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It does, but it is a horrible implementation of route planning. Worst I’ve ever experienced.

I bought the EV6 as an additional car. I also own a Tesla Model S and a Jaguar I-Pace. I love them all equally for their own reasons. I bought a EV6 because I wanted to experience the EGMP 800V platform. Even with the charging issues that we experienced on this cross-country trip, the EV6 road trips much faster due to its charging speed/curve. Yes, a tesla can do 250kW but does not hold it very deep into the pack. With the EV6 and the EGMP platform, it is all about the charging curve, not the peak speed. If we are road tripping long distance and are in a bit of a hurry, we take the EV6. If we are not in any hurry, we take the I-Pace as it is a much more comfortable vehicle. We don't road trip the Model S very often. It is a legacy model and charges the worst between the 3 that I own. However, the Model S is great for shorter trips where you only need one or two charging stops as it has free supercharging for life. Don't be afraid of the current charging infrastructure. It is getting better every day. There are more and more stations coming online every day. Eventually, the EV6 will be able to use the Tesla SuperCharger network.

Yep.

CarScanner. It is available for Apple and Android.

The average distance between EA stations on that route is 90-120 miles. Between the speeds, wind and elevation changes, skipping a station wouldn’t be feasible or even possible in some situations. The realistic range of the EV6 in the above mentioned conditions is 200ish miles at 100% SOC. So in order to go longer distances than we did, would require nearly 100% charge at each stop. This would take more time in the long run. We did do several sub 90 mile jaunts, but this was out of preference. When driving this many miles in such a short number of days, stopping often is a welcome thing.

@@Everythingevs Thank you for your kind reply. We have a Volvo C40 with 240ish miles of range and a BMW iX with 340ish. Road trips happen in the iX. I guess we’re fortunate that we can skip the next charger, and then eat and deep charge to do it again. Again, I really appreciate the info you provided. I watched all three episodes, if only to see your charging experience. As always, safe travels!

@ViaBuenCorazon Thanks for watching!

The EV6 is great if you’re someone that doesn’t want to wait around to charge. Myself, it doesn’t bother me to take my time. I roadtrip my legacy Model S and I-Pace, both of which barely do 100kW, and enjoy road tripping them just as much as the EV6.

Correct. Always check the EA app and a third party app like PlugShare ahead of time.

310 Miles, which is extremely optimistic in my experience.

If you are referring to me plugging in the phone via USB, that is so I can use Apple CarPlay. The car does have a wireless charger, but not wireless CarPlay.

@@Everythingevs yes I just think at this stage of the game in Cars in general, no car maker should be doing that anymore. It’s like a passing of the time.We use to have cassette tapes the CDs the CarPlay. That’s just my opinion. However I love the look of it and you definitely get more bang for your buck. Much more affordable than my Lyriq that’s for sure.

I meant it as a general statement for all networks, but worded it poorly.

Yes. They’ve replaced one module so far. From speaking with a tech at a dealership that has done over 30 module replacements, it’s just a matter of time before I’ll have another fault and have to get another module replaced. On the I-Pace it’s not if a module will fail, it’s when. JLR needs to step up and replace the entire pack for vehicles with the fault, instead of continuing to put bandaids on it.

@@Everythingevs thank you. Mine won’t take a level 2/3 charge and will only charge on level 1. Appts are pretty far out. Hoping for some trick to diy it!

@@Everythingevs do you have any idea why it would take a slower charge rather than a fast one?

Seems to be dependent on the severity of the detected fault. When mine faulted, it limited the max SOC to 72% and disabled DCFC (LVL3), but I could still charge on LVL 1&2. Then I’ve seen reports of people only being able to LVL 1 charge, and some people where it disabled charging all together.

@@Everythingevs thank you

The car can go much further, but the spacing of the EA stations made it to where we needed to stop at almost every location along the route unless we wanted to sit at every other location and charge to 100%.

TESLA BABY

How much are you spending at each stop?

5-15 minutes on average for charging depending on the gap to the next station. We ended up overcharging quite often, as the car charges faster than we can run in for a bathroom break.

The Kia onboard route planning is horrendous. It will take you to all sorts of stations that are out of the way or low power. It will have you stopping at stations with 50%-70% SOC and tell you to charge to 100%. It is completely useless. The only onboard route planning that actually works good is Tesla.

Thanks for the information. Thanks for the video. That's kind of disappointing to hear. I was going back and forth between Kia and Tesla. Iike EV 6 better overall but that's a big disadvantage.

Thank you for watching even though the video is a little rough. Recording, documenting and editing our road trips is definitely a learning curve for us.

Crafting excellent video is a full time job. You’re putting up a good show, don’t sweat the small stuff. Part 2 was fun, too.

Via a Bluetooth dongle. ABRP only supports specific ones. They have a list available on the app.

Thank you for watching even though the video is a little rough. Recording, documenting and editing videos is a learning curve for me/us. Future videos will be a lot better as I/we get the hang of it.

38-40 PSI

Well aware of this, thus the disclaimer at the start of the video disclosing the audio issues. In parts 2 & 3 these issues were remedied.

Was your cameraman having asthma during the whole journey?

@galihpa lol. No. The mic kept disconnecting, so the audio defaulted to the phone mic which was right beside his face, especially in the car. And of course we didn’t realize this until after the trip. Parts 2 & 3 are a lot better, solved a majority of the audio issues.

Thank you for watching!

Interesting. Curious to know what model year is your I-Pace? Have you had the H441 update?

@@Everythingevs 11/2019 HV400 HSE

That’s awesome that you’re able to get and hold those speeds when charging normally. Typically, the I-Pace drops down to 80kW around 10-20% SOC and hold there for a long while. Have you had to have any modules replaced in your HV battery?

@@Everythingevs I have a photo of the charger screen I took at 27% and 101kW, after like 30 seconds of charging... Later on it went to 106. As I said I plugged in becaues I was waiting for other reasons... Not to my knowledge, the car is all original, all updates and services done. It is low milage 44 000km/28 000miles, battery SOH shows as 96%

Maybe you lucked out with a good HV pack. I’m at 44k miles and the HV battery was replaced at 30k miles, right before I purchased it. Then, since I’ve owned it, they’ve had to replace a module in the HV battery. JLR seems to just keep putting on bandaids to keep the batteries alive instead of actually coming up with a long term solution. The NHTSA in the US has recently stepped in and launched an investigation. They will probably end up forcing JLR to replace all 2019 HV packs with the revised one from the 2023-2024 model years. Only time will tell.

Yeah, these LG cells (Bolt, I-Pace, Kona and a few others) don’t like high C-Rates. Typically the I-Pace drops to around 80kW (.9 C) around 10-20% SOC and hold that pretty deep. Nearly identical C-Rate as the Bolt. Kona holds 1C longer than the others typically do. And of course, all of these models have had or currently have battery recalls.

This charging test video was filmed the previous day on the exact same station and cable. Jaguar I-Pace DC Charging Test th-cam.com/video/TuCVpyafDoY/w-d-xo.html

H441 was completed a while back. Have also had a pack module replaced.

ABRP (A Better Route Planner).

ABRP (A Better Route Planner) is the app being used in the video.

The I-Pace uses the same LG cells as the Bolt. Recalled as well. The packs are failing left and right. This one threw a traction battery fault error code a couple days after this video was filmed. It is currently at the dealer awaiting cell replacement or entire pack replacement.

Tesla or lucid, nothing else, i bought a leaf years ago it was garbage, im glad i pace has been discountinued, overpricd trash

@@Everythingevs it is a shame that JAG did not improve the battery/I-Pace since 2019..

There is a lever between the driver seat and the door. If there isn’t one, then your car does not have fast charging. (All imievs have the door on the side of the car even if they don’t have the port)

Glad to have been able to provide you with some info. How has your ownership been so far?

Thanks for watching!

When I road trip a Tesla, I just use the onboard Tesla route planning. I have found it to be the most accurate and worry free.

Thanks for watching!

Sorry for the late response. Just now noticed the comment. Did you end up purchasing a Spark EV? If so, I would be happy to answer any questions you may have.

@@Everythingevs yes

Thanks for watching!

Thanks for watching!

Did you end up purchasing a Spark EV?

@@Everythingevs Nope, the wife sat in it and said No Way.

Welcome aboard! Thanks for watching!

There are several apps out there that are able to read the battery data via a Bluetooth dongle. Once of which is carscanner. It is available for both Apple & Android.

Thanks for watching!

EPA rating when new was 238 miles.

What is your range right now? I’m looking to buy a 2018 model x 75D with 70,000 miles.

I no longer have it. It was a long-term loaner from Tesla. I only had it for about 5 months.

Definitely a flaw on the Leaf. Not sure why they chose a passively cooled pack when nearly everyone else was using some kind of active cooling. They continue to use the passively cooled battery even in the 2023 Leaf.

Definitely a flaw on the Leaf. Not sure why they chose a passively cooled pack when nearly everyone else was using some kind of active cooling. They continue to use the passively cooled battery even in the 2023 Leaf.

@@Everythingevs 😔big miss opportunity.

Thanks for watching. The charging session that shows 202 miles is actually the second session in the video. You may have missed the first one. I had this X for about 3 months while my S was in the shop. I was able to get 160-180 miles on a full charge. The battery seemed to have been degraded a bit as it showed 198 miles when at 100%.

That is the way Mitsubishi designed it. Not sure on the reasoning. You can start a new session and it will go up to about 90%.

I would shoot for a 2014 or 2016. Best chance of having less degradation.

Definitely a slow charger compared to modern EVs. Was high speed when the iMiEV originally launched.

@@Everythingevs its like tier 1 only back then, unless ya make 220v 40kw charge box

Typically the GOM on the iMiEVs are pretty accurate. I have owned 3 of them (2 currently). I have found the issue on this one (bad cell that’s dropping below bottom voltage) and am working on a video about it. It’s an issue that can be fixed, and will be fixed in the future. Thanks for watching!

@@Everythingevs Good to know.

Happened to me a few times when I owned one. The battery would die sometimes BEFORE the turtle showed up. Had to push my car a couple miles home twice in a couple of years 🤣 Thank the Lord the car was light!

I saw that video. Unfortunately there isn’t anything to be done about it besides replace the bad modules in the battery.

I am aware. The right channel on the mixer was turned down all the way. Didn’t realize until afterwards. Too late to do anything about it at that point.