Mercedes EQA 250 1000 km challenge

[@user-qd7er4tj1h]

i worked at an automotive supplier selling acoustic packages to all car manufacturers. And I can tell you it costs really nothing to make a car quiet but the car makers think differently. The higher the price the quieter the car (as a rule of thumb). It is a marketing strategy from car makers to push customers to buy more expensive models. If your EQA would have the same sound package as an EQC, many EQC potential customers would buy an EQA and Mercedes would loose potential profit. ALL car makers are doing it. ALL ! Why wouldn't they ? Also it is difficult to retrofit an existing vehicule because you would have to dismantle the whole interior and it would costs too much for the benefit. Moreover electric cars have a lot of advantages regarding noise compared to their ICE counterparts but they have still some disavantages: - the ICE or Motor used to cover a lot of noise like road noise that you now notice more in EVs - many EVs have a glass roof which is terrible for noise when compared to a standard steel roof with a headliner - noise in EVs comes a lot from the back/trunk where the sound treatment is usually poor - non porous seats like leather or fake leather do not absorb so well noise. So the ideal car when it comes to noise level is: - an EV - without glass roof - with a nice acoustic package in the trunk - has textile seats of course it is more complex that this but i think this summary gives a few elements to further explore the topic.

[@jukkasivonen2309]

It is actually not too expensive to improve sound dethening. Work is very simple, with hardly any tools required (small woden roller is nice and saves your thumbs and fingers). Materials are also relatively inexpensive. Have done couple of cars myself. Longest time is for dismantling interior panels. Removing interior is also easier than one thinks. You only require plastic trim removal tools (10€) and standard torx/phillips screw drivers. There are good instruction videos and websites available if you are willing to invest your own time. Or you can pay 1000€ for a specialist. A good investment for drive confort. And best of all, standard sound system sound quality improves a lot with sound dethening.

[@chickenoo8]

Teslabjørn: the CEO of home office lunch entertainment! Danke schön!

[@unmuschigagage2029]

Locking forward to the eqs test. Who will win. The battery or your bladder.

[@ElmarBon]

Just dont drink too much😅

[@valtersvasilis]

@@ElmarBon or wear dipers... 😂

[@Kurd94oslo]

hahah he finally got Stormberg on the team. I felt so sorry for him in that video when he announced his first sponsor, and said how much he likes Stormberg

[@Nobody_Famous]

Would be funnier to be sponsored by Stromberg (Carburettors)

[@absurdalny]

15:30 Always loved Norway for having plenty of their own stuff like chocolates, even juices. Even when Freia is owned by Kraft Food if I recall correctly - it still has those traditional chocolates. That makes visiting Norge more special, especially these days when almost every country has the same brands. I still remember Bergbys burgers in Porsgrunn as probably best burgers I have tasted. God I miss this country, hope to be back for a road trip once Covid is over.

[@jatterhog]

Hahah Mr Sponsor Man now with 3 sponsors per video shieeeet :)

[@muffinb5446]

Can’t wait to the EQS review!!

[@nakfan]

Ditto. That car is over top... Almost too much (envy)

[@rickardlundgren6339]

Great job !! Would be nice to also see statistics presented on the total charging time and total amount of charging stops :)

[@Jjengering]

I would love to see 1000km challenge for 2021 model 3 standard range plus!

[@renemaimann-roland1904]

yes, and also a new test for the M3LR, as the one in the list was driven at -2c compared to the others at above +10c

[@francescoboselli6033]

ABC: Always Be not afraid of publiC holidays' traffic

[@outdoorolli5754]

Hi Björn, amazing result! How about a column with a hypothetical consumption at an average temperature of 20 degrees and summer tires - or a hypothetical travelling time under these conditions, that makes the cars more comparable? That shouldn't be a problem for a nerd with such a vast experience like you!

[@GunnarsMassageoPizza]

Doesn’t the huge battery buffer result in that you can charge to ”100%” all the time without actually wearing the battery as much as other similar EV’s?

[@mihai.tesla88]

Another good quality video from Bjorn! Thank you!

[@spetro73]

What animal is that person dragging in the background at the 11:49 mark while Bjorn was ABC-ing the windshield???

[@cbcdesign001]

Well spotted, what a nasty individual that person is.

[@apple4youngsters874]

Please do the 1000 km challenge with an Audi etron GT oder Porsche Taycan 4s oder just the standard Taycan.

[@PancakeSpeedy]

keep your eyes peeled on the live channel in the following days and couple of days later here ;-)

[@luisfernandes4145]

@3:50: Toyota ABC: Allways Be Crawling!

[@honzawill]

Wow, eating every stop - you are still keeping in a shape!

[@bjornnyland]

The troll level was high in this video...

[@powerovergaming1]

ABC: - Always be charging - Always be cleaning - Always buy calad

[@nitramwin]

Thank you for your service

[@rafaelo1]

Always be chewing

[@Orgelsolo]

Thx 4 always broviding cervice!

[@HerrGrille]

You forgot the Nissan Leaf ABC - Always Bring C(k)etttle

[@MrKlawUK]

ABC - Always Be Chewing

[@gianlucamucciarelli8848]

Bjørn you are simply the best tester, number 1 in the world.

[@ikocheratcr]

Great reviews as always, EVs, chargers, route planning, clothes, hamburgers, chocolate. Keep it up, love it. We need a deeper ice cream review, that one I feel you keep it to yourself ;)

[@erlendwestbye4194]

Bra sponsorer Bjørn! All grunn til å være stolt!

[@Nobody_Famous]

11:49 Lady with Dog: “Rover, did you see that crazy man talking to himself. Weirdo”

[@bjornnyland]

I could have been speaking on the phone. You know... nowadays, you have something called "headsets"...

[@obiskeyone]

Can we get stromberg in Australia?

[@abc123abc99]

Gratulerer med dagen!

[@Sweetnl]

11:50 The dog is out of charge

[@peeble99]

What tyres did it use? I know it was a Bridgestone Alenza, but there are several versions of this tyre, at least here in Australia. The Alenza A001 is a particularly hard riding and noisy tyre with exceptionally good wear characteristics. The Alenza HL/33 is brilliantly quiet tyre, perhaps not up with the Michelin Primacy 4, but similar. However, you guys in Europe may get a totally different selection. A cold day in Oz is 6 degrees and a hot day 45, and we do not have snow except if you drive to the mountains in winter. Cheers

[@albertarb7655]

Very good giving your comfort view in the car, would be nice to put this on an extra row of the datasheet so we can compare. Great video as usual

[@colla555]

That's funny. In German it's called Brückentag (bridge day). And in Norwegian, it's meaning something like jammed day.

[@hrrrrr2084]

Incredible perfomance from Mercedes. It's best in class. Tie with the very fastest SUVs.

[@johnbev2336]

Have you tried charging on a Tesla, do they have ccs conversion in Norway

[@mickwreay3034]

Is it possible to take a sound measurement on a similar road at a set speed? I have the EQA and it was 46db at 130kmh on a German autobahn whereas my Golf 8 was 56db at the same speed and road.

[@franckchevallier3835]

Rather surprising as a result. Well done Mercedes and can't wait to see the Kia EV6 in action !!! When do you think you will have the Kia for a test drive?

[@PancakeSpeedy]

Nice, new music!

[@YA-fx6jl]

Huge fan of your work. But Toyota always going slow? Rav4 Prime reporting in! It would blow the EQA, Enyaq, ID4 and other non-teslas away speedwise. With full charge and full tank, I think it would do a good mix fighter for city driving and for a 1K KM challenge.

[@johnivarjakobsen6725]

Når det gjelder støy innv , er den ok ?

[@simotaivalkoski1537]

”Remember that speed limit with trailer is 80 km/h” Well well, that doesn't apply for some certain fossil-based BMW SUV drivers clearly.

[@johnminshall242]

Not bad. Not my kinda car personally, and for me it’s certainly nowhere near as nice as Enyaq, but you’re right in that those cars now doing this test sub-10.5 hours are all pretty good! Electrics are beginning their world domination.

[@hugodeandres1497]

I’m no expert put I think you’re supposed to let the dog move the paws by themselves 11:49

[@Impactbrotherbeta]

Can you do the same with 250+ ?

[@manuntvg01]

how many calories do you average Bjorn on your 1000km challenge?

[@bjornnyland]

At least 10 kWh/h. Oh, wait...

Haha, what a coincident ;-) I actually showed up in the background in this video at 13:00 Me out touring on my motorcycle :-)

[@bjornnyland]

Remember to turn off the engine when you're parked and not going anywhere soon :)

[@johndouglass1100]

I noticed you were driving in D-- mode on the highway, how come you didn't use DAuto? It's supposed to be even more economic and chooses the best regen mode. (Hold the paddle in to switch Auto on).

[@krugerdave]

Great Video! Interesting to see you get pretty much exactly the same time as BatteryLife did on the autobahn at 160km/h most of the time. I wonder if there's an optimum somewhere in between there 🤔 In any case, good news that you can basically drive this car however you want 👍

[@Idontknow819918]

2000 Calories are recommended daily. Bjorn: ok

[@JohnDoe-vx3z]

10:09 if I eat every time I charge, I'd get fat.

[@seb.]

No you just accumulate energy, for you know... One day 😂

[@Nobody_Famous]

@@seb. extends your bottom buffer

[@UNLKYHNTR]

The plant based Burgers by BK are actually really good. I like them a lot and prefer them to normal burgers. Not a vegan, they just taste better

[@verboseEV]

Can you please do a E-Niro 1000km run in „warmish“ conditions? I bet you can do it under 11h. (first 100 to ~7% should be at least 300-320km ) And until now there is only the Kona „mild winter“ run whitch was way colder than all recent 1000 km runs.

[@alf_1779]

11:45 ABC: Always Bring Cat 🤣

[@dudedudeson1335]

5 min less with charging and 5 min more with instuctions for programming preheating, how to open......type of car jack you need etc.(and yes i know you can go to the dealer)

[@ReelyRacing]

Would love to see a bit more info at the charging stops like: charged from x to y %, average charging speed, energy received, stop time, avg consumption on the trip.

[@bjornnyland]

For charging: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oIHWfKN5gtuZotU Average consumption: See end of video. I also mentioned the other things you want to know in the video.

[@ChuckJ1944]

VERY informative video. Why haven't you done a Taycan 4S or 2wd? I think it will beat Model S. Also in the states we drive 75 or 80. Can you drive that fast?

[@ouch1011]

120km/h = 75mph. I believe they do have some higher speed zones in Norway where he does drive that fast, but they are much fewer than we have in the US. He also does 120km/h range testing.

[@ChuckJ1944]

@@ouch1011 Kevin: The important element in my mind which this 1000 km challenge looks at is the combination of efficiency and charge rate. People have now figured out the best way to do a road trip is charge until it starts to taper big then drive until 5%. In addition to that I think the Taycan is going to shine at 80+ because of the higher gearing.

[@bjornnyland]

Because Porsche never provided a car for me...

[@Laykun9000]

11:48 is that a cat that really doesn't want to be walked?

[@bjornnyland]

*dog

[@FilipeSilva1]

when kia spring?

[@ellistreloar2047]

Bjorn, Why don’t you have stats in this spreadsheet for E Niro? It will be very interesting to see the 3 year old design Korean car comparison with these ‘latest’ German cars in the same summer conditions. The only advantage the latest German ‘family’ cars, including the ‘pure EV design’ VAG models, is charging speed. The efficiency is worse than the Koreans meaning also shorter range per kWh. This shows further evidence of the complacency of the legacy European makers. Also, the emphasis of the 1,000 km challenge on charging speed is irrelevant to the majority of EV owners when these longer journeys are likely to be only a handful of occasions each year. In the UK the average car journey distance of 8.4miles (c.13.4km) is the same for the last nearly 20 years.

[@bjornnyland]

Check Kona results. Very similar car.

[@ellistreloar2047]

@@bjornnyland Thanks, yes, but the Kona results are for winter temperatures and give a poor comparison with their summer performance which you have acknowledged is second only to Tesla. Do you agree that the latest German EV engineering, except fast charging, has not advanced over these much older Korean cars? I'm really disappointed as I'd prefer to 'buy local' and have had good experiences with the German branded fossil cars in the past, especially BMW.

[@manukahoney3442]

What exactly is the issue with the border?

[@bjornnyland]

Covid...

[@manukahoney3442]

@@bjornnyland This is understood. But what exactly is enforced? Testing? And by whom / in which direction?

[@Nobody_Famous]

@@manukahoney3442 Bjorn is being a good world citizen to help stop spread 🦠

[@roffaleft499]

Norwegian borders are closed to all non-citizens, with rare exceptions and Norwegian citizens are only allowed to travel to a certain number of countries. Sweden isn't one of them, meaning Bjorn would have to quarantine for at least 5 days upon return. There's hardly any way around that since the controls are pretty much systematic and 24/7 on all the land borders.

[@manukahoney3442]

@@roffaleft499 Ah, ok. So it is not about Sweden, but about Norway. He could leave the country, but wound have difficulties when he returns. What a bullshit!

[@FiddleMaker63]

Plant based whopper will taste better ran through a cow first. 😂

[@seb.]

Well BMW IX3 is just as fossil-based as this EQA. Same CLAR platform than ICE/PHEV images.hgmsites.net/lrg/2021-bmw-ix3_100752305_l.jpg

[@nitramwin]

How about a new one: Always Be Chowing?

[@luisfernandes4145]

Hey Bjørn did you hear about Hummer weight, it's 4103kg! That means I can't drive it, since only have B class license. Can you? 🤣

[@luisfernandes4145]

@@abraxastulammo9940 I don't know. But I guess it will be about the same.

[@ouch1011]

Average driver shouldn’t be allowed to drive massive vehicles, and I say that as someone who lives in the USA. We are the perfect example of why the average driver should not be allowed to drive big ass trucks and SUVs

[@dadaaha8751]

I think the specs of this tested car are the lowest specs, that you can get in the german version. If i remember correctly you can order accustic glas in the german version.

[@bjornnyland]

Acoustic glass won't help that much.

[@RickRick552]

has anybody got an idea why only 66 of 80 kw is usable? will more kw's be unlocked later?

[@bjornnyland]

*kWh

[@RickRick552]

@@bjornnyland yeaahhh right

[@RickRick552]

@@bjornnyland have you got a serious answer as well?

[@yaseng6184]

Thank you bjorn for these great videos Can you make a video about cars we should buy and cars to avoid please Thank you ❤️

[@ahsonali9353]

1:02 turn on English subs….. *Burmester*

[@victorc.979]

This compare with the iX1 not with the iX3

[@GunnarsMassageoPizza]

Yo what’s up!! 😋👍

[@BinalBruno]

0.4 kWh/h !! :D

[@tomsixsix]

My Golf does the same thing! WTF is it with German cars??

[@buddy1155]

It is because German ICE cars say: liter/km and if you don't drive liter/hour. It is just keeping it consistent.

[@BinalBruno]

@@buddy1155 But kWh is already in hour. an extra /h is kind of redundant.

[@buddy1155]

@@BinalBruno I do understand that it is just kw, but you are confusing people with kwh/km when driving and Kw when not driving.

[@buddy1155]

I agree that it is a bit weird if you understand it well, if you have a problem with grasping the whole kw vs kwh idea then it is more intuitive to do it like this.

[@bagsfull6494]

Food reviews lol

[@loganrossignol]

God damn, it's like Mercedes' UI team got back from a 2005 Samsung Flip Phone UI conference and thought "wow these are great ideas, let's use these in our car in 2021"

[@alpertekniker6073]

4:20 aww that's my old ugly car i3 :D

[@cbcdesign001]

I can't believe that van was parked in front of a charging point, totally inconsiderate.

[@pete9b]

great review

[@BHBeckenbauer]

This car makes me think more Ford/Opel than Mercedes. It looks a bit cheap IMO

[@KoseChris]

if i had a EV i would buy a Nintendo Switch and play games like Zelda and Mario while charging :D

[@Nathan-wf6xc]

👌

[@tridrean]

❤❤❤

[@luisfernandes4145]

kWh/h, hey Mercedes: Nein Nein Nein Nein!!!! 🤣

[@timessix8434]

1. EV life has potential of being quite unhealthy - eating every second hour... 2. Only a real EV enthusiast can feel there's not enough standstill time when charging his/her vehicle...

[@bjornnyland]

The troll level is high in this video...

[@jukkasivonen2309]

Avtually, eating small healthy meals/snacs in short interval is healthier than one or two large meals per day. Provided you eat healthy food as Bjorn seems to do (mostly). Short intervals keeps your insuline levels low and more steady compared to eating two huge meals on 6 hour intervals. Insuline regulates fat accumulation in your body. Hence regular eating is healthy choise.

[@pka8514]

👍

[@PanLukash]

I love you (no homo) ;)

[@anthonywalker6168]

And to think, 1000 km is not even a challenge for traditional gasoline vehicles.

[@bjornnyland]

The challenge was to show fossilheads that EVs can do 1000 km in a very convenient way just like fossil cars.

[@anthonywalker6168]

@@bjornnyland Let’s hope things get better in the EV industry. Thanks for the content.

[@jukkasivonen2309]

Thousand kilometers is too much of a challenge to my body in any car. I tend to take three stops in 600km trip in an ICE car anyhow. My back needs stretching, my brain and body needs coffee and stomach needs food. I am much more relaxed on arrival when taking lot of breaks from driving.

[@anthonywalker6168]

@@jukkasivonen2309 True, I suppose I am the same.

[@eddmundo]

First!! ;-)

[@Nobody_Famous]

🏆

[@pigedehekkan]

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