Birmingham → Southampton
Today's conditions on this route
- 78 g/kWh
- 46% renewable
- 9°C · cold
- 78 g/kWh
- 46% renewable
- 10°C · cold
Grid: uk-ngeso · Weather: open-meteo.com
Range by Weather Condition
In normal weather 24 of 24 EV models complete this route. Estimated charging stops among them: 0 to 1 (median 0).
Select a vehicle above to explore weather-adjusted range.
Assumptions behind these numbers
- Model assumptionStart charge 100%, arrive with 15% in reserve, charge up to 80% at each stop.
- Model assumptionUsable battery: 100% of each vehicle's listed capacity (the listed capacity may be gross or net; no correction is applied).
- Model assumptionSpeed: consumption starts from each vehicle's listed real-world efficiency, times a speed factor of 1.00 (1.00 = no speed adjustment).
- Vehicle dataWeather: each vehicle uses its own hot, normal and cold factor from our vehicle data, so consumption = efficiency x 1.00 / factor. Hot is 25 °C and above, normal is 10-25 °C, cold is below 10 °C.
- Model assumptionCharging speed: average power = min(vehicle peak kW, 150 kW cap) x 0.60 taper, plus 5 min per stop.
- MethodRange, energy and cost all use the same consumption figure. Energy is measured at the battery; charging losses are not included.
- MethodCharging stops are estimated from range and the charging window. They are not verified charging stations.
- Market dataCost: not shown, because no electricity market price is available for United Kingdom.
- Market dataCO2: energy x grid average carbon intensity of 78 g/kWh (United Kingdom, uk-ngeso, as of 18 Oct 2026).
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The 230-kilometre route from Birmingham to Southampton, with a drive duration of 163 minutes, is well within the real-world range of most modern electric vehicles, even in the cold climate that affects both cities. Cold temperatures typically reduce battery efficiency, so drivers should expect a practical range decrease of roughly 10 to 20 percent, meaning a vehicle with a nominal range of 250 kilometres may require a brief charging stop. While a single charge may suffice for many EVs in milder conditions, the cold climate makes a short mid-route stop a prudent strategy to avoid range anxiety. The terrain between the two cities is generally flat, which helps mitigate some of the cold-weather range loss, but drivers should still plan for a 15- to 30-minute charging stop, particularly if using a vehicle with a smaller battery or lower efficiency.