A long-range trip (in Croatian terms, not Siberian, nor Australian) was undertaken with an EV – the Hyundai Ionic5 with a 77 kW battery and a theoretical range of, well, does it even matter? The primary goal was to reach the destination – a wind power plant named VE Voštane in the south of Croatia. Why there? Well, to do a quick installation of a newly developed prototype measuring system named: The expert system for measuring lightning strike parameters on Wind Turbines (FER, patent pending). And of course, to get back with zero CO2 emissions (people breathing was not considered). To kill two flies with a single stone (an old national Croatian saying), an e-mobility test was done on the way. The goal was to test various aspects of e-mobility in Croatia, such as: number of charging stations in rural area, availability, installed power capacity, charging speeds, wait times, travel comfort, travel speed and EV vs fuel car travel times. The V2Load function was used to run the electrical equipment and a laptop.
General trip info:
Total trip (1 way) length (97% highway): 430 km
Total trip (1 way) time (highway): 4 h 2 min
It also says there are no charging stations at the destination (red area)!
Total trip length (round trip): 849 km (75% highway, 25% regional roads)
Total times charging on the way: 4 (without charging at home before and after the trip)
Total kWh charged under way: 129.915 kWh
Total time spent charging under way: 1 h 44 min
Total price for charging under way: 571.46 kn (without 13% tax)
Charging 1:
After 213 km of highway (125 km/h cruising speed) @2166 km
Charging station type: ELEN DC / 178 kW
Installed power: 178 kW
Max charge power measured: 158 kW
Charge duration: 35 min
Energy transferred: 57.48 kWh
Battery charge state (on arrival -> when leaving): 29% -> 99%
Time spent in queue (if ch. station was occupied): 0 min
No. of cars in queue (if ch. station was occupied): 0
Pricing: 4.38 kn / kWh (without 13% tax)
Charging 2:
After 227 km of regional road (80 km/h cruising speed) @2393 km
Charging station type: Petrol DC / 160 kW
Installed power: 160 kW
Max charge power measured: 163 kW
Charge duration: 23 min
Energy transferred: 33.05 kWh
Battery charge state (on arrival -> when leaving): 52% -> 93%
Time spent in queue (if ch. station was occupied): 0 min
No. of cars in queue (if ch. station was occupied): 0
Pricing: 4.42 kn/kWh (without 13% tax)
Charging 3:
After 108 km of highway (125 km/h cruising speed) @2501 km
Charging station type: ELEN DC / 50 kW
Installed power: 50 kW
Max charge power measured: 49 kW
Charge duration: 14 min
Energy transferred: 12.78 kWh
Battery charge state (on arrival -> when leaving): 61% -> 75%
Time spent in queue (if ch. station was occupied): 0 min
No. of cars in queue (if ch. station was occupied): 0
Pricing: 3.10 kn/kWh (without 13% tax)
Charging 4:
After 216 km of highway (125 km/h cruising speed) @2717 km
Charging station type: ELEN DC / 50 kW
Installed power: 50 kW
Max charge power measured: 49 kW
Charge duration: 32 min
Energy transferred: 26.60 kWh
Battery charge state (on arrival -> when leaving): 14% -> 49%
Time spent in queue (if ch. station was occupied): 0 min
No. of cars in queue (if ch. station was occupied): 0
Pricing: 2.57 kn/kWh (without 13% tax) – night tariff!
Charging 5:
After 81 km of highway and city roads (125 km/h and 50 km/h cruising speed) @2798 km
Charging station type: FER
Installed power: 50 kW
Max charge power measured: 48 kW
Charge duration: 90+ min (no exact time of full charge taken)
Energy transferred: 60.06 kWh
Battery charge state (on arrival -> when leaving): 22% -> 100%
Time spent in queue (if ch. station was occupied): 3h 30 min
No. of cars in queue (if ch. station was occupied): 2
Pricing: --
