A VW ID.4 Just Set a New EV Record on a 4,432-Mile Journey

Making long-distance journeys in an EV can take significant planning to avoid running out of juice. That's even more important when you're gunning for a world record like Rainer Zietlow, who just crossed the whole of Canada in a Volkswagen ID.4.

Zietlow is perhaps best known for running Challenge4, a banner under which he pursues ambitious adventure drives. He's done everything from setting altitude records in a Volkswagen Touareg to crossing multiple continents in cars powered by natural gas. As covered by CarScoops, his latest project involved crossing Canada in an EV while making the minimum number of charge stops along the way.

Like the vast majority of his records, Zietlow relied on a Volkswagen for the journey. The attempt was made with a Volkswagen ID.4, with photographer Elric Popp joining him for the trip. Starting off in St John's, Newfoundland, the duo drove 4,432 miles, ending up at Mile 0 on the Trans-Canada Highway in Victoria, British Columbia. The journey was completed with just eighteen charge stops, with the ID.4 averaging 246 miles between charges.