Liverpool → Bristol
Today's conditions on this route
- 78 g/kWh
- 46% renewable
- 8°C · cold
- 78 g/kWh
- 46% renewable
- 9°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 2 (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 290-kilometre route from Liverpool to Bristol presents a straightforward single-country journey for EV drivers, with a drive time of 204 minutes. For a typical modern electric vehicle with a real-world range of around 350 kilometres, this trip could theoretically be completed without a stop, but cold weather conditions may reduce efficiency by up to 20 percent, making a mid-journey charge a prudent option. The dense station network along the corridor means drivers can choose from multiple rapid chargers near motorway services, reducing range anxiety. Practical planning should account for the fact that Bristol offers nearly double the charging capacity of the departure city, so arriving with a lower state of charge is less risky, though pre-conditioning the battery before departure in cold temperatures remains advisable to maximise initial range.