Category - EV Road trips

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An EV can now go 573 miles London to Inverness with a single 11 min charge

What is the challenge I set the 2026 BMW iX3 electric car? Well it’s to reach Inverness around 570 miles from London starting with a full battery and making a single charge stop of just 15 minutes. Since 2021, the...

5th November 2026

13 min read

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Touring France in an electric BMW iX3

A rundown with stats on our first major touring holiday in the BMW iX3 from London to Champagne, Switzerland, the Ardeche, Provence, Occitaine, the Dordogne, the Loire valley and Normandy. The tip turned out to be 2,615...

28th October 2026

29 min read

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A 915 mile iX3 UK road trip report

Of the all the electric cars I’ve used in road trips in the UK and Europe I was expecting the new BMW iX3 to be exceptional and it is. The long range and very fast charging speeds make long distances a doddle...

4th July 2026

13 min read

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Can a train or electric car replace a flight to the alps?

We’ve gone from London to the alps by electric car and by train to see if they are viable alternatives to flying. It’s true the alternatives are primarily viable options from around London and the Southeast...

15th July 2026

14 min read

EV - Going Electric EV Road trips Living with an electric car

I would drive 500 miles…by electric car

Yes to paraphrase the Proclaimers hit single, 2026 and next year see the arrival of a new generation of EV’s with an official range of 500 miles and there’s “gonna be” absolutely no walking...

3rd November 2026

22 min read

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London to Italy by Electric car in 2025

This was my third trip from London to Italy. Plenty of other EV owners drive far into Europe too. If you don’t know you can then.. you don’t know you can. I would be happy to make trips like this in any EV...

26th May 2026

6 min read

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Going skiing in the French Alps by electric car

How will a 1,300 mile round trip in an electric car from the UK to Morzine in the French Alps go.. in winter crossing France largely at their 81mph speed limit in temperatures from 3c to minus 9c The plan. Day one...

17th January 2026

9 min read

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What is a road trip from London to northern Scotland in an all electric Tesla Model 3 really like?

Some commentators still think electric cars will be impossible to take on a trip beyond a London postcode. We’ve just replaced Roland, our 2019 Model 3 Performance with a new model. Could Roland do longer trips...

1st October 2025

13 min read

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Mythbusting in Wales with the #ElectricMustard Peugeot e208

The route A round Wales challenge + London to Wales and back in an electric car. The aim is to try and drive around the whole of the welsh coast and on the Welsh side of the English border and back to our start location...

12th April 2024

7 min read

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Postcards from London to Italy by Electric car

Driving to a holiday in Italy in an electric car? Well it depends which electric car you choose but in something like a Tesla Model 3 it’s really very easy and almost all Tesla Superchargers in France, Switzerland...

18th October 2024

13 min read

Category - EV Road trips

An EV can now go 573 miles London to Inverness with a single 11 min charge

Touring France in an electric BMW iX3

A 915 mile iX3 UK road trip report

Can a train or electric car replace a flight to the alps?

I would drive 500 miles…by electric car

London to Italy by Electric car in 2025

Going skiing in the French Alps by electric car

What is a road trip from London to northern Scotland in an all electric Tesla Model 3 really like?

Mythbusting in Wales with the #ElectricMustard Peugeot e208

Postcards from London to Italy by Electric car

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