Question: What is it like to travel during the Spring Festival by driving an electric car?
Today is the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, and this is the first post from Xiao Xin Shuo Che in the new year. Here, Xiao Xin Shuo Che wishes all colleagues a prosperous and lucky Year of the Tiger, with added strength and fortunes.
Let’s get down to business. Recently, vehicle administration offices across the country have started live streaming their services, broadcasting the practical driving test for both the second and third stages. This has sparked a wave of netizens who have already obtained their driving licenses, but who like to engage in online interaction during these live broadcasts.
Of course, these netizens who have obtained their licenses haven’t got any malicious intent. Most of them show up to watch for the fun and excitement. Watching others taking their driving tests is not the only thing that is fun, even watching traffic jams has its own joy.
During the long holidays, you’ll hear news on TV about traffic congestion on highways, with traffic jams stretching for tens of kilometers and news reports about over 20 hours spent traveling only 500 kilometers. Many netizens who chose not to stay behind, would grab a bottle of water in one hand and merrily leave comments on their phones like, “I’m glad I didn’t go for the fun.”
However, during the Spring Festival, whether you like it or not, many people have to participate. This is when the nightmare begins for electric car owners. The number of charging stations on highways is not very high and during this time period, there are too many electric cars participating in the Spring Festival, drastically amplifying the slowness of the charging problem for electric cars. Queuing to charge has become a common occurrence.
During this Spring Festival travel period, we drove three electric cars from Guangzhou to Guangdong West, Guangdong East, and Guangdong North. What interesting things happened on the way? How much time did we spend charging? Did anyone cut the queue at the fast charging stations on highways? Check out the video with answers below.
Guangxi Line
Hunan Line
Guangdong Line
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