How Easy is an EV Road Trip?

Not sure if an electric vehicle can handle a road trip? Well we took a trip across Michigan in two different EVs to see if it was possible. Not only is it totally possible, but we also saw how tech-forward Michigan is in the mobility space!
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[@ford]

Thanks for showing us how smooth and easy road trips can be with EVs. See you on the road, Judner.

[@DTMF223]

hm maybe I can get info this way...do you know when the mach e 2024 is being released? All I see is "summer 2023" and been really wanting to get one

[@yankeesfan2726]

Lol

[@BillThrash]

I just did a two day road trip in my lightning from Dallas to Detroit. Absolutely 0 issues. The only thing we are excited about is the prospect of faster charging!

[@lel2015]

Your oversized trash cans need to be banned

[@realtorjeremyschilling7781]

He charged for 26 minutes and was 12% higher. That is horrible. Yall just begging to have your lives get worse. 4 minutes fills the car up in gas. And electric grids can't handle a lot of e-vehicles at the same time. California asks residents not to charge their cars when the grid is being pushed hard. Lol

[@JCU84]

As someone who likes eating in their car, putting the gear selector down, and folding the armrest into a table is amazing

[@YoungBlaze]

I feel like this was the Disney Version of Driving a EV on a Road trip, everything seemed to work perfect, having a EV myself i can tell you sometimes the Chargers do not work, or some times they will not charge all the way, or a random car is parked in the space, or hell sometimes the GPS gets shoddy about where the Charge sstations are located

[@raemill4089]

Valid points. Been road tripping and daily driving non Tesla EV for 3 years and most of my road trips are without problem actually. Over 10k miles in just road trips. There most CERTAINLY have been problems on occasion, but most of the time i get no issues using EA or other networks.

[@vagishkrishnan4432]

Not me panicking when I saw the xbox controller being used in the bus😂😂 10:21 Love the video btw❤🎉

[@andrechissini6659]

As a Brazilian, I can definitely say that this car is amazing, how far the technology is taking us. I hope one day that this can come to Brazil, because we're a so many years behind you guys. Unfortunately, we can't buy even cars that were assembled 10 years ago, cause everything is expensive for our reality. Hope that I can see this development in my country one day.

[@DmanDaGr8]

It blows my mind that this was his first time driving a truck 😮

[@iamsocial4340]

Great video! Props to graphics and editing team, your hard work does not go unnoticed. 💪🏾

[@mariuszarszylo1476]

Honestly I would hope a $100k truck would offer some nice comfort features. The price of these electric vehicles is still far too high.

[@larryfuentes9404]

Thank you for your time and energy into making this video, as well as everyone who was involved. I love the vibes !!! been watching your channel for years!

[@onlyzach1]

Good video, but not a true road trip. You were just driving around the state. I would have liked to see you drive it back to your studio in NJ, through multiple state's. But still interesting to see the tech behind it all, so there was that at least.

[@Zai11]

dude I live in Ann Arbor and I swear i saw you but i had no clue that was you and Jay!! So upset i missed you but Man i love this style of video!

[@ado_fritos]

Dang, I wish I knew he was around here too lol. Cool you saw him

[@MonkeyDwuffy]

Haven’t watched your channel in about a year and WOW this is what I come back to. Great stuff

[@ritishchhabra4514]

Great video! I live in Michigan so it was cool to see you stopping in some of our great cities.

[@MrVeeBlog]

You have outdone yourself. Thanks for this drop

[@MichealC]

Welcome to Michigan UAC. Great review

[@T3chAndThings]

Going to do a road trip in my Tesla next week, 1300 miles. Second time doing this and it was great the first time.

[@FiendSkillz]

I personally drove from SF to Chicago and back 3 times just fine (Model Y Performance). that's around 2k miles each time, spend around $160-180 in charging

[@Louie_Vision]

That doesn't make sense. Your car gets at best 300 miles per full charge assuming you don't have the ac or heater on and Tesla charges 0.41 per kw. And your car has a max of 81kw battery. That's at least $250. You more than likely got 250 miles per full charge at best so that would be more than $300 just to get there.

[@T3chAndThings]

@@Louie_Vision wrong, tesla calculates how long you stay at a charger, you don’t charge to 100% all the time. Last year it cost me around 120 round trip and this around 180, because prices went up a bit.

[@jttorrey752]

You were literally 20 minutes from my house when you stopped at that charger in Bay City!

[@Bionicbabyy]

Not a fan of EV until I can drive 8 hrs without charging. That Ford truck looked amazing though. Loved the information you gave in this video. Great job.

[@st200ol]

You probably shouldn't drive for 8 hours without stopping once or twice for a break, where you can charge at the same time. Don't drive tired.

[@carlstevens6670]

Can't drive a car for 8 hours, so what's your point? Gotta stop & stretch at least every 3 hours.

[@Bionicbabyy]

@@st200ol never tired 9 hrs is my max... Thought it might change as I got older but not yet

[@Bionicbabyy]

@carlstevens6670 That's you... My vehicle can go to Atl on one tank... I don't need to stretch... maybe when I get alittle older.. not yet

[@fowlercarlos]

8 hours non stop? Wow. You must have the bladder of an Alaskan Wood Frog.

[@keet3028]

So funny yal experiencing a truck for the first time. “It’s so high” 😂

[@MasterJP28]

Drove 500 miles from South Florida to South Carolina... it was not an easy ride with the Mach E, but easy one tank with the Maverick.

[@FearceVillage]

I absolutely love my Ford Mustang Mach-E. I just did my first road trip a week ago. Make sure you plan your trip smart, I went from Dallas to Mississippi. Mississippi isn’t the most developed when it comes to EV chargers and it was an absolute headache. So just make sure you are prepared for broken chargers or really slow ones when traveling

[@cameronwright4634]

same here brotha I’ve got a red one but mannnnnn it’s those charging stations that give u the problems

[@baoanprounited]

or get a gas car... realisitically, ev stations gonna take at least 10 years to catch up with gas station population density

[@FearceVillage]

@@baoanprounited thanks for the advice

[@raemill4089]

You hit that I-20 corridor didnt you? That stretch from Dallas to about Monroe LA is a rough patch for EVs! That EA station opening up in Monroe definitely helps make it even possible for non Teslas.

[@raemill4089]

@@baoanprounited That's a misconception bc you actually dont want or need charging stations to have that density. Most EVs are going to charge at home 90%+ of the time. You only need charging stations for road trips, the time you forget to charge up overnight or if you have no means of charging at home. A charging station on every corner like a gas station would be a tremendous waste. They need more EV charging than is out there now, for sure, but no where near as many as gas stations.

[@DanielWoike]

As a Michiganer, this was great to see.

[@jwyse1132]

I love being in Michigan and getting to see all the new tech that's being done

[@msk8533]

I live in Michigan and learned so much from this 😂

[@menaseven9093]

Nice Ford F150 EV Michigan trip and nice visit to Electric school lab.

[@MeMyselfI_69]

I did a road trip with a Model Y and I hated it! The car is fine but the number of stops to charge and the time it took was rediculous. What normally takes me 8.5 hours to drive (gas) to Vegas was 10.5 (electric). All stops were at Tesla stations which are not all equal. Some were 75kwh and some were 250k so times varied. This was a test for my wife and I on making a decision to go electric or not. We like long road trips and decided e-cars are not for us.

[@Louie_Vision]

I think anything past a 6 hour trip on an ev it does kinda suck. But there are apps that will tell you what the charging speed is on certain Tesla stations. I recommend doing some research because if you are in southern California you should have no issues charging. Specially if you are driving north

[@Drrck11]

I'm not a huge EV fan, but I am impressed with that truck.

[@jdmoore7]

Being from Ann Arbor & owning a Mach-E, charging is a big concern when we leave the state. Yes, we can charge at more and more Rest Areas, but I'll be really happy once Tesla opens up their chargers to other EVs, allowing for a true road trip. We went to Sandusky and I had to drive 30 minutes away to find a charger for my car, while Tesla was right down the street from my hotel.

[@christianmbabazi9722]

As awesome as the idea of having like EV charging pads under the road This is probably something that's like probably later on down the future maybe 5-10 cuz you'll have to consider like build material how it holds up against a bunch of pressure and also the weather how it plays a part in it

[@SuperbChicken]

This will never happen. Power grid is 1 issue, redoing roads is another

[@SuperbChicken]

Okay maybe like 40 years from now

[@christianmbabazi9722]

@@SuperbChicken yeahh.. unless we start using flying cars but that is another issue

[@StevenScott12153]

I don't see the entire road being covered in charging pads. Possibly parking lots, driveways and freeways

[@christianmbabazi9722]

@@StevenScott12153 now that sounds more reasonable

[@stevencraig7297]

A Lot of KZbinrs been in my home state lately glad to see it

[@Mr.Coffee117]

Seeing people wear jackets when its july makes me jealous. Its been 100+ degrees where i am from for the past month :(

[@Louie_Vision]

Yea and they say the same thing from November- March when we are in 55-70° weather while they are in 10-20°. Personally I'd rather it be hot in the summer and moderate in the winter than moderate in the summer and freezing in the winter.

[@Mr.Coffee117]

@@Louie_Vision True

[@saleitasmith9294]

I love ❤️ the way you edit ✍🏾 your video I love 💗 watching your video I’m your biggest fan you make amazing 🤩 video you make awesome 🤩 😎 👏🏾 video

[@nicksoehren4812]

I knew you were in my home state just by seeing the giant tire in the beginning of the video😂

[@gsjourney3054]

Wow that’s so cool you came to Ann Arbor

[@RedRyz3n]

What we need in the USA is a solid reliable network of high speed trains where we can get to every state or major city without driving or jumping on a plane.

[@adhishprasai8627]

I wonder how an average consumer have enough money to buy everything...

[@AlexanderMaxham]

He didn't buy the F150 Lightning lol.

[@MrBearitall]

At this point the name is just a name

[@Midwestmikey]

@@MrBearitall based off your comments on this channel, you're just an angry person.

[@MrBearitall]

@@Midwestmikey hmm based off your comment on my comment you are assuming.

[@Midwestmikey]

@@MrBearitall nah it’s called looking at your profile and seeing all the comments you left on this KZbin page😂😂 you’re so upset he does reviews on a ring and on a holiday gift guide yet you still watch.

[@falconspirit7349]

Amazing video 🎉🎉

[@Tike22]

thought you were gonna say " do a road trip with the bois" lmao

[@EliteEdgeK]

What did you think of the Mach E vs F150? Were they a pretty similar experience or pros/cons of each?

[@marquiseschaffer4084]

In my city state my guy wish I knew bro Romulus Mi currently that’s what’s up hope you enjoyed your time here . 💪🏾💪🏾

[@DutchClawz]

This man was paid bigtime for this video😂😂

[@keshan2675]

Amazing video! WIll you be able to give us a breakdown of the costs of roadtripping with an electric vehicile?

[@_YaZa]

Rocking that Pixel 👀

[@Jimmyk321]

I’m from Michigan and that road is long lol

[@eysan90]

The real question is how much money are you truly saving per fill up compared to gas?

[@jcook0565]

Yes I wanted to know how much that charge cost

[@brandonchutt312]

@@jcook0565 From the video you can see it cost them $0.48 per kWh which is pricy

[@illtrill]

Considering most EV charging is at home, the savings over gas fill ups are significant. I pay $.04 per kWH. He could have also had charged up at the hotel overnight for free.

[@eysan90]

@@illtrill that makes more sense. Sounds great actually

[@raemill4089]

Good question and the answer is that it can vary. The price they were charging on those stations he charged at was pretty high. I've not ever seen them that high in the south east. So a charging session at Electrify America usually comes up to $14 - $22 on my road trips. That gets me about 250 miles or so (on road trips in EVs, you dont charge to 100% at superchargers bc it takes way too long. You charge to like 80% and move on. My car can do that in 20 mins or less. The F150 is slower to charge than mine and has a slightly bigger battery). Now most of the time I charge at home and that costs me about $50-$80 a month with my daily driving to work and all. So for road trips, you can do a bit of math to see how much gas would cost to go the same distance. Gas car likely going to go much further than 250 miles on a full tank, but it'll cost more for that tank. That depends on your MPG and driving style and same applies to EV. It might not work out in everyone's favor to go electric vs gas.

[@chrisanthony144]

Great Review! i wonder how bad this would be when its cold.

[@Louie_Vision]

It's the same as in the summer. In the winter you turn the heater on which lowers the range. Same with turning on the ac in the summer. The battery only loses a few miles over night during super cold nights.

[@matthewpiper77]

Ev? No thank you. Not for travel. Takes too long to charge. We can not simply get away from fossil fuels!. Now I'm not saying I wouldn't own one but it definitely wouldn't be my primary vehicle.

[@Konungen]

After driving for 5-6 hours a 50 min brake aint so bad 😅

[@matthewpiper77]

@Konungen not sure a 300 hundred miles adds up to 5 to 6 hours and in the video it showed him going from 50% to 60% in close to 30 minutes at a fast charging station. Ev maybe just for fun tho.

[@tophercsr]

I think for a lot of people who drive 75-100 miles a day to and from work it totally works. The road trip/towing piece are what is going to be the big thing to tackle. A lot of families have two cars. Having one be electric would be a no brainer.

[@matthewpiper77]

@tophercsr like I said not a primary

[@damonaniton]

If I could get 1 for MSRP I would buy a Lightning today

[@youknowwithMartyKauffman]

Do a cross America tour

[@ethenjordan2010]

That’s until more people get them. If they aren’t broken when you get there. Sure it’s fine when almost nobody uses them.

[@MrWeusi]

Its not a trunk , it's a frunk..😅

[@TruckerBill9]

When that motor goes bad for the gear shift, how do you get home

[@tikycz8261]

I have one question why u didn’t pair it up with Apple Maps ? That ev route

[@CGGC0202]

Wow Electrify america charging is EXPENSIVE! 0.48/kwh ?!

[@johnmonteagudo8164]

But which did you like more the mustang or the lightning?

[@ezenteno77]

First time driving a truck and first time doing a road trip (a very short one)....this baffles me.

[@DHTV]

Super easy with a Tesla. 65 year old mom from Canada drove all the way to Florida in 5 days stopping along the way to charge and sleep. Tesla makes it super easy to find stations around your route.

[@noseboop4354]

But if you have a mom who doesn't understand smartphones, they she's shit out of luck as you must have one to use the charging stations.

[@illtrill]

@@noseboop4354no you don’t. Not with a Tesla at a Tesla station. I’m assuming you also didn’t see the credit card reader on the EV charger in the video. ?

[@CGGC0202]

@@noseboop4354 tesla dosnt nee any card, fob or device, the car authenticates the charging and you pay with the card on file automatically

[@tyjohnson2492]

The infrastructure just isn't equipped here in the US plus a pickup truck needs to haul stuff real truck guys ladies won't buy that charge time wait most people wanna get back on the road within 5 to 10 minutes get where they're going. Maybe plug in hybrids full ev's not ready for prime time yet.

[@trainandmore]

Especially if the charger is in the middle of nowhere, I can see it in a mall, where you can kill 30 minutes. But 30 minutes, middle of nowhere? No, gas takes 5 minutes and we’re off, much faster, much faster.

[@garypleasant3116]

150 is huge 😅😂😅😂😅😂😅😂 here in TX seeing F450 is not a odd sight

[@gowenrv3762]

I really enjoyed your content.. After seeing several of your videos, it's easy to see why you have so many subscribers. The video about your computer room setup was super nice. I actually took notes as I watched this one. A Super Room! Congratulations on having over 3M subscribers. You're well spoken and seem to be a super nice guy. There was this one thing... @ 11:55 Things started to get a little bit racist. I don't understand why skin color have to be introduce. What a shame... And yea, I will keep watching. LOL 😀

[@wusaint]

I'm actually looking into buying an F150 Lightning here soon. It's time for my family to take the plunge into EVs.

[@apicharjiratanan4285]

if i didnt like the ford truck i do now if i were living in the USA, someone please sell it in Thailand :d

[@AJbassist]

great video but where is the road trip ?

[@truckercowboyed2638]

Man times are changing he said he doesn't care for engine sounds me i love a roaring v8 mustang GT, i own one i couldn't imagine it being quiet

[@indycog]

I thought I was the only one. It’s weird hearing guys not liking the sound of a motor. It’s been a part of my life since before I could push a gas pedal. Monster trucks, race cars, super cars, and much more. It’s sad that it’s dying out.

[@Louie_Vision]

Everybody has a different perspective. I don't want a car that roars because it would wake up my son while driving. Also not even is an attention freak and wants everyone to hear them rev it or floor it

[@indycog]

@@Louie_Vision I would say people Buy evs for attention. I have yet to meet a humble Tesla owner. As far as your son you probably shouldn’t be racing around with him in your car. Your car shouldn’t get loud until your at full throttle. It’s a weird time to be alive to hear men not like cars bro. It’s just an appliance to EV people. That’s weird.

[@natesoulblssd]

Go Blue 😎

[@nerfcorp1]

The hummer ev has the biggest battery I know of so maybe less charging

[@Louie_Vision]

Well yes and no. It might be less charging but since the battery is bigger it means longer charging

[@NotSoFast71]

Waiting an hour or more for a full charge on a family road trip is impossible. Try driving from Michigan to Orlando with kids in the car and have to sit at a charger for that long several times coming and going. Conveniently no mention of the slavery involved with the acquisition of the minerals to make the batteries. Also no mention that mare greenhouse gasses are produced in the mining, manufacture, and transportation of the batteries than a similar gas vehicle would produce in it's standard lifetime. Yes, EVs sound really cool when you ignore all of their negative aspects.

[@iPlateau]

Wowowowowowowowo Auto Focus But with Avgconsumer

[@killamcscrilla9433]

Ok sooooo you didn’t take a road trip….you just drove around Michigan….?

[@MrCristopher99]

Try that in a tesla too!

[@apicharjiratanan4285]

u want to fast charge the car the battery needs to be around 5%

[@Louie_Vision]

Wth that's not true lol you obviously don't own an ev.

[@Will_Bx_NYC_718]

26 minutes to not fully charge the vehicle I’m good on EV. On a long road trip say 12 hours. That would equate to over an hour to fully charge. And then you’d probably have to do that again before reaching your final destination. Filling up my tank takes all of 3-4 minutes max. Once EV’s charging tech can match those times frames it’s not ready for the masses.

[@imnobosh]

You didn’t have 1 glass of wine at the winery?🧐

[@TheSuperSangan]

Been seeing weird Ford commercials lately

[@DJinNJ08830]

Yea do it in winter see how far you get.

[@xDarthRio]

Just don’t try to tow anything

[@tonyb92681]

I guess the reason the thumbnail is a mustang and the video is of a Lightning will be revealed by the end of the video?

[@jackies_world]

The Mach E is what they were in on the way to test drive the lightning and what they switched back to after returning it.

[@tonyb92681]

@@jackies_world yeah, I didn’t wait until the end of the video to post the comment! Thanks.

[@jackies_world]

@@tonyb92681 sure thing! I had the same question majority of the video lol

[@Ayitsloso]

Being able to drive and wireless charge would be fire

[@boluwatifeshopelu1054]

Why use KZbin ad sound

[@Target135]

I don’t know if Michigan just has their shit together with their charging infrastructure because this is the first time i’ve ever heard someone so positive about a non-Tesla charging experience. Honestly feels a little sus, like this is a Ford sponsored video (i didn’t notice a disclosure). Usually non-Tesla chargers are either out of order or don’t charge at the speed their supposed to or something.

[@megokev]

🤯

[@Bmontepeque11]

Oh, you never care about engine sounds until you listen a true car sound like a Lambo or a GT3 🌚❤ I'm a car guy and I don't care about engines in normal cars 😂 I'll gladly drive Electric Civics and Mazdas in the future 😂❤️

[@Louie_Vision]

Dude this guy probably makes over 1 million per year. You don't think he's been in super cars. If he says he doesn't care about engine sounds it's because he's been in them and doesn't care lol

[@kali540va]

No thanks I don't like the fact you have to sit a wait... It just makes the trip longer plus do this in the middle of winter then show me how long the battery lasts

[@lenanaH]

Lighthouse? NFS movie vibes

[@petersburg8920]

Watch the TfL ev video on how bad long road trips are. Charging is still way too slow. No way buying EVs for many many years

[@saadmalik2212]

UMich. Best University in the World.

[@lanemegginson3418]

Let’s ignore the fact he was going 82

[@donnell751]

Bro, are you using an Apple Watch with a pixel phone ??😅

[@samuelgaribay7840]

Lol ask Scotty Kilmer what he thinks 😂

[@CrumResearch]

Yes, Teslas are easy with many routes covered by Superchargers, others are hard. Hopefully the recent NACS standard arrangements evolve into good improving road trip coverage for all, we will see.

[@billymcdonald2990]

2:40 nah that’s road head mode

[@williamluciano6645]

I am a Ford senior master tech and love Ford ev

[@Emjackson89]

Surely your thumbnail is wrong lol

[@ghostknight4535]

Me seeing the Xbox controller and thinking 🤔 I better let this "sink".💀

[@fallentyrant42]

Electric chargers in the road is a bad idea cuz we all know they going to start charging people to even use the road at that point

[@truckercowboyed2638]

Yes they will figure out a way to tax that cheap electricity people brag about lol ...

[@maybethisismarq]

I mean we already pay to use the road through taxes

[@tyrinjoyceperkins]

Weird to hear someone call a truck a car 😂

[@xguy9999]

Detroit 😎

[@TechxGremlin]

10:21..... Least they had an Xbox controller on deck.

[@M0tivationalQuot3s]

UrAvgMillionaire 😂

[@xxnike0629xx]

Traverse City? I think you meant Traverse Town. 😏