Midwest EV

The goal of Midwest EV is to educate viewers, primarily in the Midwest but also across the United States, about electric vehicles and their practicality.

[Midwest EV @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

https://t.co/jYnhSUCZrW

[Midwest EV @Midwest_EV]

@brandenflasch Even my VW ID.4 has this

[Midwest EV @Midwest_EV]

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

[Midwest EV @Midwest_EV]

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.

[Chris Hilbert @Hilbe]

Who would buy a @Tesla Model Y when the @Rivian R2 looks 10x better and has better specs? Huge win today for Rivian.

[Midwest EV @Midwest_EV]

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[Midwest EV @Midwest_EV]

@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?

[Midwest EV @Midwest_EV]

It's finally happening! @VW @itskyleconner

[Midwest EV @Midwest_EV]

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!

https://t.co/Mmbq4J2goN

[Midwest EV @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

https://t.co/jYnhSUCZrW

[Midwest EV @Midwest_EV]

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!

[Midwest EV @Midwest_EV]

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

[Midwest EV @Midwest_EV]

📍 @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

[Midwest EV @Midwest_EV]

@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

[Midwest EV @Midwest_EV]

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

[Midwest EV @Midwest_EV]

@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...

[Midwest EV @Midwest_EV]

@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 @Midwest_EV]

@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

[Midwest EV @Midwest_EV]

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

[Midwest EV @Midwest_EV]

📍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

[Midwest EV @Midwest_EV]

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

[Midwest EV @Midwest_EV]

Everyone decided that the Bolt needed some space.

Midwest EV is going international, stay tuned !