What's the furthest you've been in an EV?

In one hit, my house to Edinburgh (and back) which is about 400 miles or 7 hours driving each way and required two short charges for my old SR Model 3.

I've also done a road trip around northern Belgium, it was about 800 miles all in, total non-issue. This was not in one go of course but the public charge network in Belgium is excellent with plenty of 7/11kw chargers in car parks to use meaning very little DC charging. I wouldn't have any worries driving anywhere you'd reasonably want to drive in Europe (e.g. rather than getting a flight).

The longest I have been with the caravan on the back of the Model Y is 95 miles, that was driving into the beginning of storm Babet to not the best efficiency! I'll be doing 170 miles with the caravan on the back in a few weeks, that will need a short charge en-route.
 
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Longest journey so far is 300 miles in a day in the ID4. But that was broken with a charge whilst we got some food and a toilet stop.
Doing it again this year in October (Derby to Newquay) and will charge at Exeter, then there is a charger at the destination for easy charging overnight.
 
Approx 380-400 miles in an i3 (42kWh)in one day which was also the first time I had gone over 100 miles in a day with it. All went fine, just obviously planning well beforehand where to charge, where to go for backup if chargers not working. Played it safe on the way to the destination then took a risk on the way back, doing one less stop, and arriving home with 16%.
 
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We often drive 200 odd miles from Glasgow to England and my biggest bug bare is all the different apps I need to charge the car in England.

Our holiday home is near Newcastle and there are three different apps for the chargers less than 5 miles apart, none just work with contactless payment
 
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~1000 miles each way to Czech and back. Done the trip 2x in a Model 3 LR and 2x in a Model Y LR having also done it 5 times in a BMW 535d GT. Arrival times are pretty much the same regardless of the fuel type as traffic on route has a much bigger affect on the journey time.

 
If this takes off, and governments should make sure it does, then range anxiety becomes a thing of the past.

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They are a good sales pitch and have a place in the market (e.g people who tow lots but you’d probably still need to unhitch).

However, once you think about the practicalities, you’ll realise they are not the magic bullet they are made out to be and they don’t actually solve that many problems that haven’t already been solved in a more cost effective way for the vast majority of people.

You don’t own the battery so you have an ongoing lease cost for the vehicle, people generally don’t like this on older used cars.

They are quite expensive and the battery that gets put in your car isn’t fully charged - 90% IIRC.

You need to stay with the car while the battery swaps so in practice, when pull off after 4 hours driving, swap the battery, park up go for a quick toilet break, the time isn’t maternity less than just charging.

They could be convenient for urban dwellers who don’t have access to AC charging but over the long term, rolling out AC charging posts is both cheaper and more convenient as the car charges while it’s parked.
 
I too am not sure how practical it will end up being. i would say tho as a side effect, it should mean the battery will be far easier to repair/replace if it develops a fault.

I am not convinced routine battery swapping instead of charging is the answer either, but much like battery swapping on a mobile phone, it is a great feature to have, esp when the device you have (be it phone or car) is still perfectly decent for what you want, but if the battery gets a little tired or develops a fault.
Even if it is just placebo and the reality is that it is such a small percentage of cars which develop battery issues within the life of the car, the truth is a lot of people still believe that Clarkesonesq view that car batteries are fit for landfil after 3-5 years, and as a transition, maybe the safety net of knowing their battery is easily serviceable would help them make the jump.

In that sense perhaps not ALL cars need to have a swappable battery, but having a few on the market which are could find a niche for some people
 
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Edinburgh and back from the south coast in a M3P. Went there (500 ish miles) and then drove about while up there and came back a couple of days later.

Drive both ways was really nice to be honest, charged at (I think) Warwick and then Tebay which was really good. We picked up a fast charge in the area while we toured and then two charges back. Both charges on the journey were stops I needed anyway. Auto steer made large parts of the journey so easy, I think I was actually steering for no more than 30% of the time.. I'd go further without a thought.
 
Fairly regular drives from West Wales to West Yorkshire. No problems either way.

I had planned to take the Jaaaag with us to Le Mans as it's the most comfortable but will add a couple of hours to the journey according to ABRP.

I have others I can use but they're not as comfy and I may be selling 1 or 2 or none.
 
Did around 3,000 km in my model S. Just under 5000 km if you count a trip made just a weekend later.

Free supercharging was handy knowing musk was paying for it. :D
 
Longest was up to Scotland for a holiday, just over 1000 miles over the course of a week and only cost me about £40 rather than the near £200 would have cost me in my old ICE car
 
Does helping out our local Unigate milkman for a week as my mate (his usual helper) was sick in the 1970s count?

2-3 mile route x 6 mornings in 100 yard increments.
 
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