Honda e Electric 1,000 Miles in a Day? Challenge! & Problems… 

that white light, red light, blue light ordeal is so frustrating. thanks for showing this process

One word for this video "REALITY" Brilliant real life no hiding it, no trying to make the electric car look good. Just the truth. And I'm all for having an electric car. Have driven loads of them and watched loads about them but this really opens your eyes up. Yeah your not going to be doing big milage every day of the week but when you are you may add in extra travel time and don't rock up to the charger with a nearly flat battery. Taught it would have been a little bit cheaper for your charging. Fair play Stavros you done it none the less.

The future of driving . Sitting in a cold car ( no heating ) travelling at 56mph behind a HGV tailift ( windbreak ) to stop at a services where you can't charge because it's broken so you sweat until one is found then sit again for 45 minutes to travel 100 miles. That's progress!

You averaged 34 miles an hour - I don't know whether to laugh or cry 😂

Not a great advert for the efficiency of the EV charging network. If the system is as frustrating to use over here in the UK, then we still have a way to go until it's a viable replacement for the internal combustion engine. Makes for an entertaining video though.

In a modern diesel, assuming 55mpg and diesel at €1.35 per litre, 1000miles would cost about €111 in fuel. If you started with a full tank you would probably need 1 stop for fuel. It could probably be done in about 15hours.

Imagine paying £30k for a car that is this difficult to charge in the real world

That's a pretty interesting experiment. Thank you so much for taking the pain and sharing it. On one hand, at least you made it, on the other, what a pain!

Considering the time spent, hassle & troubles trying your luck just to charge and get the ev on the road, I think i'll pass this one 🤭! Anyway thnx a bunch stavros for taking the challenge and go extra mile by showing us the reality of owning an ev 👌..cheers 😉!

This doesn't surprise me, I've seen a few of these electric car videos and it's always the chargers and general infrastructure that seems to fail them. It's such a shame. I think they could be suitable for town use and charging at home (but if you have a garage or driveway) but I think realistically you'd need another car for long distance work. Sort of them defeats the entire point of going electric then. I have thought about getting something like a Renault Zoe to go to and from work (roughly 30miles each way) but then if I have to go anywhere else for any reason, I then won't be able to do it all on one charge, vs my old VW Golf that I have at the moment which will do 600 miles on a tank of diesel. I also thought electricity was cheaper, but as you've demonstrated it isn't by much. Such a shame. Great enlightening video Stavros.

The Green Party and Eamonn Ryan need to watch this before they tax people out of their ICE vehicle and force them into EVs. The charging network is not fit for purpose for the current number of EVs never mind when this number grows. Great video Stavros.

That was torture to watch, it must have been worse than torture for you. Fair play for a very honest review. Am convinced this electric car thing will fade away over time.

You’ve WAY more patience then any other man would have! Most would have left the car & charger then!

I'm sure this Amazing trip will be the deciding factor for anybody considering electric. Steer well clear of it me thinks ! You would need patience and time in abundance. Thanks Stavros 👏👏

With all those charging problems and all the tax coming on electricity I’ll stick to my fossil diesel car. The beauty with diesel cars. They have no “charging problems”, just stick the nossel inside the tank and you’re good to go. And if you fill HVO100 in a diesel car it will pretty much be as environmentally friendly as a electric car

Stavros, that’s an epic effort there. It really showed up the failings of the charging network at present. It’s the same situation over here in the UK. Please tell me that you slept at some stage! Wow

This video is a great advert for buying a Tesla! I really really want to get another EV make like a Honda-e or a Fiat 500e but this insane charging network is scaring the hell out of me! Thanks for the video btw! Very informative.

I LOLed every time he sees that red light...and his relief when it it's blue. Imagine trying to take your pregnant wife to the hospital.

Good video to study about EV charging. Well done

Wow can really appreciate the tech crammed on the Honda E. Love those maps and mirror-cams. =)

I'd have my gasoline and be gone by the time he finds a working charger.

Fair play to you for doing this challenge, I don’t know how you managed 29 hours on the go! The Honda really is a city car. Pity there was no one there in Enfield to meet you, I’m not on Instagram or I would’ve chanced it for those goodies if I’d have known. 👍

Be a long time before I'd consider getting and EV, the charging issues alone would put anyone off

It’s Diesal all the way for me stavros great video as usual 👍

It's not hard to see why this thing wasn't sold in the US, it would be close to useless for most people here. I think it was meant to be a city car though but I would never by something that was only good in a city. I don't get why these charging stations have so many issues getting started though, a lot of US ones are like that too. I'm assuming it's some software issue but you would think this problem would be solved by now.

Those leads are sometimes very heavy, so they don't lock properly in the charge port. That klicking sound was your honda trying to put the pin through the locking hole on the charging lead, but since it was in an angle, it could not do it. I usually push it down very hard and wait until in starts charging. When it locks, then it will of course stay in place. Either it is the angle, or then the hole is designed to be slightly too far up on the connector. They sould just replace the connectors on the cargers to be a bit less heavy, and with a bit easier locking hole.

great video - there should be an adjective in the English language to describe the sheer feeling of joy when an EV owner finds a charger that works! (admittedly would be seldom used).

ONLY a person with LOTS of courage and adventure mind could mais, like you for, with a permanent smile, that trip, Congratulations.👍🏽🙏 I love that CAR 👍🏽 GREATINGS from Portugal 👍🏽🙏🍀🇵🇹

You can’t beat ICE cars 🚗! Not until they sort out the amount and reliability of the chargers 🔌? And the range and recharge speed of EV cars! I’d say at least another decade!

Unfortunately without the option to charge at home (or work) electric cars are not a realistic proposition

Great video, Frustrating charging points. What was your route? I'd love to do it in my own car.

Hello Stavros! Congrats on your 110k subscribers! 😄👍

Wait.....add the wife, two kids, car seats, backpack .........oops....can't even get started.

Your very entertaining so I’ve just subscribed Any chance you could do some more long range tests on Evs ?? Would be very good 👍

Will be looking at a Honda e on Sunday here in London as I am debating to get one since i really like it's modern retro looks, that amazing interior space and the awesome technology it has. Charging infrastructure needs to improve alot over the next few years since they want to ban all new petrol Cars. This is just the beginning...

Good work stav,keep them coming👍👍👍👍

How about in snow and ice in sub zero temperatures? Blowing high heat in the vehicle, running studded snow tires - and driving rural roads. Where do you get it charged?

What a lovely lovely car 😍

Is there an issue with the charger port in your Honda? Does seem to something very weird with the charging issues. Perhaps an interview with one of the people from either the charger manufacturers or the charging network? The car looks great. Love the color too. Not sure the range would be great here in the USA, but what an awesome looking car.

Wow, the first recharge is a terrible, but accurate, example as to problem with EVs. In the time it took to faff about with the first charger I'd have refueled my diesel, used the toilet, got a snack and be long gone. Until they significantly improve the capacity and reliability of the charging network EVs really aren't viable.

Love the vid😁

And where does the electricity actually come from? No solar at night.

If only Honda would sell it with a small turbo petrol engine with a slick 6 speed transmission, as an electric car it's virtually useless.

Stavros now do the same journey in a Diesel small car as comparison would be good 👍

I would still buy an electricity vehicle as a local go-around vehicle to work/kids-school/grocery-store/church/friends-visit then back home vehicle. Then an ICE vehicle for long distance trips.

Hello Stavros Interesting video, keep up the great content 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

Great vlog Stavros,but afraid to say with all the charger problems,doesn't sell EVs to me. I ll stick to diesel thank you. Stay safe and keep on truckin'

I love the tech but that seems a real pain in the arse with all the chargers not working. I know it’s coming and that’s great but until there is a 1 for 1 swap in terms of usability, reliability, and range I’d rather keep burning fuel for now. How much good am I really doing here in Australia when our power comes from coal anyway. Didn’t Co2 levels rise last year? Even with everyone not driving. I love EVs but they’re light years away from being a direct swap for conventional cars. Instead of putting all that fancy tech into them maybe they should work on range. If you could give me an EV that did 500kms around town and 800kms on the highway id buy it regardless of how it looked or the tech that it had or didn’t have. Good video though stavros I really liked it

a diesel Audi 1 tank and a half sorted

I would love the Michelin man you can drop one into Sheils Limerick 👍

I love my toyota corolla 😊.....Great video btw

I have a plug in hybrid but can't be bothered to charge it, too much of a faff, still get 60-70 mpg, I'll never go full electric though

Wishing for Stavros reviewing the new Daf generation trucks. Especially the XG+.

Stavros, you forgot to mention the one pedal driving at the end of the video. I know you really love that feature and not all electric cars have it. Take care. 😉

I'm wondering if you were putting in the plug before the screen told you to do so? But there also seemed to be other problems!

Καλημέρα...hello Stavros...first of all I am new subscriber here and offcource follower in your instagram account...great videos keep the good job...can I ask you something personal are you Greek or Cypriot because Stavros is Greek name

To fix your problems with 150KW chargers just hold in the plug for around 10 second, cable is too heavy and it sags from the car's socket - lock in the car will not engage propely.

The infrastructure is just crap. Great advertisment for convincing people to buy electric vehicles I think not....

just reading the title before watching - you are off your rocker

Sadly Stavros your experience is typical of the U.K. as well. There are so many not working or private (in car dealers for example) that you simply cannot use an EV as your only vehicle.

Interesting video stavros, not sure if it’s a great advert for EV cars though. You’d soon get hacked off with those charging stations

Will you be doing a test drive of new daf

thank bro

What is happening is that the charger is looking if there is a windmill free delivering the power needed so that the charging is free of cost for the company

Is it the chargers or the car is the issue with charging Stavros??

After watching this video I don’t think I’d ever be buying an electric vehicle lol

Impressive

I guess this car is fine for just goin to work and the shops and back. Like the dashboard and damn those lucky polish van drivers

In Canada you can drive 1000 miles to grab a burger or go to a movie

I drove from Plovdiv to Albufeira in our Opel Astravan, about 3000 km. We refueled 4 times, Sofia, Slovenia, France, Spain and had about a third of a tank left when we arrived on the Algarve. And apart fron border crossings in Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia, which all took ten minutes or less, we only got caught up in congestion for about 10 minutes around Belgrade. Diesel back then probably cost us €160 for the whole amazing trip. Even today in Bulgaria, diesel is €1.23 a litre. If we tried to replicate this journey in your Leaf ( what a crappy name for a car) we'd probably given up and set fire to the bloody thing before reaching Belgrade. Electric cars? FORGET IT!!

I'm no electric car fan but id possibly play with one if I had the chance.

Why did you pick an electric car with one of the smallest battery’s. ?

Hello Stavros I have a request kindly show this truck scania p 410 kindly.

Man! That was hard work but yes, if only them bloody chargers did their job properly the whole experience would be so much better and a whole lot quicker !

OK. That was Ireland. Think of us in Australia and the distances we have have to travel. No thanks

Stavros can you do a video of a new ford fmax tractor unit

You would have to be nuts to buy one of those, i have done 1000 mile drives in a day and they kill you, HOPING to get charge every 100 miles, F THAT...

I find it much easier using good old fossil fuels that takes two minutes and theres no in and out and clicking this and I king that., 🤣

Well, having been involved in motoring since working in a Maxol garage in 70s, becoming a retailer myself with Shell and Maxol and then in 2000 changing career to driving instructor, I haven't been a big fan of electric cars Watching the problems here, the dodgy connections, broken chargers and faffing about and time taken to charge. I will stick to combustion or maybe hybrid until the last petrol stations close down or I peg out! This has totally put me off the (environmentally disastrous) electric vehicles unless they can at least compete with combustion.

Now I noticed that the door handle has similarities to GTR door handle. 😁

Hi Stavros, I was your 1000th Sub and I often made comments about your tracksuit in the hope that you would upgrade. And now I see you sporting a mullet. What have I done wrong by you?

So full 100%🔋 and the range is only 165km? That's basically nothing if I'm honest😬

We want DAF XG+ REVIEW pls.

Same problems in America if you follow out of spec motoring. Chargers ruin the experience

Far more expensive than I thought my 09 mondeo diesel would do that for same money

Wow what a mess with this chargers 😳 i will keep burning petrol and diesel or maybe switch to a full hybrid…

do you think i would fit in the car? im 6'1

Why do people put up with the terrible charging network?

That wasn’t cheap motoring Stavros. I have a Nissan NV400 with a total weight of about 3400kgs and for €125 I got about 1000 kms!!

1000 miles / 29.5 is only 33.89 miles per hour basically.

£120 odd for 1000 miles is poor in my opinion. I could probably do that in my 2.4 Volvo and it wouldn't have taken 29 hours 😂 but I appreciate the limitations of electric cars and obviously the Honda e is aimed at city driving and short journeys. It would have been different in a Tesla perhaps or even an MG?

This vid has put me off getting a EV when you cant get the chargers to work and also here in New Zealand we dont have many of them so if you go out of the big citys here you are stuffed for eg. going form Dunedin to Christchurch there are no chargers on state highway one the main highway not good.

If anything this is a great video to show how bad the EV charging network in Ireland is. Not only do we lack chargers but most of them are usually broken.

I see all comments against electric cars have been removed I wonder why?

wow how about a hard effing nope to EVs if this is a common thing. Not even going to consider one before the downstream charging works all the time, every time, at peak 1.21 gigawatts

How much minutes does it need to fully chargee

Should have done a time comparison with ice car at the the same time..ice car 10 minutes refuelling time v 20 hours EV..

Car manufacturers make EV vehicles sound like a great experience, by saying, when you charge up, just take the kids and get a bite to eat and a coffee....in this case, it would have cost about 500 quid in food, and Stavros gaining about 4 stone in weight on this journey ..just saying

17 stops, jees a diesel would have needed 1 stop had you started full

Them chatamos ruin my brain