Road trips¶

Last checked: 8 November 2026.

Road trips in a Zeekr work well with a bit of planning. This page covers the planning habits that matter; the club's own trip guides cover group drives in more detail.

The rules we use on club trips¶

These come from the club's trip guides¹:

• Plan on 70 to 80% of rated range. Speed, hills, temperature, load and wind all cut into the WLTP figure. Plan legs around the lower number. See Range in the real world for what each factor costs.
• Charge to at least 90% the night before.
• Plan for the lowest-range car if you're travelling in a group.
• Have a backup charger for any stop that's a single unit.

The planning, leading and participant guides are on the club website.

Charging on the road¶

Stop at 80% unless you need more¶

Charging slows a lot as the battery gets close to full. On a long trip, several short stops to around 80% usually get you there sooner than fewer long stops to 100%. Charge higher only when the next leg needs it. The charging curve shows why.

When others are waiting, see Charging etiquette.

Peak rates¶

These are peaks under ideal conditions. What you see depends on the charger, the battery temperature and how full the battery is.

Plan one charger ahead¶

Always know your next stop, a backup if it's broken or busy, and whether you can reach the backup.

Use the breaks¶

Line up charging with meals, coffee and toilet stops. Avoid holiday-weekend peaks at busy highway sites if you can.

Planning tools¶

• A Better Route Planner (ABRP): enter your model, start and destination, and it suggests charging stops. Save the plan for offline use.
• PlugShare: check recent check-ins for each planned stop.
• Network apps: set up accounts and payment before you leave.
• The car's navigation: useful as a cross-check; it knows the battery level.

Screenshot the plan in case of poor reception, and share it with whoever's travelling with you.

Range on the road¶

Higher speeds, headwinds, roof loads, a full car, cold weather and running the heating or air conditioning all reduce range. Ways to claw some back:

• Pre-condition the cabin while still plugged in
• Use seat heating instead of heating the whole cabin
• Check tyre pressures before you leave
• Take off roof racks and boxes you don't need

If you're running low, slow down, turn climate control down, and look for any charger in range, even a slow AC one, to get you to the next fast charger.

Zeekr Roadside¶

1800 093 357, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, anywhere in Australia⁶. Save it in your phone before you go. Have your VIN, location (nearest cross street), a description of the problem and a contact number ready when you call.

Roadside runs for five years from first registration (seven years for the first 1,000 7X buyers under the launch offer)⁷⁸. Under the current terms it includes phone help, 12-volt battery tests and jump-starts, flat tyre help, help with lost or locked keys, and towing to the nearest authorised Zeekr retailer. If you're more than 100 km from home and the car can't be driven for over 24 hours, it can cover accommodation, a rental car or alternative transport, up to set limits⁶.

Being towed¶

Tell the operator it's an EV, and follow the towing instructions in your owner's manual.

Zeekr Power¶

Zeekr has talked about bringing its own charging network to Australia, but we found no confirmed Australian rollout. Use the public networks.

Share your trips¶

Done a route in your Zeekr? Share the stops, the range you actually got and anything you'd do differently through the community channels.