Driving a NIO EV 1,800km at MINUS -35C to the RUSSIAN Border

Behind the scenes of the film we made for DW Revs back in 2023. Some footage captured on phone and gives a sense of the challenges of the trip.
Chris can be found at memostothefuture.com and the 'Directors Cut' of the film is on that site too.
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[@rededwards3479]

NIO needs to give Elliot a permanent job. HE does the work of 5 People! Excellent stuff

[@lancpudn]

WoW! Guys, That is some deep freeze adventure & the NIO did fantastically well, What a car. I didn't know that NIO had these chargers in very remote northerly regions, Kudos to them. Great video you guys.

[@electricelliotrichards]

Thank you!

[@Phil-G1075]

Really good knowledge of what we can expect using the Nio power infrastructure. No swapping but still good enough charging for the trip.

[@pinkelephants1421]

In remote areas such as this, I don't really think it matters whether it's EV or ICE, 'fueling up' can be just as stressful to ensure that you are able to reach the next stage of the journey and eventually, the final destination.

[@iammeandmyself2083]

Wow such a beautiful scenery, thanks for bringing this video, I have also watched the program on DW-Rev.

[@PS-383]

You guys are the real troopers! Making such a difficult journey in freezing weather for the sake of journalistic excellence!👋 Just subscribed.

[@electricelliotrichards]

Wow, thank you!

[@havencat9337]

super that you have your own channel, good luck!

[@jacobrocks7]

A Tesla would definitely fail..thanks for an amazing vlog so cool ..

[@vorlon81]

Another Great Video. Keep it up Elliot 💪

[@electricelliotrichards]

Appreciate it!

[@Noommie-Loves-Nio]

Love Nio

[@rickjamieson6605]

You really have to trust Nio with your lives up there!

[@electricelliotrichards]

Absolutely!

[@weigao9430]

哈哈 前几天就看了dw那集，现在看幕后😂

[@ktwei]

How far could the Nio go on a charge in such cold conditions?

[@electricelliotrichards]

about half the range, so around 200-250km.

[@ktwei]

@@electricelliotrichardsDid it still cost the same to charge it back to full? Meaning the efficiency dropped by half.

[@grahambrown42]

Brilliant. I bet Clarkson and Co would not got there 😮

[@HenryHui]

Glad to see your EV road trip able to prove that roadside carbon emissions can be avoided in such an extreme environment

[@hanmi1216]

When walk on the snow sounds like walk on a styrofoam, it's damn cold 🥶🥶🥶

[@ecarpo3479]

Picked up my es6 yesterday. Cant wait to do some epic adventures like this.

[@electricelliotrichards]

Do it! Just don’t go in the winter

[@alejandroguerrieri2924]

Nios cars are gorgeous

[@yagooatthegoat]

4:10 👀

[@WANDERER0070]

Darn even northern Canada isnt that cold 😂

[@electricelliotrichards]

Yeh it was intense!

[@johumm455]

can you go there without any police checks ?

[@yagooatthegoat]

Im cold in 26°c.i cant imagine-35

[@wwbdwwbd]

What are you? A ginger?

[@ensteffo]

@@wwbdwwbd That doesn't even make sense when based on the stereotype.

[@wwbdwwbd]

@@ensteffoHow is it a stereotype? Gingers are the most sensitive to cold.

[@honesty_-no9he]

CATL LFP SHENXING BATTERY would make it way easier.

[@IceCubebecd]

Nio nomi is good better than Tesla