I’ve got a leaf 30kw and the general opinion on EV forums is that this is quite a good realistic test to show what they can do.
Now before the comments about how someone can do 700 miles in their diesel come in I’ll just say that your bladder won’t manage 700 miles and it’d be dangerous to drive that distance in one go, and as for “where is all the electricity going to come from?” well that can be generated in several different ways (wind, solar, wave etc) unlike the question you should be asking “when will the oil run out?”… sooner than you’d think?
Anyway as for driving these long distances, when you stop for a break you plug in and get a bit of a recharge, by the time you’ve had a P, bought a sooky sweet & had a look around wondering where all the other travellers are going you car will be ready for another 100+ miles.
On Tuesday I left Glasgow and went to Glencoe, then onto Ft William. From there I cut across country to Dalwhinnie and Pitlochry before heading home, 265 miles roughly. On Wednesday I went to Inveraray, Lochgilphead and back then to Ibrox at night, about 240 miles in total.
I’m doing 20k a year and it would be more if going to work and having to spend time with the wife didn’t get in the way… ??
And I’m getting the equivalent of 186mpg minimum… it can go a lot higher if you include the occasional free charge ??