In the show, after making the 55 mile range claim and pushing the car into the garage, he plugs it in for a recharge and says that recharges take 16 hours. He then says because of this it would take "more than three days" to get from where he is, Dunsfold Aerodrome in Surrey, to northern Scotland. The furthest point he could go to is the John O' Groats campground in Wick. Google Maps reveals that is 704 miles or 12 hrs and 45 minutes of travel.
So let's compare whether he is claiming the 55 mile range or the 211 mile range is the one he accepts for non-track driving.
211 miles on the various roads would take at least 4 hrs, then 16 hours to recharge.
Start: 0 hrs
Drive to 211 mile pt: +4 hrs
Recharge: +16 hrs = 20 hrs elapsed
Drive to 422 mile pt: +4 hrs = 24 hrs elapsed
Recharge: +16 hrs = 40 hrs elapsed
Drive to 633 mile pt: +4 hrs = 44 hrs elapsed
Recharge: +16 hrs = 60 hrs elapsed
Drive to 704 mile pt: +1.5 hrs = 61 hrs elapsed
So that is about 2.5 days, less than the more than 3 days he claims.
At 55 mile range though it would be substantially longer than 3 days though. That would be about 17 hours per 55 mile leg, 12 legs at 17 hrs, 204 hours or 8.5 days.
So Clarkson, through his claim of more than 3 days to travel to the north of Scotland, is suggesting the range is more than 55 but less than 211 miles.
So let's compare whether he is claiming the 55 mile range or the 211 mile range is the one he accepts for non-track driving.
211 miles on the various roads would take at least 4 hrs, then 16 hours to recharge.
Start: 0 hrs
Drive to 211 mile pt: +4 hrs
Recharge: +16 hrs = 20 hrs elapsed
Drive to 422 mile pt: +4 hrs = 24 hrs elapsed
Recharge: +16 hrs = 40 hrs elapsed
Drive to 633 mile pt: +4 hrs = 44 hrs elapsed
Recharge: +16 hrs = 60 hrs elapsed
Drive to 704 mile pt: +1.5 hrs = 61 hrs elapsed
So that is about 2.5 days, less than the more than 3 days he claims.
At 55 mile range though it would be substantially longer than 3 days though. That would be about 17 hours per 55 mile leg, 12 legs at 17 hrs, 204 hours or 8.5 days.
So Clarkson, through his claim of more than 3 days to travel to the north of Scotland, is suggesting the range is more than 55 but less than 211 miles.