Your editing skills (I assume you do your own editing) are first rate. I can only imagine how long it took you to edit this 57 minute video. Your efforts are appreciated.
wow!! what an amazing video - all EV owners need to watch this to understand your EV. Thanks again for all the great content ....Greatly appreciate it. Happy Holidays and to a great New Year to you and your family - may this coming year bring you lots of health, success and joy!
Nice! Your content is super helpful! Just got a prologue a month ago. First EV. Thanks for the insight! I’d say your videos are just as helpful as 350kw charging speeds in the middle of Ohio 😂
Very helpful. I just bought a used Prologue with 2k miles on it for a very good price ($29.6K). Now I will have less anxiety when planning a road trip. Thanks!
First off, THANK YOU for this video. I am planning a trip from NY to TN, then later on this year NY to WA. This video definitely helps me out on my trip. Keep the videos coming on the Prologue. PS, I join to help you out!!!!
Thanks for your videos! Helped me pull the trigger on a AWD Touring. Got it for less than a new Tesla Y and Honda threw in 0% financing! Also A2Z was running a deal on adapters over "Boxing Day" week and picked it up for $138 (it must've been a popular promotion because they still haven't shipped mine).
ABC - Always be charging and charge in a good spot of your charging curve. Good video with lots of practical advice for all EVs. Most people should stop every 2 hours so stop where you can charge. I prefer to have the time to stretch instead of go, go, go with an ICE car. Biggest problem is the line at the charger.
Great video. Thanks for all the useful information. sidenote-I grew up in the same area and will be traveling there in March with my Prologue. Bummed about the limited charging access in Northern Ohio. and you went to Mr. Hero!!! Haven't had one of their sandwiches since I was a teen!!!
Great vid! Very informative. Im new to the Prokogue this month! Family road trip after Xmas! Should be fun! Northeast corridor on I95 seems to have pleanty of charging options
That’s one of the best areas of the country for charging, you’ll have no issues finding a place, but you may have to wait in line if you’re not careful. Thanks so much for watching!
I am deciding between a 2024 Hyundai Ioniq 5, 2025 Equinox Ev and a 2024 Honda Prologue. You really helped me better understand the Honda pluses and minuses.
Just started the video, excited to see how to properly plan and road trip with the Prologue. '24 Elite here! Also had a '18 Clarity Touring before the Prologue so we are in the same boat!
Great vid! Just back from my first family road trip and the car performed great and the range was spot on. I never drive over 70. Forgot to precondition my battery which wasnt help. I thought i could do it while driving but thats nit possible. Had to be in park. No matter. Beat road trip ever! Regen braking is really great
I know you got your Prologue in part because it was something you could trade the Ocean for. But it’s turned out to be a success for Honda. A good starter EV I guess.
Great video. I’m a new Prologue owner and appreciate your insight and analysis. Living in the cold climate of New England, what is the best way to preheat the battery before I drive? I have a level 2 home charger.
I would use the preconditioning function on your key. Double tap it to start the process while you are still plugged in, that way you get your preconditioning from the wall, and not the battery, leaning your cabin warm, and your battery charged to your desired limit when you head out. Hope this helps!
Thank you so much for your channel. I have learned so much. I love the Prologue (CV joint/axle clicking annoying but a topic for another day - I saw your latest video) but having OCD and owning an EV can be challenging, so can I ask...I live in Ohio and Monday - Weds will be very cold . I have a Grizzle-E Mini that I can adjust current on app (setting that up is another story also) so would it be better to trickle charge at 7 amps up to 70 percent (what you said you charge to?) and have the internal resistance of battery create heat to help the health of the battery (I am making this up) or just charge to 70 percent and forget about it? Not going to be using the car during the cold days just trying to keep the battery healthy. Watching Engineering explained How to Ruin Your Electric Car's battery did not mention whether to trickle charge in cold. If I do charge to 70 percent with 32 amps, should I keep it plugged in to keep it charged at 70 percent or does letting the battery level go down on its own hurt anything? My OCD makes me nervous about keeping the charger plugged into the car which I realize is a OCD worry, correct? Thanks
No issue to leave it plugged in. If it’s at rest and charged to 70%, it will be perfectly okay. Fast Charging needs above freezing temps, AC charging should be okay. If you won’t be driving, you’ve got nothing to worry about at all.
hmm, I've been pretty happy with my 2014 Ford C-Max Energi as my daily driver. My biggest wish is that it had active thermal management for the traction battery.
Ive been on the fence on getting one for about a week. I currently have a 2020 clarity with about 90k miles on it. I still have about 4 years left on the loan. My local honda can get me into a prologue touring fwd for 10 bucks more a month then i pay on the clarity on a 3 year 45k lease. I know it wouldn't be a problem most of the time being around home. I would only have level 1 charging at home but it shouldn't be a problem because I work from home and only run into a bigger city of about 100k a couple times a week which would be 30 to 40 miles round trip. My main hangup is i make about 4 trips a year to IL which is about 900 miles one way. More than half the drive the speed limit is 75-80. I just feel like this thing is going to absolutely get destroyed on range or i am going to have to be going significantly under the speed limit and put myself in a dangerous situation with how people drive in this part of the country. I did some route planning research and came up with adding about 4 hours of time round trip for charges vs how long it takes figuring stops in my clarity. Also all the stops would either be at EV Go 350kw chargers or 250kw or 325kw Tesla chargers. I roughly figured it also costing about double what my clarity uses in gas. Another concern is that around my area in the 100k city there is only 1 level 3 charger and i dont think its even 100kw and its at a dealership and is only available during their business hours. So thats a bit of a concern if something happened that i suddenly couldnt charge at home. I just know my kids are going to be annoyed with the sitting around and adding extra time to a already long trip, because i asked them about it. I think its a great deal and a lot of car for the money, i am just thinking I'm going to need a backup plan for the long trips. So i was thinking maybe if i could find a basic cheap car that is good on gas and is mechanical sound, i could get that too and really only use it for long trips. However that just adds cost too of either buying out of pocket or getting a cheap loan on something. I was also suggested by someone i could look at renting a car for a few days when I make long trips, however then i kind of feel like its pointless to get this if its inconvenient to use for somethings. I'd love honest feedback, thoughts, ideas, what anyone else would do in this scenario. Love the content as well! I wish more people made content on the fwd prologues.
I have a video on this channel proving that the prologue is 1 hour of charging for every 400 miles. Plan a lunch stop for 30 minutes, plan a dinner stop for 30 minutes, and once an hour for 7-10 minutes. And if you absolutely can’t be inconvenienced with the extra time, rent a gas car for the long trips. But before you do, take one EV road trip. Honda Offers EVgo credits with the car. That makes the road trips free. If your goal is to think of as many reasons as you can to not do it, you won’t do it. Also, I have driven 65Mph on I95, I70, I80, I84, I90, 295, 495, etc. if it’s really bad, follow traffic flow. As soon as it lets up, slow back down. Happy to answer any additional questions. Good luck with your decision making process.
@Aslash304 Thanks for the info and feedback. I am aware of the credits and that's the option I would take however I wouldn't be able to make it work to charge at one every time. I would be taking I44 to OKC, then I35 to Des Moines via Kansas City and then basically I80 toward IL. If I left my house with a full charge I could hit a 350kw EVGO by OKC on that full charge from my house most likely. However the next EVGO charger anywhere close to that route is when you get to KC which is 325 miles between chargers. There are compatible super chargers between there though. Then the next EVGO isn't until East of Des Moines which is 275 miles from the KC one. So yes I'd be able to do about half the charging in theory for free with the credits. I am fine with taking a little extra time, I guess the hard part is going to be convincing everyone else including my wife and kids that have to be along for the ride 😂. I told my wife it would be more of a adventure and she didn't seem very amused by that lol.
@Aslash304 Also what would you estimate the increase in efficiency to be between the awd and the fwd, you have some good breakdowns in your video based on speed, percentage and miles. About 10% more for the fwd?
Incredible video, thanks! TLDR you either get a Tesla or need a PHD in math for a road trip. It’s infuriatingly stressful for no reason as cost is the same as gas or more
There’s 4.3 Trillion dollars at stake from the oil industry. That’s why it’s complex. They don’t want to lose their customers, so they have lobbied lawmakers to never pass legislation and legislate standards and requirements. And here we are.
Regarding the charging to 100... I charge my Nissan leaf to 90-95 when I'm at work, knowing that the trip back places me to 80% or less... However: even 100% only charges 93-95% of my battery. The leaf stops charging at this point and reports 100% as part of its battery management. More often than not I charge to 96% when road tripping (be sure this is where the curve drops from 27kw to about 10kw) and my range isn't much (200miles). But the battery is technically never at 100% - I doubt any modern EV ever charges the battery fully.
Adam, can you put up a review on level 2 charging extension cables for those of use who need that extra length to run from our home charger or a family members charger?
Using a typical 120V home outlet, Level 1 charging takes around 50 hours to completely charge the bZ4X's battery. This option is ideal for customers with short daily journeys or modest charging requirements.
It would be awesome for Put-in-bay to get some fast chargers or minimum level 2. That way if you bring your EV over on the ferry and stay overnight you could top off
We had a white Honda Clarity as well I miss that car sometimes. We sold it during that crazy demand for used cars in 2022 and used the profits to buy a model 3 cash. That car pushed us over the edge to full electric 😂
@ Yea I loved that car but we got a crazy deal for it from a Honda dealership and could not say no 😂. It’s wild that Honda made such a good car with mostly parts from their parts bin, I really think if they cared they could make an awesome EV on their own without GM
A simple solution is to buy a Tesla... it does all of the work you did automatically. On my latest trip my Tesla Model Y directed me to a new charging location in Halifax NC (on I95) which had 60 Tesla type 3 and 4 stalls. It was busy but there were plenty open stalls. The Tesla trip planner in its cars tell you how many stalls are available before you arrive. There were multiple non-Tesla cars charging at this location. Starting later this year, 2025, when the Ford, GM, Rivian and Volvo new production start getting a NACS plug, most of their issues will be solved automatic. The basic EV problem is that existing auto companies are assemblers of parts produced by subcontractors, they have no concept of a "system". Tesla is a systems company and they produce the vast quantity of the parts they assemble into their cars. The Tesla system includes the charging infrastructure, the automatic software updating, the route planning software and the financial transaction processing necessary to pay for your charging. It is now delivering the software to park and retrieve your car and drive you to your destination.
We are Tesla owners 3 times over. There’s a 2024 M3 right beside the Prologue in the Garage. Fun fact: nobody has rolled coal on my Prologue. I have over 20 examples, though, saved from when I had my Model Y.
I just leased a pro due to the promotion and great price range however I have a few questions 1. I live in an apartment, which is the best portable charger I should get for emergency purposes 2. I was given $750 credit for EVgo should I also get a plan? (I do drive a lot) 3. It’s going to snow here soon, how is the car as far as driving on ice and would I be locked out or deal with technical issues due to the cold? 4. Have you had to do any maintenance on yours yet how pricey is it, if so?
25:07 Thermal run away? Like it gets too hot? Would charging to 100% on let's say level 1, 110v also be bad? I do remember you said it hurts to just sit at 100%. A 1 way trip to work for me is 120 miles, on a base 40 KWh leaf, with 10% degradation, if I leave at 95%, I can arrive at 3%. Seems quite close. Probably the 66 KWh Chevy Bolt would do much better since I won't have to go way so low, and high in the %. To add to that, I'd be going 55 MPH with the AC off, so I can't even really slow down much to help. Charging in the middle works though.
The reason it’s called “run away” is that once it starts on one cell, it will heat the other cells until they experience it. The energy will then dissipate until there’s no energy left.
I really wish they’d make a regulation stating ALL electric charging stations and ALL electric vehicles must use the same charger regardless of make/model/brand. It’s so frustrating to me that there’s different chargers and different adapters. They want EVs to become mainstream yet they won’t regulate them like they do gasoline cars. I can pull into any gas station and fill my car up without worrying if I need an adapter or not lol. I’ve been looking at a prologue recently and the only thing stopping me is the whole charging situation (I can’t charge at home).
This is a complex answer for Mach E owners. Standard range batteries in the Mach E feature lithium iron phosphate, which is totally safe to charge to 100%. So my question for you is: what trim of the Mach E do you have? It’s a very important difference. If you have a long range or a GT, then, yes, charging to 100% is definitely not recommended. But if you have a standard range, you’re okay to do so.
@@MickShelley-j3q That’s a Nickel Based Battery. Charging to 100% without driving it immediately when it reaches that state of charge could potentially cause faster battery degradation. It’s not necessarily dangerous, but it’s not a great idea.
@Aslash304 I use it for ubering here in new Zealand is fast charging every day a good thing. I can slow charge it over night is a small charge good for it
Question, I got a extended warranty. To 100k miles. With a $100 deductible. Full Coverage. I am sure I overpaid, 5,000 . I am going to cancel the EXT warranty or is this a bad idea. Thoughts on this.
A warranty is hard to value. Where you live plays a huge role. So does your driving habits. If you want something to look at to judge whether it is necessary, your claim history is likely the best predictor. I wish I could give you a better answer, but there are too many variables. Also, it’s hard to put a value on peace of mind.
what about for deliver drivers, is this car any good, delivering in a city area? driving hybrid right now i pay about $35-40 a week, use about 250 miles for 5 days of work, would it be smart to get this? how much more would i save on gas, my hybrid gives about 380 for $35-40 per week. If i do get it , i would have to do level 2 charging, and nothing outside as looks to be expensive and in ranges of $.35 to $.49 per kilowats. (i think)
so out west we drive like criminals, if your driving at 70 mph your getting run off the road, typically we drive 80 MPH with traffic here in Arizona/ California and here in Arizona average over 100 degree F 70 % of the year, AC on full is a must, at least until your cooled off as well as ventilated seats Does an EV make sense for me? Looking at Chevy blazer ev, prologue, Acura ZDX or maybe Kia EV 9 they all have incredible lease deals wed take a 300 mile road trip to Vegas or san Diego a few times a year (2-4) your videos are great an informative
Only the elite trim of the Prologue comes with ventilated seats. If I could pick any one of the vehicles you mentioned, I would go with the ZDX. The EV9 will likely be a great road trip vehicle.
I find the google maps percentage of battery remaining at destination to be accurate if not conservative on my equinox ev. Do you find the same on the prologue
When a rout planner generates a charge/rout plan, does it consider things like elevation change, or only milage? Concern: I am 180 miles away, making the charge station (more.typically) within reach, but it's a 5k foot elevation gain. Rout planners are on top of this?
@@kevinmoon4148 most of the time, yes. You should be able to see a noticeable reduction in efficiency based on the mileage of the trip and the arrival percentage
You had mentioned this in a previous video about the election results affecting the Federal EV Credit. But If i were to purchase a honda prologue before the year end, would I still be able to get the federal EV credit to apply to my taxes when I file them next year?
@ I don’t own one but am considering a Tesla. Would prefer a different brand, but the Tesla supercharging stuff makes me feel like that would be less of a hassle on road trips.
I like the Prologue a lot. And I like the Model Y a lot. My favorite thing about the Prologue is the anonymity. Nobody ask me about it because it doesn’t look like an EV.
@@Aslash304 How does the route planning on the prologue compared to the route planning on the Tesla model Y? I’ve noticed a dramatic improvement over past EV‘s I’ve had, but I’ve never had a Tesla.
It does. Right on the drivers display. I moved it over from the main screen to the drivers screen. It’s an option in the settings.
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@@Aslash304 can you provide more detail please. I am not able to follow what you saying. Also when navigation is on will the speed limit display on HUD
I have a Touring model without heads up display. The Prologue has two screens. One in the middle of the front of the car, and one behind the steering wheel. The screen behind the steering wheel that shows miles per hour, miles of range, etc, is called the drivers display. There is an option in settings to move the posted speed limit indicator from the main screen ( the one in the middle of the car ) to the drivers display. I chose this option. The posted speed limit is shown on my drivers display, the screen behind the steering wheel, instead of on the main screen.
I count 33 DC fast chargers in Mississippi. Not counting Tesla. Let me know what city, I’ll list all the DC fast chargers within whatever radius you’d like, as well as how fast they are, and what brand.
Thanks for the video, Adam! 🤔 I’m hearing that Dyson was attempting to build a vehicle from Slidebean => th-cam.com/video/_ESjSxtNDkE/w-d-xo.htmlsi=CZTS50rINcppn23x
@ Here’s the Dyson car story- The Ocean seems the EV Dyson aught to have built. I saw an Ocean in the street here yesterday. I remember the Karma was riddled with software issues. I wonder what an EV maker is going to have to consider when trying to build a successful EV in a reluctant market => th-cam.com/video/Yb3642sFaNE/w-d-xo.htmlsi=4g54j0H2altChDvi
I have owned a MME (pre-Tesla SC access) and currently own a Tesla. I love both cars but watching this type of video makes me not want to own an EV. Can’t imagine someone on the fence watching this.
I know. It’s got real life, and information, and education. Imagine someone made this exact video, but described all the things people just put up with regarding gas cars
Your calculations for how much money per KwH is missing a significant step that almost all homes have, the line service fee which is a fixed amount. You need to subtract that and applicable taxes for that before proceeding.
@ If the fee is $30 a month, that’s still $30 whether you use 5 KwH or 5000 KwH for the month. If you graph it out, it’s a straight line with an y- offset. Assuming a constant rate.
@@kennethshopland1592 again, I need to amortize the cost of the service fee across my EV charging cost? Because at that point it isn’t the cost of the charging, it’s the cost of the charging and the service fee. This is getting fun.
Dude what are your monthly car note and insurance cost ... You must spend more on car ownership then most... I see this a lot online these days families with several brand new cars that all cost over 40K... I can not imagine the cost of you guys driving around... Your channel is 7 years old yet you haven't broken 10K subs yet and your views are well not that large so how the hell do you afford this all.. I am serious how do you ?
The crazy thing is that Tesla vehicles don’t have to worry about any of this. Native Tesla Supercharger support really makes road tripping an EV so easy.
Prologue has manual and automatic fast charging prep and amazing route planning via built in Google. Tesla only has automatic fast charge prep, you can’t manually start fast charge prep in a Tesla. And in Tesla you can’t use any non Tesla stations for your route planning.
@@skyemalcolm Tesla doesn’t need manual preconditioning but if you insist on it then the S3XY buttons enable manual preconditioning. There really isn’t a great need for CCS1 charging with native Supercharger support. I have the CCS1 adapter but I never actually use it. The Superchargers just simply work and I have never actually had to wait for a Supercharger at all.
My wife and I road trip a lot and we were set to get a Ioniq 5 back in 2022 but watching Tesla road trip videos changed our minds. Now we own a Model 3 LR and a MY performance. Between auto pilot, route planning, and superchargers road trips are a breeze.
Sorry mate, not trying to be negative. Feedback. Just stumbled upon your video for the first time, but I could only last up to 9 minutes as it was extremely painful to listen to. You stiched all the audio together and rapidly went through them so it was like you never took a breath when you were talking. It was rapid fire just talking. It was such a great subject too as I wanted to watch it. I still clicked on like. 👍🏾
Thanks for your feedback, This video explicitly describes all of the chargers that the prologue can use with a Tesla to CCS adapter, and even if it had a native NACS port, the number of chargers accessible would be the exact same.
This was excellent! As a Honda salesman and Plog owner, I truly appreciated this video. Shared to multiple Plog owners as well! Cheers!
Thanks for sharing!
Just got mine yesterday and have been watching your videos before it came. You have been extremely helpful! TY
Enjoy your new vehicle! Thank you so much for watching!
Same here. Just picked mine up today. Thanks for sharing this very helpful video.
Your editing skills (I assume you do your own editing) are first rate. I can only imagine how long it took you to edit this 57 minute video. Your efforts are appreciated.
I really appreciate this! It was basically my Q4 project. The hours approach “too embarrassing to disclose.”
Gives him something to do while charging...
Adam, Truly appreciate your hardwork here. Leased a prologue for over a week (first ev) You are the true beacon here offering so much learning.
Enjoy your new car! I wish you many trouble free miles!
I just picked up my Prologue and this the most helpful video I have seen regarding how to use plugshare appropriately.
Thanks so much for watching! Enjoy your new vehicle!
wow!! what an amazing video - all EV owners need to watch this to understand your EV. Thanks again for all the great content ....Greatly appreciate it.
Happy Holidays and to a great New Year to you and your family - may this coming year bring you lots of health, success and joy!
Thank you so much! I wish you a wonderful holiday and new year as well!
@ thank you 🎄🙏
Nice! Your content is super helpful! Just got a prologue a month ago. First EV. Thanks for the insight! I’d say your videos are just as helpful as 350kw charging speeds in the middle of Ohio 😂
They really are! Those new 350s are great!
I love these prologue talks. Really helping me in deciding to pick up one of the cheap leases offered right now. Thanks You
Thanks for watching!
Very helpful. I just bought a used Prologue with 2k miles on it for a very good price ($29.6K). Now I will have less anxiety when planning a road trip. Thanks!
I appreciate you watching and sharing your experience, enjoy the new ride!
First off, THANK YOU for this video. I am planning a trip from NY to TN, then later on this year NY to WA. This video definitely helps me out on my trip. Keep the videos coming on the Prologue. PS, I join to help you out!!!!
I sincerely appreciate the support and I hope you have a great trip! Enjoy the Prologue!
Amazing video. So much more info than just the Prologue. I have saved this for future reference. Kudos to you, my good man. 👌🏿
I appreciate this very much! Thanks for watching!
Thank you for this video! I just got my Prologue (1st EV) and learning lots.
I love your 80-quette ideology!
Much appreciated! Enjoy your new vehicle!
Just came across this video - I really enjoyed your informative approach!
Thanks so much for watching!
We just purchased our Prologue two months ago and love it. You are doing the Lords work with these videos! Love the content and thanks you! 🫡🙌🏾🙏🏾
Thanks so much for watching! I’m glad you’ve found value in the videos
Thanks for your videos! Helped me pull the trigger on a AWD Touring. Got it for less than a new Tesla Y and Honda threw in 0% financing! Also A2Z was running a deal on adapters over "Boxing Day" week and picked it up for $138 (it must've been a popular promotion because they still haven't shipped mine).
Congrats! That’s a great deal for the adapter. Enjoy your new Prologue!
ABC - Always be charging and charge in a good spot of your charging curve. Good video with lots of practical advice for all EVs. Most people should stop every 2 hours so stop where you can charge. I prefer to have the time to stretch instead of go, go, go with an ICE car. Biggest problem is the line at the charger.
Yep. The more often you charge, the less often you have to wait in line. I just leave.
Or buy a Tesla
@@Autobot-j8k I’ll have access to the supercharger network soon. Ioniq 5
Great video. Thanks for all the useful information. sidenote-I grew up in the same area and will be traveling there in March with my Prologue. Bummed about the limited charging access in Northern Ohio. and you went to Mr. Hero!!! Haven't had one of their sandwiches since I was a teen!!!
Thanks for watching! Spoiler, the sandwiches are exactly the same. Enjoy your upcoming trip!
I hope this gets simpler in the future. This is unnecessarily complex to keep track of!
It’s kind of like gas car maintenance, except you only have to do it when you take a long trip.
Great vid! Very informative. Im new to the Prokogue this month! Family road trip after Xmas! Should be fun! Northeast corridor on I95 seems to have pleanty of charging options
That’s one of the best areas of the country for charging, you’ll have no issues finding a place, but you may have to wait in line if you’re not careful. Thanks so much for watching!
I am deciding between a 2024 Hyundai Ioniq 5, 2025 Equinox Ev and a 2024 Honda Prologue. You really helped me better understand the Honda pluses and minuses.
I’m glad you got some value here, thanks for watching!
Just started the video, excited to see how to properly plan and road trip with the Prologue. '24 Elite here!
Also had a '18 Clarity Touring before the Prologue so we are in the same boat!
I hope you can find some helpful hints and tricks in this video, please feel free to let me know if you have any questions
Amazing video. Thanks for all the information!!! This is all really useful.
I really appreciate this! Thanks for watching, I’m glad you’ve found some value here
Great vid! Just back from my first family road trip and the car performed great and the range was spot on. I never drive over 70. Forgot to precondition my battery which wasnt help. I thought i could do it while driving but thats nit possible. Had to be in park. No matter. Beat road trip ever! Regen braking is really great
I’m very happy you had a good experience! Thanks so much for watching!
Thank you so much. Saving the video so I can come back. First time EV owner and I'm so lost.
Lots to learn, but there’s lots of help out there. Reach out anytime I’m happy to help.
I know you got your Prologue in part because it was something you could trade the Ocean for. But it’s turned out to be a success for Honda. A good starter EV I guess.
That is a perfect description. Thanks for watching.
Im a 75% charger too. Awesome video.
75 FTW! Thanks for watching!
Amazing video. Very informative. Thanks.
Thanks so much for watching!
Great video. I’m a new Prologue owner and appreciate your insight and analysis. Living in the cold climate of New England, what is the best way to preheat the battery before I drive? I have a level 2 home charger.
I would use the preconditioning function on your key. Double tap it to start the process while you are still plugged in, that way you get your preconditioning from the wall, and not the battery, leaning your cabin warm, and your battery charged to your desired limit when you head out. Hope this helps!
Thank you so much for your channel. I have learned so much. I love the Prologue (CV joint/axle clicking annoying but a topic for another day - I saw your latest video) but having OCD and owning an EV can be challenging, so can I ask...I live in Ohio and Monday - Weds will be very cold . I have a Grizzle-E Mini that I can adjust current on app (setting that up is another story also) so would it be better to trickle charge at 7 amps up to 70 percent (what you said you charge to?) and have the internal resistance of battery create heat to help the health of the battery (I am making this up) or just charge to 70 percent and forget about it? Not going to be using the car during the cold days just trying to keep the battery healthy. Watching Engineering explained How to Ruin Your Electric Car's battery did not mention whether to trickle charge in cold. If I do charge to 70 percent with 32 amps, should I keep it plugged in to keep it charged at 70 percent or does letting the battery level go down on its own hurt anything? My OCD makes me nervous about keeping the charger plugged into the car which I realize is a OCD worry, correct? Thanks
No issue to leave it plugged in. If it’s at rest and charged to 70%, it will be perfectly okay. Fast Charging needs above freezing temps, AC charging should be okay. If you won’t be driving, you’ve got nothing to worry about at all.
Work in the food industry a few months, you can learn to pour at a consistent flow from bottom to top. I hope technology can learn to do that as well
15 years in the food industry. I concur 100%
hmm, I've been pretty happy with my 2014 Ford C-Max Energi as my daily driver. My biggest wish is that it had active thermal management for the traction battery.
That’s definitely a plus to have. Thanks for sharing your experience. That’s a fairly rare car!
Ive been on the fence on getting one for about a week. I currently have a 2020 clarity with about 90k miles on it. I still have about 4 years left on the loan. My local honda can get me into a prologue touring fwd for 10 bucks more a month then i pay on the clarity on a 3 year 45k lease. I know it wouldn't be a problem most of the time being around home. I would only have level 1 charging at home but it shouldn't be a problem because I work from home and only run into a bigger city of about 100k a couple times a week which would be 30 to 40 miles round trip. My main hangup is i make about 4 trips a year to IL which is about 900 miles one way. More than half the drive the speed limit is 75-80. I just feel like this thing is going to absolutely get destroyed on range or i am going to have to be going significantly under the speed limit and put myself in a dangerous situation with how people drive in this part of the country. I did some route planning research and came up with adding about 4 hours of time round trip for charges vs how long it takes figuring stops in my clarity. Also all the stops would either be at EV Go 350kw chargers or 250kw or 325kw Tesla chargers. I roughly figured it also costing about double what my clarity uses in gas.
Another concern is that around my area in the 100k city there is only 1 level 3 charger and i dont think its even 100kw and its at a dealership and is only available during their business hours. So thats a bit of a concern if something happened that i suddenly couldnt charge at home.
I just know my kids are going to be annoyed with the sitting around and adding extra time to a already long trip, because i asked them about it. I think its a great deal and a lot of car for the money, i am just thinking I'm going to need a backup plan for the long trips. So i was thinking maybe if i could find a basic cheap car that is good on gas and is mechanical sound, i could get that too and really only use it for long trips. However that just adds cost too of either buying out of pocket or getting a cheap loan on something. I was also suggested by someone i could look at renting a car for a few days when I make long trips, however then i kind of feel like its pointless to get this if its inconvenient to use for somethings.
I'd love honest feedback, thoughts, ideas, what anyone else would do in this scenario.
Love the content as well! I wish more people made content on the fwd prologues.
I have a video on this channel proving that the prologue is 1 hour of charging for every 400 miles. Plan a lunch stop for 30 minutes, plan a dinner stop for 30 minutes, and once an hour for 7-10 minutes. And if you absolutely can’t be inconvenienced with the extra time, rent a gas car for the long trips. But before you do, take one EV road trip. Honda Offers EVgo credits with the car. That makes the road trips free. If your goal is to think of as many reasons as you can to not do it, you won’t do it. Also, I have driven 65Mph on I95, I70, I80, I84, I90, 295, 495, etc. if it’s really bad, follow traffic flow. As soon as it lets up, slow back down. Happy to answer any additional questions. Good luck with your decision making process.
@Aslash304 Thanks for the info and feedback. I am aware of the credits and that's the option I would take however I wouldn't be able to make it work to charge at one every time. I would be taking I44 to OKC, then I35 to Des Moines via Kansas City and then basically I80 toward IL. If I left my house with a full charge I could hit a 350kw EVGO by OKC on that full charge from my house most likely. However the next EVGO charger anywhere close to that route is when you get to KC which is 325 miles between chargers. There are compatible super chargers between there though. Then the next EVGO isn't until East of Des Moines which is 275 miles from the KC one. So yes I'd be able to do about half the charging in theory for free with the credits. I am fine with taking a little extra time, I guess the hard part is going to be convincing everyone else including my wife and kids that have to be along for the ride 😂. I told my wife it would be more of a adventure and she didn't seem very amused by that lol.
@Aslash304 Also what would you estimate the increase in efficiency to be between the awd and the fwd, you have some good breakdowns in your video based on speed, percentage and miles. About 10% more for the fwd?
@@andyr123861 I would just assume apples to apples. The rear motor doesn’t run at highway speeds.
I like the amount of information and the way you represented
The information is useful for all EVs
Why you when for Honda after you tested Tesla?
Go Back and watch some videos on the channel, it’s all here.
Incredible video, thanks! TLDR you either get a Tesla or need a PHD in math for a road trip. It’s infuriatingly stressful for no reason as cost is the same as gas or more
There’s 4.3 Trillion dollars at stake from the oil industry. That’s why it’s complex. They don’t want to lose their customers, so they have lobbied lawmakers to never pass legislation and legislate standards and requirements. And here we are.
Regarding the charging to 100...
I charge my Nissan leaf to 90-95 when I'm at work, knowing that the trip back places me to 80% or less...
However: even 100% only charges 93-95% of my battery. The leaf stops charging at this point and reports 100% as part of its battery management.
More often than not I charge to 96% when road tripping (be sure this is where the curve drops from 27kw to about 10kw) and my range isn't much (200miles).
But the battery is technically never at 100% - I doubt any modern EV ever charges the battery fully.
This is likely true. And with a leaf, I understand the desire to charger higher because of the range.
Adam, can you put up a review on level 2 charging extension cables for those of use who need that extra length to run from our home charger or a family members charger?
Sure thing
Using a typical 120V home outlet, Level 1 charging takes around 50 hours to completely charge the bZ4X's battery. This option is ideal for customers with short daily journeys or modest charging requirements.
@@sirishkumar-m5z agree
It would be awesome for Put-in-bay to get some fast chargers or minimum level 2. That way if you bring your EV over on the ferry and stay overnight you could top off
You’re absolutely right. My strategy when there’s not charging: Bring a Level 1. Find a light pole or exterior plug on a building.
We had a white Honda Clarity as well I miss that car sometimes. We sold it during that crazy demand for used cars in 2022 and used the profits to buy a model 3 cash. That car pushed us over the edge to full electric 😂
This is exactly why my whole family has EVs now. The clarity in EV mode was just so good.
@ Yea I loved that car but we got a crazy deal for it from a Honda dealership and could not say no 😂. It’s wild that Honda made such a good car with mostly parts from their parts bin, I really think if they cared they could make an awesome EV on their own without GM
@@Jeffdc5s yes. But Honda doesn’t want to build EVs.
@@Aslash304 its very unfortunate I believe an electric Accord or CRV would move crazy numbers
@@Jeffdc5s it would likely be the most popular car and SUV in America
A simple solution is to buy a Tesla... it does all of the work you did automatically. On my latest trip my Tesla Model Y directed me to a new charging location in Halifax NC (on I95) which had 60 Tesla type 3 and 4 stalls. It was busy but there were plenty open stalls. The Tesla trip planner in its cars tell you how many stalls are available before you arrive. There were multiple non-Tesla cars charging at this location. Starting later this year, 2025, when the Ford, GM, Rivian and Volvo new production start getting a NACS plug, most of their issues will be solved automatic. The basic EV problem is that existing auto companies are assemblers of parts produced by subcontractors, they have no concept of a "system". Tesla is a systems company and they produce the vast quantity of the parts they assemble into their cars. The Tesla system includes the charging infrastructure, the automatic software updating, the route planning software and the financial transaction processing necessary to pay for your charging. It is now delivering the software to park and retrieve your car and drive you to your destination.
We are Tesla owners 3 times over. There’s a 2024 M3 right beside the Prologue in the Garage. Fun fact: nobody has rolled coal on my Prologue. I have over 20 examples, though, saved from when I had my Model Y.
I just leased a pro due to the promotion and great price range however I have a few questions
1. I live in an apartment, which is the best portable charger I should get for emergency purposes
2. I was given $750 credit for EVgo should I also get a plan? (I do drive a lot)
3. It’s going to snow here soon, how is the car as far as driving on ice and would I be locked out or deal with technical issues due to the cold?
4. Have you had to do any maintenance on yours yet how pricey is it, if so?
I’ll answer all of these in an upcoming video today. Stay tuned.
@@Aslash304 you’re awesome!
Do you recommend the GM NACS adapter? It’s $215ish
It’s definitely going to do the job. The A2Z and Lectron examples are also very good quality and are both more affordable.
Going to take my Ocean from San Jose, Calif. to Phoenix AZ (about 10 1/2 hours of driving) @ 65 deg. Will try to plan and plot. :-)
Ocean, you mean fisker, if so you must have rocks in your head, I wouldn't take that brick, if they gave it to me for free
Have a great trip! Don’t hesitate to let me know how it goes
Your cat has a heavy duty purr.
Yes indeed
25:07 Thermal run away? Like it gets too hot? Would charging to 100% on let's say level 1, 110v also be bad? I do remember you said it hurts to just sit at 100%.
A 1 way trip to work for me is 120 miles, on a base 40 KWh leaf, with 10% degradation, if I leave at 95%, I can arrive at 3%. Seems quite close. Probably the 66 KWh Chevy Bolt would do much better since I won't have to go way so low, and high in the %. To add to that, I'd be going 55 MPH with the AC off, so I can't even really slow down much to help. Charging in the middle works though.
The reason it’s called “run away” is that once it starts on one cell, it will heat the other cells until they experience it. The energy will then dissipate until there’s no energy left.
@@Aslash304 Interesting! Thanks!
With an EV, is it the same as a gas car, where 55 MPH is the best speed for range?
@ pretty much
Or you can get the Chevy NACS to CCS adapter that you can order from Chevy parts store online.
Yes, for $30 to $50 more.
I like my gas-engine car. No problem to cross the entire country.
Thanks for your feedback
I really wish they’d make a regulation stating ALL electric charging stations and ALL electric vehicles must use the same charger regardless of make/model/brand. It’s so frustrating to me that there’s different chargers and different adapters.
They want EVs to become mainstream yet they won’t regulate them like they do gasoline cars. I can pull into any gas station and fill my car up without worrying if I need an adapter or not lol.
I’ve been looking at a prologue recently and the only thing stopping me is the whole charging situation (I can’t charge at home).
The standard is moving toward one plug. Every new EV will use the same plug by this time next year.
Hi I hv a 2024 mach e an are trying to understand charging your saying do not charge to 100% over night on a slow charger
This is a complex answer for Mach E owners. Standard range batteries in the Mach E feature lithium iron phosphate, which is totally safe to charge to 100%. So my question for you is: what trim of the Mach E do you have? It’s a very important difference. If you have a long range or a GT, then, yes, charging to 100% is definitely not recommended. But if you have a standard range, you’re okay to do so.
@Aslash304 i hv a all wheel drive gt
@@MickShelley-j3q That’s a Nickel Based Battery. Charging to 100% without driving it immediately when it reaches that state of charge could potentially cause faster battery degradation. It’s not necessarily dangerous, but it’s not a great idea.
@Aslash304 I use it for ubering here in new Zealand is fast charging every day a good thing. I can slow charge it over night is a small charge good for it
Question, I got a extended warranty. To 100k miles. With a $100 deductible. Full Coverage. I am sure I overpaid, 5,000 . I am going to cancel the EXT warranty or is this a bad idea. Thoughts on this.
A warranty is hard to value. Where you live plays a huge role. So does your driving habits. If you want something to look at to judge whether it is necessary, your claim history is likely the best predictor. I wish I could give you a better answer, but there are too many variables. Also, it’s hard to put a value on peace of mind.
How much of a difference would changing my amps from 8A to 12A on Level 1, and is there anything I should be aware of before making the change?
The difference isn’t big. But it shouldn’t be an issue either way. It just draws more power. All Teslas draw at least that much.
Thank you for the prologue videos 🙏🩷
Thanks for watching!
what about for deliver drivers, is this car any good, delivering in a city area? driving hybrid right now i pay about $35-40 a week, use about 250 miles for 5 days of work, would it be smart to get this? how much more would i save on gas, my hybrid gives about 380 for $35-40 per week. If i do get it , i would have to do level 2 charging, and nothing outside as looks to be expensive and in ranges of $.35 to $.49 per kilowats. (i think)
That 380 miles costs about $5-8 in electricity if you can charge at home. It’s all about your charging situation.
@@Aslash304 charging at home level 2 or just level 1 and that is $5-8 per charge like 80% charge? thank you
since you pay the same amount at home, whether Level 1 or Level 2, either way you’re looking at that same $5-$8 range
so out west we drive like criminals, if your driving at 70 mph your getting run off the road, typically we drive 80 MPH with traffic here in Arizona/ California and here in Arizona average over 100 degree F 70 % of the year, AC on full is a must, at least until your cooled off as well as ventilated seats
Does an EV make sense for me? Looking at Chevy blazer ev, prologue, Acura ZDX or maybe Kia EV 9 they all have incredible lease deals wed take a 300 mile road trip to Vegas or san Diego a few times a year (2-4) your videos are great an informative
Only the elite trim of the Prologue comes with ventilated seats. If I could pick any one of the vehicles you mentioned, I would go with the ZDX. The EV9 will likely be a great road trip vehicle.
I find the google maps percentage of battery remaining at destination to be accurate if not conservative on my equinox ev. Do you find the same on the prologue
Correct
Your car has blended brake. 2 pedal driving is equally efficient as 1 pedal in your application
Thanks for the feedback
When a rout planner generates a charge/rout plan, does it consider things like elevation change, or only milage?
Concern: I am 180 miles away, making the charge station (more.typically) within reach, but it's a 5k foot elevation gain.
Rout planners are on top of this?
@@kevinmoon4148 most of the time, yes. You should be able to see a noticeable reduction in efficiency based on the mileage of the trip and the arrival percentage
You had mentioned this in a previous video about the election results affecting the Federal EV Credit. But If i were to purchase a honda prologue before the year end, would I still be able to get the federal EV credit to apply to my taxes when I file them next year?
The Federal Tax credit, fortunately, is applied by the dealer at the point of sale. There’s nothing to file. You should be good to go
P.S.
is there a way to shut off the annoying door open chime on your prologue in programming. I can't stand it...:)
Yes. Shut off the vehicle. It’s a GM thing, and it’s the same on every vehicle. Otherwise, no. The chime is just there
I spend less time planning cross country flights in my Cirrus. The current situation is a mess.
What EV do you own?
@ I don’t own one but am considering a Tesla. Would prefer a different brand, but the Tesla supercharging stuff makes me feel like that would be less of a hassle on road trips.
@@EricEsserTesla is definitely the easiest
Do you really need to prep your car for fast charging? I haven't been doing that and I just discovered this on the menu
When it is cold it will help. Otherwise, no. Do you live in a colder climate?
@Aslash304 yes. New England. So kinda like warning up the engine
@@remyd8767 yes. Try it 10-15 minutes before you make it to a charger
Adam, what do you think about your Tesla amount of why compared to your prologue curious?
I like the Prologue a lot. And I like the Model Y a lot. My favorite thing about the Prologue is the anonymity. Nobody ask me about it because it doesn’t look like an EV.
@@Aslash304 How does the route planning on the prologue compared to the route planning on the Tesla model Y? I’ve noticed a dramatic improvement over past EV‘s I’ve had, but I’ve never had a Tesla.
@@EvMan6466 the Model y has the best route planning, but doesn’t integrate any other networks
Hi Adam, why google is not showing posted speed limit in Honda prologue?
It does. Right on the drivers display. I moved it over from the main screen to the drivers screen. It’s an option in the settings.
@@Aslash304 can you provide more detail please. I am not able to follow what you saying. Also when navigation is on will the speed limit display on HUD
I have a Touring model without heads up display. The Prologue has two screens. One in the middle of the front of the car, and one behind the steering wheel. The screen behind the steering wheel that shows miles per hour, miles of range, etc, is called the drivers display. There is an option in settings to move the posted speed limit indicator from the main screen ( the one in the middle of the car ) to the drivers display. I chose this option. The posted speed limit is shown on my drivers display, the screen behind the steering wheel, instead of on the main screen.
Does the car have an emergency wheel?
A spare tire? No. 40% of new cars in the US no longer have a spare tire of any kind.
@ Oh ok, good enough.
Don’t you need to charge an NMC battery to 100% once in a while to balance it?
No. It balances all the time.
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Thanks a lot!
19:02 150 miles eh? I challenge you to come down here to Mississippi and see how that works out...
I count 33 DC fast chargers in Mississippi. Not counting Tesla. Let me know what city, I’ll list all the DC fast chargers within whatever radius you’d like, as well as how fast they are, and what brand.
On this screen 30:56 where does it show SOC in percentage?
It’s not displayed as a number. It’s to the left of the mph integrated into the circle, like a fuel gauge
Also patronize hotels with free level two overnight
Agree
Thanks for the video, Adam! 🤔 I’m hearing that Dyson was attempting to build a vehicle from Slidebean => th-cam.com/video/_ESjSxtNDkE/w-d-xo.htmlsi=CZTS50rINcppn23x
Thanks for sharing!
@ Here’s the Dyson car story- The Ocean seems the EV Dyson aught to have built. I saw an Ocean in the street here yesterday. I remember the Karma was riddled with software issues. I wonder what an EV maker is going to have to consider when trying to build a successful EV in a reluctant market => th-cam.com/video/Yb3642sFaNE/w-d-xo.htmlsi=4g54j0H2altChDvi
Wow, what a pain. making me not want to get this car. I can see why the Ionic5 if popping up all over. it comes with an NACS port.
What do you do when you charge an Ioniq 5 at Electrify America or EVGo? You would be using an adapter.
I have owned a MME (pre-Tesla SC access) and currently own a Tesla. I love both cars but watching this type of video makes me not want to own an EV. Can’t imagine someone on the fence watching this.
I know. It’s got real life, and information, and education. Imagine someone made this exact video, but described all the things people just put up with regarding gas cars
Is the route planner on google maps??
The Prologue’s native Navigation system is google maps. If this didn’t answer your question, feel free to follow up. Happy to help
@@nbstreet0631 would ABRP work too, even on the dash screen?
Very real world
Indeed! Thanks for watching!
I keep hearing Brian Cooley’s voice
@@badtoroI assure you it’s all me
Your calculations for how much money per KwH is missing a significant step that almost all homes have, the line service fee which is a fixed amount. You need to subtract that and applicable taxes for that before proceeding.
The fees are fixed regardless of how much you use. But, I still need to factor them in?
@ If the fee is $30 a month, that’s still $30 whether you use 5 KwH or 5000 KwH for the month. If you graph it out, it’s a straight line with an y- offset. Assuming a constant rate.
@@kennethshopland1592 again, I need to amortize the cost of the service fee across my EV charging cost? Because at that point it isn’t the cost of the charging, it’s the cost of the charging and the service fee. This is getting fun.
Honda will certainly pay more than $60M for access to the Tesla chargers. There was a time when they could have bought the entire company for that.
All the Japanese Automakers are very late to this party. They have suffered greatly for it.
Yes, but could they make it a little more complicated?
Any specific reference?
@Aslash304 just all the things we go through with EV road trips
Really appreciate the details of your videos, Adam
Happy holidays 🎇
@@Nicholas-f5 and to you!
Hi Adam. What happens when you need to charge when it's pouring rain 🌧 or a snow ❄️ storm? Is it dangerous?
Not at all. Thousands of people charge in inclement weather every day. I charged outside during a severe thunderstorm very recently
Dude what are your monthly car note and insurance cost ... You must spend more on car ownership then most... I see this a lot online these days families with several brand new cars that all cost over 40K... I can not imagine the cost of you guys driving around... Your channel is 7 years old yet you haven't broken 10K subs yet and your views are well not that large so how the hell do you afford this all.. I am serious how do you ?
Ask me on Patreon
The crazy thing is that Tesla vehicles don’t have to worry about any of this. Native Tesla Supercharger support really makes road tripping an EV so easy.
Yes. And a with a politically neutral, composed, and objective driven Chief Executive it would be the only EV people would buy.
Prologue has manual and automatic fast charging prep and amazing route planning via built in Google. Tesla only has automatic fast charge prep, you can’t manually start fast charge prep in a Tesla. And in Tesla you can’t use any non Tesla stations for your route planning.
@ good points
@@skyemalcolm Tesla doesn’t need manual preconditioning but if you insist on it then the S3XY buttons enable manual preconditioning. There really isn’t a great need for CCS1 charging with native Supercharger support. I have the CCS1 adapter but I never actually use it. The Superchargers just simply work and I have never actually had to wait for a Supercharger at all.
My wife and I road trip a lot and we were set to get a Ioniq 5 back in 2022 but watching Tesla road trip videos changed our minds. Now we own a Model 3 LR and a MY performance. Between auto pilot, route planning, and superchargers road trips are a breeze.
Can't view none of the videos
Not sure what you mean here
Bolt owners and EV-etiquette are an oxymoron. Not all, but the vast majority of them.
Hopefully not all of them.
@@junehanzawa5165 it's unfortunately a low education EV like the LEAF was
Sorry mate, not trying to be negative. Feedback. Just stumbled upon your video for the first time, but I could only last up to 9 minutes as it was extremely painful to listen to. You stiched all the audio together and rapidly went through them so it was like you never took a breath when you were talking. It was rapid fire just talking. It was such a great subject too as I wanted to watch it. I still clicked on like. 👍🏾
I’m the first one to ever do it. I will file this in the world wide wiki under how to perfectly deliver a backhanded compliment.
The rapid style is what I’m here for 😂
Might be to quick for a newbie though perhaps.
I also enjoy the rapid-fire info!!! I love the Prologue videos. Everyone else talks about the same stuff at the surface level about this car.
I wouldn't consider any ev except tesla, unless all have nacs plug built in, otherwise no.
Thanks for your feedback, This video explicitly describes all of the chargers that the prologue can use with a Tesla to CCS adapter, and even if it had a native NACS port, the number of chargers accessible would be the exact same.
@@Aslash304 don't like dealing with adapters, plus not all tesla stations open to others, about 70%.
$33.28 for 80% charge 😂 my car gives me 400 miles in $33 gas ⛽️ 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣. What a clown 🤡
Nuance is often misunderstood by the lowest common denominator.
Buy Tesla ! Buy Right!
Tesla is cool. We have one of those too.
There are real alternatives now and you can use the Tesla infrastructure which is Tesla’s biggest advantage.