The Average EV aims to be the voice of the average EV driver! All content is meant to smooth new owners’ transition from Internal Combustion Engine Vehicles to EVs. This channel will feature short trips, road trips, and informative videos to make EVs accessible for all!
Owned: -2024 Chevrolet Equinox EV 3LT FWD -2023 Volkswagen ID.4 Pro RWD -2021 Hyundai Kona Electric SEL -2015 Tesla Model S 70
Driven: -2024 Tesla Model 3 LR -2024 Lexus RZ450e -2023 Hyundai Ionic5 SEL -2023 Volvo C40 Recharge -2023 Ford F-150 Lightning -2023 Toyota BZ4X -2023 Hyundai Kona Electric SEL -2022 Tesla Model 3 LR -2021 Hyundai Kona Electric SEL -2013 Tesla Model S 85
Don't navigate to a version 2 supercharger they are 120 or 150 kw. Non Teslas are not comparable with any version 2 superchargers. Only version 3 or 4 are compatible
@@theaverageevI was only going by what he said in the video. Select a 150kw or greater supercharger. Should of made a disclaimer about 150kw superchargers even if the map does not show them.
@theaverageev throughout history VW has had the worst reliability of all automakers.. maybe the EV are better but I don't trust them. Great review though!
I detailed what was wrong? Just rewatched it. The two 350 kW chargers were down, I arrived and plugged into a charger that didn’t work when I tried to activate it, the rest of the dispensers were being used, and when I checked the dispensers/previous experience a month or so before leads me to believe at that point in time That the rest of the dispensers were derated. I did come back to this site to test each dispenser and confirm that all, but one were derated. When I’m on a family road trip, my number one priority is my family, so I’m not always able to get everything that everyone would want in a video. I will note that this station is now fully functional after having all of the dispensers and power cabinets replaced.
Same with Blazer EV. It showed up in mine last week. BUT, I haven’t had the Google Maps update to add the Caution icon to report hazards/speed traps/etc. Routing to NACS enabled TSC sites didn’t work a few days ago for me either. I’ll keep trying though. Also just received my first system OTA, but it appears it was only an update to prep the system for future OTA updates 🥱😐
Nice! I plan on getting a ev equinox next weekend and wasn’t sure what length it was since I would have to park the car outside next to the garage. (Where the cord will be connected). And thanks for this video! My daily work commute is 6 miles a day so after watching the video made me happy that I know I can survive off of level 1 charging! Subscribed!
When would you be using adaptive cruise and thus lane centering on a road that is NOT mapped for supercruise? I don't think people use adaptive cruise for around town driving. It would be pointless.
I literally almost always have adaptive cruise on. I drive lots of roads that are 45-60 every day. Local roads, but still worthy of adaptive cruise. Lane centering is a must in my opinion.
What a momentously hideous user experience. Truly truly horrible! On a tesla, plug in, walk away. Stop charging walk up, press button on charger, get in car and drive away. There are manual controls to start stop, both of which are one click from the home screen
Does anyone know, if the "Ready By" and "Preferred Charged Time" are different which one wins? The time I charge does make a great difference in price ( 8 cents per KWH vs, 28 cents per KWH). I want to make sure it only charges at the preferred charged times. So if my "Preferred Charged Times" are between 10PM and 6PM. And the "Ready by: is set to 8:00AM. What happens? Thx! :-)
Have you seen similar throttling on the L2 charging side? I plugged my Equinox into my 9.6 kW L2 charger and it took 12 hours to go from 12% to 100% (had a long trip the next day). Today I charged from 53% to 85% and it took over 4 hours. In both cases the 40 A (9.6 kW) was throttled to 28 A (6.7 kW) around the 60-65% SOC area. That's so early. My 2023 Bolt EUV did this but was much later in SoC.
So GM places the charging port for the Silverado EV on the driver's side rear exactly like Tesla, so no issues charging on V3's. The short cable reaches perfectly and you only take up 1 parking slot just like Teslas. Yet, a good number of people tow with their trucks, so they would have to unhitch to charge. Why not place it on the passenger's side right? But on other GM EV's (which generally don't tow), they placed the port on the driver's side left, requiring taking up 2 parking spots on V3's. Can someone explain all that logic that to me?
The good news is when I spoke with a Tesla Energy tech that was commissioning the 20 stall v3 Magic Dock site is the current v3 dispenser footprint is the same as the v3+/v4. The only difference is that they’ll need to run an additional communication cable for the on post payment terminal if required by law. For the most part is the v3 dispensers is considered obsolete unless it was approved bill of materials prior 2024 during the permitting process. There’s a 40 stall site that’s in the process of being built outside of Tampa International Airport (TPA) that’ll have v3+/v4 posts. Also 24 Level 2 destination charging spots to boot.
I’ve always found the multiple models and multiple packages thing very confusing. My Tesla Model RWD didn’t have any options other than paint color, interior seats and trim color, and wheel size. That works better for me.
The my gm/my Chevrolet mobile apps are garbage! The charging/charge management section of the does NOT refresh/update on its own, the user has to log out and log back in each time
No way to get the app fixed either. How does one know if it worked when I bought ? We assume good faith when buying a brand new vehicle. Taking it to the dealer next week
Good commentary, glad to see it’s working well for you and other GM EV owners. Driver’s rear, driver’s rear, driver’s rear. @GM, when you design your next EV, put the charge port on the driver’s rear end please (Silverado EV for example). Easier to utilize without screwing up the rhythm of people who want to use Tesla chargers. As we move fwd, these particular locations are just going to get busier and busier.
If you have time and/info, a video on possible switch from Google account for different drivers, if I'm driving if Spotify can switch accounts or how to play others music. Etc
we are considering an equinox as a commuter car and short trip car as any long trips would be taken with my truck and camper but its nice to see the actual costs of charging. everywhere i have looked i usually see just what it costs per kwh and i am not a math person. also would probably be charging at work once a week with our short commute
You want the adaptive cruise for the non adaptive cruise price. I want a Ferrari on a Vw budget.The thing uses a radar transmitter and receiver plus software and hardware to function.
I have free charging on my Cadillac Lyriq for 2 years In my 3rd year I can charge at home. Being able to use TESLA charging makes me feel much more comfortable about road trips.
I test drove that very car last year from the same dealership! Very nice ride for my first time. Unfortunately I wasn’t able to buy it at the time I was just curious. I ended up renting a model 3 from hertz for a few months and I’m definitely sold on Tesla now. Glad to see you’re enjoying it and it found a good home. Can’t wait to get my own in a few months hopefully.🤞
Can someone help me- I’m new to EVs but I just bought a Chevy equinox ev 2lt. I’m interested in taking a long road trip from Minnesota to Texas (1221 miles), when I enter this trip into my navigation on the cars computer screen it says it will take 24 hrs- is this pretty accurate? With the Tesla chargers available, will that shorten the trip having more access to faster chargers potentially? Normally this trip would take 17 hours in a gas powered vehicle for reference. Trying to get on a cruise ship so I wouldn’t want to be late obviously! Should I realistically plan 24 hours for this trip?
I just put it into A Better Route Planner and it says 21 hours. The charging looks little optimistic. I would say 22-23 hours including charging. If you build in a hotel stop with charging you could eliminate a charge session and be rested to start your cruise!
I’ve done Chicago to Orlando several times in a 2019 Model 3 with a max charge rate of 170 kW. It took me about 23 hours total; 5-6 hours of charging along the way.
Which Tesla App are you using specifically here? When I looked at Apps on the store, there was only 1 App made by Tesla and it seemed like you had to own a Tesla vehicle to use it. Thanks in advance.
