Uploaded June 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Join us as we drive our Hyundai Kona EV 65 from Brittany to Greater London, aiming for the simplicity of old-school road trips— one extended lunch stop, one shorter break. Sounds easy, right? Not quite. Our well-laid plan does not go quite as planned - you can guess what happens or watch the video to find out. But amidst the setbacks, the Kona’s efficiency impresses, and we reflect on the learnings from this trip, the good and the bad.
Along the way: crêpes in a small town in Normandy, tire pressure woes, a detour from our favorite Aire de la Baie de Somme, and lessons learned about cards, apps, and charging etiquette.
Frustrations, fixes, and a dash of optimism—this is EV travel, unfiltered.
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Music credits
Piano classical | The Open Sky by Alex-Productions
youtu.be/R7bAiFjFCig
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Join us as we drive our Hyundai Kona EV 65 from Brittany to Greater London, aiming for the simplicity of old-school road trips— one extended lunch stop, one shorter break. Sounds easy, right? Not quite. Our well-laid plan does not go quite as planned - you can guess what happens or watch the video to find out. But amidst the setbacks, the Kona’s efficiency impresses, and we reflect on the learnings from this trip, the good and the bad.
Along the way: crêpes in a small town in Normandy, tire pressure woes, a detour from our favorite Aire de la Baie de Somme, and lessons learned about cards, apps, and charging etiquette.
Frustrations, fixes, and a dash of optimism—this is EV travel, unfiltered.
Additional imagery and videos
Point Stock Videos by Vecteezy
vecteezy.com/free-videos/point
Music credits
Piano classical | The Open Sky by Alex-Productions
youtu.be/R7bAiFjFCig
Music promoted by https://onsound.eu/









![BMW iX1 eDrive20: The verdict after 2-day, 550km test trip!
Today were driving the BMW iX1 eDrive20 to the coast of Norfolk, UK where we might catch some of the local fauna. This 550km return trip over 2 days is a perfect set-up for testing the car in real life. Its a rare thing to spend more than 8h in a car over just a week-end, so if that can happen without much fuss, then that means that this car can handle a lot of real-life driving situations. And it should! Because its not a small city car, nor is it a cheap one for that matter.
Along the way, we check out efficiency on the motorway, with both tailwind on the inbound journey and headwind on the way back. We get a sense of the car refinement too. Is the eDrive 20 powerful enough? Does it accelerate well? How does it feel in the cabin, using the infotainment and the screens on a day to day basis? We cover all of this in here.
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BMW iX1 rapid charging test
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v A-km-QISe8
BMW iX1 110km/h efficiency test by freezing temperature
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YA1-6ptH6w
BMW iX1 myBMW app test:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49XLH2Dzv-A
Music credits:
Energetic Stylish Hip-Hop by Alex-Productions [No Copyright Music] / Tourism
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13ErwXuOTWE
Epic Cyberpunk by Alex-Production (No Copyright Music) / Glory
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbjHxKHPwjs
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