Updated JAGUAR I-PACE AND ECOTRICITY x GRIDSERVE's 1st Site | Fully Charged CARS

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SUBSCRIBE, LIKE & SHARE for a Fully Charged future! We took a fresh look at the refreshed Jaguar I-PACE and remembered exactly how good it is. If you absolutely must drive a premium SUV, then we'd recommend giving this the once over. And while you're here, we headed to the first site of the Ecotricity x GRIDSERVE collaboration that is set to - at long last - make motorway EV driving as simple as it always should've been. Make sure you are subscribed then enter 'The Great EV Giveaway' for your chance to win an EV for a year and lots of other fantastic prizes fullycharged.show/EV-Giveaway/ ​ Fully Charged is 100% independent thanks to KZbin Memberships and Patreons. Without you this channel wouldn’t be possible! If you’d like to help support the Fully Charged channel and its mission: Become a Patreon: www.patreon.com/FullyChargedShow ​ Become a KZbin member: use JOIN button above Subscribe to Fully Charged & the Fully Charged PLUS channels Buy the Fully Charged Guide to Electric Vehicles & Clean Energy : buff.ly/2GybGt0 ​ Browse the Fully Charged store: shop.fullycharged.show/ ​ Visit our LIVE exhibitions in the UK, USA & Europe: FullyCharged.Show/events ​ Subscribe for episode alerts and the Fully Charged newsletter: fullycharged.show/zap-sign-up/ ​ Visit: FullyCharged.Show ​ Find us on Twitter: twitter.com/fullychargedshw ​ Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/fullychargedshow ​ Timestamps: 0:00​ Refreshed I-PACE 1:56​ EV Giveaway 2:36​ I-Pace history 3:56​ Brilliantly built 4:11​ Batteries & range 4:33​ Price 5:08​ Super sales 6:08​ SUV rant 7:02​ Chargers of dreams 8:49​ Charging choices 9:49​ Inside tech 10:51​ Physical knobs 11:48​ Nice view! 12:17​ Camera cleaning 12:55​ Entertainment systems 14:11​ High quality 15:00​ Awesome mirrors 15:53​ Off we go 16:45​ Subscribe, support, join

[@QALibrary]

Is the car more efficient vs the first version of the car or due to the better-charging infrastructure and software have this somewhat mitigated the problem?

[@bryanduncan6178]

With respect, to claim that Hybrid sales "collapsed" in 2020 is the biggest load of bullsh*t I've heard in a while! If Toyota Hybrid sales had been an individual brand, then they would have been the 4th largest car maker in the USA in 2020! Hybrid sales in Europe were up 13% in the first 3 months of this year and accounted for 67% of all Toyota Europe sales. If that's a collapsed market, I'd hate to think of how many they will sell when it rebuilds!!

[@Robert-cu9bm]

Looks like the infotainment is still incredibly slow, for 70k it should be a lot smoother than that. They'd be better off just bolting a iPad in there.

[@nc3826]

​ @Robert FWIW, most luxury brands that are still developing their own infotainment are sub par. Eventually they all will eventually outsource the software development and hardware requirements. Mostly to Apple or Google... Have fun bolting on your overpriced iPad, in the meantime....

[@nc3826]

This post was so terribly adequate.

[@peterhetherington914]

Ecotricity and gridserve getting together is going to change our travel/charging experience beyond measure, thank you to both companies.

[@user-jt1jv8vl9r]

🤞

[@johndoyle4723]

Something had to change, Ecotricity had become an embarassing joke, yes they started it all off, but failed to keep the momentum and became very unreliable. I hope the venture with Grid serve will fill the vital gap of reliable charging on the motorway network.

[@peterhetherington914]

@@johndoyle4723 from what I have read and seen, ecotricity catered originally for those cars that were equipped with the “chademo” connectors and were very reliable. Since the introduction of type 2 and CCS they have proved to be very unreliable often not working at all This partnership with Gridserve will not only bring their chargers up to spec but will increase their reliability no end, all power to them (pun intended) contactless payment is also the way that ALL chargers should operate.

[@Sofala]

It’ll take more than 1 site to convince me of any change.

[@bellshooter]

@@Sofala Gridserve has announced that it will be replacing existing EH chargers with 2 pumps in current locations, and additionally , multiple pumps (6-12) in locations where this is possible, and remote from the initial installation. Next one's in are Exeter for the larger installation.

[@Scuba72Chris]

Round of applause to Jaguar for integrating the screen neatly into the dashboard. Screens that stick out on a bracket just look bloomin' awful. I'm looking at you, Tesla, for an extreme example.

[@the___truth8038]

Mercedes are the exception.

[@deepbluebreath]

@@the___truth8038Mercedes are the worst. They put the screen so near to the driver that it looks like it is screaming 🙀

[@GreenJimll]

Hooking up with Gridserve looks to be one of the best things Ecotricity have done for a while. Let's hope the relationship works out for them.

[@solentbum]

I suggest that one overlooked point is that the 'ethos' of Ecotricity and Gridserve are in unity. Both promote EVs for ethical reasons rather than being dragged along reluctantly by outside pressures.

[@RunarKjeldsberg]

Norway is above 50% EV share on new car sales every month now, and rising.

[@joaoreis1079]

It’s a country with lots of money. If you check the numbers, the poorer the country , the smaller is that percentage. Some people will have to wait for second hand EVs to have their first one, but unlike the petrol cars, people will be afraid of the condition of the batteries. To be honest, I have higher priorities than buying new cars so, either I change to EV through a company car , or I will be keeping my dirty diesel car for around 10 more years until I know how the second hand market is really going in terms of reliability and battery conditions. Edit: just to be clear - IF I had the money i would already have one EV at my door.

[@MrRiddle0]

@@joaoreis1079 There is certainly a correlation between GDP per capita and EV uptake but the more important thing is incentive and true advertising. Which is one of the main reason the EV up take in New Zealand is much faster than that of Australia.

[@wyrazowfkp]

In Norway simillar petrol or diesel cars are so highly taxed that electric one is cheaper. Also Norway has clean electricity ... But now they have a problem with crashed electric cars -- the cost is so high they don't repair -- just trash it on the junkyard..... also utlisation of such cars will be very expensive ....

[@tawermeister99]

@@joaoreis1079 well said. I own a petrol car that is 16 years old. It’s a Toyota and is extremely reliable and works just fine. I personally feel that keeping an older car going is much more environmentally friendly and cost effective than buying a new one. Plus like you said it will be many years before I can even think of affording an electric car. If I had the choice and money was no object. I might go for one, but probably would get a hybrid. Electric cars simply isn’t an option for most of the UK right now and won’t be for many years to come even with the government grants, which only apply to new cars!

[@tawermeister99]

@@MrRiddle0 what do you mean incentive and true advertising? Australia will be one of the last countries to go really go for EV the harsh landscape and sheer size of the country will make it massively difficult. So comparing New Zealand and Australia just isn’t fair.

[@fhkazm]

I own a 2019 I Pace HSE . Absolutely love it ! Great performance....beautiful styling....excellent handling. I always look forward to driving my I Pace. Great review !

[@Robert-cu9bm]

They go good as well.

[@honestcommenter8424]

You are one of them rich people then 😉

[@rlaxton666]

Australia has not used MPG for 50 years. It has been exclusively L/100km for most of that time. Energy/fuel per 100km is definitely the way to go since MPG can be quite non-intuitive. There is an excellent Engineering Explained video on it.

[@GintarasSakalauskas]

@@adsheff If you drive 8km the fuel efficiency is weird hugely variable based on traffic. The MPG metric seems nonsense to me, but I fully understand it's just how someone is used to something. Also check engineering explained, I think it highlights how fuel/100km makes sense. Also knowing fuel per 100km, I can instantly estimate fuel usage for 1/10/25/50/200/300/500kilometer trips. If I know my car does 17.2kilometers per litter, the divisions are more complex 300/17.2 or 50/17.2 seems harder to calculate then 3*5.8 or 5.8/2 (17.2l/km is 5.8l per 100km)

[@downwind_david]

@@adsheff You have just said that it is better to know fuel per km which is what L/100km gives you (divide by 100 to get fuel per 1km and then multiply by 8). e.g. a car does 6L/100km. Therefore for 8km we calculate 8x6/100 = 0.48L. "If you drive 8km to work, you just multiply by 8 to get the fuel used." Incorrect - if your car has a km/L figure you would need to divide 8 by that figure so in the previous example the same car would do 16.6km/L. To work out how many litres you used: 8/16.66 = 0.48L I know which math I can do more easily in my head.😁

[@lamebubblesflysohigh]

@@adsheff it is easily dividable to any length you want and same goes for litre and guess what... money. You can do the math on the fly in your head while yelling at your kids to stop fighting. And you can scale it up or down easily too. I understand you are used to count distances in body parts, barleycorns and furrows so I am not here to convince you to switch.

[@PaulMansfield]

Furlongs per pint!

[@nitesh-maharaj]

The calculations are quite simple, so cars should just have the option to set the figures you want. How many kWh does it take to go 1 km/mi, should be the standard, because it's really simple.

[@ogriboy]

At last someone giving this car the praise t it deserves!

[@javcm]

The production in this video is amazing, i own both a jaguar i pace and soon to come a Porsche Taycan turbo S, can’t be happier with the electric change.

[@tobiallich3258]

I am somewhat a bit sorry for the iPace but that charging location ... blew my mind! Two simple things (price written on charger, pay with bankcard), that will make travelling so much easier. We've been waiting for that for the past 4 years since our first Zoe! Thanks Robert and Fully Charged Team! You are an important part of that evolution!

[@grantandre79]

SUVs aren’t a problem, but an opportunity. For myself, I could care less about luxury or features but care quite a lot about utility, repairability, and capability. Many EVs seem so focused on silly tech (touchscreens, power seats and doors, fancy lighting) but miss what’s important: ground clearance, ruggedness, simplicity, and 4WD.

[@martinclark9636]

I reckon Dacia and the new EV startups in China will give us the no frills and affordable EVs you and many others want..

[@boltar2003]

If you want simplicity you dont want 4wd. Also most people dont go offroad. SUVs are just moronic status symbols. For real offroad use you buy an old Defender or land cruiser.

[@grantandre79]

@@boltar2003 yep, currently have 2 LandCruisers. 4WD is required for me to get to my home. looking forward to someday charging an EV that can access my homestead using solar rather than keep burning diesel. thx for your input, tho 🤣

[@tonystanley5337]

@@grantandre79 more EVS are 4WD than combustion because you just add another small engine, that engine can be more efficient at a different speed to the other one, as well providing more and safer regen, with better handling and less stress on drive components. The main issue with SUVs is their frontal area and resulting poor efficiency, and general sheer size.

[@philmarwood69]

@@boltar2003 Or jeep wrangler which is what I own lol AWD SUVs are a joke off road only serious locked out 4 where drive can do it.

[@rushja]

disappointed to see that the new chargers don't have covers over them, again! Just a little canopy over the charger would be nice

[@justinreeves6337]

SO pleased to see the Ecotricity and Gridserve upgrades starting to roll out. As the driver of a Nissan Leaf with a realistic 75-80 mile range these motorway sites are vital for me when travelling longer distances. If they can roll out many more sites like the one featured then I’ll probably keep my existing car rather than upgrading to something with a longer range. Using the old network was really hit and miss, but these new ones look great! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@jarleygarden3671]

Love my 2018 First Edition HSE. Superb handling, I love the looks, the Power, the silendce and interior quality. Now my 3 year lease is coming up to to an end at the end of the year, and I really don’t know where to go from here. BEV For sure, but having been used to the iPace for 3 years, it’s going to be hard to beat 👍🏼🇳🇴⚡️

[@ArchitectTomorrow]

Another Ipace surely?!!

[@whitemoor66]

Love these. Still the best looking electric car on sale imho. Every time I see one it's a head turner!

[@TheTriumfAnt]

This is the first YT channel I've subscribed to. No regrets.

[@octapc]

The Late Brake Show is another great KZbinr to subscribe to.

[@TheTriumfAnt]

@@octapc My mistake, the first channel I've paid to become a member of. I do follow LBS as well, just haven't committed to paying....yet.

[@Pletharoe]

just ordered mine. I love them... a great honest review - must be honest though regrading the rear camera - genius would have been a simple fold away system such as on the merc... the camera never GETS dirty in the first place!

[@metricstormtrooper]

In Australia it's litres per 100 kilometers as well, and we are all used to it.

[@slash196]

Tapping your BANK CARD TO CHARGE. Fucking genius. It's idiotic that it's taken this long but here we are.

[@johnharcombe9412]

Whats better than a card - NO CARD.......like Tesla have done from the start........

[@Gr33nMamba]

The law was changed in 2019 requiring all new chargers to offer card payment. Getting the Car to transmit the customer ID/payment as standard should be the next legal standard.

[@petecoventry6858]

I know.. it's as if ECOT have been app based and Polar and others have been contactless for years. Oh wait..

[@rockinrusskiy1798]

um u mean like TESLA????????

[@e-redj]

This new charging place is not only important for brits but also for those of us from continental Europe that still want to visit that lovely island. Being able to just pay with my credit card is just fantastic. And to the Jag, did it have that “transparent bonnet” feature like the Evoque? I think it is a very interesting feature, even in the cities.

[@wnhevenhuis7582]

Lol, the simple enjoyments of life with a lens cleaner, but so true. I can't stop laughing on that reaction by Robert. But so relatable.

[@SundbyCPH]

Me: hey Robert, why should I buy the new iPace? Robert: It has lens cleaner on the rear camera 🤯!

[@aaronquanchan]

My favorite part of genuine, authentic enthusiasm (and Robert's not lacking in those) for the whole video!

[@palladwr15]

Range Rover Sport has wash too

[@ukcarver]

Great video review. Pity about the negative comments of the Jaguar I-Pace from people who have never driven one let alone owned one. I have a 2020 ipace and it’s wonderful.

[@OliverCronk]

Ditto! And if you use CarWow or look at low mileage approved used then it's more affordable - some great deals to be had.

[@ukcarver]

Yes I quite agree, I bought a 18 month old I-Pace se with only 3500 miles for £20,000 less than a new one and had an extra one year warranty.

[@RWBHere]

Thanks all! 🙂 👍 Now all we need is a similarly easy to use charging infrastructure in our towns and cities, so that local drivers can benefit. The sooner that stupid apps, dedicated cards and fobs are scrapped, the better. Not everyone owns, or wants to own, a smartphone. The present 'my island is bigger than your island' charging mentality is really frustrating for large numbers of people.

[@averillvision]

I love the Jaguar I Pace, my favorite car! But I have to say, my 2017 Chevy Bolt EV Premier has a rearview mirror that is also a camera, and it has a washer for the rear camera.

[@simonpitkin8292]

Used the new Superchargers at Rugby on Sunday. 43 - 320 miles range in the time taken to eat lunch. Very impressive!

[@nc3826]

fanboy, fyi this post was about the I-PACE.... But if you really need a BEV with a "real world" range of 320 miles and that can charge in a reasonable time to eat lunch... you will need to get an Ionic 5 or the other E-GMP BEVs...

[@simonpitkin8292]

@@nc3826 I think Rugby is where they were.

[@nc3826]

SP, good luck with ur apparent Rugby head trauma.

[@keithhoughton4308]

Lunch? That's nothing. We had a whole night's sleep while our two seater charged to it's 73 mile maximum. And do you know, thats all we need. It's horses for courses.

[@showme360]

Thanks for let us know where the chargers are coz Robert forgot!

[@messenger8139]

Absolutely love your channel. I wish that the US had this advanced of a charging structure. Ergo, hybrids are purchased as a safety feature, especially in the Midwest and center of the country.

[@93455Driver]

Reversing cameras (law in the US) are so cool on the Golf they are hidden in the VW badge, so stay clean, great engineering.

[@olamarvin]

Seeing Bobby's enthusiasm for rear cam washer warms a Norwegian heart, I'm sure many viewers here know about schmutzfest. But the MEBs have it too! At least the Skoda Enyaq, pretty sure the ID.4 as well.

[@johnminshall242]

Still a great car this i-PACE. I regard this the mk 1.5. For the mk 2, I still reckon Jaguar just need to give this - somehow - another 40-50 miles range, and faster recharging. But certainly a seriously impressive machine... those that can afford one are very lucky indeed!

[@tjam4229]

I’ve got a Chevy bolt, premier version, and I cannot express of the importance of the surrounding cameras enough!! , especially the rearview camera. You could have completely black tinted windows, or the backseat full of people or boxes, and still be able to see completely behind you, using the LCD “rearview mirror” camera. I would not get another vehicle without it!

[@oldfossil8670]

A wonderful and joyous review! We have had our I Pace for over two years now and still love it. I know it is expensive but have reached an age where if we don't start wasting money on luxuries, the kids and taxman will! I don't think owning an SUV is a sign of wealth as most are just renting them and ensuring they will always be poor.

[@yt_Ajay_]

That's a really good looking Jaguar. Best looking electric car for sure.

[@TheShoobah]

Have to point out that the Skoda Enyaq has a washer of the rear view camera. At least the Nordic versions 🤔 Also noticed the Jag has washers for the headlights, very important up here, especially in the winter.

[@seb.]

Skoda had it also when they launched their ICE Kodiaq or Superb in 2017

[@frasermitchell9183]

From Fraser, husband of Leslie At last, AT LAST !!! somebody in an EV charging company has realised the idiocy of insisting on phone apps, and other bullS**it to charge your car. The new Ecotricity units actually make charging easier than filling with fuel, apart from the waiting time, of course. I am a "Jag man" of long standing, going back to the 80s and am wary of Jaguar becoming an all-EV brand, but the I-Pace gives one hope. I just hope the charging times and vehicle ranges can be improved.

[@recklessrogue9027]

I'm surprised that both the video and comments make out dirty rear cams to be a common problem yet my Aygo and Yaris Dynamic have never given me this issue despite doing high miles in Cornwall. Guess Toyota position it well 😉 But I can't wait to finish my lease to go full electric and seeing Gridserve's first forecourt and now the first of hundreds of new Ecotricity services makes me very confident for when I have to do the long drives. My respect to the early adopters driving the industry and living through the horror stories.

[@groMMit1981]

Loved the JAGUAR I-PACE since it was released though saw a few mentions that it hasn't been selling well, unsure why. Much rather have a Jag then audi, merc or bmw....

[@OliverCronk]

Lots of folks can't see past the Tesla. It's an underrated gem which is why I got one nearly new for a lot less than the new price.

[@luisfernandes4145]

I love that car, but has a major flaw: it's out of my poket range! 😭

[@AlRoderick]

The camera washing jet has been on the Bolt EV from Chevrolet since it launched. Unfortunately it is connected to the rear window washer, so if I only want to clean the camera I can't. I kind of wish it was followed up with a little low pressure compressed air, a problem I have is sometimes a droplet of water will hang off the bottom of the fisheye lens element and just stay there, it's protected from the wind by the flat back of the car.

[@betterwithrum]

it's been on cars since the early 2000s

[@roderickmain9697]

Some nice touches from JLR there. When I had my RX7 35 years ago, I thought it was pretty cool to have headlight washers. Camera washer just seems like an obvious thing to do. Part of my reasoning for buying a Tesla (other than spending the inheritance on something for retirement) was that there was the charging network. I can only applaud Ecotricity/Gridserve for putting in more, faster, and simpler chargers. Another milestone reached ... the future is coming to us.

[@GraemeLeRoux]

Glad you liked the Tritium chargers Robert. Tritium is an Australian company and the reason the hose was ‘chunky’ is because the charger is designed to operate between -35C and +50C. I do wish JLR would do what Porsche/Audi (for the e-Tron) have done to improve battery cooling - i.e. put a chiller in the battery cooling system. If Jaguar did this the i-Pace would have a much better range, especially in Australian summer temperatures…. BTW: Australia now specs fuel consumption as L/100 km (ICE) and kWh/100 km for EVs.

[@mark123655]

And the Rectifiers are supplied by another Australian company that listed (Rectifier Technologies RFT AU)

[@idrisb07]

No “That’s a --, this is a --, and this...is fully charged!” 😔

[@EleanorPeterson]

Yeah, the Fully Charged branding department needs a damn good slapping. First it ditched the PROPER intro sequence (yes, we haven't forgiven you or forgotten about that), and now it's failing to capitalise on a wonderful bit of friendly Channel identity shenanigans. Signing off with "If you have been... Thank you for watching," is very good, but the Channel needs that cuddly intro. It doesn't need copyrighting, but using the "That's a... Those are... and THIS is Fully Charged" formula costs nothing and would give every video a nice little corporate hug to show that it was part of the FC family and still loved... Oh, wait; being loved and hugged would probably drive away too many precious Merkin Patreon supporters because love and hugs have just been banned for being fascistic war crimes and/or examples of insufficiently diverse physical assault in these uppity miserable socially-dystopian, gender-optional, shut up and stop looking at me and calling me a man or woman or human or whatever and DON'T TOUCH ME because I'm much more special and complicated than that' times... 🤪

[@jonathantaylor1998]

Ha Ha... That's funny - because I had exactly the same thought...! I thought old Bobby seemed a little 'put off' during his intro - possibly with him having to park the car on a random grass verge...? No doubt, "normal service" will resume on the next one.

[@johnsamsungs5561]

Litres to 100km is now the standard in OZ, it took a little time to get used to. KM to the litre would be so much easier. When you are used to MPG it's back to front.

[@kiae-nirodiariesencore4270]

I’m a Brit living in France so for most of my life have been an mpg guy. Since getting an EV the world has been kWh/100km which for me makes sense now. I know my battery is 64 kWh big so if I’m doing 15 kWh/100 km I’ve got about 4 lots of that to play with so 400 km...easy.

[@shawnkenney2861]

Such an under rated EV, even before the refresh

[@JohnnyZenith]

For me it's the most overrated.

[@MrRollingEgo]

To be honest with 1 phase charging and shitty range, many bugs the 1st gen sucked. This gen however is EPIC

[@shawnkenney2861]

@@MrRollingEgo I average 280 miles with mine. I’ve never had an issue with range.

[@doThatGWalk]

@@shawnkenney2861 really? That much range? Do you have 18 inch wheels?

[@shawnkenney2861]

I have the 20’s. But yeah, 18’s would be even better for range especially with the low rolling resistance tires but thought 18’s looked too small on the car.

[@TassieEV]

The new Ecotricity/Gridserve is awesome will be good when they finish all the upgrades. The efficiency scale I prefer Wh/Km only setting I use on my classic Ioniq.

[@computerbob06]

Every reviewer always forgets to say if the preheating of the EV's interior is only when it's plugged in or not. This is something that's very important to people who cannot charge at home!

[@nordlands8798]

Haven't heard about any new EVs that cannot preheat interior on battery alone, I think that was a more common issue on older and cheaper EVs that did not have app-control either. Preheating the battery is on the other hand only possible on the I-Pace when plugged in.

[@Robert-cu9bm]

The MPG isn't as good for working out efficiency, Engineering Explained went through this just recently.

[@Drhiggythered]

Its especially confusing when you don't know if they are using imperial or US gallons.

[@lamebubblesflysohigh]

yea how many barleycorns can you travel on a pint and 1/3 of a gill xD ridiculous

[@shrikant490]

Would have been good if you covered ALL the changes and improvements from previous models. What is max charge rate, WLTP range and so on

[@jm-ze3sf]

it was mentioned in the video...?

[@ColinRichardson]

4:16 maybe watch the video next time?

[@evflyguy]

I test drove a fully loaded 2019 model. Absolutely loved it. Just waiting for the price to come down a bit more. Oh, and in the US you don't have to be rich to own a petrol or diesel SUV. They're a dime a dozen. It's the EV SUVs that only the well off have.

[@kevinwhited984]

What a beautiful vehicle! A bit out of my price range but love it all the same.

[@G8YTZ]

I have spoken to many people who own SUVs here are the reasons for purchase in the UK: - High driving position allows you to get a good view of the road over all those plastic bollards the councils have a love affair with. This is particularly important for shorter drivers, generally women. - High ground clearance and suspension travel that gives a comfortable ride over suberban speed humps. - Children can see out easily, being able to see above the window line and out of the front screen prevents car sickness - Space, lots of it for a family. Two of the points that I've researched by speaking to people have been 100% down to local council policies. The rear camera, nice idea for the washer, but the VW golf hides its rear camera behind the VW badge to stop it getting dirty in the first place. Nice big rear view mirror too, does it have electric memory position? iPace, like all cars that are not Teslas still suffers from a lack of a decent charging network.

[@johnshares]

Wow Robert, I think we’ve just found your happy button, put in an auto washer on the reverse camera !! Happy days eh. Btw here in Australia we do use litres / 100 klm. I love your “la de da Tesla “ comment, Great show as usual. Thank you.

[@paulaschofield]

Seeing footage of the multi charger sites in the UK makes me jealous, and it's certainly far more advanced than we are here in NZ with our single and occasionally dual charger sites. On the topic of SUVs, a friend of ours recently bought a Mitsubishi Outlander and a small Suzuki hatch for $55k. An Outlander PHEV on is own is $55k, and a Kona EV is $75k. So I'd say a midsize $35k SUV is much cheaper than a $75k small SUV EV.

[@CarToneHK]

The camera washers are such a nice brilliant feature, think most JLR products have it these days

[@stephanweinberger]

I like the VW way better, where they place the camera under the badge, which pops up when you go in reverse. The best dirt on the lens is the one that never even gets there :-)

[@tonybkent]

Nice car, great review. By the way, my Audi e-tron 50 has a rear camera lens cleaner too. I was as astonished as you were Robert when I discovered it! 🤣👍

[@seb.]

Even Skodas have it 😉

[@MumstheThird]

The Chevrolet Bolt EV has had the rear cleaner since 2017. Wish the Model 3 I had, had it and the Niro EV I have now.

[@jonnyb2532]

SUVs are great! A big box that carries all your shtuff. I love my 2013 Audi Q7 TDI and I'm waiting for a BIG *AFFORDABLE* electric SUV. Meanwhile we haven't used the Q7 for 5 days as our Smart EV works just fine for local shopping.

[@JeffKelley]

My 2017 Bolt EV has the feature that cleans the back cameras. So nice!

[@VirtuellJo]

kWh/100km please. Then I know how much I comsume and how far I can go.

[@lfo414]

How is that easier than 6km per Kw? More km is good, so big numbers are better.

[@glockmanish]

@@lfo414 1st: IT IS kWh ... kilowatt-hours !!! Or how many horse-power did you put into your fuel tank today?! If you want to talk about units, please use the correct ones! "Range per unit of energy" (eg. MPG, km/L, mil/kWh) is stupid and invented by marketing departments. This is a way to let minute differences in efficency have a stupid unit inflate exponentially, or the other way arround mask stupidly thirsty engines/motors with small changes in efficiency numbers. "Energy per unit of range" (e.g. Wh/km, kWh/100km, Wh/mil) is what ACTUALLY matters, just because you don't decide how far you drive based on the energy onboard the vehicle, but you want to know how much energy you have to put in to reach your destination. Example from the fossil world: A manufacturer busts their nuts of to reduce the consumption from 5 to 4,5 L/100km ... this difference looks minute and in real life it actually is. In the stupid MPG unit this equates to 56 vs 63 which actually fools many people to believe the latter one being a much more efficient vehicle, when in reality the variation in comsumption is bigger than the claimed improvement. Now we take that same negligable difference for a larger vehicle with a consumption of 10 versus 9,5L/100km. This equates to 28 vs 30 MPG. So in both cases the absolute same ammount of fuel (and thus money and pollution) was saved, but the horrendously stupig MPG unit difference is 7 in one case versus 2 in the other case! Now you tell me which unit is the one with more grounding in reality und thus easier to use!

[@lfo414]

@@glockmanish of course you are correct Kwh! When I buy fuel, I pay by units of volume. If I buy 10 gallons (imperial) or 45.4 litres, I know I can do about 620 miles of 1000km. In Britain we make our lives complicated by still using miles, but have to buy fuel by the litre (which I translate to gallons). Cars have been advertised with mpg for 40+ years. We are used to it!

[@paulroper4847]

Your channel is a beautiful gift

[@fullychargedshow]

Thank you so much 😀

[@andymccabe6712]

@@fullychargedshow what? - you fell for that......??!! (just kidding - I think your lovely too.......!)

[@williamclark6466]

Very nice! Thank you for sharing!

[@zaphodsbluecar9518]

Hey Robert, you can select consumption format from the settings menu...

[@ramblerandy2397]

I look at the iPace. A truly pretty SUV, and apart from a Tesla or two, alone in an otherwise truly ugly format. And it doesn't sell it fantastic numbers. This is an EV - there's almost zero to go wrong. And it's beautifully made. I can't afford one, but I sat in one as it went along and wished I could. That rarely happens with me. Super quiet, great handling on and off-road. This thing ought to be the new premier Chelsea tractor. Without the diesel tractor noise, of course. 😄

[@OliverCronk]

As a recent owner totally agree. This is my first SUV (it doesn't look or feel like an SUV) and never planned to have one but it's just a super nice and practical car.

[@onyekaonyia8395]

Nice to see you still get so excited about the small things in life Robert…😄. However, it’s worth pointing out that Ford’s F150 Raptor (yes one of them fuel guzzlers 😂) used to come with one of those camera washers for the front facing camera. It would come on when the 4-high gear ratios were engaged… this was on a 2014 model BTW. If anything Jaguar is only catching up 😂. Nice review though. Hopefully soon, one will be able to drive from John o’Groats to Lands End without any “range anxiety.”

[@vladt4010]

Thank you so much for your remark on the SUVs! I mean the promise to be more polite about Electric ones :) Great stuff, as always

[@snowstrobe]

Apparently all the efforts to make ICEs cleaner has been undone by the predominance of these larger cars.

[@Robert-cu9bm]

@@snowstrobe Yep, even though cars are getting more efficient. They're actually going less efficient overall. As people are moving up in size, so does their fuel consumption.

[@timskelton2125]

What a beautiful interior. Beautiful looks and beautiful drive.

[@tomattime]

A joyful ipace review, well beyond my means but terrific to watch

[@Loundsify]

Hi Robert When you was talking about SUV figures, it could that the manufactures are putting crossovers into the same category. I've seen no end of the new Ford Puma driving about in the last year. Love your Channel and Team, viva the green revolution.

[@JeffKelley]

I wish the US would get our act together and put one of these charging hubs at every highway rest stop.

[@julienromane897]

What a brilliant piece of a car 👍🏻

[@pjaj43]

Wonderful, so Ecotricity have installed a bunch of working chargers somewhere. However try to drive from London to Oxford (M4, M25, M40) and there is only one working low-ish powered Ecotricity charging point on the entire route. The rest were out of service today. Nightmare. This isn't confined to Ecotricity. The contactless pay panel on a CCS charging point in Brixton wouldn't phone home. The on street "lamppost" chargers nearby were all blocked either by roadworks or someone just parking an IC car. The CCS chargers around Oxford had similar problems. If you are trying to get from A to B, own an EV with a 7kW on board AC charger and don't want to wait en route for 3-4 hours for your car to charge at a "fast" charger, CCS are the only charging points worth looking for. As for the camera washer, what's so new? They had headlamp washers over 20 years ago. Exactly the same idea.

[@gavinderbyshire5535]

What a sight.... umpteen chargers :)

[@MotorScotti]

I admire the work you do to educate people on electric cars and I don't like SUVs either, but why the hate and the negativity towards SUVs and their owners? Many of them are just families, the Suv has replaced the family van. Period. And so what if they are 'rich'?! Define rich, please.

[@SirHackaL0t.]

I’ve been to the Rugby site 3 times since it opened just over a week ago. :)

[@MartinStephenson1]

How much does a visit cost on average. 30p/kwh seems quite expensive, almost up to diesel running costs. Thanks

[@SirHackaL0t.]

@@MartinStephenson1 Depends on how much you put into the car. My first charge was free (yay) and the other two were on the Tesla Superchargers alongside at 24p per kwh.

[@MrAdopado]

What people rarely mention about EV efficiency (the Jag is very inefficient) is that though they may have a high rate of charging you need twice as much electricity… so they take twice as long to charge as they otherwise would.

[@radbaron]

About the rear camera washer, try using the rear wiper washer while in reverse, this should activate it as well. If you have a front facing camera - close parking and looking around parked vehicles as you drive out - the regular windshield washer stalk pull should be cleaning that camera as well. These features are on the Ford Edge Titanium that my father drives, along with the heated/cooled seats. About new car sales, Ford USA/Canada only make 2 cars now (Mustang and Fusion , second to have a vehicle for police sales) while they focus on pickup trucks and SUV/CUVs. Another presenter pointed out a serious flaw with the new chargers, that anyone can come along and stop your charging session just by pressing the red X button. Not good if you're plugged in and go over to the convenience store , then come back to find you're 30 minutes behind where you thought you were for charging. He was in a Tesla and tried out the CCS units that you were at, just used his phone for payment. Maybe slave the X button to the same card you used to start the session as a safety feature?

[@redshift3]

there is no rear wiper (and therefore no rear wiper washer) on the i-pace. It's supposed to be self clearing due to airflow at speed and it works reasonable well.

[@radbaron]

@@redshift3 Ahh, I hadn't noticed the lack of a rear wiper. I guess living where snow is possible for 5 months of the year makes it inconceivable that any other SUV/CUV wouldn't have a way to remove snow buildup quickly, especially at lower speeds.

[@machoneboard]

I know people seem to get annoyed talking about towing but in this ‘segment’, to use a car salesman’s term, in this ‘segment’ towing is important. Most useable 2 person and up caravans weigh 1300kg or more.

[@GuyverGamingTV]

gorgeous car, i would love one of them. maybe if i win the lottery. as for the reverse cam spray, my Focus ST-3 used to have a spray nozzle to clean it as well. not many cars have that though.

[@CockpitScenes]

I have had my Mercedes 6 years and I have never needed to clean my camera. It retracks when not in use - a much better solution...

[@idrisb07]

Yet again watching things I hope I’ll be able to afford someday

[@no_more_free_nicks]

Yes, it gets pretty boring, but what can you do? The charging station was interesting.

[@logicalChimp]

Yup - I'm hoping the second-hand price will be reasonable in a couple of years (for the original iPace)

[@Robert-cu9bm]

@@no_more_free_nicks Upgrade your job.

[@ricardo_Abonado]

I don't even own a car...

[@markcayer4859]

Yep. Once again providing more ammo to the "EV's are for the Rich" deniers. Nice car ... Yes. But I will only see it in my dreams

[@terrysullivan1992]

Hahaha. The La Te Da Tesla end, while charging a $90,000 US Jaguar. Now that's la te da if you ask me. Love your reviews etc.

[@justjohn7529]

It's a good reminder of how nice the ipace is.

[@gnosticwareware1398]

The Chevy Bolt BEV has had a rear lens cleaner (sprays windshield fluid) since it was first released in 2017. Another innovation is the rear view mirror LCD screen with wide, unobstructed FOV.

[@tonyhaggstrom469]

My ID4 also have washer nozzle for the reversing camera. The camera is no longer under the VW emblem so it gets dirty quite easy.

[@yborloch]

Great episode as always, this one taking place in Rugby! Just a suggestion, instead of stats like “10-80% charge in 45mins”, how about “adds xx miles in 20mins pit stop at the service station “?

[@MrAdopado]

Because adding percentage shows you how much “fuel” you’ve added whereas a mileage added figure is liable to be inaccurate. This is because the mileage you can drive depends on many factors whereas a percentage of battery is consistent.

[@rolandharmer6402]

Very good. Why do refuelling stations put canopies over petrol pumps but leave recharging points out in the rain?

[@nickhall5279]

Because spilt petrol and diesel pollute the surface water run-off when it rains. Petrol station forecourts drain to a foul sewer instead of a storm sewer to stop this pollution going to a watercourse. The canopy is put in to stop the foul sewer being overloaded with surface water when it rains.... but still... as an EV owner I’d like be be dry too!

[@johnafish]

Nice review, my i-pace is a week away, looking forward to it.

[@903lew]

My Skoda have had a jet of washer fluid to the rear view camera since my old Superb from 2013. Tried an Enyaq yesterday and I must say, if it didn’t have it I wouldn’t be interested.

[@judebrown4103]

@903lew I've had Skodas for years too. What did you think of the Enyaq?

[@903lew]

@@judebrown4103 I thought it was lovely. Very much a natural progression from my current Superb Estate (2017). A few things we're a bit odd (there's a lump above the middle passenger in the back) and the panoramic roof ends further forwards than it does on my Superb but unless you're very tall (I'm 195cm) I don't think you would mind. Was slightly dissappointed in how far back the middle console stretched considering it's just empty under the armrest but this was minor. As a car? All good. HUD was cool and took away any doubts I had regarding the small drivers dash. If I get one I think I'd have to spec it almost to the max though, and the price of that is pretty dear considering the Ioniq5. We'll have to see what figure the dealer gets back to me with.

[@judebrown4103]

@@903lew reckon the odd lump in the back might be hiding some camera /sensor or other.. if not the third brake light but I expect you would have been able to see that. I did manage to spec one at just around £35k but not sure if I included the HUD which sounds like it might be indispensable... Oh dear now I'll have to have another play! 😀 It's only a dream for the next few years anyway, so hoping for some well spec-ed second hand ones by then! Thanks for letting me know your experience. 👍

[@903lew]

@@judebrown4103 Possibly but there was an awful lot of roof left before the rear of the car. Seems like an odd decision for me. Also, the shortness of the glass was strange as the Superbs is much longer, my boy loved it when he was sitting in a rear-facing chair. Not sure I'll make the switch as of now (though I'd love to). The Superb gets 5,5l/100km in my driving and I only do about 10k km/year so it really doesn't make sense unless I can get a steal on the lease of an 80x. But with the Ioniq5/EV6 destroying the game in terms of charging speed I'm not terribly convinced of buying a new vehicle with less than 200 kW fast charging. With my family situation (one kid with another on the way) and how I drive (85% longer trips) I think charging speed is the most important feature for me. I rarely go further than 250km/stint and rarely more than 800km/day but having to add time to stops would, I think, drive me and the boy crazy. So we'll see. I must say though, it was the first EV I could see myself actually own.

[@judebrown4103]

@@903lew I really need to go and look at one now, you've made me very curious as to what's going on in the roof! The only thing I'll need to get in the back is the dog and my stealth mobility vehicle (folding electric bike!) so the centre console shouldn't prove to be a bother. Totally agree about quicker charging speeds in the Huyundai and the like, although I'm impatient to be able to go electric I am glad of the wait. Reckon by '24 there will have been some good advances in that field. In the mean time I'm hoping we might have a look at something in the second hand market. This last year has certainly been great for research! Hope you find the best car for your family.

[@ingenuityit3360]

How can you possibly not get excited about BEVs when watching RL? BTW, Honda e has the same rear view mirror, and the parking camera is on the inside of the rear window and in the zone of the rear wash wipe. So you get a clean rear window and camera at the same time! Clever!

[@lastminutesolutions]

I loved the lines on the e-type and the 90's xj jags. I love the lines on this as well

[@iantrott9152]

Another excellent video :) I’ve charged up at the new Rugby services, it’s impressive.... but... sadly yet another missed opportunity to make EV charging fully accessible for disabled customers :( The vast majority of EV charging infrastructure is being built with full access for disabled customers in mind... which is short sighted and goes against equally legislation. I’ve been speaking to service providers about this issue for years now; but most sadly aren’t interested :(

[@Catbunz]

Here in Sweden the iPace costs just about twice as much to lease, as an Audi eTron quattro. Doubt I'll be seeing more iPaces on the road anytime soon :(

[@stephentann358]

Love your enthusiasm great channel

[@jonathanbender4691]

Great review. Thanks!

[@glkfamily]

I have a RR Sport Hybrid and I am so tempted to trade in my wife's GLE Merc for this IPace. Then I have best of both worlds. I can take the long road trips in the states that we do in the Rover Hybrid while getting great MPG at home, and we can use the Ipace for around town and and weekend trips. I am adding solar to the house so I can charge both cars off the grid. The IPACE is still my favorite EV. Now if I can only find one. LOL

[@jonwetherell5214]

Fantastic. The new charging hub is out in the pouring rain…Nice one

[@kiae-nirodiariesencore4270]

Does it rain a lot in the UK? I haven’t been back in 18 months...seriously you make a good point. Robert is just not critical enough, everything is so wonderful. Why do EV drivers have to plug and unplug exposed to the weather? Here in France we were at Cap d’agde last year at a wonderful carpark completely covered by solar panels, acres of space but the charging point was outside of the covered area in the blazing sun! So all the ICE powered cars were in the shade with all that clean renewable energy around while our e-Niro was charging in the uncovered area. EV drivers are still 3rd class citizens

[@jonwetherell5214]

Hi from Calvados.. 2019 I took a few road trips following the Formula E races.. Did not see one charger under cover and that includes the much vaunted Tesla ones.

[@omelvold]

8:40 They should charge the customers per minute for occupying the charger. That’s even easier to understand than kWh, and would prevent queues. Then use Peak/Normal/Night tariff to strengthen the effect of this, and use the grid wisely.

[@clivehale397]

Nice one Robert a great review....

[@SW-lw6mt]

The irony of Tritium being used to build the charging network all over the world, except in Australia where the company HQ is located.

[@jimmyjamesred]

Plenty of their chargers in Aus - all the RACQ and NRMA chargers as a start. These new 75kw chargers are all over the Gold Coast (thanks to the Gold Coast City Council)

[@SW-lw6mt]

@@jimmyjamesred Great to hear! WA is pretty bleak on the charging and EV end of things. Good to see an Aussie company doing well, hope they keep their HQ in Brissie :)

[@tooflesstesla]

Lovely, entertaining video! You said "51kWh" charged with the cost being 30p per kWh. So total cost to charge for this episode is "15 quid and 30 pence"? Is this cheap or expensive in the UK?

[@nicholasallen4233]

Kind of expensive. A standard home rate would be ~16p kWh. There are some cheaper TOU tariffs around where you can charge at home overnight much more cheaply.

[@garethneal82]

You can get 8p/kWh overnight at home. Some charging companies were price gouging at 70p+ per kWh. For context, 320 miles of petrol in a car that does 50MPG, is probably £30+ ish of petrol.

[@danwall6662]

Beautiful car is the I pace. Used versions (2019) are going from about £38k.

[@Gabblerwba1]

Classic Robert from11.00-13.00 minutes in particular 😎😆