Real-life Challenge: 1000km in a Day with Ioniq 28kWh - part I

We take the Ioniq 28kWh from Calais to the Alps in one day, a real life 1000km challenge with at least 7 charging stops and a final mountain ascent.
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[@tfnico]

One thing I can definitely recommend, if you have the room, is to bring a 12V-powered cooling box with food and drink for the charging breaks! If you can get your family into the rhythm of having a quick snack during the 15-20 minute charge instead of heading into the restaurant for a 30 min+ meal, you'll save some time and money.

[@evdabbler]

Good tip. And that's how the ICE hare / big breaks and EV tortoise / short breaks can be neck to neck.

[@Nikoo033]

Great to watch! 🥰 A few questions: Sorry, I didn't quite get what that red wire you highlighted is supposed to do? Also, I did not quite get what you meant with the AC at 18deg: was the battery getting hot because of all your rapid charging sessions and therefore it was hot in the car (hence the use of the AC)? or were you trying to add additional air cooling to the battery by running the AC? Any reason why you started at 80% of battery SoC?

[@evdabbler]

Thanks. I reset mpkWh after each stop, so plenty of good reasons for 3.6mpkWh: ramp up from 0 to 110km/h consumes a lot, +100m elevation climb at that point, a little more than 110km/h, strong headwind. This is nearly an instant number so don't focus too much on that. Still 3.6mpKwh on the (French) motorway is far from surprising, we get that all the time if we re closer to the speed limit. On the AC and red wire, the wire is just USB charging so ignore that! I was just trying to show an attempt to channel AC cold air into the battery as it was hot from charging 😅

[@evdabbler]

80% start = this is real life, you would not want to chase for an AC charger if there isn't one at the hotel if you still have 80%.

[@Nikoo033]

@@evdabbler about the consumption, I rewatched the video (a few more views won’t hurt 😂) and realised that you didn’t start from home as usual, but were already in France when you started your journey, plus the wind, etc, so made sense after all. So I had edited my first comment.

[@Nikoo033]

@@evdabbler I thought that's what you were aiming for 😅. "I could have it easy, but let's experience hardship" 😁

[@Nikoo033]

10:10 the charging flap of the BMW has clearly got a cheap hinge 🤣 'cause it keeps "flapping" Never seen this with my Ioniq, even with strong wind.

[@evdabbler]

Yeah noticed that too 😂

[@randombitsofreality]

Nice video! Isn't it better to drive slightly faster and charge more often? Or is this not the purpose of the test?

[@evdabbler]

We were pretty much at the speed limit which is 110km/h when it rains. Just accelerating in and out of motorway will take this down.

[@samyrichet5913]

And with the Ioniq 28, if you drive at a higher speed, like 130 km/h, on a long trip, the battery will not cool down enough to get the maximum charging speed. (The charging speed can be very slow if it reaches 50 degrees.)

[@randombitsofreality]

@@samyrichet5913 What speed would you consider best for a trip like this, if there are no speed limits?

[@samyrichet5913]

@randombitsofreality Is depend on the average consumption and the outside temperature, in summer the goal is to stay below 16kwh/100km so around 120km/h with the a/c on. It is very important to use the a/c all time (also during charging sessions) to force the battery to cooldown faster. At this consumption, the current on the battery on drive time will be around 0.5C and the current will not generate heat. So the air-flow into the battery + the a/c will have time to reduce temperature around 40 degrees when you will start the next charge. If you manage well the inside car temperature, at 85%, you will reach the 50 degrees and it will be time to leave the charger. On a long trip, I use a obd dongles to get this information and to adjust my strategy if it's needed.

[@randombitsofreality]

@@samyrichet5913 Maybe an air duct connected to the air inlet is a good mod :)