As an early adopter for technology and cars, I took delivery of one of the first VW ID.4 in March last year. We have yet to do a long road trip until now. We drove from Lexington Massachusetts to Charlottesville Virginia and back for a college visit. These are the take aways:
Driving speed matters to range -- we were driving average of at least 75 MPH and the range drops notably. The car seems to be able to compute / update the range estimate. The actual result is that we needed to charge to a higher percentage, State of Charge (SoC) sometimes.
While the stop and wait for charging is new, I personally do not mind it at all. It helps with bathroom and food breaks, as well as stretching the legs.
The ID.4 is really comfortable for long trips. The spacious interior, the lower noise level, and the ease of driving. Our other car is a Kia Telluride. I find the ID.4 easier to drive, and the Telluride is already a very good car.
- Took me awhile to figure out the UI for ABRP Pro app on my iPhone. I need to export the charger location to Apple Map to get good driving direction. Using the map inside ABRP did not work well for me.
- The chargers at these Walmarts and other locations in CT, NY, etc are much newer and nicer. My "local" Electrify America station at the Burlington Mall is much worse -- only one charger get full speed, and one out of three often is not working.
Here is a video of the trip -- this is a long video.