Video Summary
-The total trip was 615 kilometers.- About 450 kilometers were on motorways and 50-60 kilometers on two-lane roads with a 90 kilometer per hour speed limit.
- A route planner estimated the trip would take 7 hours and 51 minutes.
- After leaving the car stationary overnight in 0 degrees Celsius, only 15 kilowatts charging speed was achieved at 91% state to charge.
- The car does not preheat the battery.
- The best charging speed was around 100 kilowatts on the day before.
- Driving with an I-Pace on long trips requires warming the battery before charging it.
- It is suspected that the car went into "turtle mode" with very limited power, even though no warnings were displayed.
- Because the battery does not preheat, cold gating is a big concern for this car.
- The reviewer had to prematurely stop to charge.
- The consumption was 28.8 kilowatts per 100 kilometers, due to the severe weather.
- The average speed was 91 kilometers per hour.
- Zero per cent state of charge and zero kilometers of range were achieved upon arrival at the second charging point, leaving the reviewer scared about being stranded.
- On this trip the total time spent charging was 1.5 hours.
- The total travel time was 8 hours and 10 minutes.
- The average speed on the move was 102.5 kilometres per hour.
- The average speed including charging was 76.87 kilometers per hour.
- Don't plan or drive this I-Pace below 7 or 8 % state to charge because it will kill the battery, don't do it uphill.
