Volkswagen ID.4 75 MPH Cold Weather Range Test! How Far Can it Go in Cold Weather? 

Exactly. Minnesota gets pretty damn cold. Many Americans will be crossing the border to Canadian "Stealers" to buy the cars there. At 75, with heaters on, you'll be hassling with chargers every 100 miles. Makes no sense.

That was brave. There are no dcfc chargers on that route. We go the opposite.

Never understood why they haven't at least a heat pump as optional. Not all Americans live in California or Texas.

Where do you live? Canada?

As long as you stay in the right lane, but sometimes you have to keep up with traffic and 70 is too slow.

It immediately jumped to 90 kW and help that til 50-60%. I’m not sure if the cold caused it or if it was just a bad charge session so I haven’t posted it until I can test further. It should’ve jumped up to 125 kW. About 45 minutes to 80%. Usually it’s 38 minutes to 80%.

This is the 82 kWh gross 77 usable. That’s the only size currently available in the US

Sadly nothing in the US has the heat pump

@@EVMotoring Cross the border to a Canadian dealer and you'll have a heat pump. And if you have family there, it's even easier. Give them the money, let them buy it and sell it to you. Bring it back to America.

I use a mix of a GoPro and iPhone Pro Max

@@EVMotoring Wow. Thank you very much. Which version of the gopro is yours? My gopro hero 5 is shaky, so I've been looking for a replacement.

@@sonb1828 I have the new one. I think it’s the Hero 9

@@EVMotoring Cool. Thank you very much. I filmed our kids at Legoland with our GP 5 mounted on our kids' wagon expecting to see smooth footage of Legoland. Went home to see the most shakiest footage possible. :( With try this newer GP. Thank you very much.

@@sonb1828 I use a 4 or 5 for my rolling shots on my road trips

There is a fix a flat kit and 3 years of roadside assistance

The test was at 75 MPH. Speed limits in U.S. are posted in miles per hour as they are in U.K. :)=

75mph is the speed many US drivers drive at. 100km/h (62mph) is quite slow as it is below the most US freeway speed limit 65mph in the West.

In Canada many limits are 60 mph (~100kph) or 65 mph (~110 kph) so I guess there would be a significant increase in range to perhaps 180-200 miles (288-320 km) which is ok for what the ID.4 costs in Canada as it qualifies for the Gov’t incentives whereas Tesla unfortunately increased their prices recently and no longer qualify.

@@Robert-bv7of 65, is 104 mph and 110 is 67. :)= I go back and forth between Buffalo and Toronto, so I get used to "mentally convert". U.S. law mandates both units on clusters, but analog ones have kph in smaller, reading bigger numbers is easier, so you round up to nearest mph. Never understood why Canadian government bothered changing all this crap.

75 mph is the bare minimum for a road test, most of Utah has a speed limit set at 80 mph, and many states are at 75 mph and anything less than 75 mph risks getting run off the road. Battery costs have come down, if manufacturers are to make headway on making EV's mainstream, ranges should be increased so that cold weather and cruising speeds don't create unreasonably short ranges.350 miles seems like a sweet spot, this test showed that 75 mph cruising and cold weather netted a .64% of stated ranges, so a 350 mile range would net 225 miles under the same conditions, and perhaps 400 miles would be better because one does not charge to 100% while on the open road, but more likely 80%.

The East is 70, Midwest is 75 and West is 80

Toyota bought back all 2700 BZ4X units from every customer. You'll be waiting a while. This is where Toyota dropped the ball as other manufacturers are way ahead in BEVs. Also, never buy the 1st model year of any new vehicle.

@@tk6729 thanks ! Although the information that are available on RU-vid doesn’t specify a whole buyback? How come ? The press want to be gentle with the automaker ? I will call in September to see if I can reserve an id4, if allocated stock will be available in Québec.

I haven’t had traction issues with all the weight

I’m talking when it’s -50°f wind chills

@@andrewsmall1193 unfortunately I didn’t encounter any of that weather last year.

It’s a lot better than a traditional rear wheel drive vehicle because the chassis is so heavy and balanced. In Chicagoland the roads are typically clear tho. I’ve driven thru 3-4 inches of snow in parking lots with no problem.

@@EVMotoring Thanks!

Yes but you always expect the beetle to have 45 HP. The VW can be dangerous when you pull out into traffic expecting 200 hp but only have 80 hp

160 miles at 75 miles per hour and that used the battery from 100% down to 4% when turtle mode engaged and the car was not safe to operate at highway speeds anymore

@@EVMotoring thank you for the info

Please remember it is 10 degrees F. not 10 degrees C.

Exactly 10F is -12C

@@albergan3174 ok I see 👍

I just left Florida this morning! It was nice to get normal range again.

I dont understand why the U.S. model has resistor heaters, while in Canada, they get a heat pump as standard. America has some cold places, such as Minnesota. I'd go to Windsor Ont. buy one there and bring it back to U.S. unless you can get that heat pump as optional.

I live in Minnesota and did some research on driving to Canada and buying an ID4 with heat pump. It’s possible but seemed expensive.

That's winter EV range for you, nothing wrong with the vehicle. As long as you aren't driving more than 170 miles a day (!).

It doesn’t have a heat pump in the US. A heat pump is available in other markets

On Canadian models heat pumps come standard on all trims. Not sure, why U.S. models dont have it at least as optional. Not everyone lives in Texas or California.

@@bmw803 good point! I'm in upstate NY and no heat pump is a deal breaker for me.

I’m in Minnesota. No heat pump is also a deal breaker for me.

Unfortunately most EV’s here don’t get that option

I drive a RWD in Montana, through 7-8" of snow, in snow tires, at -10 to -20 degrees. Obviously the highway is plowed, but at surface road speeds of about 55 mph, I can get about 210 miles on a full battery. On plowed highways, I get about 180 in the same temps (80 mph highway speed). Headwinds or tailwinds make a HUGE difference.

I definitely understand you there. I just got a model 3 and thankfully don’t have to deal with any of that anymore.

True but this is also my personal vehicle and I’m not trying to damage my battery just to drive 2 more miles…

@@EVMotoring it wont damage your battery

@@EVMotoringThere is a bottom buffer on the ID.4 you can go all the way to zero.

When you always have 60hp the car is predictable and you know its limits and don't push it too hard. When you normally have 200hp but sometimes 80hp it's just not predictable and that's not safe.

170 miles is a city bigger than any I've ever heard of. And wth does Kamala Harris have to do with EV cold weather range testing?

@@mowcowbell He meant that Politicians are all over the place shooting their mouths of about buying EVs and even states like California want to outlaw gas cars, but never tell you the downside of EVs.

I highly doubt your Camry get 36mpg when its 10F and driving 75mph

The point is that about 70% of the energy in each gallon the Camery uses does absolutely nothing to move it forward. That’s a lot of waste.