Netherlands to Australia-Overland | Fully Charged

[@PlugMeInProject]

Super happy with this great video! Very proud and honored to be featured on Fully Charged! Thanks Mark & Robert for this one.

[@RubenKelevra]

Plug Me In Something with your channel or the ppl seems to be wrong. I'm subscriber # 742 oO

[@gerhardkutt1748]

Brilliantly crazy. Only a Dutchman could pull this crazy idea off. Well done!

[@user-eh5wo8re3d]

wow the production quality just keeps going up

[@quantum12b]

Wow! What an amazing electric road trip! An experiment in sustainability and humanity ;0) Love it xxxx

[@FloresMervin]

Very uplifting and positive story! Best of luck to Wiebe's project.

[@BillyNoMates1974]

good luck to him. I hope he completes it

[@BillyNoMates1974]

Could FullyCharged do a follow up video once he has completed his challenge ?

[@kevinisawake]

AGREED

[@PlugMeInProject]

Sounds like a good plan! However you can also follow the progress on my YT channel, Facebook, Twitter or Instagram account 👍

[@BillyNoMates1974]

I plan to

[@bubbythejones]

A few months ago, I saw this in the Australian news and arrived to Australia.

[@transportevolved]

Yay! good to see you on the other side mate. :)

[@tommyjohn3525]

This is awesome! I didn't knew he was travelling through Europe..I would have lend him some energy. This kind of thing is what we all need to do before we die. Best way to travel. This is the kind of exposure evs need to change old school thinking!....This needs to be done in U.S. too.

[@MRTOWELRACK]

As a lover of EVs and road trips, this is 👌 Good on him!

[@global_nomad.]

good to know that such a trip is possible in the current world climate..good luck for the rest of the journey

[@Dorsetwatersofteners]

Amazing story and being ev just makes it even better.

[@NewZeroland]

That is so inspiring! I love that people are embracing the challenge of long-range EV travel and turning it into an adventure.

[@ferkeap]

So this is what VW is NOT doing!

[@Travlinmo]

This is pretty amazing. I live that the people of Iran were, so far, his favorite.

[@roboto589]

Great video, what an interesting experiment and a nice reminder how much electric car technology has improved within a few years.

[@videogalore]

Wow, I'm only annoyed that I didn't think about doing this myself! :) What a brilliant idea and shows so much positivity in the world!

[@lazerus2006]

Inky!!!! Nice to have you on "the other side" too :)

[@marktaylor-hankins9398]

Ha! That's kind, but this a one-off. I'm much more comfortable on the other side.

[@begood6011]

Ed China is on the market - expand your viewer base!

[@riahanlon2237]

Be Good s$

[@z3d12]

did he just go over the grass at 6:20

[@tommyjohn3525]

lol asa e...si eu mi am dat seama ca a trecut pe iarba:)))

[@pareshpanchal91]

Titus Nicolae damn straight haha, that's awesome, you legend

[@RyanSargent]

Yeah, he accidentally got locked in a car park after hours and needed to escape.

[@CarAndMechanical]

Great video, will be following the rest of the journey with interest.

[@JoshCorne]

You're 100% right. Iran is my favourite country that I've visited. Some truly fantastic people over there.

[@martian9999]

Ink Sharkman is such a cool name! Hmm, I wonder whether Shark Inkman is already taken.

[@yumcha16]

definetly a different way to travel. I like it

[@eldiablo8019]

+fullychargedshow You Sir, are an incredible man. In 1994 I drove a Chevy pick up truck from California to Canada and then from there to Costa Rica, by my self, and I thought I had big balls.

[@RaphaeHalim]

Wow! Can't wait for FullyCharged to do a video about Wiebe once he's completed his epic journey. Even without any established charge point network, or government subsidy, or support this guy can make it across the breadth of India. :-) It's an awesome thing. Please tell us more about him... What happens next?!!

[@marcsimmonds5483]

He's extended it to New Zealand (staying with us at present) and should finish in Bluff in about ten days.

[@NickBouwhuis]

Wakker is the Dutch word for 'awake'. Seems like he has a fitting last name. Good luck Wiebe!

[@julianklune5468]

wow this is an astonishing project.

[@steve531109]

He is right about Iran . Everyone who visits says it is the most friendly and welcoming place .

[@D4rk3n3mi3]

Hey, a really nice dokumentation, I like to see more like that :)

[@superquickelectric]

Inspiring! We've offered him food and a place to stay and change in Brisbane.

[@theta2170]

Don't worry, I don't think anybody else saw that guy who posted this link publicly on Twitter. ;) Another great episode!

[@marktaylor-hankins9398]

Good to know, thanks

[@tijn001]

And I thought my plans to drive from the Netherlands (Maastricht) to China (Shanghai) in a fossil car were ambitious! hope you succeed man what a great project!

[@MGBranco]

Just amazing... Good luck!

[@vishalb84]

Good Luck ! Donation sent on your website !

[@greyareaRK1]

That was excellent.

[@megalomaniacdreamer]

Good luck from Australia!

[@Ryukachoo]

just checked and the guy is now halfway across india, unfortunately he's kind of out in the boonies where i doubt many people have internet or the means to plug him in

[@watkinscopicat]

Ryukachoo boonies???

[@LoanwordEggcorn]

AC Propulsion conversion. Tesla uses AC Propulsion technology, especially in the Roadster, but also in the Model S motor, etc.

[@Qwertworks]

Mr Sharkman, I wanted to use the occasion to say that I really love your camerawork! :)

[@marktaylor-hankins9398]

That's very kind of you, thank you!

[@Qwertworks]

Mark Taylor-Hankins you are welcome!

[@sphinx2k210]

Portable solar panels and inverter were not an emergency option?

[@waveman1500]

That would take several days to recharge. The battery is 37kWh. A solar panel which would fit in the back of the car would produce approximately 250W. Given a generous 10 hours of maximum output per day, that's 2.5kWh of energy per day. Even assuming 100% charger efficiency, it would take approximately 15 days to recharge. If you fully covered the roof of the car in solar panels, you might be able to get 1kW out of it, which would still take you 37 hours of sunlight to recharge.

[@ahaveland]

I wondered about that too - if I were to do this trip, I'd carry at least 2kW of portable panels like the ones I made and show on my channel, only 10kg per kW. That way at least you could spend a day or two charging in the middle of nowhere and have some means of escape!

[@rubikfan1]

and that is even at the best. you get alot of day with bad weather and no sun. witch whould increase the loading team even more.

[@zapfanzapfan]

To go full Mark Watney? ;-)

[@Hirotoro4692]

Sphinx2k that would take ages and ages to give even 5mi

[@myjizzureye]

Pancake and a spliff, Pipe and a crepe, bong and a blitz? No? Well there is just no pleasing you then.

[@whatistruanymore7139]

Great guy best of luck to him brilliant

[@slowboat6021]

gutsy effort hope he makes it without trouble.

[@countteddy]

VW could offer electric Passats and clean up the market ......and absolve themselves of the diesel scandal.....

[@VSS1]

Great presenter, he should be a permanent feature!

[@SWR112]

If he's reading - good luck fella 👍👏👏👏👏

[@restaurantattheendofthegalaxy]

This is absolutely amazing. What a character this guy is! Is his VW a diesel hybrid and is he using any Diesel on this trip?

[@Split10uk]

This video gives me faith in mankind. I'd also like to know more about the car....who converted it etc.

[@chrismuir8403]

Split10 The motor controller/charger and motor is from AC Propulsion, their logo made a brief appearance. Not sure who did the conversion, as AC Propulsion both does conversions and sells components for others to do conversions.

[@BEDOUIN991]

Best of luck Wieb. It shows EV is the way and that Humanity is alive. Don't let no one convince you otherwise. Travel the world and connect with other humans

[@xtreme_dummy]

You can't get ONLY OVER LAND to Australia... Just saying... However, Have fun with the road trip... Groetjes uit Nederland!

[@dolmarf411]

Om de 200km 12u wachten om op te laden.... en max 70km/u zonder aanhanger of iets. GEWELDIGE uitvinding.....

[@campbellrocksagain]

where do I get an estate electric golf? the only problem with the Nissan leaf is the boot space is too small

[@campbellrocksagain]

or is that a passat?

[@m1k869]

It is a early EV conversion, it did cost 100k back in the day. Teslabjörn has a look at the car in more detail.

[@campbellrocksagain]

what an adventure. love it

[@MrGoogle87]

only has 22kWh battery unfortunately, however I was offered one for 4500euro, asking price (The Netherlands) but I already have a 22kWh Zoe

[@KuraIthys]

I've considered trying to figure out how to do an electric conversion on the car we have that's no longer registered. I assume it would be difficult and expensive, and I have no idea what kind of mechanical condition it's in. (for a conversion, the drivetrain doesn't matter, but stuff like the suspension and the underframe is still critically important to safety.) Still, it wouldn't exactly be efficient. Besides, I think a beat up 1993 Holden Commodore station wagon that happens to be electric would confuse people quite badly. XD Not that it would be the first time. After all there is a rather notorious electric drag racing car embarrassing petrolheads for quite a few years now. It's converted from a 1970's era Datsun 1200... Electric conversions are great for messing with people. XD Sure, you could show up in a flashy, shiny Tesla model S and wow people with high end luxury electric stuff.... Or you could show up in a 30 year old car that looks like a piece of junk and confuse the living daylights out of everyone with all it's makeshift electric conversion nonsense. XD

[@Svnipni]

Oh look! It's my old roomie!

[@samuliripatti9847]

Let's see when the second gear wears out.. hopefully there's enough torque to drive on third gear.

[@Neoshan]

only 200 km range, and 6 hours to charge ? that must be a pain, but good luck man :)

[@bubbythejones]

This is how the Dutch RE-discovered Australia.

[@deantubeful]

Hello. Nice car. How much for the conversion kit ?

[@snooogly]

Can't really watch as its not allowed to download it. My Internet is so terribly slow that it buffers every two seconds for ten seconds at 360p. But I could download it overnight and watch it later

Woow that was something!!!

[@_marcus_does_]

great idea

[@unclepete100]

Can you have a chat sometime about 1 of the elephants in the room of EV gear, namely the total lack of standardisation Charging stations-wise. Ie: Different plugs/sockets etc. Puts me off even considering a E-car

[@tararat]

Can you have a chat sometime about 1 of the elephants in the room of ICE gear, namely the total lack of standardisation Refueling stations-wise. Ie: Different fuels/oils petrol/diesel engine oil/transmission oil. Puts me off even considering a fossil fuel car.

[@unclepete100]

Jon Summers Love your reply Jon. Didn't really engage in earnest tho. Care to adress my question in a meaningful way?

[@tararat]

Level 1 or level 2 or level 3, CHAdeMO or CSS, DC Fast charge or Tesla supercharge versus diesel or bio diesel, ULP or 95 or 98 petrol or lpg or cng. There are competing standards everywhere in our life: Mac/Windows/Linux; Wine/Beer/Spirits; LGBT/GLBT/BLT/smashed avo... whatever. Next you'll be complaining that worse than too much choice you have no choice. With choice comes market determination of best. Maybe there will never be a clear winner in the CHAdeMO versus CSS standards but it doesn't much matter as driving a PV powered EV is my antidote to the Exxon-SA-ISIS axis of oil..

[@rubikfan1]

dat nederlandse accent verraad ook meteen dat hij een nederlander is, vanaf de eerste second lol

[@NickBouwhuis]

ze zeggen ook dat het een nederlander is voordat hij begint te praten

[@tijn001]

En dat nederlandse nummerbord dan?

[@contactcontact7482]

It aint much if it aint Dutch

[@DrWhom]

verraadt met d-t...

[@joshuasmith7369]

If he ever wants to cross the u.s., stop in kingsville, Texas. Charge the car while touring the King ranch.

[@nubbel6629]

Did they mention who build the car ?

[@DPortain]

7:30 - the car can go 260 km/h? That's insane!

[@Mladjasmilic]

Does it support 3 phase charge. Because you have 3 phase connector.

[@gablp7257]

did I hear that wright, the car is locked in 2nd gear??? and if so why not shift up on the highway and get better range?

[@carll693]

How many miles can he get on a charge?

[@juncedan]

so he says that the car has the gearbox in it still, but he always drives in 2nd. Two questions here: if he is going to drive in second all the time, why did he not take out the gears and save weight?, and since he didn't, why not use a longer gear?

[@mrjonas9657]

Easier to leave the gearbox in with the shafts and everything.

[@Blasterxp]

is dit de oude auto van meneer Kok?

[@JehanKateli]

Wouldn't it be really inefficient if it's stuck on 2nd gear?

[@MrGoogle87]

Normal electric cars, including the tesla P100D don't use gears. They all have a fixed ratio, same as this car in 2nd gear.

[@Knyght373]

Electric motors don't need gearboxes, it doesn't matter what "gear" the car is in as the gearbox is (presumably) completely disconnected from the system - it just hasn't been taken out of the car.

[@JehanKateli]

But 2nd gear is a very low ratio, which would mean it needs more RPMs to reach a certain speed.

[@Knyght373]

I'm not sure you read the comment. The gearbox is disconnected. There are no gears. Electric cars do not need them as they provide high torque even at low RPM.

[@JehanKateli]

He said in the video that it's stuck in second gear.

[@Auri713Real]

How did he got to austrlia if there is no roads there

[@londonnight937]

Is a standard 230V euro plug enough to charge a car?

[@timotheus199]

Alex Danco no problem at all you can even charge with less voltage

[@MegKBaker]

I'm planning on doing this but from the UK can I use some of you're routes plzs so I can prove my friend's wrong 😂 I'm doing it in a motor home

[@williardpalomar9092]

Amazing..

[@yahtadi5152]

Is there any video where he converted his car into EV ?

[@harveyboy45]

Don't think that's possible is it? As there is a bit of water in between.

[@benfarmer-webb1016]

There are these wonderful things called boats. And guess what, they can travel on water...

[@soundslave]

Made it all that way without it being stolen or being held up at gunpoint?

[@1Thor61storm8]

1:06 Milhouse's town!

[@naybobdenod]

very enjoyable. People are not the problem as we are all of one race. Its governments and religions ( one of the same really ) that screw around and make things hateful and bad. Being helpful ( generally speaking ) is innate within our species which makes us human. Good luck to this gentleman on his travels and I`m sure we ALL wish him well. Sincerely JF ( UK )

[@mtty1988]

105%full is like spinal tap turning it up to 11

[@armanddesarrierespays719]

I just don't understand why he doesn't have CCS fast charging capability? Makes no sense to wait 6 hours..

[@Johny40Se7en]

Wiebbe Wakker is one hell of a name, he must have all the jokes and banter to go along with that =P He was stuck a lot of places for 6 - 12 hours, with hydrogen it wouldn't have been as long... if the dick heads got on with it and sorted out the infrastructure tidy, on renewables like with most of California, or use a more efficient electric car. Good episode, the camera man did a pretty good job at this fair play. Maybe if one of the two regulars are not able to do the discussion thing, he could take their place with that too. Oh yeah and that box in the boot that's locked for warranty reasons, there could be anything in there, bones, drugs, bombs hahaha, only messing.

[@indianasquatchunters]

Johny40Se7en The long rest was due to him using a regular plug no a high power plug like ones people normally charge at. Hydrogen would be even less available in the the places he was traveling most of the industrialized world has electricity. Electric infrastructure is much cheaper and available than hydrogen.

[@DrWhom]

Means "awake" (and, in a slightly more archaic sense, "alert", "clued in", "smart")...

[@unknowndomain]

Seems insane that the car has a 230V output for charging your laptop that are male pins that you could accidentally touch and electrocute yourself.

[@jurckastelc]

love it

[@RahilSethi]

What VW car is he driving?

[@StephenButlerOne]

Not a bad way to spend a year.

[@tonyppe]

Strict import regulations in Australia though 😊

[@danthebat666]

6:40 is that a cable tied in a knot? that makes me cringe! it will damage the inside of the cable.

No it won't.

[@pward2482ify]

So advertised ect to get free food accommodation and energy then

[@sneadh1]

He walks on water?

[@ekhaat]

Did he say top speed 260 kmh?

[@dolmarf411]

yes, in theorie, but the blocked 2 gear, so he has only 1 gear. so max speed 70....

[@r.b.4611]

No expert, but there's no way you're driving from Europe to Australia "Overland".

[@truefranck]

True.

[@dragonskunkstudio7582]

This video needs subtitles.

[@carll693]

Just got to that part of the video... lol... 200km

[@JRP3]

"He shipped the car to Mumbai" Hmm....rather defeats the whole point of the trip doesn't it? Of course he'll have to ship it to Australia anyway so "Netherlands to Australia-Overland" isn't really a thing.

[@tionee1004]

These guys actually drove further to New Zealand they didn't stop it in Australia. Just wtf

[@Hashterix]

Dammit I wanted to be the first person to do this with a Tesla

[@XUTsAvX]

can you please allow offline download

[@JacobShepley]

is that even an option individual youtube channels can do? I'm not sure that's possible. Something for KZbin themselves to enact rather than individual channels.

[@toysareforboys1]

use clip converter .cc website, you can save any video offline in full quality audio/video (other than music videos).

[@XUTsAvX]

Jacob Shepley that permission is given by channel admin

[@rene29200]

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