I’m in the US and have ordered an AWD ID.4. It’s similar to the European ID.4 GTX
Today my wife and I went for a day trip in north Georgia mountains, and in 9 hours (with multiple stops, scenic walks, dinner, etc.), our round-trip mileage was about 230 miles. We drove an ICEV SUV, so there was no issue. We didn’t even have to refill the gas tank. We got home with about 130 mile of range left in the tank. But, if we needed to refuel, there were multiple opportunities to do it everywhere.
This kind of trip would be a great opportunity to take our future AWD ID.4 on, but as the miles were accumulating, I realized that we were bumping against the ceiling on the ID.4 range. In the mountains, there aren’t many opportunities to charge an EV. I did occasionally look up chargers, and in larger towns, there were a few Electrify America and EVGO chargers available, but I’m not sure what charging speed they were. I suspect they were probably slow chargers. Additionally, there is no telling how many of them could be broken. Getting stuck in an EV due to a broken charger and no cell phone coverage would not be good.
Today we cut our trip short because we needed to pick up our child from a day-long birthday party by 6:00 PM. However, if he were with us, we would have stayed in the mountains longer and would have accumulated another 50-75 miles, which would still be okay with our ICEV, but would have taken us well beyond the advertised range of the ID.4.
It was today that I started thinking that having a 300-mile range in an EV vs a 250 mile range in fact makes a difference to us. With a 300-mile range EV, our day trip to the mountains would not be range-restricted. However, a 250-mile range would be a fun buster.
We are planning to keep our ICEV SUV for now, so will continue using it for long-distance trips. The ID.4 will be used in town and hopefully for day trips, but with the sub-250 mile range, the day trips may not be feasible for us in the ID.4.
What real-life ranges do you guys get in the GTX ID.4 when driving at 110 km/h (70 mph) or below?
Today my wife and I went for a day trip in north Georgia mountains, and in 9 hours (with multiple stops, scenic walks, dinner, etc.), our round-trip mileage was about 230 miles. We drove an ICEV SUV, so there was no issue. We didn’t even have to refill the gas tank. We got home with about 130 mile of range left in the tank. But, if we needed to refuel, there were multiple opportunities to do it everywhere.
This kind of trip would be a great opportunity to take our future AWD ID.4 on, but as the miles were accumulating, I realized that we were bumping against the ceiling on the ID.4 range. In the mountains, there aren’t many opportunities to charge an EV. I did occasionally look up chargers, and in larger towns, there were a few Electrify America and EVGO chargers available, but I’m not sure what charging speed they were. I suspect they were probably slow chargers. Additionally, there is no telling how many of them could be broken. Getting stuck in an EV due to a broken charger and no cell phone coverage would not be good.
Today we cut our trip short because we needed to pick up our child from a day-long birthday party by 6:00 PM. However, if he were with us, we would have stayed in the mountains longer and would have accumulated another 50-75 miles, which would still be okay with our ICEV, but would have taken us well beyond the advertised range of the ID.4.
It was today that I started thinking that having a 300-mile range in an EV vs a 250 mile range in fact makes a difference to us. With a 300-mile range EV, our day trip to the mountains would not be range-restricted. However, a 250-mile range would be a fun buster.
We are planning to keep our ICEV SUV for now, so will continue using it for long-distance trips. The ID.4 will be used in town and hopefully for day trips, but with the sub-250 mile range, the day trips may not be feasible for us in the ID.4.
What real-life ranges do you guys get in the GTX ID.4 when driving at 110 km/h (70 mph) or below?
