“Range anxiety is a thing of the past and this drive is proving that not only is long-distance driving an easy task, but it’s also affordable. “We’re excited to get on the road and show the true capability of the ID.4,” said Dustin Krause, Director, e-Mobility, Volkswagen of America. Interestingly, the team also wants to show that a long road trip in an ID.4 can be cheap - a great selling point. It sounds like fun and I’d love to join, but it’s clear that they aren’t planning to demonstrate how quickly an ID.4 can hop from state to state - just that it can. They are going to go down from NYC into the US South before crossing the country, and they intend to spend 18 days on the journey.
#Cross country detours drivers
The drivers are going to take their time and enjoy the scenery. Notably, this cross-country road trip is not a cannonball attempt. Even better if they put some stuff up live! Though, I assume that’s not happening since it wasn’t mentioned in the news release. That said, the ID.4 + Electrify America + EVgo combo is looking better and better month after month, and I am genuinely very interested to see what Volkswagen shares about its coming road trip. The EV charging networks seem to be improving, but I’m yet to experience or hear of anything being anywhere close to the convenience of the Tesla Supercharger network on a long trip. There’s also the question of whether they will run into technical challenges at any stations. Let’s just hope the trip aligns with the reality of many normal drivers. There is really no doubt that the Volkswagen crew will plan this trip out meticulously to make the ID.4 look good. However, if you’ve got the wrong chargers or long gaps anywhere along your desired route, there’s no doubt you’re going to need to spend much more time on the trip and may have to make some serious detours. With a 250-mile EV like the ID.4, it seems like that would be a fairly simple vehicular hike. My mom has taken trips from Southwest Florida to North Carolina and back in a 70-mile BMW i3 with a small gasoline range extender that adds 60 miles of range several times - not the most convenient trip, but doable. Personally, I don’t have an opinion either way, as 1) I haven’t tried that, and 2) it really depends a great deal on the route you’d like to take and if there are reliable ultrafast chargers planted at good intervals along that path. The Golden Age of Looney Tunes, Vol.BMW i3 duo at Electrify America charging station.
1 - Side 3: Tex Avery (MGM/UA, Laserdisc, 1992) Virginia City DVD (Errol Flynn: The Warner Bros. He runs straight to his destination - the forest of giant redwood trees! “TREES! THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF TREES! AND THEY’RE ALL MINE!” Finally, we see our sled dog friend making it to California.
At the Arizona’s Grand Canyon, a tourist has trouble with his echo and beavers build a huge dam. Then the screen is split in two so grown-ups can see a gila monster, while the kiddies enjoy a little girl reciting “Mary Had a Little Lamb”.
#Cross country detours skin
In New Mexico, a lizard sheds her skin in a striptease.
This is followed by a close-up of a frog “croaking” (literally!). Next, we see a scene where a bobcat is about to attack a baby quail, but can’t bring himself to go through with it. Here we also see a polar bear who doesn’t agree with the narrator’s description of him (“I don’t care what you say. including a very unusual natural “bridge.” The “frozen wastes of Alaska” are shown next, here we meet a sled dog who begins a trek to California for reasons unknown (the short’s running gag). Next, we visit the Bryce Canyon in Utah to admire the unique rock formations. Synopsis: A parody of theatrical travelogues begins with a narrator presenting "animal life and scenic wonders of our country." The first stop is Yosemite National Park in California where a tourist is reminded “Do Not Feed the Bears” (by the bear, itself) a “shy” little deer flirts with the audience a la Mae West an entire Boy Scout troop rushes into a washroom and an ever-alert fire-fighting ranger rushes from his post to recover a discarded cigar. Series: Merrie Melodies (reissued as a Blue Ribbon MM in 1944, reissue title card seen above)
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