EV Road Trips Made Easy: Essential Kit, Charging & Top Tips

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Planning an EV road trip? 🚗⚡ After driving into mainland Europe seven times in everything from the Kia e-Niro to the VW ID.7, I’ve learned what works (and what doesn’t) when taking an electric car on long journeys. A big thank you to EVision Electric Vehicles, the UK’s first and largest all-electric vehicle rental company https://www.evisionevs.co.uk • 01634 914063 Use the code MREV5 for 5% off the rental hire. (Excluding insurance, excess, deposit & delivery.) Back in 2019, electric road trips felt like much more of adventure — chargers were rare, charging was slower, and EVs were still new. Fast-forward to today, and road trips in electric cars are easier, faster, and more enjoyable than ever. In this video, I’ll share my top tips for EV road trip planning: from charging strategies and route planning, to apps, RFID cards, hotel stops, and the essential gear you don’t want to leave behind. 👉 What you’ll learn in this video: • The EV road trip checklist (gear & essentials) • Charging tips (granny chargers, slow charging, rapid etiquette) • Route planning options (ABRP, in-car sat nav, CarPlay, or no planning at all!) • The best apps and RFID cards for charging in Europe and much more... 📌 Useful links & gear mentioned in the video: • UK to EU travel kit: https://misterev.co.uk/gear/travel-kit • Bip&Go toll tag: https://bipandgo.com/en/ • Austria e-vignette: https://www.asfinag.at/en/toll/vignette/ • Swiss e-vignette: https://evignetteswitzerland.ch • EU plug adapter: https://misterev.co.uk/gear/travel-adapter • 12V jump starter: https://misterev.co.uk/gear/jump-starter • Tyre inflator: https://misterev.co.uk/gear/inflator • A Better Route Planner: https://abetterrouteplanner.com • OBD dongle (if you really want to geek out): https://misterev.co.uk/gear/obd-dongle ✨ Have you done an EV road trip? Where did you go — and what tips would you add? Share your experience in the comments! #EV #RoadTrip #ElectricVehicles #EVTravel — ⭐️ Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA5ITWgwaUsdwcFEEnh2WTw/join ☕️ Or if you'd like to just buy me a coffee (or my wife a gin and tonic): https://ko-fi.com/misterev Please use my referral links: 🐙 Octopus Energy: £50 off — https://share.octopus.energy/free-sage-191 (or quote "free-sage-191" to them) ⚡️ Octopus Electroverse: £5 credit — https://electroverse.octopus.energy/network/sign-up?referralCode=free-sage-191 📹 Filmed using DJI Osmo Pocket 3: https://amzn.to/40bhP35 Chapters: 0:00 Intro 1:31 Travel kit 2:02 Jump starter 2:48 Tyre inflator 3:23 Bip&Go toll tag and vignettes 5:50 Clean air schemes 6:24 Charging 7:03 EU plugs 8:37 Etiquette 9:05 Charge stop planning 14:19 Hotel stops 15:11 Charging payment 17:00 Enjoy it!