ELECTRIC VAN NIGHTMARE 😬 - Volkswagen Transporter Electric Van

ELECTRIC VAN NIGHTMARE 😬 - Volkswagen Transporter Electric Van
Join Jordan as he takes the new electric van out for the first time on a frosty day in Cambridge and finds some major issues that make him start to regret this purchase. The VW Transporter Electric ABTe has a very small range and it is even smaller on a cold day... Will Jordan make it to the end of the day without running out of battery?

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Timestamps:
00:00 A day of surprises
00:18 Freezing british morning
01:33 How many miles of range?!
02:31 Window problems
03:31 An alternative thawing method
04:02 That’s not good
04:51 Windscreen de-iced?
05:34 Smeg kettle to the rescue
05:49 Next issue, it won’t un-plug!
08:11 Why won’t it start?
09:27 Finally on the road
10:54 First stop: BEW wholesalers
11:25 Who’s this artisan?
11:49 Lee checks out the new van
12:48 Impressive storage space
13:20 40 minutes late!
14:43 Top speed 59 mph?!
15:22 Range update
15:56 Starting the EICR
18:21 Lee’s pet hate
18:44 A tight squeeze
19:41 Jordan starts the testing
21:48 Shocking bonding clamp
23:22 More bad electrics
25:32 R2 testing complete
25:58 Coffee and chat
26:20 This is a nightmare!
27:21 Elon musk or Brad pitt?
28:16 DIY telltale signs
29:03 Mystery junction boxes
29:39 EICR complete and heading home
30:26 Range is dropping!
31:15 Summary of the electric van’s 1st day

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[GeoffBuysCars]

Ice? Windscreen? You don’t own a credit card? Come on man!

[MarshallZelder]

I dunno what’s worse the vehicle’s performance or the fact I just watched a fully grown adult attempt to defrost a windscreen by putting their hands on it

[GeoffBuysCars]

Like, I’m the first guy to bash EVs but come on give the poor van a chance...!

[Timemachine]

As a Vw mechanic for 31 years, I found that vw’s built 1998 onwards started a decline in build quality. It was clear to see by the amount of warranty work we did on the 3b passats and 1j golfs. Now sadly I just see the brand as junk.

[vd]

1. Pre heat the van using the app 10 mins before you get in(saves you sitting in the cold waiting)
2. Don’t wind down a frozen window as it could damage the motor
3. A lot of EVs don’t let you remove the plug until you unlock the release. Stops ppl unplugging you
4. Always good to know how to use a handbrake
5. Always good to know how long it takes to fully charge

Most of the above is user error, well that’s what’s going on the call out invoice.

[pietkaify]

Your definitely better suited to the office. What helmet uses the wipers and winds windows down when there's ice on the windows. A kettle as well. You don't treat your tools like that.

[chengdogu]

I'm amazed that someone in a technical trade found de-icing car windows such a challenge.

[chrismoyler]

Hot water out of the tap, NOT OUT OF THE KETTLE, poured GENTLY and evenly across the windscreen, is a quick and excellent defroster.
2 x 2l milk bottles does a whole car, including wing mirrors- v impt!

[KevinSimpson_]

I don’t think I’d have much faith in your abilities as an electrician after watching you trying to operate a vehicle!

[stulop]

More than half of the gripe would have been resolved by preconditioning. Still for a 50k van, what a pitiful range.

[noslrak]

Damn, I wouldn't want this guy working on my electrics. In the first 6 minutes alone he has demonstrated lack of knowledge on everyday life and personal safety!

[thatone]

I'll be paranoid for the rest of my life now thinking he's the average electrician.

[paulcrane]

Jesus, it’s been a long time since I’ve seen someone so clueless. Good luck getting out of bed in the morning and getting dressed

[sailingoctopus]

Everyone has a windscreen scraper, it's called a credit card.

A bowl of cold water will clear the windscreen almost as well as hot water, so long as you put the wipers on as soon as you've poured it on the windscreen.

[kravdraa]

For someone that makes such a big thing about charging points, you demonstrate an astonishing lack of knowledge or sense when it comes to EVs!

[wulliewebster]

Looks like a good van, could be a great van with a nice diesel engine.

[frazerbond]

I honestly find this highly amusing.
I'm an electrical/mechanical engineer, why all these electricians are buying electric vans is completely lost on me.

[stevewalker]

The window won't go up because it is struggling against the ice and that's giving enough resistance that the safety system thinks someone may be trapped in it and lowers the window again - as pretty well all cars do. Usually, holding the the switch in the close position for long enough will override the safety system and close the window.

[RupertReynolds]

Let me get this straight--you can't predict how many hours it takes to charge at 3.6kW, even though you're electricians

[holyhelga]

This is why side windows should also have a manual crank