Volkswagen ID.4 Battery Degradation Range Test 

I charge at that charger and I never see you!! Hope to bump into you one day and meet you in person. Can’t believe you got that much of a range 248miles, I’m getting 280 or 290miles of range at 100%. But I only have 21,000 miles on mine not sure if the overall miles of the car has to do with it. Awesome video tho, cuz you took the car all the way to 0% I’ve only have taken down to 6% didn’t know the ID4 had that xtra juice at 0%.

Great video I’m about 9 months ownership with 9k miles. Only charge at EA since day 1 no issues at all.

Have had my Pro S RWD for almost one year. 23k miles. Have not had to replace any tires yet. Very satisfied with car.

I appreciate the test at 75 mph. It’s more realistic than 70 for testing roadtrip efficiency. We have a ‘21 Pro S with 12k miles and are about to head to Colorado from Indiana with a hitch cargo rack. I hope to document the data and post a video at the end of June. Thanks for the great content, Joe!

Damn you got some balls taking that blue bomber down to 0%, then driving more. Good to know the vehicle has a little extra after 0% SOC.

Helpful video. I have my ID4 and never test it like you do. Thank you.

I like you reviews… still waiting for our delivery of our ID4 later this yr

Great video Can’t wait to see next one

I live is Des Moines and recently been to Chicago with my new 2022 AWD PRO, and I have charged it on the same EA station you are showing in this video 😊. As it was my first time I wanted to give a try on the range, so I charged it to 100% and started driving 75 mph for 3 hrs straight with AC and music on as I would have done in a gas car, and by the time it’s at 11% I was about to be cover 225 miles, so I think the battery pack is new which made it to an acceptable range as I got in my case( from DSM to Chicago), however it will be interesting to see how does it do after an year

New viewer here. Did you keep track of the total amount of kWh you have DC fast charged your ID4? Since you have free fast charging and so much miles racked up in a year or two I think that might have played a role?

Great range test, and driving it down to 0% battery. Nice... Question... why don't you range test at 70mph like many other RU-vidrs do (eg, Out of Spec Motoring and Inside EVs)? That why it's a standard range test for everyone? Also, in my area (Pacific NW), speed limit is still 60mph.. I'd have to really get out of the city quite a bit before the limit even goes to 70mph.

200 miles at 70+ mph is not bad. I wonder what you could get at 65?

what was the temperature outside, did you use heating or air conditioning, thanks for the reply in advance..soon I expect my id.4 pro in Europe, I'm in Croatia -- best regards

Looks like you pulled 73kW from the battery. You need to compare that to what you pulled out of your original drive (looks like close to 75kW). Driving slower at 50mph would limit heat loss. If your original useable pack size was 75kW you're looking at roughly 3% degradation. 3% is about normal and actually pretty good for your mileage.

Nice video! I’m curious how big the buffer is on the ID.4 after 0%. That would be a cool video if you could bring something else to charge the car back up so you can make it to a charger after but i really wanna know if it has more than a 10 mile buffer or will it just shut off after 5 miles or what will happen.

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So I’m looking at buying a 2022 ID.4, I commute 150 miles a day, 75-80 on the high way, what is your opinion on buying one ?

Hi, does ID4 or ID6 have a heat pump, I heard this is important during cold days to make sure battery is heated to ensure optimum performance

Thank you for this test. Would you be able to do 206 Mi with 2 kids, wife and some luggage?

208 mi / 2.8 kWh/mi = 74.28 kWh usable capacity

Well done great video Regards Jim's Shed

You were at 25% when you plugged in is what I noticed. Unless you were at 4% before you started filming. Which one is it?

How do you know your battery qualifies for replacement? My id4 only gives me 159 miles at 100% charge.

Appreciate!

Did you change your tires since the first test? Also, could you please measure the difference in height between the ground and the front driver's seat pad. I currently drive a KIA Soul and both my wife and I like the seat height. Thanks for another informative video.

Do you keep your tire pressure at 42 PSI? The European tire pressure sticker allows for a change in tire pressure from anywhere between 38 PSI and 42 PSI depending upon number of passengers and weight of items in the hatch. The U.S. sticker has a blanket recommendation of 42 PSI period. Maybe this latter trip was a winder day vs last year's test. Have you been back to VW for your intermittent software issues? I have the Pro S Gradient version of your FE and occasionally get the yellow error for the Driver Assist sensors not working. This always clears itself when walking away after locking the car and coming back about 20 minutes latter or so. Most ID 4 owners are waiting for the elusive 3.0 (3.1) software update to see if the intermittent warnings of different types disappear. Supposedly the 3.0 software update will need to be dealer performed as there is a rumored 12V battery swap and and Control Module change out that is supposed to take place possibly in the July / September 2022 time frame.

Is tire pressure measured also?

I don’t use heat or A/C in my 2024 ID4 s I get about 250-280 miles at 100% people waste so much range blasting useless heat and ac

Not accurate at all. At 112k on my ID.4 FE and still get 250 miles of range. Need to hook up a VAG-Com and read the battery pack for an accurate measurement for any degradation.

The test is biased, therefore no conclusion can be taken. The bias is due to the driver not being blind to the performance parameters. Knowing which were the performance parameters in the first test and having access to the present parameters could affect the driver' behaviour towards the achievement of a positive outcome. The only conclusion that can be trusted is the actual battery capacity that was roughly estimated at the end of the recharge.

I really like your videos, especially the road trip ones but you’re engaging in a lot of distracting behavior while driving and that concerns me in this video.

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