The REALITY Of Being a NEW EV owner - Road Trip Survival Guide: Manchester to Edinburgh

Welcome, new Skoda Enyaq and Elroq owners! 🎉 Ready to hit the open road but feeling a bit unsure about your first long EV journey? I've got you covered! Watch my real-world road trip from Manchester to the Edinburgh area in a Skoda EV. I deliberately kept the planning minimal to show you it can be stress-free, and focused on ways to make it budget-friendly. ⚡️➡️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 In this video, discover: 🛣️ Tackling the Manchester-Edinburgh drive: Route insights & experience. 🔋 How Skoda's latest EVs (Enyaq & the new Elroq) handle UK motorways. 🔌 Demystifying public charging: Finding chargers easily, using the car sat nav and paying with plug and charge. 📱 The best apps for planning (or not over-planning!) your EV trips (A Better Route Planner, the car sat nav etc). 💡 Proving minimal planning IS possible for a smooth journey. 💰 Smart charging strategies to save money on the go. 😌 Tips to banish range anxiety and enjoy the drive. Whether you're driving the spacious Enyaq or the more compact Elroq, this guide shows how their impressive range (up to ~360 miles WLTP on larger battery models) and rapid charging capability (up to 135 kW, 10-80% in under 30 mins) make long trips simple and enjoyable. Ready to explore the UK in your Skoda EV? Let's go! Charging costs on this trip - £5.24 at Tesla Manchester, £29.02 at Ionity Lancaster North Leave your questions about the Enyaq, Elroq, or EV road trips in the comments! 👇 For charging away from home I use Skoda Powerpass for Ionity chargers and for everything else I use the Octopus Electroverse charging card. Sign up via this link for a free £5 credit on charging https://electroverse.octopus.energy/s... I also charge at home using Intelligent Octopus Go, this EV tarriff gives me off peak energy at 7p per kWh for the car and the whole house. It makes charging the Enyaq really cheap. If you're not already a customer sign up using this link for a £50 credit on your next bill https://share.octopus.energy/aglow-pr... And finally the most asked question on this channel - the phone holder in the car is this one https://amzn.to/4aqWac0 (As an Amazon Associate, I earn commission from qualifying purchases using this link) ✅ LIKE if this helps you plan your next trip! ✅ SUBSCRIBE for more EV adventures & owner tips! ✅ SHARE this video with anyone getting a new Skoda EV! #SkodaEV #Enyaq #Elroq #ElectricVehicle #RoadTripUK #EVTips #CostEffectiveEV #MinimalPlanning #Manchester #Edinburgh 00:00 Introduction 00:29 Route planning and finding a charger 02:06 Battery pre conditioning 04:39 Škoda cup holders 05:55 Car set up for efficient driving 08:10 First stop - lunch break at Ionity Lancaster North 12:26 Ionity or McDonalds which is faster? 15:18 End of journey - conclusions