BYD Seal EV Road Trip to Ballina NSW - Any range anxiety?

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  • Опубліковано 7 вер 2024
  • Are EVs range good enough for road trips in Australia? Are there enough EV charging stations along the way? Watch my holiday road trip driving from Brisbane to Ballina, New South Wales, in my BYD Seal Dynamic base model.
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  • @PythosianMan
    @PythosianMan Місяць тому +2

    Great video, thanks Sky, always a lovely watch. Love seeing all the Australian scenery as well, and all the locations. Makes me sad to see how South Africa could be if it were run better. So much of the environment looks identical between us... guess this is why Australia is also filled up with us ;P

    • @SkyPerspective
      @SkyPerspective  Місяць тому

      Haha, I might have over shine the Australia Scenery. I took a lot of clips and only used the best of the best, so we might be watching this video through rose-coloured glasses. I have not been to South Africa beaches, but they look nice too from the internet photos. Anyway, very happy that many of you are enjoying my videos. That's all that matters to me.

  • @m_requiem5267
    @m_requiem5267 Місяць тому +3

    love how you have a seal prop lol

    • @SkyPerspective
      @SkyPerspective  Місяць тому +1

      His name is Kiki. My daughter loves Kiki and my Seal.

  • @clayton4115
    @clayton4115 Місяць тому +4

    I don't understand why people need to hog the chargers and charge to 100% at a fast charger, the time it takes from 80 to 100% is as long as 10 to 80% - these chargers are not to be used to sit around for 50 minutes and charge to 100% - what happens if someone else needed to charge 5 minutes after you went to eat lunch and someone needed to charge and didn't have the extra kms / range to find another charger...

    • @SkyPerspective
      @SkyPerspective  Місяць тому

      Yes that's true. Good to always check there is no one waiting before letting it charge to 100%. Would be even nicer if the app allows us to have a digital queue.

  • @dougstankovic6111
    @dougstankovic6111 Місяць тому +1

    Enjoyed the video

  • @torpemonguz
    @torpemonguz Місяць тому +1

    My Seal RWD real range with AC in 30 - 35 degree is ovwe 500 km. 20% highway with 130 km/h, the other is 90-100 km/h in main roads. Usually I do not charge with dc over 20%..SOC.. If no highway 550 is possible. I use it in my daily business..

  • @mahonjt
    @mahonjt Місяць тому +1

    EVIE now have 'auto charge' now so you don't even have to get your phone out of the car. Just pull up, plug in and push the start charge button..... When you add in the Tesla options #BANG

    • @SkyPerspective
      @SkyPerspective  Місяць тому +1

      Yes I just registered for that plug and go EVIE account. Thanks for letting me know.

  • @westbr08
    @westbr08 Місяць тому +1

    Enjoyed the video- the only minor thing that was disappointing was the “4 major cities in Australia” 😂
    And basically ignore the other half of the country haha

    • @SkyPerspective
      @SkyPerspective  Місяць тому

      Apologies, I don't mean to ignore the other half. I am just unfamiliar with the rest of Australia and didn't want to give any false information on EV charging stations availability. If you have any information on the other half of the country, please feel free to share with all of us. Thanks.

    • @OTPulse
      @OTPulse 22 дні тому

      If you're on the east coast driving for Rockhampton to Adelaide via Melbourne is quite safe. If you live over WA you're stuck pretty much in Perth & south west corner.
      So Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra & Adelaide are the current stress free driving routes.

  • @eprohoda
    @eprohoda Місяць тому

    How you doing?,Enjoyed. perfect trip! ciao-

    • @SkyPerspective
      @SkyPerspective  Місяць тому

      I am doing well. Thanks. Very happy you enjoyed the video. Makes my effort worth it.

  • @amirhanna295
    @amirhanna295 Місяць тому +1

    I'm also in Brisbane. Can I ask where that slope was where the guy was flying at 1:20 in the video? That looks stunning and I'd like to fly my RC plane from there if possible.

    • @SkyPerspective
      @SkyPerspective  Місяць тому

      It's the Pat Morton Lookout. maps.app.goo.gl/GoUTbDn4cbX4VHvz8 If you go to the Google map link street view, you can also see someone getting ready to fly.

  • @100Funney
    @100Funney Місяць тому +1

    hey man i loved your videos on the Asus Zenbook Duo laptop . I also have the same laptop , can you share how do you maintain the hinge mechanism of the laptop .

    • @SkyPerspective
      @SkyPerspective  Місяць тому +1

      Hi @100Funney, thanks for giving me this idea. Yes maybe it's time for me to make my Asus Zenbook after-3-years video. I didn't really do much maintenance to the hinge mechanism. I only vacuum the keyboard and the gap underneath the second screen, and then wipe down the whole laptop.

  • @jovceata
    @jovceata Місяць тому +1

    👍

  • @Ragekid
    @Ragekid 11 днів тому +1

    Hi @Sky Perspective,
    I had a question, I'm planning to get the byd premium but I stay in a share house and do not want to purchase a home charging kit as i will move out soon.
    I was looking if you know if it is possible to charge the car on 2.4kW 3 pin charger?
    If so, how much is the charging time?

    • @SkyPerspective
      @SkyPerspective  10 днів тому +1

      I would suggest you go to DC fast charger charging station. Charging using 3 pin 2.4kW takes about 11hours to charge about 30%, and this is for my dynamic model. Premium has a bigger battery so might take even longer to charge.

    • @Ragekid
      @Ragekid 10 днів тому

      @@SkyPerspective great thanks. I don't commute as much so it should be okay as long as i keep plugging in the moment I'm home 😬

    • @Ragekid
      @Ragekid 9 днів тому +1

      @@SkyPerspective which portable charging cable do you get with the dynamic? A type 2 to type 2 or type 2 to 3-pin? Do we get to pick which one we can get?

    • @SkyPerspective
      @SkyPerspective  8 днів тому

      @Ragekid BYD should be giving you a 3 pin wall socket charger. Watch my other video where I talk about chargers.

  • @jonathanfields4ever
    @jonathanfields4ever Місяць тому

    The Seal seems to have subpar efficiency. I know hills aren’t necessarily the ideal terrain for efficient driving, but that still seems like very high consumption.

    • @SkyPerspective
      @SkyPerspective  Місяць тому

      It is what is it. Note that my Seal is the base model with the lowest range. I suspect the Premium model will have much better range and efficiency.

    • @michaelchilds3305
      @michaelchilds3305 Місяць тому

      @@SkyPerspective the BYD premium will have better range due to much bigger battery, but wouldn't the efficiency be better in the dynamic as it's weight is lower, and has the more efficient 16inch tyres?

  • @DIYMick
    @DIYMick Місяць тому +1

    I might have missed it, but was the impact of changing regen back to standard?

    • @SkyPerspective
      @SkyPerspective  Місяць тому

      What I observed is Regen High or Standard doesn't make much difference for highway driving. We cover slightly more distance with Regen High when it comes to peak hour city driving.
      Peak hour city Driving
      Regen High, 50%, 182km
      Regen Standard, 50%, 170km

  • @Maestro47
    @Maestro47 Місяць тому +1

    "Again surrendering all my private information"
    At this rate, the whole world will know you by the end of the year 😁

    • @SkyPerspective
      @SkyPerspective  Місяць тому

      Yep! Luckily I don't go road trip much and sticking to my home charging. EVIE has a very appealing plug and go charging which I might give it a try one day.

  • @shanemclean9354
    @shanemclean9354 23 дні тому

    Hi what colour is your BYD? That u are showing

  • @dointheokecoke5548
    @dointheokecoke5548 Місяць тому +1

    apologizes to be that guy,its Bal-in-err ,appreciate your vids

    • @SkyPerspective
      @SkyPerspective  Місяць тому +1

      I love people who correct my mistakes, so thanks very much. How did I pronounce it? Which part of Bal-in-err did I get wrong? Thanks again sincerely.

    • @dointheokecoke5548
      @dointheokecoke5548 Місяць тому +1

      @@SkyPerspective you went with Bal-line-er🥰

    • @dointheokecoke5548
      @dointheokecoke5548 Місяць тому

      @@SkyPerspectivethis is better than my spelling of it ua-cam.com/video/Trm6yAVlS04/v-deo.html

    • @SkyPerspective
      @SkyPerspective  Місяць тому +1

      @@dointheokecoke5548 Wow, that's a subtle difference. Thanks for pointing that out. I will try my best. I am also impressed how I can get your vocal pronunciation from your text. Cool!

    • @dointheokecoke5548
      @dointheokecoke5548 Місяць тому +1

      @@SkyPerspective 🥰

  • @josh4047
    @josh4047 Місяць тому +4

    Please don't use public chargers to charge to 100% unless absolutely necessary, which it clearly wasn't any either case in your video. You are unnecessarily holding up other EV drivers. You don't know that people haven't checked the app and seen that chargers are occupied so move on to another.

    • @SkyPerspective
      @SkyPerspective  21 день тому +1

      Oh I see. Thanks for your tip. If only the app allows us to see who is queuing up next.

    • @josh4047
      @josh4047 21 день тому +1

      ​@SkyPerspective yes, the apps all desperately need a digital queueing system. Frustrating as it is not hard to implement from a software perspective.

    • @waynerm002
      @waynerm002 4 дні тому

      For normal everyday driving, no more than 80% is needed and you can recharge in a few days once you get to around 25%. If you have a lot of fast chargers on your long distance trip, most likely you won’t need to go to 100% either, to get to the next station. My Audi etron had a range of 222 but, realistically 186 at highway speeds of 80+MPH. Driving from Arizona to California, required 2 stops but, I put in a 3rd as some section had high elevation and the first time I went, I was low on charge on the hill climb but made it up on the downhill section. I tended to give myself a 5% extra charge buffer from what the car recommended. Not fun to run out of juice in the desert with civilization miles away.

  • @operationsword9457
    @operationsword9457 Місяць тому

    You're getting published on Ytube; which means you have nothing bad to say about EV's.

    • @SkyPerspective
      @SkyPerspective  Місяць тому

      Sorry what do you mean by getting published on Ytube? Do you mean on Google search results?

    • @operationsword9457
      @operationsword9457 Місяць тому

      @@SkyPerspective Most people know Ytube censors Truth. Aka you only hear their side of the story. All others get cancelled. Where you been hiding?