Midwest EV

We're back! After a hectic second half of 2023 involving several international work trips, we are committed to returning to a regular video upload schedule. Check out the In-Depth July 4th Travel to an EV Desert in Northern Wisconsin youtu.be/NVvWhUlhjI8

@brandenflasch Even my VW ID.4 has this

Not sure why every Tesla doesn’t have this

Next road trip starts now! #id4 any guesses on the destination??

As much as I love my ID.4, there's no way I'd get another one for how similar the price is of the R2.

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@Qmerit We submitted a request for a quote on January 8th. We paid our deposit and our project was assigned to an installer on January 11th. The installer couldn't be contacted by you nor myself, so now it's awaiting re-assignment. When will we get this installed?

It's finally happening! @VW @itskyleconner

We are extremely delayed in uploading this video due to work travel and our involvement in the homebuying process, but here is a glimpse of the summer season! Eray and Teddy embark on a journey to Northern Wisconsin to celebrate the 4th of July! buff.ly/3vbDhta

We're back! After a hectic second half of 2023 involving several international work trips, we are committed to returning to a regular video upload schedule. Check out the In-Depth July 4th Travel to an EV Desert in Northern Wisconsin youtu.be/NVvWhUlhjI8

Better late than never to document for @RateYourCharge 📍Appleton, WI - Avis Car Rental Had to charge from 50-80% here to make sure I could make it round trip to/from the EV desert around Townsend, WI. Worked perfectly @ 57 kW, glad this was available! Thanks @Avis!

Note: This station only recently went live. Disappointed to see significant issues already.

📍 @ElectrifyAm Highland Park, IL Charger 01 was stuck idling on a previous session. Charger 02 was in use Charger 03 was in use Charger 04 was completely unavailable. Had to call EA to get 01 up and running, which took a few minutes. @RateYourCharge

@ElectrifyAm @RateYourCharge ...(once while I ran to the restroom and another when I came back to retry). The station emptied out a bit so I tried a different charger with no issues. No more stops needed! @RateYourCharge

@ElectrifyAm @RateYourCharge 📍Stop #3 Fashion Outlets of Chicago in Rosemont, IL @ElectrifyAm 🔋Arrival SOC: 11% It wouldn't be a CCS road trip without at least one hiccup... Station #1 was the first one that became available after 2 minutes of waiting (full station. Not great. Charging stopped twice...

Join me on a journey with my Volkswagen ID.4 from Columbus, OH to Milwaukee, WI ⬇️ Departed Columbus with 78% SOC. 📍 Stop #1 Huber Heights, OH @ElectrifyAm 🔋Arrival SOC: 48% Need to top up to 90% to make it to Lafayette. No issues, peaked at 70 kW. @RateYourCharge

@windSurfer @ElectrifyAm @RateYourCharge I purposefully skipped it on the way to Columbus since I've had bad experiences in the past. Got lucky this time but other EV drivers on different chargers were having a plethora of issues...

@Midwest_EV @ElectrifyAm @RateYourCharge Been a hit and miss at Lafayette. Such an important charging spot east of Chicagoland, yet not been reliable, at least in my experience. Best of luck for you!

@ElectrifyAm @RateYourCharge Charged up to 100% at the previous charger to make it all the way to Columbus with 10% to spare. Plugged in at a @ChargePointnet level 2 charger overnight to 80%. @RateYourCharge

📍Stop #2 Carmel, IN @ElectrifyAm 🔋Arrival SOC: 2% Great experience at the newly opened location in Carmel with the newest gen 350 kW chargers. Peaked around 10% SOC @ 170 kW with my '21 ID.4! This should be the standard for all EA stations. @RateYourCharge

Join me on a journey with my Volkswagen ID.4 from Milwaukee, WI to Columbus, OH ⬇️ 📍 Stop #1 (9/19) Hodgkins, IL 🔋Arrival SOC: 53% Needed to top up to 90% to make it to Indianapolis. Good experience, but a busy station as I took the last available spot. @RateYourCharge

@alyssa_zupan We pay $100/year in Wisconsin as an EV surcharge. Next year will be $200/year if this bill passes...

So I guess in Colorado you have to pay a fee for electric cars on your registration? It's probably the hideous license plate or sticker they try and make owners put on that have no meaning or use case.

Everyone decided that the Bolt needed some space. Midwest EV is going international, stay tuned !