norway everyone drives a Tesla !
The range drops 8 perhaps 9 percent in the cold. It’s not an issue.
“Utter shit “ is correct. Evs are utter shit.
how much will it cost to charge when all the subsidies are gone? Right 30-50 percent is paid by tax payers.@@stupidfastgt5801
4:52 - GOM range isn't based on highway consumption. Same applies for ICE cars.
5:15 - No you don't have to charge for 30min. You charge for what you need.
24:22 - Not the issue of the car. You charge at about 4kW per hour. Get a decent charger at home( if grid connection allows it), so you can charge at 9-11kW.
25:34 - Why you charge with 70% ? no wonder the charging speed was so low.
30:10 - That's not a cup. That's an oil tanker.
Thanks for the update.
You killed a frog trying to be green . What a paradox
The wood grain makes it look exquisite!
Craig, your rant regarding your electric car absolutely convinces me that I NEVER would want to own one!
Go test drive a Tesla you will change your mind. No dealership to markup the price, no maintenance issues. Excellent tech and quality. Best charging infrastructure. But, if you want looks over function like Craig, than you have to live with the headaches he’s talking about. That’s a sad fact.
@@andrerodriguez7603 Andre: I appreciate your response, I guarantee I will never own one! Way too many issues to write about except: initial cost, lack of charging stations, nationwide. This appears to be a double edged sword issue. For me the answer is, NO THANK YOU!
@@andrerodriguez7603no maintenance? Tell my dad that he just dropped 1500 bucks on brakes . He's got a 100D.
@@henrymatthews9365 how many miles on the car? That’s unheard of on any EV. That could not have been normal maintenance. What did they do? Replace calipers and pads? Be more specific on work done? Was the car out of warranty?
@@andrerodriguez7603 both rear calipers . Indiana salty winters, car is an early 100D .
Hi Craig, in the current EV world, it's Tesla or others. Really sorry to see you suffering from lost time and lost money.
My Cadillac Lyriq takes about 7 hours to charge to full at home on my Level 2 Lectron Vbox.
Hey dude, which car you liked more, the taycan or Audi?
does the battery work better when it isnt snowing?
I’m there with you Craig! Wife complaining about sitting at Tesla Charging stations too much! Long story short, I got rid of my Tesla. Now even short trips, I save 30 minutes of charging there and back. That’s 1 hour! Don’t get me started with trips to Vegas! Great vid! Can’t wait to see how low you’ll get for the Audi! I’m done crying over how much I lost. Join the club!! 😂
At 11:09, nice flannel jacket. Do to u mind sharing with me where you got it.
Thank you for showing us what not to buy I keep my Toyota
So we have an electric BMW 13S. Range is about 170 miles but here's where I think a lot of people get it wrong. If you are a one car family and you only use it for relatively local work then an electric car cannot be beat. Take it further afield and the trouble starts. For these longer journeys we use the ICE car but compared to the BMW everything ICE seems old tech. We only ever charge at home, plus with Solar installed on the house we almost run it for free. In the last 6 months my wife has not visited a garage for fuel, something I think most women despise. For us it's a win-win....
In the time it takes me to walk into the gas station, use the bathroom, buy a lottery ticket and see if I’m gonna buy a piece of pizza, my ICE vehicle has magically regained 400 miles of range with 1000 pounds of cargo at 80 mph. Did I mention that it does this whether it’s 100° out or -30°?
Hi I’m Craig from crying wheels
how do you charge if you don't own a home? live at a charging station?
Title should have read "How to Own the Wrong EV with Poor Charging Support" .
I find it pretty funny that you are still in love with a car that your wife hates. Sitting in the seat next to you you can almost see her steaming with resentment that she hast to sit in this POS waiting for it to charge. As you said, these are definitely short trip toys.
We have a Chevy volt .the best e.v. built..60 mile range for around town daily and 350 miles on gas for road trips..
I thought it was -40 in NH, but at 38 thats not too terrible unless you’re blasting the heat.
Have you tried starting the car while plugged in, with the hear on for 10-15 minutes.
I’ve noticed that maximizes my range experience during the winter.
Does etron gt not have a heat pump, or is that car that inefficient? I have an Audi Q8 Etron and it's not the most efficient car compared to some rivals, but nothing like that, even in slightly below freezing. It's crazy you're losing that much range.
My father just bought an 2022 Audi etron SUV in December 2022. The car was around $42k out the door for a 2022 premium plus with less than 2k miles. He drives it daily around 100 miles per week and we go to our marina which is 100 miles away every weekend. Charge it for about an hour or 2 at a slow charger for like $10 just to safely get home, a little annoying but its ok. I will be towing a jetski every weekend around 2 miles which I’m very interested to see how it will handle that.
I bought my first EV: 2024 CADILLAC LYRIQ.
$80,000 with a $5000 rebate from GM for waiting after they cancelled my 2023 order...and a $7500 tax credit.
I leased it for 3 years.
Before getting it, I installed a Lectron Vbox home charger.
I took deliver Jan 2, 2024.
I love the car. I've had the STS, SRX and XT5 and this has to be the best Cadillac they ever made. The ride is comfortable, and it's quiet inside. The materials feel almost Mercedes level. If it had more legroom like the S-class, I'd be 100% satisfied, but as is, It's more comfortable than the EQS and the 2024 E-class. Cadillac won't compete with S-class till the Celestiq.
All that said: I got 2 years FREE public fast charging on EVgo.
That must be the worst part of ownership.
Here in NYC, EVgo chargers are nowhere to be found. I need to drive 10 miles to a shopping center where they have an 8-stall Tesla supercharger and just 2 EVgo stations. The Teslas pull in, Charge and leave almost effortlessly. I never see lines of wait there. Meanwhile, the measly EVgo chargers malfunction randomly and leave lines of Cadillacs, Nissans, Toyota BZ4X and Chevy Bolts or Volts waiting until they eventually give up and leave. It's really annoying.
I won't feel comfortable to drive my Lyriq out of state till v4 Superchargers open up to our CCS cars.
Other than that aspect, I love my car.
I have EV in Pacific Northwest. Where I'm at.. public charging is not a big deal.. .plenty of fast and slow chargers in my area, though of course if I need to go on longer trips I typically plan my route to make sure I can make it and where I can veer off to plug in.. but still, not a big deal (other than having to wait to charge up)...
@FlyingWheels Regarding bottles -> stick it into doors, get rid of that long sucking thingie and close it with a lid. That's how we do it in Europe. We put there 1l bottle without problems.
Audi A5 (2018 model). I think it would work anyway.
Those smaller places are more like for coffee cups, not big bottles. ;)
I am sure that the heat, radio and other accessories effect the miles too.
Of course, everything on an ev will affect range as it all comes from the main battery. Also don't run at high speed or tow anything or have loads of people in the car.
The Diamond Back was my favorite from the 80's👍
Does this model have a heat pump? It's weird because I have an LFP model 3, and it doesn't lose range in cold weather as quickly as your car, and your car cost about 3x the cost..
Educational thank you
have u ever concidered that using the heater and lights may effect the range/charge mileage?
The car charging slowly at home isn't an issue with the car...it's because you're charging on a 20 amp circuit. You can easily cut your charging time by nearly 2/3 by upgrading to a 50 amp outlet. Of course then you wouldn't have this level of drama to drive UA-cam revenue.
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@FlyingWheels so you mean there is no discrepancy in “range” when you do fully charge the vehicle?
Does it have any type of charging while you drive??
You need the 25 mile cord for that
@@dingleyfarm lmao....I should have known
I have a model 3 Tesla rwd so it has about the same range. Luckily I just it for commute and local trips. It works great as that. A level 2 charger at home is a must! These will be better with newer battery technology (longer range and faster charging). My dream EV is also the Cross Turismo. I saw Audi may do an A6 wagon EV. I also vouch for EVs being horrible in winter/cold weather. I too see about a 30% difference. Good luck on selling and getting the Cross Turismo.
Not sure what people are doing in their model 3s I get 320mi lifetime and and physically driven 350 miles between charges. I get better than. 4mi per kwh when it,s -5C/23F outside I just make sure I schedule to leave so the battery is warm. Charging 50% of the battery takes 2/12 hours at home at 11kw and 15-20 min at a Tesla Supercharger.
hey thanks for taking the time out to explain everything. just a note on the cup holders. remember that your driving a german car. and germans drive really fast on the autobahn. take it from me. you really have to pay attention. driving at those high speeds. when I drive on the autobahn. I usually drive between 125mph to 150mph. hens no drinking..lol
I absolutely love the look of the Audi Etron GT inside and out and had been considering one myself as prices drop, but many of the problems you talked about are just absolutely unacceptable on a car that is SO expensive MSRP. Not even 20k miles and facing points of failure? Can't even imagine the problems and cost to fix once it's out of warranty. Thanks for the video!
The GT Pro Performer!! (Love the mallet stem!)
No hate, but the wife looks not happy no matter what. I'm sorry, he does everything for the family, and it seems like it's not enough. Great guy, great content!
I thought this long time ago.
But I’ve never said it not to offend a man about his wife
But she looks like a miserable person and unappreciative.
Perhaps she simply doesn’t like being on UA-cam?
she is probably misses her boyfriend , she likes to play in the mud
This is the norm for her. She also looks like she doesn’t like the camera.
LOL, agreed she has a pretty "serious" look to her but when she actually is involved in the videos she seems pretty cool! Plus she does put up with Craig afterall has to be recognized for that alone? 😊
Not that she ever looks at your channel, but I am going to delete this… But I know you saw it. Check her ex-boyfriend from high school… That’s the guy
The hyundai ionoq 5 is the only proper EV out there imo. Its simple and affordable. Right now you can lease one for under 350 a month with no money down.
I loved my GT Performer it was baby blue with white wheels and blue tires.
Great.
Stuff thanks
Craig you have just proven to everyone that electric cars work best for short trips. I worry about any body damage totaling the battery and also car fires while charging in your garage and the increase in home owners insurance.
There has to be a setting for the lane assist, even my 2024 Civic has a setting you can change for wide, or narrow when in lanes. My car stays pretty much in the middle of the lane and doesn’t “ping pong” between them lol.
There is. You can adjust the lane keep sensitivity. Craig either doesn’t know where it is or he’s doing this on purpose so that he can pump out EV hate videos to help him generate enough UA-cam income to offset his losses on his etron GT.
So is it really worth it to buy an Ev in their current state
Does the heat not work in the audi? Why are you wearing a knit cap inside the car?
$100K for this headache. Germans make terrible software too.
Could you keep this car for long term ownership like 15-20 year’s?
No you would have to replace the battery which is like 30k
My model Y has def took a dive in value but I’ve never experienced distance or miles anxiety. I do have a home charger and it gives 40 miles to the hour of charging and when traveling Tesla super chargers are everywhere . I do believe you should always have a gas car also so I’m not completely sold on electric over gas!! Cool video bud keep it going I enjoy watching your videos while at work.
Really informative. I'd drive up there and buy that thing but for 2 reasons. That sunroof....I hate sunroofs but could deal with it if it had a cover. And the wife said "meh" when I showed it to her. I've driven one and thought it was leagues above any Tesla to drive. Like a real car inside with nice materials. And it does drive really well. But that trip where you had to drive 20 miles the wrong way to the Chrysler dealer, 2 hours there and 20 miles back to start your trip...in my silly Subaru, I'd have gone to a gas station, spent 4 minutes filling up and been on my way.
2:02 how to do such glow effect?
That no sun shade would drive me nuts.
I appreciate you doing an actual ownership video. The depreciation might be surprising to you because you've never had a luxury sedan NEW before... Look at the depreciation of a BMW M850 then deduct about $7,500 from that and you'll they line up pretty close. Of course now with Audi offering huge incentives it's going to go further but your car being worth 65-70k with 12k miles makes sense if you compare it to other ICE cars in the segment.
I'm thinking that using the heat in the car is what is skewing the range mileage. The energy to generate heat has to come from somewhere.
I don't understand the idea of the fixed panel glass roof in evs. The mustang has the same thing, wouldn't you want to block out the sun in summer to help limit the use of ac and save range.
Craig, FYI: The Inn At Church Landing has chargers. Assuming you are around Meredith.
It's amazing this guy is still solvent after the boondoggles he gets himself into with house and car losses.
Yeah I sort of agree.
Loss on a few cars but gains on videos. Just like Hoovie !
You (your views on youtube) make him money. People (like you) like to watch a trainwreck. Im sure for every dollar he loses on a car/house etc, he makes 3-4 back on YT
He made money on the house. The crap loss cars and projects are for content.
What you don't see is all the sales he makes on the normal boring cars at his dealership. Yeah, there have been deals where Craig has lost money, but I guarantee those are the exception, not the rule.
I like the reality of this.
At 24:00 is that the dead rotting stinky frog still in your driveway? I would assume you would’ve picked it up and thrown in the woods or in the ditch or put in the garbage bag or something? Am I wrong?
One question why? would you have Uber to take you home when you got a car sitting right there?
I dunno if it's just because the e-tron/taycan are super inefficient, but this is not my EV experience. I live in the same area, never an issue.
I'd happily let you borrow my mach-e for a while if I can borrow the e-tron 😉. I would recommend a home charger that goes up to 40amp. I keep my portable in the car and never used it.
Hampstead to Boston (gov center) used 12-15% each direction. The VW / Audi route planner sucks, you need to use a better route planner or even Apple car play to better plan charging, you should get suggested a level 2
Also little FYI, parking level 6 at Logan has great EV parking with free charging.
Why would you not charge your car, especially in winter temperatures? You must have batteries in the freezer still...
The cold sucks the charge out of batteries. Also. Running all the heaters draw it down too.
HARO FST.....My favorite bike !!!! GT Pro Performer then California Freestyler !!!!
Craig needs to change name of channel from "Flying Wheels" to "1st World Problems."
Craig has gotten so used to high end exotic cars that an Audi A5, a car many people can't afford, is just "OK."
New Hampshire is still a relatively rural state, especially the farther north you go. Some states like Massachusetts have more frequent charging stations.
Good observations about charging problems and range, and the big hit on depreciation.
If Craig only sold 10 year old Hondas and Toyotas however, he likely wouldn't have a channel.
Here in Northern Ireland our nearest EV charging port is 12 miles away.
Low Temperatures and higher than normal speeds will affect Battery performance - you are at 35F (1C) just above freezing and on the freeway you are moving at 80 mph (129 Kph)
Does it really matter if it had miles on it unlike a real car
This a good video. I've been paying great attention to electric vehicles these days to determine if my thoughts about home has changed over the years. Safe to say that I'm still in the same position. Perhaps the best way forward at this time is hybrids. I haven't read up much, or researched hydrogen vehicles. but I don't think that electric is optimal at this point, after all this time.
I've also been looking at the cost to repair Teslas, and I'm blown away at the cost to repair if they're damaged in a collision, and the wait time to have your vehicle back. This absolutely crazy
Perhaps electric vehicles would work best on small islands, but even then there will be challenges.
Good video mate
My bike riding days were in the 50's so pretty much any bike would do and I don't recall any brand awareness back then. They were GOOD times!!
Dave my father born in '46 talks about nothing but the schwinns of that Era, another brand was atala, ot seems everything was a knock off of all the schwinn series bikes that would later become beach cruisers in the 60s/70s
If you can, why wouldn't you charge every night to full anyways. I assume they are smart enough to stop charging when they don't need more......or even just plug it in every time you pull in. And as far as the deep water I've seen videos of tesla driving in water up to their doors. Not sure about audi but they are supposed to be extremely well sealed.
You’re only supposed to charge to 80% and drain to 20% to protect the battery. That means you really self limit the range to 60% of the range. Then, the cold weather knocks the range down further. It’s a complete waste of time.
@@mongo64071 that's the dumbest thing I've ever heard. Why would they not make it like cell phones.
@@TheRealMrRoyalbecause cell phone batteries are different from EV batteries. What I described is for the majority of ternary battery chemistry. Nickel cobalt manganese. But lithium iron phosphate batteries, which are a newer type of EV battery can be fully charged and discharged, but they have lower energy density and have worse low temperature performance so you need more of them. So that is more weight. But more weight reduces range so it’s a viscious cycle. The only way EVs would make sense would be for smaller lighter cars with smaller batteries that take very little time to charge and have tons of power outlets everywhere. We need huge batteries now because of the lack of charging infrastructure
@@mongo64071 they are 18650's. I charge my vape to 100% and run it all the way down and have had the same ones for almost 10 years.....how are they different in that regard.
Hey in your bike collection...do you have any man size bike, instead of bikes for kids?
What you think if you can "charge" your EV in 3-5 minutes (90% of battery) in future? The bad news the brand is not in USA yet.
It would be nice if you had the ability to add a "Reality Offset" to your cars range/charge indicator. That way you could have a more realistic range number for planning purposes. Could you imagine what life would be like if time (as we experience it) were as variable as your cars range? We would never be able to do anything with precision.
Genuinely would buy up a “cheap” used Lucid if you can manage. Gosh what a huge change from the etron, even with their base model. Much more useable and comfortable/dailyable
U got a sick GT with Mag wheels
We're riding with ya.
Italian alcantara is ultrasuede which is a Japanese synthetic polyester microfiber fabric
no
yes! Alcantara is a synthetic microfiber fabric developed in the 1970s by Toray Industries in Japan. The fancy name came after Toray joined forces with the Italian oil and petroleum company ENI S.p.A. to manufacture and distribute the new material. The new company was dubbed Alcantara S.p.A., which does sound a lot nicer than faux suede, microfiber fabric or Ultrasuede.@@SBT-41
*5:30** AWESOME! Being married doesn't have enough trials to go through, buy an electric vehicle, so you can have MORE arguments.*