Is it possible to do a big European road trip with no charge stop planning? Every year we try to drive down to the Italian Alps to get some walking, sun, and great food and wine. This year we've made the journey in our trusty Kia e-Niro.
By today's standards, it's pretty slow to rapid charge (10-80% in 44 minutes) so how will it fare?
It's a long way and our daughter hates lengthy car journeys, so we stayed at hotels along the way (booking them the day before for added excitement). Finding hotels with chargers certainly makes the trip a little more pleasant although, as you'll see, don't rely on them always working!
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Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
01:49 - Le Shuttle, Folkestone
03:55 - Into France
08:33 - Charger 1: Aire d’Urvillers, France
13:28 - Charger 2: Aire de Verdun Saint Nicolas Sud, France
15:51 - Hotel 1: Hotel Mercure, Metz Centre, France
20:01 - Charger 3: Place Saint Thiebault, Metz
22:10 - Day 2
28:34 - Charger 4: Raststätte SindelfingerWald Süd, Germany
35:08 - I love the e-Niro!
36:31 - Hotel 2: Hotel am Krone Park, Olching, Germany
42:19 - Charger 5: REWE Olching, Germany
46:58 - Day 3
47:56 - How to get an Austrian vignette
53:35 - Charger 6: Abbazia di Novacella, Italy
57:05 - Arrived!