First Road Trip In Our New Audi E-Tron! Connecticut to North Carolina In This Thirsty Electric SUV

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[@zandrew]

You know Kyle and Co., you don't know the impact of your channel on the world. As a disabled, wheelchair bound man who rarely has a way to leave my house, as someone who doesn't have much prospect of a relationship, it's a soul level relief to watch your trip videos and vicariously travel and imagine a different multiverse where I'm not hopelessly stuck in my loneliness. Each and every trip video you post is like a shot of emotional morphine for a hurting soul. Keep these up. Every one of them is appreciated. Love you and Alyssa.

[@dconner9]

One of the best comments ever. Stay positive Andrew! So sorry you are in the situation you are in…. Next week, I am posting my return trip from FL to CT. Hope you enjoy that video too!

[@zandrew]

@@dconner9 I sure will. Your missed exit on your drive south really cost you some time there. Lesson: 110v charging is best left for wheelchairs.

[@dconner9]

@@zandrew yes!!!!

[@kennywilson9877]

@@dconner9 was this your mom in the video or Kyle’s maternal grandmother? Love that she rips it! Looking forward to your FL to CT video

[@dconner9]

@@kennywilson9877 that’s my mom. She is awesome!

[@steveroper8733]

I love it when you and Alyssa take road trips…been missing those videos lately.

[@markfitzpatrick6692]

Kyle you cant expect a city to install as many units as tesla they dont have the money. I am happy to get any chargers.

[@brandenflasch]

I’ll see what I can do to fix the charging… Circle K doesn’t have a ton of stores in the NE.

[@Necrotron]

"but where's Bojangles?" MY GOD THE LOOK ON HER FACE WHEN SHE SAID THAT. Kyle, she needs her own Bojangles franchise. You better give her one

[@ervin9805]

he needs to put a baby in that

[@AtlasAir767CA]

I’ve been looking forward to this series since I watched you picked it up. Great looking car

[@BradleyBaker]

This is really a great video full of tips that are useful for all non-Tesla drivers. Well done and love the interaction between both of you.

[@omelvold]

You can add shortcuts to most settings by long pressing the button, like the Charging menu, to display SOC %. (Unfortunately, this doesn’t work on MY21 and later, but it should work on yours!) Another tip is to turn off the car with the Start/Stop button _before_ you open the door. It will then bring up the Climate and Charging menu, and let you start the cooling/heating with one press. It will run for 30 minutes down to 20% SOC. A bit conservative, but when DC fast charging, it will now run for 60 minutes. Regardless of SOC. *IMPORTANT!* You must turn off the car to be able to start charging. Can this explain the trouble you experienced?

[@BobbyBGood]

I loves these guys. It's like they was meant. And I always always love yours videos. It like I'm riding along with ya. Also I'm learning a lots. Thanks. Keep up the good works. 👍🏾

[@MrAlfable]

If you hold down on some menu options (charging for example) you can set them as shortcuts on the lower screen, so you don't have to deep dive everytime.

[@BruiserFL]

My e-Tron is just over 3 years old. Its been an amazing electric vehicle. They are maintenance-free. I've owned many cars and this Audi e-Tron (with it's air suspension) is the most comfortable riding vehicle I've owned. IMO, the fit and finish far exceed the other electric vehicles. It is a solid vehicle. The only downside for me is the 200-mile range. I wished it were more.

[@cleopatrajones2024]

I just bought one 2 weeks ago and LOVE IT. If I have to travel past 200 miles both ways, I will rent a gas car

[@cjceeez9897]

How many miles do you have on it? When do you have to service the air suspension?

[@angryGTS]

I’ve had my 2022 e-tron for almost a year, love it! I may upgrade to the refreshed Q8 e-tron when it comes out in the Spring/Summer of 2023 depending on the range boost and option it will get in the U.S.

[@garmyaniarchive]

Love your videos guys, thanks a lot for making them. Love road trips and diving around the nation.

[@jlcii]

I would love to get paid to go on road trips in EVs. Looks and sounds fun to me ☺️

[@VickiStokes]

Yea! Road trip! I am waiting for the delivery of my i4 next month. I have never road tripped out of California and probably will never do that. However, I LOVE watching your road trips. Made me confident to move from my hybrid to an EV. Love that you guys love dogs. Fortunately, I have a Pom and don't need an SUV like the e-Tron. I found out about Maryanne's youtube Tesla Ruby from watching Out of Spec Motoring. Maryanne's day-to-day use of her Tesla also helped me understand how to live with an EV.

[@Ficon]

What do you have your Custom drive mode set to? E-tron uses different maps for ride height adjustment depending on the drive mode. Efficiency mode drops ride height to the lowest level at 50 mph and keep it there as long as you stay above 22 mph, Dynamic doesn't drop the car to the lowest level until 88 mph and will raise it back up below 68 mph. Just need to shift to D or S once in Efficiency mode or it locks out power beyond 80% behind the kickdown switch. But Efficiency mode is too soft for US roads and you will hit bump stops on big highway dips. So Dynamic gets you the best overall efficiency without being too stiff. Auto will eventually drop the ride height down to the baseline Dynamic level but not until 75 mph and will raise it back up below 44 mph.

[@dandaigle4546]

love the music in this, you are a very nice couple, God has to be smiling for it

[@UnnDunn]

I had an e-tron for a week for a road trip. I’m so jealous of you right now. That car is a fantastic EV.

[@dan19120]

Great video as always! Today is going to be an out of spec day off to the overlanding channel. I cannot wait to get myself an electric vehicle!

[@MYJ61]

I know it can be a double edged sword at times, but seeing both Kyle and Alissa’s parents and Kyle’s grandmother makes viewers feel more like you and your families are part of our lives, even though we may never actually meet. I did tell Kyle’s father when he went to Florida that if I had known he was stopping in Richmond to use the DC charger I’d have taken him to dinner! Love watching your road trips too!

[@JFord-qr4of]

I learn a lot about the ETron from these videos. Safe travels!

[@nataliasalerno7028]

It was an awesome trip down from Maine to Florida with my Mach e it was such a great charging time

[@kevincurry4735]

Roanoke Rapids was my childhood hometown. NCSU my Alma mater too and lived in Raleigh for many years too. Always like your trips in North Carolina. Look forward to the rest of the trip across to Colorado.

[@e-trippingwithadamgebbett8024]

Great car. Loving the Road trip and of course the Dogs, and of course you guys. Keep on motoring.

[@OhioKeef]

Great video - enjoyed watching the content and seeing places that I am familiar with all up and down the I-95 corridor and along I-40. Nice that you included a glimpse of the Marlboro sign just outside of Richmond. It was interesting to see the functionality of the Audi and how different manufacturers handle different situations like running the AC while charging. I was tempted to stay at the Aloft earlier this month when I visited Raleigh, but ended up at a new Courtyard on Gorman street. Great hotel with 4 EV charging stations. Lastly, Go Pack!!!

[@MrJgibo1]

I just got my EV6 GT Line a week ago and have been itching to take a road trip. Unfortunately I am on call till tonight. Thanks for the video to curb my road trip appetite for a few days 😀

[@tiwanbarnes519]

Awesome video!!! - you guys are really selling me on a Audi E-Tron for sure.... you guys are great together, and keep doing what you are doing!!!

[@dandaigle4546]

love out of spec, getting my coffee and relaxing to watch this, drive safely

[@tomhoots]

I really enjoyed the video. For those of us who have been watching since the original road trips, this is a welcome return to those days. Now, trade a new EVSE for Odie, eh?

[@mrmuds8624]

Can't wait until the used ones are within my budget here in the UK, roll on 2024 baby!!!!

[@terrorop1018]

Binge watching your videos kyle , keep up the great work !!

[@chuckinnc4184]

Great video! I've enjoyed my 2021 e-tron Premium Plus now for a little over a year. You keep noting around 200 miles of range on a full charge. When the 2021 models came out, Audi had done a software update that gave the e-tron about 220 miles and, just this year, another software update by Audi gave me around 240. As far as I know, there've been no actual changes to the size of the battery pack since 2019, just the software updates allowing more of the battery pack to be used. I was just wondering if your e-tron has had those updates? Seems they would've automatically done them at the dealership you bought it at, if possible in the 2019. Just something to check into since you could get a decent increase in range.

[@markfitzpatrick6692]

Kyle we have the signet box chargers in Columbus Ohio. When I got my leaf in 2015 those blink level 2 and chargepoint at Walgreens is all we had then ev go came in and installed 4 units at AAA in 2016, 2019 1st and only ea station 2022 ev go 100 kw units chademo to 350 kwh ccs .

[@dandaigle4546]

love road tripping, load up on snacks and get more when you pull off for whatever reasons, dang this is exciting

[@elde667]

Terrific videos….never miss anything on any OOS channel. Really like Alyssa and the pups! Kyle, not so much. 😊(kidding)

[@brandenflasch]

The e-torn is such a fantastic road trip vehicle.

[@roberthicks686]

When I first moved to Denver there was no such thing as sweet tea. Now it's common. We need a Bojangles out here but I suspect we'll be moving back East before that ever happens.

[@InternetDude]

Wooohoo a proper well built BEV 👍

[@shan5445]

Alyssa is so chilled!

[@alanhowemusic2457]

Great video and thank you for loading it up for us to view. I don know about the USA but in the U.K. we only have around 750,000 chargers around the the country and it’s our charging infrastructure that’s letting down the EV community at the moment.

[@UnseenSpirit]

Yep. The closest super charger to my house is 20 miles

[@Xenthera]

Drove right past me in leland. Funny thing is I'm from colorado so you're in my old stomping grounds, and i'm apparently in yours.

[@Sqeptick]

Now I know why I saw you check in at an EA station in Missouri earlier this month.

[@frankr111th]

There are a couple of the rest stops on the Jersey turnpike going south that are under construction, both of which have chargers including Tesla chargers.

[@Dive-Bar-Casanova]

Starting to see that across the USA.

[@sundaymood_]

cool trip, thx, awesome car

[@achow617]

I watched your E-Tron videos and bought a 2019 Prestige with 25K miles yesterday!

[@Karo2992-]

How do you still like it?

[@achow617]

@@Karo2992- Me and my wife love our 2019 etron Prestige. Bought it at 25K miles and is not at 55k miles, it had been trouble free since I bought it.

[@Karo2992-]

@@achow617awesome. I just bought one cheap and I love it over my Tesla in comfort and style.

[@ebramful]

Strawberry Acai ... it's great!

[@elledechenestudio]

This video makes me glad that I put my new Mach-E onto a transporter from central Connecticut to South Florida, instead of driving it to DC, spending a day there, then putting it onto the Auto Train to Orlando and driving the rest of the way.

[@sicario4254]

Ahh…Jersey! Never disappoints whenever I travel through. Land of jug handles. You gotta make a right to make a left. Think there might be more jug handles than gardens in Garden State.

[@richdaley9982]

I really enjoy these videos and I know when I venture out in my Bolt, which I know will be a little ponderous, I’ll know what I’m doing. We drive from Atlanta to NY regularly but we never take the I95 corridor. I agree that it sucks. We take 81 and 78 but that would be much longer if you were going to NC. I haven’t done it yet but I see a lot of chargers along 81 and this will improve dramatically when Tesla fully opens up their network.

[@rossm9438]

There is a 10 stall EA Station in East Brunswick, 5 mins off the NJTPK a few miles before the Joyce Kilmer exit.

[@Trades46]

The e-tron is a great road trip car. Supremely comfortable, plenty of space for people and stuff and also a flat DC fast charging curve which lasts forever.

[@scifithoughts3611]

A flat DC curve? Lasts forever? This sounds strange. It shouldn’t be flat. It should charge pretty fast until 80%, and then charge slowly.

[@johnturner7322]

I enjoyed the video, I live in Wilmington. My wife and I like to go to the Mad Boar every now and then.

[@ekhaat]

I love those trips

[@beautyofgrace3915]

Great video. I live in eastern NC love cookout. Their BBQ is so good😍

[@digitalfactorydc]

Most of the rest areas on I95 in Connecticut now have Green Apple Electric 150 chargers. They must be relatively new because they are not listed in Plug Share, ABRP, or Chargeway. Green apple electric has plans to expand their charging network to rest areas throughout New York and New Jersey.

[@Necrotron]

A word on that 3G defunct DC fast charger: there's some Chargepoint stations that got hit by the 3G collapse. If you look on Plugshare around Key Largo in FL, there's a defunct unit at a marine conversation business that got hit by the 3G turnoff.

[@Dive-Bar-Casanova]

Love it. Thumbs up.

[@thelongdaysofwheeling124]

You had me at sweet tea. Real brewed southern sweet tea. People here (Canada) just don't understand.

[@Chuck5099]

Beautiful machine

[@brandenflasch]

Don has a great garage setup.

[@TheWlarsong]

I would seriously get your MIL a better charger. There are stories of fires from cheap amazon and eBay EVSEs that will on the sticker say 40AMP but the chips are misconfigured and the EVSE pulls 50 or 60 and that's why they are hot. You can literally melt your charging port. Please buy her a good EVSE before it breaks. I am a fellow ID.4 owner Pro S. I bought my ID.4 based on some of your videos huge fan. Hope to run into you in the PHX area when you are charging some day.

[@slyguyaction]

Anybody else see the VW Beetle Dune convertible at 8:17?!? Wow!! Haha. Thanks Kyle!!

[@chaleneraymond2593]

Hello! We were going to buy an ID.4, but ended up finding a way to get a 2022 Chevrolet Bolt EUV faster and switched. Could you please do a road trip with one of those and show us what it looks like? My husband and I love your channel and are always looking here for information.

[@yf3602]

Love your EV videos. Your E-Tron is beautiful and it seems so comfy for long distance trips. I was wondering what type/brand of car video camera you have installed under your rear view mirror? I want to purchase one for my car.

[@AtlasAir767CA]

Curious how the drive through tolls work with a temporary plate? Do they still bill you somehow?

[@StevenHoagland]

You got me hooked on Strawberry Acai Refreshers. Starbucks owes you a kickback.

[@Chrisb8s]

Try the dragon fruit mango

[@oscarreynaable]

Love me some Bojangles!

[@robertdelage1278]

Welcome home buddy

[@Re5ist_ance]

EA Chargers need to start putting weather covers on their chargers. Same with the rest of them!

[@NoMoreHeroesGaming]

Crazy to see you guys in my neck of the woods near Emporia!

[@nelsonp4401]

Home of cops looking for any infraction

[@coolpix222]

The problem for many of us is that DC Fast Chargers are far apart in certain places, there aren't really enough, and many of the chargers are down. The 350 kW seem to be down way too often. Really need 250+ miles. Better to have 350+.

[@markbootsma2694]

We all wanted Alyssa to Eat On camera like Bjørn Nyland😂

[@Smidge204]

30:12 2.5 mi/kwh oof. Weren't kidding when you said it was thirsty...

[@o751106]

cameraman did his job! lol

[@theredmonkey]

Love these road trip videos and I love that Audi.

[@andrejensen9002]

You can add the charging meny to shourtcut I believe.

[@garyglaser7354]

Great video again guys …… Kyle you really need to get Alyssa one of those Audi hoodies with the 4 rings, proud e-tron owner. I looking to trade in for Ford F-150 lightning your review on the lightning was so inspiring however they are on back order and I am on the list they said it could be up to a year before I get mine. Crazy times.

[@SheAndMe]

“That why you get an e-torn, rippin’ at high state of charge” 😂

[@wolfgangn.2020]

2015 for drive electric week/nostalgia dc charger/memories🍃🍃😂

[@allanthomas332]

Kyle & Alyssa are funny to chat with

[@BigDsrq]

Occluded strawberry refresher 🤣

[@lcdavidson8562]

love drive !

[@caseykittel]

“Old school” start button and “old school” charger. Hehe. Ancient tech.

[@nickparry1720]

These videos make me want to be friends with you two haha.

[@Already100]

It seems like for me going on a road trip is a pain in the butt with an EV vehicle I will stick to petrol any day 🙃 nice video

[@tonipepperoni77]

SO MUCH RAIN

[@erolcoulson9194]

I agree with Alyissa my 1 series I've had for two years it's been going to the mechanic quite alot lately I call it the stinker 😀 😄 😅

[@TalismanPHX]

You guys are so cute.... missing your doggies 🐕

[@scottc.6847]

Kyle had total "You went to Bojangles without me?" vibes...

[@beamerbread]

That’s not an “old” Clipper Creek 🤣 the real og CC are the metal boxes they made for Roadster!

[@rockyboalba1448]

Nice

[@Dive-Bar-Casanova]

My girls all say Kyle stop off at COSTCO, visit the Jewelry display counter and let Alissa pick out a ring with a Lexus headlight sized diamond to keep the video car oriented.

[@christinecharbonneau4448]

Yep, it is thirsty but charges hella fast.! Love my e-tron!

[@brandenflasch]

Aloft hotels are the best. So nice.

[@Dive-Bar-Casanova]

Red Lion is up there too. Restaurant menu created by Guy Fieri before he got famous is a bonus.

[@joedifrancesco1572]

Hoping to see a Cadillac Lyriq road trip soon!

[@enoughofthis]

I am subscribed to them

[@rosmarin2438]

How do you not have some kind of free EA pass bro?

[@JeanPierreWhite]

The Audi driver wasn't cutting you off, he was performing a zipper merge ;-) He was doing everyone a favor lol.

[@donniemiracle202]

Did I miss the road trip from North Carolina back to Colorado? I am very interested in the e-tron and didn't want to miss it!

[@sujannandikol9835]

I see you more than I see my family haha 😂

[@wolfgangn.2020]

Since the beginning of dc fast chargers,i have been wondering why they are not covered for weather protection!?

[@InternetDude]

It’s not necessary. The connections are rain safe.

[@erolcoulson9194]

The audi E-tron is quite a nice car 🚗 👍