68. Which EVs can do a one day trip and which can't?

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Battery size and charging speed both matter when you're buying an EV that do a one day trip. We calculate which electric vehicles can do the one day trip from Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada to Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Only a few can and the ones that can barely make the cut.

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Our predictions for the Tesla Model S Plaid.

47:43 - Special Report on What EVs Can Do the One Day Trip

CRITERIA USUAL ONE DAY TRIP THAT TAKES 8 HOURS , CALGARY 475 MILES /764 KM TWO STOPS FOR MEALS IN MY PRIUS 25 MININUM MINS EACH INSIST ON 2 STOPS FOR HALF HOUR MEALS PLUS ONE PEE OR 4-8 MINUTES BUT PREFER NOT IN FUTURE MY CRITERIA WILL BE TWO 18 MIN CHARGE SESSIONS

MODEL 3 STANDARD RANGE PLUS 3 CHARGES TAKING 57 MINS OR 30+30+9 same as me in ICE WITH HALF HOUR MEALS 100 KM/HR FIRST LEG IN 110KM ZONE NO SPEED RESTRICTIONS IF YOU CHARGE TO 100% AT DEPARTURE .RANGE IS 260 MILES/ 420 KM

MODEL 3 LONG RANGE 2 X 30 MIN STOPS IN THE CITIES I USUALLY STOP FOR 30 MINUTES IN ANYWAY FOR LUNCH AND SUPPER NO SPEED RESTRICTIONS .RANGE 353 MILES/ 568 KM

AUDI ETRON 30/27/4 ALMOST THE SAME AS TESLA

BYTON M BITE 95 BEST MODEL 30/30/8 BARELY PASS

CADALLAC LYRIC 30+30, VERY GOOD! 100 KWH BATTERY

CHEVY BOLT 5 CHARGES TAKING 1HR 51 MINUTES...FAIL

FORD F150 LOW RANGE ALMOST PASSES 2 EXTRA CHARGES FOR 21 MINUTES MORE, BUT MIGHT BE WORTH IT FOR A TRUCK'S GAS SAVINGS

F150 EXTENDED RANGE 30/30/8 ... 3 CHARGES

CYBERTRUCK REAR WHEEL DRIVE SAME AS F150 EXTENDED 30/30/8 ... 3 CHARGES

CYBERTRUCK TRI-MOTOR 30+30

FORD MUSTANG MACHE E .STANDARD RANGE RWD FAIL 5 CHARGES 134MINS .EXTENDED RANGE RWD 30/30/6 JUST PASSES

GMC HUMMER 3/30/31 PASS

HYUNDAI .KONA FAIL 4 CHARGES 1:18 .IONIQ 5 PASS 3 CHARGES 30/30/4

JAGUAR IPACE FAIL 5 CHARGES OVER AN HOUR AND A HALF

KIA .EV6 RWD STANDARD RANGE FAIL 4 STOPS .EV6 LONG RANGE RWD PASS 30/30 .E-NIRO FAIL ALL MODELS .E-SOUL FAIL ALL MODELS, BEST IT COULD DO 1:42 CHARGING OVER 4 STOPS

TOYOTA LEXUS THEY SELL IN EUROPE IS A WHOPPING 7 STOPS SO FAIL!

POLESTAR LONG RANGE BARELY PASSES 30/30/6

PORCHE 30/30/6 BEST TAYCAN BARELY PASS

RIVIAN, BEST MODEL OF THEIR PICKUP IS 30/30 SO GOOD!

VOLKSWAGON .ID.4 77KWH 30/30/6 pass .ID.4 54kwh battery, the one I can almost afford and it's a disaster!....6 charging stops taking up 2.5X the time as other cars: 2:35. with a large stretch at only 100km/hr bad! .ID.3 30/30 BEST MODEL = PASS, NOT AVAIL NORTH AMERICA

VOLVO XC40 PASS 30/30/7

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