3-Night Off-Grid V2L Camping in the Scottish Highlands (NC500) with Our BYD Seal AWD
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Took our BYD Seal Excellence AWD up the North Coast 500 in Scotland for a 4-day, 3-night road trip and slept at two off-grid lochside campsites using 3.3 kW V2L power.
On-Road Impressions, Efficiency & Setup Details
- Ran a 1,500W induction hob, electric kettle, heated throw blankets, and charged our camera drone batteries.
- Across 3 nights of V2L usage, we used just 14% total battery SOC (~11.5 kWh).
- Even on single-track Highland roads with 1,200m of elevation gain, regenerative braking recovered tons of energy on the descents!
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Took our BYD Seal Excellence AWD up the North Coast 500 in Scotland for a 4-day, 3-night road trip and slept at two off-grid lochside campsites using 3.3 kW V2L power.
On-Road Impressions, Efficiency & Setup Details
- Ran a 1,500W induction hob, electric kettle, heated throw blankets, and charged our camera drone batteries.
- Across 3 nights of V2L usage, we used just 14% total battery SOC (~11.5 kWh).
- Even on single-track Highland roads with 1,200m of elevation gain, regenerative braking recovered tons of energy on the descents!
Running heated blankets and an induction kettle by a Scottish loch with zero engine noise is peak EV life!
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Running heated blankets and an induction kettle by a Scottish loch with zero engine noise is peak EV life!
@Henry_C_TangEV How did the low front splitter on the Seal handle the Highland single-track passing places and cattle grids?
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@Henry_C_TangEV How did the low front splitter on the Seal handle the Highland single-track passing places and cattle grids?
@connor.smith Zero scrapes! Clearance is 145mm and the 360° transparent chassis camera view lets you place the front wheels millimetre-perfect on rough verges.
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@connor.smith Zero scrapes! Clearance is 145mm and the 360° transparent chassis camera view lets you place the front wheels millimetre-perfect on rough verges.
@WillowM_UK Inspired us to book our Lake District V2L camping trip next month—thanks for sharing the SOC numbers!
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Thanks for sharing the real-world numbers! Dealers rarely explain this clearly during handover, so having verified owner telemetry on the forum saves everyone a lot of guesswork.
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I ran the exact same test last month on a rainy weekend trip. Regen braking in High mode remained super predictable, and the LFP pack voltage delta stayed under 12 mV on my OBD2 scanner.
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Good catch on those specifications. I checked the service manual torque specs and fuse layout over the weekend and everything matches what you outlined here.
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Subscribed to this thread. Has anyone here compared this behaviour before and after the latest DiLink OTA firmware update? Mine felt noticeably smoother in low-speed traffic afterwards.
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