We had a calm night in Laâyoune despite the somewhat questionable neighborhood of the hotel. We left very early in the morning, just before sunrise, because we knew that it would be a very long day. Our next destination was El Argoub, close to Dakhla and about 540km away from Laâyoune.
A couple of hours later, we reached Boujdour. It’s located 190km from Laâyoune. It was essential for the success of our expedition to find 3-phase electricity for charging there.
Luckily, Ayoub and Silvia had already done some investigations before the trip and quickly found a good spot at one of the gas stations.
Ayoub installed a temporary charging box, and we charged all three EVs to 100%.
We also left a 32A CEE plug at Boujdour for future EV explorers. On our way back, we will add this place to PlugShare.
I was quite nervous about the next stretch. From Boujdour, it’s nearly 350km to El Argoub. With headwind, this could become impossible for my Q8 e-tron with offroad tires and a roof rack.
My plan was to drive very slowly (like 50km/h slow) if the energy consumption was above average.
Luckily, we had a tailwind, and the road was in very good condition. My energy consumption was really low on that day and in the range of 21kW/100km. Long-term average for my car on this trip was around 30kW/100km.
I soon relaxed, drove at a comfortable 80 km/h, and enjoyed the landscape. No hypermiling tricks were needed.
Since range wasn’t a problem anymore, we even did a couple of short offroad tracks to explore the spectacular coastline.
We enjoyed the sunset at a beautiful spot next to the sea.
From there, it was not far anymore to El Argoub, but still 1430km to Dakar.
Our charging and overnight spot in El Argoub was the Oasis 212 hotel.
There are a couple of nice bungalows and a large restaurant at the resort, but I decided to camp in my car, which was also possible.
Ayoub was trying to find a charging solution for us by connecting the charging box to the power distributor of the resort.
Sadly, at this place, the only option was a large diesel generator. There is just no other form of electricity available at this place. Not great for the environment, but sometimes it’s the only option for charging an EV, and it’s still better than driving the whole trip with combustion engine cars. And it will likely change in the future when the infrastructure is improved in this area.
Charging worked flawlessly there (with 3-phase 16A), and the next morning our EVs had enough energy for the next stretch.
EV Overlanding 
Thanks for the transparency and your honesty — I really appreciate that. I understand the situation, and sometimes there simply isn’t another option yet. It’s good to see that this is handled openly, and hopefully the infrastructure in the area will improve in the future.