EV vs Diesel, 400 miles, East to West, Race against The Sun
Welcome to the big Christmas special! Lee @TheMacMaster and I are driving against the sun from Ness Point, the most Easterly Point of the UK to St David’s Life Boat Station in the West of Wales in Pembrokeshire.
This 400 mile journey should be simple… we have around 8 hours until the sunset but we have to contend with bad traffic, bad sat navs, bad charging networks, bad driving and in my car, bad suspension.
Lee is in his £120,000 Porsche Taycan EV and Geoff is driving a £1,000 BMW X5 with 217,000 miles on the clock, bought the day before and driven straight to the start line. There’s a lot on the line with this one…!
PART 1 –
The challenge is looming, but what car do we use…? In this video Geoff discusses the current fleet of broken cars and explains why the BMW 320D is out. We also look at a scrap yard.
PART 2 –
In this second video, I document the journey North to collect the car, explain why I’ve bought what I’ve bought and catch up with Lee who is 50 miles ahead of me… Then I brim the tank and head to the hotel and show Lee the car.
PART 3 –
In this video we’re at the pub the night before the challenge to chat through the options and have a bit of pre-trip banter. I’m gonna win. No, I’m gonna win! Etc.
PART 4 –
In this video we’re driving from the hotel to Ness Point ready for the sunrise and the start of the challenge. We’re talking about music, looking for a seal, getting to the very far East of the UK and admiring the big Ness Point Compass before we embark on the challenge. There’s also a weather forecast from the lovely @squareraindrop.
PART 5 –
Welcome to the big video! This is the full challenge from start to finish.
PART 6 –
In this final video Geoff sits above the beach in Pembrokeshire to discuss the costs and times for both cars. There’s also a general summary of the 3 challenges we have done so far:
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