Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Description:
Today we test the Kia EV4 Big Battery FWD on a full 600 km German Autobahn long distance trip.
Start at 100% (home charging)
Manual battery preconditioning
Highway only (135–140 km/h where possible)
Heavy rain the entire day
Ionity charging sessions
Real consumption & real charging averages
I used A Better Routeplanner for planning (which changed its strategy overnight 🙃) and charged exclusively at Ionity because it's the cheapest option for me.
This video includes:
✔ Real arrival SOC vs predicted SOC
✔ Charging curve limitations (130 kW peak behavior)
✔ Communication errors at the charger
✔ Cruise control & steering assist review
✔ Rain impact on efficiency
✔ Full trip analysis with real numbers
📊 My full range test spreadsheet (all cars compared):
docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1sJ9kwAfjOqFsVRMIhJN3so8wA0PEscOQw5Wpw5RHD_Y/edit?usp=sharing
📸 Instagram: batterylife1
🎥 Behind-the-scenes channel: Behind the Battery
A better route planner:
abetterrouteplanner.com/ref/batterylife
Tronity:
tronity.io
tronity.io/flottenmanagement/laden-zuhause
Maingau Autostrom:
maingau-energie.de/e-mobilitaet/autostrom?utm_source=link&utm_medium=socialmedia&utm_campaign=influencer_batterylife
Mammotion Store:
de.mammotion.com/?ref=BatteryLife&utm_source=KOL
& Charge:
kylomtr.me/ln/Vas5r
My Behind the Scenes Channel
youtube.com/@behindthebattery
My German YouTube Channel:
youtube.com/@BatteryLifeDE
Become a member for exclusive and early content and behind the
scene info:
youtube.com/channel/UCTpYzLtOCilhKE42T5uW7Ww/join
Merch is out as well:
batterylife.myspreadshop.net
If you want to support the Channel
paypal.me/batterylifeev
00:00 Intro – 600 km Autobahn Plan
02:31 First Leg – 135–140 km/h in Heavy Rain
03:42 Arrival with 7% at Ionity
04:43 Charging Strategy & Curve Discussion
06:34 Second Leg – Cruise Control & Assist Review
07:25 Charging Drama & Communication Error
09:28 Kia EV4 Long Distance Review (Good & Bad)
12:20 Final Results & Data Analysis
14:17 Charging Curve – What Holds It Back
@KiaDeutschland @KiaWorldwideOfficial #kia #ev4 #big #battery #fwd #long #distance #trip #test #charging #charger #ionity #hpc #consumption #range #KiaEV4 #EV4 #LongDistanceTest #Autobahn #EVTest #Ionity #ElectricCars #EVCharging #RangeTest #BatteryLife #MaingauAutostrom
#abrp #abetterrouteplanner #tronity #maingau #autostrom
My music in my videos is available at Epidemic sound
Referral link:
epidemicsound.com/referral/u8oaw0
Links to my spreadsheets of the cars tested:
Charging Curve
docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1cDlLxhUQsuCXLG0h_SnDPX8BIy0VpI32jDNrInWsMrA/edit?usp=sharing
Range test results
docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1sJ9kwAfjOqFsVRMIhJN3so8wA0PEscOQw5Wpw5RHD_Y/edit?usp=sharing
Take care
Description:
Today we test the Kia EV4 Big Battery FWD on a full 600 km German Autobahn long distance trip.
Start at 100% (home charging)
Manual battery preconditioning
Highway only (135–140 km/h where possible)
Heavy rain the entire day
Ionity charging sessions
Real consumption & real charging averages
I used A Better Routeplanner for planning (which changed its strategy overnight 🙃) and charged exclusively at Ionity because it's the cheapest option for me.
This video includes:
✔ Real arrival SOC vs predicted SOC
✔ Charging curve limitations (130 kW peak behavior)
✔ Communication errors at the charger
✔ Cruise control & steering assist review
✔ Rain impact on efficiency
✔ Full trip analysis with real numbers
📊 My full range test spreadsheet (all cars compared):
docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1sJ9kwAfjOqFsVRMIhJN3so8wA0PEscOQw5Wpw5RHD_Y/edit?usp=sharing
📸 Instagram: batterylife1
🎥 Behind-the-scenes channel: Behind the Battery
A better route planner:
abetterrouteplanner.com/ref/batterylife
Tronity:
tronity.io
tronity.io/flottenmanagement/laden-zuhause
Maingau Autostrom:
maingau-energie.de/e-mobilitaet/autostrom?utm_source=link&utm_medium=socialmedia&utm_campaign=influencer_batterylife
Mammotion Store:
de.mammotion.com/?ref=BatteryLife&utm_source=KOL
& Charge:
kylomtr.me/ln/Vas5r
My Behind the Scenes Channel
youtube.com/@behindthebattery
My German YouTube Channel:
youtube.com/@BatteryLifeDE
Become a member for exclusive and early content and behind the
scene info:
youtube.com/channel/UCTpYzLtOCilhKE42T5uW7Ww/join
Merch is out as well:
batterylife.myspreadshop.net
If you want to support the Channel
paypal.me/batterylifeev
00:00 Intro – 600 km Autobahn Plan
02:31 First Leg – 135–140 km/h in Heavy Rain
03:42 Arrival with 7% at Ionity
04:43 Charging Strategy & Curve Discussion
06:34 Second Leg – Cruise Control & Assist Review
07:25 Charging Drama & Communication Error
09:28 Kia EV4 Long Distance Review (Good & Bad)
12:20 Final Results & Data Analysis
14:17 Charging Curve – What Holds It Back
@KiaDeutschland @KiaWorldwideOfficial #kia #ev4 #big #battery #fwd #long #distance #trip #test #charging #charger #ionity #hpc #consumption #range #KiaEV4 #EV4 #LongDistanceTest #Autobahn #EVTest #Ionity #ElectricCars #EVCharging #RangeTest #BatteryLife #MaingauAutostrom
#abrp #abetterrouteplanner #tronity #maingau #autostrom
My music in my videos is available at Epidemic sound
Referral link:
epidemicsound.com/referral/u8oaw0
Links to my spreadsheets of the cars tested:
Charging Curve
docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1cDlLxhUQsuCXLG0h_SnDPX8BIy0VpI32jDNrInWsMrA/edit?usp=sharing
Range test results
docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1sJ9kwAfjOqFsVRMIhJN3so8wA0PEscOQw5Wpw5RHD_Y/edit?usp=sharing
Take care
