EV Charger Hopping Across The USA In Our Audi E-Tron - Part 2

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Join Kyle and Alyssa with their 2019 Audi e-tron on their way back home to Colorado! This is part 2 to the roadtrip, so if you missed part one check it out at:
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[@usa-ev]

LOL Kyle: "close your door it's hot out there" Also Kyle:

[@JasonBowman121]

I noticed that too!! Hahahaha

[@Dive-Bar-Casanova]

My girls want to have a long talk with Kyle about that.

[@Cowcow211]

AND MORE OFTEN TOO!

[@NorthDallasLongboard]

Not sure if you are aware but there is a setting in the MMI to prefer EA stations. I feel it greatly improves the e-tron’s route planning.

[@enthusia492]

Watching while I work from home and eat my breakfast. Always feels fun to "tag along" on these trips! Hopefully I'll have an EV soon and can do a road trip of my own.

[@JarredSutherland]

This is what we did before getting our Model 3, you will be wayyy ahead of the curve understanding how these things work.

[@michaelthompson3922]

Love your road trip videos! My favorite is Alyssa and how she reacts to your questions--I call it the Alyssa eye-roll/shrug. Keep the videos coming you two!

[@NoHarmDunn]

The 15:25 mark had me rolling LMAOOO. Like "6kw, umm okay"

[@renoll]

Please get a screenprotector...😂

[@gerardotorres8920]

Holy S... jajajaja

[@unclej3910]

Or at least clean the screen!

[@PumpUptheJam81]

As weird as this may sound, we actually look forward to charging on long trips. It creates a bit of a logistical challenge with routing, but it seems to make us feel more “chill” since we are not trying to burn the wind getting from place to place. Our driving behavior is identical to gas, and life is just good. Having a CCS tesla adapter also opens up a lot of options for routing.

[@Joshjames1234]

15:25 "...it's running over SIX KILOWATTS, Alyssa." Alyssa: 😐 🤣 This is how it is my wife as well, Kyle.

[@johnkim2632]

Road trip disguised as a secret Walmart sightseeing across America.

[@skyemalcolm]

Walmart should give $500 to Audi, Kia, Ford, etc for each CCS car they sell in the US considering how much cash we are all dropping while we charge and chill.

[@shithead4767]

Those fingerprints on the screen 😋

[@Dive-Bar-Casanova]

Los Angeles to Las Vegas & back this week in our EV6. Over half the EV chargers we encountered were not working. Those that were we were lucky to get 30KW. The giant mega Electrify America station in Baker Ca only 3 outta 20 working. Tesla station 100% working.

[@skyemalcolm]

Fact check…there are 12 stations (with 23 CCS plugs) at the Baker EA charging plaza.

[@stlswagger]

Sadly the only reason I own a Tesla

[@carholic-sz3qv]

0:19 she calmly said NO 😂 😆 😝

[@skyemalcolm]

A woman who knows she doesn’t want to explain that dad joke to random people at chargers or wherever.

[@ervin9805]

15:26 kyle tells alyssa a fascinating find about the climate drain on charging and theres just a blank expression on her face LMAOO

[@derrick1964]

Uh…..bruh…..neither one of you thought to wipe the screen? You’re driving me nuts. Pun intended 😆

[@erolcoulson9194]

I get home from work and watch your channel while I eat , great video

[@gerardminto2130]

Love these very informative video"s, I just got my etron Sportback and the information you provide has given me confidence to do my drive from Canada to Florida this winter. I find the Audi dealers know so little about their electric vehicles. Thank you once again.

[@JohnIsett]

Enjoyed vid. When I would roadtrip I always brought a bucket with cleaning materials--especially for the windshield! When charging there is always plenty of time for such things. (Yeah, ain't commenters wonderful.) Best wishes, from Florida.

[@toddmarshall7573]

2:40 I wonder how long it will be before some clever person addresses the screen fingerprint problem...and becomes the next gazillionaire.

[@jdbmoto]

My mild OCD was in overdrive seeing the touchscreen covered in fingerprints.

[@TheAdventureAuto]

Hotels probably don't want to put in higher output chargers because it would most likely result in more locals stopping by for free juice. For 6-8kW it's not as worth it to do that.

[@Newspeak.]

It’s easy enough to have those chargers set up to only be used by hotel guests. If not the tesla chargers something else for sure.

[@Dive-Bar-Casanova]

@@Newspeak. Some hotels do that but it's a PITA.

[@johnwildful]

I love everything about this channel, except for the obsession with bottled 'premium' water.

[@cephalopod7300]

Yeah, and who knew there was such a thing as the water reviewer Kyle mentioned he follows? I don't know how it is in the US (heard the story of Flint, Michigan) but where I come from you can just drink perfectly good water from the tap!

[@JC-yw1lg]

I love Jordan ❤️ !!!! Love your videos, very entertaining and helpful in learning about EV.

[@paydboardman2285]

All of these comments about the windshield. I bet they intentionally leave the bugs now to help the algorithm lol.

[@williamlabarre4755]

Maybe with bugs off the windscreen the Cd drops...

[@midi10101]

We have the same year and trim E tron. We’ve done several road trips using EA stations. Doesn’t matter how hot it is the Audi will always max rate charge. It’s always the charger’s fault. EA is getting better, but you can count on one charger always offline.

[@omelvold]

That’s my experience too, on the other side of the Atlantic. It seems to taper off just a bit earlier on deep charges though.. I wonder if it’s more of an algorithm- than a temperature thing.

[@kkitzhaber]

Great video. Very helpful. My longest cross-country journey was 900 miles in one day with a Tesla Model S 90D. Lusk, WY, to Marshfield, WI. 13 hours driving, 3 hours charging. The car can handle up to 110 kW. That's OK. We're working with a 7 year old car with over 100k miles.

[@stuck1n80s]

Been on a trip to east coast Canada and there were charging stations that had Tesla adapters securely connected to the CHAdeMO unit. 👍👍

[@CryptoNut82]

Watching these road trips just makes me appreciate how good and care feel Tesla eco system is. Never have I got to a supercharger, plug in and feel I need to check if I’m charging before I go into a store, I just know it will be, it basically a guarantee

[@chiplogan4984]

I had it stop once with my Model Y. So I do a quick check now

[@PumpUptheJam81]

Sort of funny story, the very first time I supercharged it was a bad charger (downtown Sacramento parking garage). What are the odds? Ever since I never encountered a single issue. Amazing network.

[@BeechSportBill]

amFilm Glass screen Protector sure works great on m iPad…. Glare while flying GONE

[@ronb4633]

Funny moment at 15:23. Kyle: I’ve calculated out and to run the air conditioner and cool the battery is 6 kW Alyssa: rolls eyes with a look of and why should I care? I am so familiar with this scene :-)

[@xyeahtony1]

i was rolling

[@lm1314]

Weird that through St Louis went 64 to 270 to 70 when could have gone 70 to St Charles once crossed the bridge from Illinois. I assume went to Walmart at 70 and Veterans Memorial. Fun to see roads you know. Love the Arch!

[@DavidDellsperger]

Flat Branch Brewery is pretty good, cool area around Flat Branch with the little park to the west and such.

[@AtlasAir767CA]

Bug season! I can't wait for the Fall, love these road trip videos by the way.

[@richardhale2117]

No gas, no squeegee.

[@snakeeyes9246]

@@richardhale2117 that's a Hyundai PHEV commercial.

[@honzasafranek79]

Great ride as always.

[@ampedampson5140]

15:28 edit made me LOL

[@jasanmiguel]

Need to add windshield squeegees at these charging stations... and infotainment screen cleaners too!

[@lonestarcollectiblezcom2602]

When you're at your remote charing stations, are there generators behind those walls/gates that are at every charging place you go to in order to create the battery charging for your Audi? Thanks, just learning all about electric cars and charging on roadtrips and how to plan those trips/stops etc. Thanks and enjoying the channel.

[@jeepxj]

cutting room floor title: Kyle visits every walmart from the ocean to the mountains.

[@carolinebray82]

31:21 Best hotel in salina Kansas! Just stayed there in my 2023!

[@carolinebray82]

It's now a charge point chargers lol

[@joshuatrexler9431]

Love all your videos. You're the reason why i got my wife a 2021 prestige. did you ever get the front seat sorted? Or replace it or cleaned from the broken bottle of costco booze?

[@BeechSportBill]

Before I watch…I bet the windshield is covered in bugs….

[@sandycoleman6238]

Sure would be helpful if both cars and chargers showed how many Kw's the car is requesting. It would stop the station shuffling trying to find out which is at fault. Thanks for the vids.

[@Dive-Bar-Casanova]

Most EV's tell you that on the app and the dash.

[@rickpellicciotti]

Ive noted that several of your videos have shown problems with EA charging stations. Another thing I have observed is that unlike gas stations, the charging stations do not offer things like windshield cleaning materials and air for tires. Will charging stations improve in the future?

[@loriallen67]

Now you see the lack of options in the St Louis metro area. Try driving south out of St. Louis. It’s a nightmare.

[@eagleflight06]

Not sure when you guys filmed this video, but Audi has released a software update for the Etron that released some of the buffer and increased my 2021 eTron range by about 15 miles! Unfortunately Audi makes you take it into the dealer to get the update as they don’t do it over the air. Might be worth looking into though!

[@bam111965]

Thanks! I just did my first cross-country run in a 2015 Tesla that I will be trading for a 2023 Polestar soon and it's good to know it's possible to make the trip without Tesla's Supercharger network.

[@messjohnson]

I just drove that same stretch of road. Enjoyed seeing the same locations. I even stayed at the Salina hotel. All the chargers were in use at the time so I had to go to Casey’s in my Ioniq 5. I don’t get “ripping it” when I have extra charge. Can someone explain why I should just save that charging time and the resources?

[@joedifrancesco1572]

Great video! Would love to see a comparison road trip between Etron and Lyriq!

[@rdk3996]

Have you done an IPace road-trip? Understand full ‘23 specs haven’t been released, but any initial thoughts on ‘23 Etron vs IPace? Thanks and fun video!

[@ryankassel5691]

I love these road trips but seriously bro you gotta stop using single use plastic bottles. Just get an insulated water bottle

[@rzimm1]

At the end, min. 52.21 you've gotten home and you say you're going to "calibrate the bottom end of the pack . . . " what to you mean by that? I just recently bought a pre-owned etron and I'm trying to learn all this stuff. I presume it's doing some sort of reset on the batteries to help extend battery life? Thanks for explaining. I really enjoy your posts.

[@rich1641]

How close do you follow trucks to gain wind block and still be safe.

[@harryhood8363]

Thanks for the video, Kyle. What do you think about regen settings on the e-tron? I usually keep it in auto for longer highway trips to provide better coasting, and manual for max regen when I'm driving in the city. Do you have a preferred setting to help efficiency?

[@Ficon]

Coasting is more efficient than regen which does not put 100% of the kinetic energy into the battery pack (one-pedal driving is a Tesla marketing invention to hide the inability to develop a blended braking system). The key to e-Tron efficiency is to maximize coasting because it has two induction motor and gobs of momentum thanks to that hefty weight. Drive with Dynamic suspension (lower ride height is worth about 10% efficiency on the highway) with motors in D. You can try Efficiency which drops the ride height even more above 35 mph but it's very soft and on bad US roads you will hit bump stops. I routinely see 3.3-3.6 mi/kWh in moderate traffic.

[@telocity]

1:00 Not wrong about need for chargers at hotels upgraded. But it also shows the need for a more efficient vehicle that goes same distance with less batteries.

[@edwardhchan]

This video gives me hope for EA, but dang, I always seem to find the problem units here in California.

[@DblOSmith]

Next time you're in Columbia try a restaurant called The Barred Owl. It's an amazing restaurant for any city! Cheers!

[@electraglider4631]

Love your videos! But please carry a microfiber cloth to wipe your in car screens. My pet peeve 🙄

[@Samuel-ks5gv]

Does the wet towel trick not work on CCS?

[@gbphil]

Why is it only Walmart are invested in charging infrastructure? Why not the fast food chains or the gas station snack shop parking where 20 minutes charging would make sense?

[@markfitzpatrick6692]

Kyle I loved you stopped at the homewood sweets. I have watched the id 4 video a few times. I wonder if you did the tub/shower since you didn’t want to be hit by water in the other shower. It is funny you got the 2 double beds again. If I ever make it to Salina I hope to stay there.

[@rosmarin2438]

4:47 to skip the ad.

[@mrTrekirk65]

Is that a scratch on your door. 😵‍💫 Your videos are great and informative. Helped me pick the EV6. I'm loving it.

[@OutofSpecMotoring]

No, not a scratch. Thanks for watching!

[@skyemalcolm]

Nice! I got my Light trim 3 months ago. How do you like yours?

[@mrTrekirk65]

@@skyemalcolm loving still trying to figure everything out at two weeks.

[@skyemalcolm]

@@mrTrekirk65 at 3 months in I really just started playing around with the factory navigation. It’s better than I thought. But I still love my Waze and ABRP and so on

[@unclej3910]

“It’s stalking” No it’s research! 😂

[@commanderroddi7742]

9%-100% in 56 min. is pretty good. try that with another car with similar battery size, most are like, 1hour and 30 minutes. Even the newer teslas are a little over an hour. I wonder when the new upgraded etron comes out if it will be as good at charging, or if they screw it up. Range is suposed to be good from what Audi claims!

[@wesrxnumber]

Kyle, I noticed your expandable back pack during the trip. It looks like it holds a lot with expanded compartments. What is the name of the back pack? Thanks in advance. I enjoyed your road trip with Alyssa. You provide great information on road tripping with the e-torn. Thank you for taking the time to make the two videos.

[@medivelmack]

Kyle you should do a Chadmo only road trip...

[@m80prs]

Hey Kyle, are you and the gang getting your HGV licenses, ready for the Tesla Truck review?

[@1stuardy]

That touchscreen 🤢

[@Dive-Bar-Casanova]

Alyssa should have a Merch link and sell dog related stuff like sweats and t shirts. Make a few bucks off us who buy and wear it. She's really popular with the EV driving dog crowd.

[@OutofSpecMotoring]

Merch is coming soon! Right now you can find her doggy must have's in our amazon store front linked in the description. Thanks for watching! More pup content to come.

[@hifirulezzz]

So, did you stop for 40 minutes every 100 miles? That would be a long trip to go...

[@777Outrigger]

Surprising how bad the route planner is. Hopefully later models are better, and if so, can you upgrade your older Audi? But otherwise, what a nice car!

[@shithead4767]

Isn't Martin riese great, love him 💙

[@badmonkey2917]

That screen. Please clean it before making a video 🙏🏼 and I must say I really liked your videos before you started putting in all kind of sponsorship. There is no red tread in your advertising except that isn’t no where near car related.

[@Ficon]

I don't understand your low efficiency (driving habits/wrong mode/old software?). In my 2021 on 20" wheels in warm weather, I'm seeing 2.8 mi/kWh at highway cruising speeds, up to 3.6 mi/kWh at slower speeds and in traffic.

[@Whole_Leash_It]

12:04 You are passing another e-Tron

[@David.-_-]

How much was that 80 percent charge at the first walmart?

[@bn9983]

$14-15 bucks it looked like from 45% to 80%

[@David.-_-]

@@bn9983 thanks I forgot he's running free charges

[@lakefiftyseven]

Nice music at 16:59...........Shreading across the USA...The out of Spec way......Where are the homeless people to clean windshields?..$5.00 would be a steal.

[@joydivision4659]

Really enjoy your videos but Panda Express? What’s better than Panda Express? Like every other Chinese restaurant ever

[@Blaqs1]

If i ever own any of these newer cars having a microfiber and spray is gonna be a must that screen is so filthy with fingerprints 😭

[@harryhood8363]

E-trons come with a nice big microfiber cloth. I've never had a problem with fingerprints on the screens in mine.

[@terryrodbourn2793]

You can get key battery at any Walmart stores stations!

[@chiplogan4984]

I enjoy your analysis but don’t have a lot of time to watch them all. Would you consider having yourself and your team do a 5 minute summary at the end of each video? I just don’t have the time but always want to know the ‘net net’. Thanks! Happy ‘Motoring’!

[@israndy]

When did you realize that you could use the Audi App to not pay for charging? It seems that you did mostly charging on Kyle's account the 4 videos from when you bought the Audi to getting home

[@hillarykoske760]

Alyssa

[@mdsbrain]

EA puts in the big power chargers but also seems to have the most problems.

[@Dive-Bar-Casanova]

Easier on battery life to avoid those according to our EV6 rule book. AKA Owners guide.

[@skyemalcolm]

@@Dive-Bar-Casanova ok but why bother buying an EV6 if you’re not going to fast charge it? Might as well buy a Bolt for 20-30k less.

[@kd-bc1lz]

heheh. the fingerprints.

[@TheAdventureAuto]

Props to Tesla for installing chargers for other EV's.

[@whatchuwant77]

God, these videos makes me NOT wanna travel ev 😢

[@toddmarshall7573]

16:00 $0.43/kWh ...vs my house at $0.135/kWh. Looks like there's some room for arbitrage. Watch for my house cost to move toward the $0.43 number in the near future. Gotta love EVs.

[@markfitzpatrick6692]

Kyle is a member so it is only .31 cents per kwh . The .43 is for non members

[@BeechSportBill]

…so much shopping… brings electric up to gas costs…

[@drsteele9]

Clean you're screen more often.

[@lararafalco2156]

clean the screen its dirty

[@smturner68]

I cant understand how you have such great access to Evs yet cant bother wiping the fingerprints. beyond just because it is kinda gross...so we can actually the content. but, you do you.

[@jrwedgeworth]

Now….. if you’re going to show your house in the background, I am thinking you may want to improve your landscape 🤔🤔🤔

[@isimonsez]

You’re not “if your going to show”

[@jrwedgeworth]

@@isimonsez thank for the proof 😍😍😍…., woof

[@chocolatewheelchair]

who is funding you????

[@ArrghhMatey]

god this dude is unbearable towards his girlfriend... great ev information but the condescension towards his woman is cringe

[@isimonsez]

I would only use our EV for city driving …. I wouldn’t do a long road trip. I’d rather spend 10mins to fuel up every 300-400mi

[@MikeCo-ge7nz]

I’m convinced that EV long distance travel is for people who can afford to purchase multiples hotels 🏨 🏨 and have plenty of time on there hands to enjoy the experience of long trip. Whereas a trip with an engine could take a 12 hour drive an EV will take 2 days and a hotel stay in order to complete. In conclusion if you have the money and time to spend then get an EV otherwise EV is not for the common folk and would not be a wise investment in the long run. Seeing that the EV charging stations are increasing (according to the Department of Energy)