On vacation with your electric car, how feasible is it?

What still holds many people back is the constant charging stress they think they experience while traveling. However, this stress is unjustified.

Provided some preparation, electric cars can cover distances of up to 1,200 km in one day. We give you some tips that can make your electric car journey easier.

Your electric car is perfectly capable of getting you to your destination smoothly. By planning your trip a bit in advance, there is really no reason to panic.

Plan your route from charge point to charge point. Apps like Chargemap, Plugsurfing, Newmotion, Chargemap, A Better Routeplanner,... provide a clear overview of public charging stations in Europe.

These apps look at the charging capacity of your car and show you the charging speed of available charging stations.

Are you traveling in a Tesla? Then you'll find additional charging stations in the Tesla app where you can make a stop. Other brands can't use this everywhere, unfortunately.

One recommends downloading multiple apps so you can be sure to always find a charging point.

Preparation includes getting your charge card in order. Not every charge card can be used abroad, so check thoroughly beforehand to see if you need to adjust it.

We also recommend that you request multiple charging passes. It can always happen that one pass does not work. You will then be very happy to have a second pass on hand.

Because breakdowns are not inevitable, it is recommended that you bring the cables that came with your electric vehicle.

The charging cable for regular outlet 220-240 volts and the regular charging cables. This allows you to charge your battery from an outlet in case of emergency. The disadvantage of this is that your layover will take a little longer.

A golden tip is not to travel on weekends, especially Black Saturday is best avoided. On these days, traffic jams can form in front of charging stations.

If you drive at less busy times, you have absolutely no need to worry about finding a free charging station.

Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany and Scandinavian countries also have enough charging stations to travel comfortably. Have no idea where you want to go yet?

Then planning your trip based on how well equipped countries are for EVs is also an option. Data from the European Commission shows us that in the Netherlands there is a public charging station every kilometer and a half.

The same data used energy company Zonneplan to calculate how many kilometers you have to travel in each European country before you can find a charging point.

The result showed us that unlike the best sun destinations Monaco and Slovenia, European countries unfortunately do not yet have sufficient possibility of electric charging.

In some parts of France, for example, sometimes not a single charging point can be found. This is then referred to as "the charging desert." Surprisingly, from Belgium, Slovenia actually does even better than Monaco.

During your journey, you will drive through almost exclusively top-ten countries from the charging station density list. (Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Switzerland, Lichtenstein and Austria)

By following this route, you avoid Germany, which in turn is positive because charging costs are much higher here than in France, for example.

We also know that the further south one travels, one will have to be better prepared. Countries like Spain, Italy and Croatia are a little more difficult, but certainly not impossible.

So planning is the message here.