[EDIT: Since publishing the video, we've been made aware that Rachel Wolfe did indeed consult A Better Route Planner - But actually chose to not follow its advice.

Quote: "I did consult A Better Route Planner. We intentionally stopped in Nashville and Memphis to show a typical road trip, rather than one structured only around charging stops." she said on Twitter a few days ago. https://twitter.com/rachelbwol....fe/status/1533529505

Based on this, we have to admit, it doesn't look good for the WSJ.

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Many years, ago, there were plenty of stories about journalists making hapless trips by EV - with no seeming intent of doing any kind of homework before.

In the age of expanded rapid charging and cars that can charge in just twenty minutes to 80 percent, we thought that day had passed.

Yet last weekend, the @Wall Street Journal published a story about a road trip in one of the world's most Capable EVs in which everything that could go wrong did go wrong.

Some might argue this shows how biased journalists are against EVs - but we (as journalists ourselves) think there's another reason.

People are completely clueless about electric vehicle charging. And unless we fix it, this will continue to be a major issue.

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Watch Alec and Robert's almost identical trip (with none of the drama) here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Vm_ASm2zfs
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00:00 Introduction
02:43 The trip details
05:31 Technology Connections and Aging Wheels had a completely different experience!
07:35 Our route planning attempts show a very diffrent landscape
09:54 The wrong chargers, grommit!
12:31 Chargeway could clear up the confusion
13:29 Finally, a "real" fast charger
13:53 The EV Industry sucks at making things easy
15:22 Verdict - and conclusion
16:09 - Thanks, and Goodbye!
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Script: Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield, Kate Walton-Elliott
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