Do not road trip a Tesla!
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- Опубликовано: 27 июн 2024
- Our 2000-mile road trip across the USA in our Tesla Model Y Performance started out as an exciting adventure but quickly turned into a nightmare.
As first-time Tesla road trippers, our initial goal was to gauge how well this electric vehicle performs on a straightforward run before attempting a more complex cross-country journey.
Our goal was to learn if it is truly road trip-worthy or if we should explore other options.
#tesla #themeparkbazza #roadtrip #modely
Great insight into road tripping with an EV car. I was stressed just watching you guys. You were both right in saying you couldn’t enjoy the journey. (Hope the ankle is much better.) 🇬🇧xx
Thank you, the ankle is still not right
Great vlog Barry and Max. Very informative and useful. Impressed by how calm you both were. Good luck with the injury👍
Thanks 👍, ankle is still on the mend
Just watching your vlog, only a short way in but loving it, thank you .
It's a long vlog. Sorry about
that. I cut it down from 7hrs of footage
@@ThemeParkBazza I would love 7 hours of footage 😁☘️
Me and Mrs Ping couldn’t help notice that the Texaco facing where you stepped into a ditch has been converted from a Pizza Hut. A great example of US engineering that we all must take time to applaud.
Get well soon Dazza!
Ha, I did not notice, guess I was busy trying not to faint lol
Thanks for such a good review. It is something we were very interested in.
Glad it was helpful!
Great video, not so great for your ankle so pleased it’s not broken. Tesla not a road trip car I was worried you might not make it to charging points and we was just watching it on tv. Hope your ankle is feeling better now Barry. Looking forward to watching the full vlog next week. Have a nice weekend with Maxine and family in U.K. ❤❤
Thanks 👍 My ankle is still on the mend
Loving the reg plate !
Thank you
Loved this vlog but was sorry to hear about your accident. You both kept so calm despite all the problems of charging/not charging. I don’t drive now but you highlighted perfectly what problems can arise and I can pass that information on to friends and family. As you say, a hybrid is definitely the better option. As a Lancastrian I love that you haven’t lost your Yorkshire accent even though you have lived in America for over 20 years. I look forward to your weekly vlogs and can’t wait for the next one. Best wishes to you both.
Thank you, the good news is the rest of the roadtrip vlogs are less stressful
@ThemeParkBazza 7 hours ? Thank you for cutting it down :) much as I really loved your vlogs I'm not quite dedicated enough to take a day off work to watch one :) thanks for sharing this with us :)
Very dedicated indeed !
Great vlog glad you got back safe and well 😊
Thank you!! 😊, that’s the important thing
@@ThemeParkBazza enjoy your time back in the uk hope the weather picks up soon xx
Its fine, the pubs are open
I was so stressed for both of you, glad you’re both home safe.
Hope the ankle is healing.
Thank you, the ankle is healing , still not right though
Sorry to hear about your experience and I hope you are well healed now. I hope to see you at one of the meetups soon given I too live in ORL (or maybe see you two at a stoplight). I have made several x thousand long road trips in my Model S - up and down the East Coast and twice to Minneapolis (stopping many times at the same SCs you stopped at). I am glad my road trip experiences have been very enjoyable and relaxing with the FSD. Agreed, a few issues continue but I am never going back to gas. On my first trip, my range anxiety was high (in 2019 when there were many many few superchargers). However, after the first trip, I adjusted and it just disappeared. Looking forward to your next vlog and hearing more of how you are spending your retirement time. BTW, loved how you both planned your retirement so well in advance.
I am glad things worked out better for you. To be honest, the regular phantom braking was as much of a worry as charging. Is your Model S one with Lidar or just the cameras ?
@@ThemeParkBazza mine has radar which I believe is now deactivated with an FSD update. Phantom breaking is an issue and it’s getting less frequent with new updates. I particularly notice it in construction areas or near an overpass. It was painful during the I4 construction and now I am also noticing it on Narcoossee Rd but not in many roads I would experience it earlier.
On the smaller roads it an annoyance, at interstate speeds it’s dangerous . There should be zero phantom braking events and us technology to ensure that
It's crazy how much planning has to go into the trip in terms of calculating charge and where you'll have to stop, fair play for taking everything in stride guys :)
Hope your ankle is getting better 👍
It’s well on the mend now thanks
Thank you both for the vlog very informative. Here in the UK charging stations are sparse and the anxiety aspect and the EV cost are big issues - Kevin & Cyndy
The advantage you do have though is that distances are not as far as in a roadtrip in the the USA, but still a challenge as you say
Love the license plate! Aye up!! 😂😂
Cheers
Have a brilliant time guys keep safe ❤🇬🇧
Thank you
Glad you got back safely in the end, I was exhausted just watching your journey! I have a Tesla and definitely get ‘charge anxiety’ when we do longer trips. Chargers are even more sparse in the uk and you usually have to wait for them. Our second car is petrol for that reason! That being said I do love the Tesla, it’s perfect for short trips and everyday use. Hoping have healed well and are back on 2 feet now 😊
Agreed, EV’s are great for round town, it’s just road trips we found them lacking. My ankle is still not right yet
Felt for you both... what a stressful session!
Thanks, it was indeed
My son’s car got flooded out in Tennessee and he bought a used Ford Fusion hybrid. He moved back here to California as costs went up there, no houses to buy, apartments to rent, pay was really low and California weather has been better (cooler in summer) last 2 years, no twisters too. Governor here is horrible, just horrible. Anyways he uses little gas and electric recharges driving around. We always take his car sightseeing around here. The all electric are great as a second car for local driving or company cars. Looking forward to finishing watching this vlog.
Very stressful journey. Hope you’re fighting fit again my friend. Buccees burger looks nice!
Not fit yet , the ankle is still not right
Brilliant vlog, really really interesting. You should put the 6 hour version out at some point. People love that type of stuff 😅
I am not sure I gave the energy to edit for 7 hrs lol
Wow ! Hope your ankle is getting better. I was looking at an EV for my next car in UK but was put off before your vlog. We went to Buc-ee’s in Daytona Beach earlier this week and the pulled pork sandwich is just divine ! Hope you’re having a good time in Blighty we’ve got some naff weather here at the moment x
Thank you !
Bless you both ❤️ I had anxiety for you whilst watching. Thanks for vlogging and I wished that I’d seen you up here in Falls Church 🇬🇧 call in for coffee and Bourbon biscuits next time 👍👍
Deal
Very interesting vlog, I drive a hybrid in the UK but only use it on electric locally still use petrol on a long journey. We just visited friends in Michigan and did a road trip to Canada whilst there and we saw very few charging stations our whole trip we did not see any at the petrol garages we used to fill up our hire car in Michigan or Canada.
And there lies the problem, and battery range
Compelling viewing, excellent vlog. Thinking about buying an EV as our next vehicle however, clearly more work to be done reference infrastructure, reliability, etc. Thanks for sharing.
I'm glad it was helpful! we can only share our experiences. Think will improve, I am sure, but today we are not convinced they are road trippable
I would have thought that the best car to do the road trip would have been in a tesla. And on the whole it looked great. You did manage to get a charger at every stop, yes you had to swap one or 2 to get the higher charge rate. But looking at it everything looked the best it could have been. The cars issue with the charger not charging was an issue but tesla did sort it pretty quickly. Gas cars can break down as well with a multitude of different reasons. I'm not having a go, I have an ev in the uk and love it. Maybe things are different in the US I don't know. Good road trip video and sorry for your sore ankle, I hope your feeling better, take care both of you.❤
My worry is any rogue charger can take the car down , and I have no control over where or when that could happen. Not just Teslas it applies to all EVs
Gosh, I don’t think I will ever buy an all electric car, too much planning and stress, thanks for all the info and hope your ankle is ok now.
Ankle is still not right to be honest
All I can say is watching that road trip and recognizing 90% of those roads from our over 30 trips down to Fl… I’m so happy we’re flying in September!! lol
Yep , all on the 95 , lots of construction going on so flying is a good move this year
Happy birthday to Maxine, best wishes for a happy and healthy future.
Cheers
I have to say I anticipated your final decision about moving to a Hybrid vehicle Barry, it makes sense for a long distance journey. We did a long road trip last year while we were at our place in Kissimmee for 9 weeks and for sure we wouldn't have wanted to do what you and Max did. Hope your ankle heals soon mate.
Cheers, the ankle is still not right weeks later
Excellent video. Stressful and why.
Challenge Anneka meets crystal maze . Planning, strategy and issues. Nope give me a normal car.
A great video and shows the issues with electric vehicles
Some classic programs there !
Once again thank you for a great video from you both “ it seems a real task with a EV road trip “ and really stressful thanks for taking us along With you . I hope buc-ees restrooms didn’t disappoint “ I’d love a cuddly buc-ee says a 54 yr old male . I hope to visit one “ one day “ wishing you both a good rest and I hope your ankles pain goes soon Barry . Best wishes Philip essex🇬🇧
Thanks Philip, ankle is still sore , I am sure something was broken
That was a very helpful, informative video. The pain and discomfort you were experiencing came through the sound on the video. I see from comments you are still dealing with it. We still have two gas cars but the plan is one EV for around town and one hybrid to be used for long journeys. But really all cars are subject to issues. A friend bought a plug in hybrid. Week 3 went on the first long drive away from home for 4 days. On journey home day as she tried to reverse the car out of the drive it would not move, it was immobilized. She was in a fairly remote area, no roadside assistance until the next day. When they arrived they admitted they did not have the skills to work on a plug in hybrid. Had to get a tow truck to take it to the nearest dealership 70 miles away. Car was there a week because only one technician trained and qualified to work on the plug in hybrid vehicles. This type of car was brand new. I learned the hard way…..never buy a new style/model of a car the first year it is on sale. Did that in 2016 and it had 6 recalls the first year.
Very sound advice to not buy the first year of a model . I think I would go for a standard hybrid over a plug in Hybrid as it still needs specialized skills to fix the plug in ones over the standard ones
I couldn’t poke up with the uncertainty of it all, bad enough driving to unknown places , but to have to keep looking for charges , then when it fused! What a nightmare!!!
A very stressful trip
great vlog. I tell you the worry, I'd probably forget it haha. Sorry about your ankle..Can't believe Tesler made you drive to them. Thought there would be better customer service...the first guy didn't sound like he had a clue.
He kept telling me we had a software miss match, he had no clue
My name is Craig Dennis i watch your both new videos all the time and they are great videos and i in joy all of your both videos all the time👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Thanks again Craig for watching !
Sorry about your ankle injury. Those are so painful and tough to deal with. You're not the first EV owners I've heard talk about charging anxiety. General traffic issues can be daunting but adding in all of that math would be WAY too much for me. Looking forward to seeing how much you both enjoyed the rest of your trip.
Thank you, the rest of the trip is way less stressful
Omg , I would have been on pins ! No pun intended! So much for these fancy cars . I only drive a little VW and it would get me anywhere,
It was not straightforward for sure
Best decision to get a hybrid- I was feeling the anxiety just looking at you trying to charge
I think so
So, it was the supercharging that made the error? Love the video and thank you for sharing your trip.
They blamed to electricity coming from those superchargers
Oh dear, what a trip, Mr. and Mrs. Bazza! I'm not sure I could have dealt with all of that hassle with the chargers. A hybrid car does look like a better choice for such a trip. My brother and sister-in-law have one (Honda) and they love it. As for your ankle, I can relate. About 10 years ago, I dropped into a similar sort of hole and sprained mine. It took over a month before I could walk properly again, and I still have issues with it to this day.
That was my ankle I broke back in 2001 and it always had issues since then. At least it’s the same one so I still have a good one lol
@@ThemeParkBazza I suppose that's a good thing. Perhaps. LOL!
Well guys great video. If you don't recommend a road trip in a tesla with your skill of been prepared and your planning ability. The rest of us are up the CREEK. you mentioned the cost for electric but what was the time spent at all the charging points. Just as well you waited till you retired to do this video. Great job and advice. 👍👍👍👍
An average trip was 60 - 90 mins longer with charging
@@ThemeParkBazza thanks guys
Wow day one and it’s already a lot to deal with! Not sure I’d be doing that. Got a rental car when mine broke down twice. The first car was a hybrid. It was fantastic. Halved the petrol bill. It was a plug in hybrid. I tried, and failed to charge it after booking and pre paying at the hotel. The idea is great, but way too much messing for me. I drive 200 miles each way on university pick up. I do A roads. It would stress me no end having to look for chargers 😂.
I think a regular hybrid rather than a plug in one would be our replacement and keep one of our EVs for around town trips
Very interesting watch. As a high mileage field service manager in the north of Uk, I will hold on to a diesel for as long as possible !
Sounds sensible
Glad you are ok. Pity maxine didn't film it 😮 I have dodgy ankles and fall over nothing all the time. Would love to go to savanna
Thanks, the ankle is still healing slowly
Wow just wow thanks for sharing this. $220 charging costs for 2k miles? That would fill my Pacifica minivan 4 times and I would easily get 2000 miles out of it give or take. Your comment of ‘range anxiety’ nailed it. Appreciate your honesty in n sharing this. I will never by an EV. I thought having an EV saves on petrol or overall costs?
Cheaper if you charger are home, superchargers are expensive. It was a 2200 miles in total so the car was costing 11c per mile . A gas car doing 22mpg would cost $350 for the same trip so 16c per mile.
Your experience is the EXACT reason why I will NEVER purchase a Tesla. I can drive nearly 400 miles in my Lexus, spend less than 10 minutes to fill up my car and I am off on my way again. Having to plan a trip around charging station stops = A waste of valuable vacation time and a lot of ANXIETY! Glad you are okay now.
I was hoping we could make it work, we will keep one of our EVs for running round town locally but get a Hybrid for road trips
Thank you for all your videos, including your retirement one. First, I would like to say I would not wish what happened to you during your road trip vacation to even my enemies lol . Sadly I have a similar experience except my video would be Do Not road trip with a Ford. Lolol. We had it afford that was about a year old. This was a new model that had been out for two years while road tripping from the West Coast to Toronto Canada, and pulling out of a hotel parking lot. The engine dropped. And I mean literally I was going like 3 miles an hour went over speed, bump, and boom slammed on the brakes found out the bolt that holds the engine sheared and the engine fell on the axle. Luckily nothing was bent, and we were up and running in a few hours.. we found out that this was a known advisory issue and when vehicles of my make and model and year come in, they are to review it and between the start of the advisory and my last oil change in lube it came up. So they never looked at that part and worked notified of that part at that time.
So bad things happen to good people, but I would love for you to review your first 42 minutes before the issue would you change the title? lol
I do understand the issue of supplying voltage to an EV vehicle and spikes can happen. I’ve had one happen in my house that blew out our TV in fridge once.
But
Would like to add that since living in my small town for 15 years three times the local Kroger‘s has put diesel fuel in the underground non-diesel storage . So for three days over 15 years, people got diesel in their vehicles and it pretty much destroyed their vehicles. Similar to all vehicles. My opinion of your first two minutes is, we’re having a great time. please keep up the good videos as I watch all of them
I think Tesla handled the car problem extremely well. Especially giving you a loaner.
The phantom braking was a deal killer as well. The car doing emergency stops at 70mph on the interstate because it thought it saw an obstacle was a bad as the charging issues to be honest
Enjoyed the Vlog. Eye opening experience for people considering an EV. And that's with Tesla's who as you say have the best charging infrastructure and range. Other EVs experience on that road trip would have been much harder
Oh yes, I would not event attempt it I a non Tesla
Glad you went and got your ankle checked! Hope you were able to rest it!
I did , it’s still not fixed properly, it was so sore after our flight to the UK
@@ThemeParkBazza ankle sprains take a very.....very long time to heal. You may have torn some ligaments. If you are still having pain, when you are back home call your primary and tell them it still hurts and see if they can order a CT or MRI. The key word in healthcare to get testing is "pain".... trust me 😉
Torn ligaments I think, find when I am walking on it, hurts like billio when I stand still and don’t move
Hope the ankle gets better quickly…we have the same car in the UK (MYP) and tbh have the same issues with the braking and the wipers. We really like the car having come from a RR sport, but having done a number of road trips in the USA (last one Nashville to Orlando last sept), I 100% wouldn’t have an EV for long journeys; that said seemed really good value at 10c / mile….as a buyer and EV just doesn’t work for me as I would never recoup the difference in cost compared to a pure ICE car….sure you already now know, but with that update, when you manually touch the wiper button on the stork a pop up comes on the screen and can switch it easily from auto - it’s def better when it rains compared to looking for that bloody icon! 😂
Oh they have improved the wipers , but they are still harder to operate than they should be
@@ThemeParkBazza 100% agree 👍
Running up the battery to eliminate stops actually costs you more time. We do nj to disney once a year and u should be doing multiple shorter stops to get faster chargers from 10% to 60% then it will taper down.
Agrees but the challenge is we need longer to stop than the car does, so you are always overcharged when you get to the car
I would change the car. When you go on a road trip it is mentioned to be enjoyable. I only watched you I would be stressed. Love the videos
That’s the plan, later in the year
Ay up both. I couldn't get over the scale of the States when we were over there so I guess the distance between chargers (and service centres) is a big part of the range anxiety. While you're in the UK I think you'll find it a lot more enjoyable. From the Midlands, we've done Cornwall and a Netherlands road trip in our little MG4 and had no problems. Instead of going for the most efficient charging time, we just aim for a rapid charger when we're down to sub-20%, charge to 80-90 (no matter how long) and carry on. I think the Tesla app tries to overcomplicate things. But, as I say, we are very lucky as we're in a much smaller country so we're never too far from a charger. Oh, and by the way, sorry we missed your meet up - I'm afraid the weather beat us (are you doing any in the UK?)
No worries, no meet ups in the UK family time. Yes the USA is so big they need far more chargers to cover the distances
One of my friends, a new Tesla owner was just telling me in China they are doing battery swaps so you don't have to charge. Still have to make it to a service center for the swap but much faster
Interesting
Hi did the phantom braking happen with cruise control? Or can it happen with just manually driving. It’s the one thing that scares me with kids in the car. If it’s possible to manually drive without phantom braking although not ideal I would prefer this. Thanks
It inly happened with cruise control for us, so I didn't use cruise control for most of the trip
@@ThemeParkBazzaah perfect thanks for the reply they really should have an option for so called dumb cruise control which just maintains the speed you set without any interference from cameras safety etc. Needless to say I won’t be using cruise control as the sudden braking sounds awful! 👍
What a kerfuffle. It’s a shame it took the pleasure out of the road trip. I can only imagine the anxiety. At least you know now though. I hope your ankle is on the mend. Thanks for sharing your EV road trip experience. Very helpful for others thinking about doing an EV road trip ☺️
We can on share what happened to us , hopefully others have less stressful trips
Ouch that ankle i feel your pain, i have a trimalleolar fracture of the ankle currently.
It’s still sore, torn ligaments I think
@@ThemeParkBazza ligaments are very painful. I hope you feel better soon.
Great vlog Bazza, a true and honest review showing why you should not buy an EV. Would be interested to know how much this would cost in fuel.
Around $350 vs. the $220 in Electric
I'd pay the extra in fuel. Too much planning needed with the battery. Lucky Barry knows what he is doing , but how many of us are going to plan a trip like this so meticulously, down to the percentage of charge/vs distance. And that's if all goes to plan.
We had done a ton of research in EV road trips before trying one, and even we were caught out
How long did that full charge take at firehouse subs ?
That stop was about 25mins, the whole trip we gave the price at the end , around $220 I think
Very interesting video. Just arrived in Orlando a couple of days ago and hertz are really pushing their EV’s. I believe if it’s a Tesla, they have a deal with Tesla to use the superchargers and then pass on the bill without any surcharge to your rental agreement charges. I know there is a supercharger just a few mins from Disneys Saratoga where I am staying but am still not convinced. I’ve used Nissan leafs in the UK and you really have to be on your game to think about long journeys.
Hertz is selling off all its Tesla EVs , too expensive to maintain
Did see something about that on RUclips. Their venture into Tesla rentals seems to have been a nightmare and I believe they had to take a lot of them off daily hire and do deals with door dash etc to at least get some dollars a day income off their fleet.
I had an ev for 6 months and hated every month of that 6 I had it. Major anxiety trying to find chargers that were not full or broken, journeys taken longer, hated driving which I normally love. Glad to get rid of it.
Same here for Maxine’s car , our local chargers are always broken or full
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I thought you would be driving something like a Corvette in sunny Florida!
We used to own an Audi TTS, but at our age, getting in and out was not graceful
Sorry you hurt your ankle, we have a mokka ev vauxhall, can i ask u why u only charged it by 20% and not full just curious x
Sorry if we confused you, we always charges to 80 or 100% in the vlog
I think your experience just goes to show it’s still new technology and it has issues. Having something like petrol you can just fill up and go means you’ve just got to know there’s a petrol station. Let’s hope it gets better.
Oh it will get better over time, it’s just not there yet
What a pain in the *** give it up guys, get rid its draining me of energy just watching the faff you are going through!! Its not the future. Speedy recovery Bazz 👍
Cheers, we will be changing out the cars in the Autumn
@ThemeParkBazza it's the noise too... weird sounding but I am a formula 1 fan so sound is a big deal for me 😀🚘
What is the ring road around Orlando? Would love to use it instead of 1-4 !!
You can use the 417 to the east and the 429 to the west
@@ThemeParkBazza thank you. My husband travels 429 daily between Sanford and Kissimmee. Was hoping you had a secret path to bypass everything.. but I guess that is something everyone wishes for !! lol.
Yes , no one road but anything us better than the I4
I drive a Mercedes hybrid. I will never rely on electric only, especially in the uk, it’s simply not practical for a road trip. Hope you’re ok Bazza!
A lesson I have learnt the hard way
Bukees brisket is the best 😊😊also thr jerky and the beaver nuggets 🎉
Agreed
Oh Barry, I’m half way through this vlog and what you are describing about the Tesla customer service is exactly the same here in the UK, they are awful, so much so we’ve had a 6 month battle trying to return the car due to having over 18 faults and 2 repeat issues. I feel your pain, clueless company imo.
Still quite a new company as far as cars go
I think all of the charging and waiting around would have driven me crazy. Sorry that you sprained your ankle, you really did sound in agony, its a horrible feeling. I hope it has healed and you are pain free now
My ankle is still not right weeks later to be honest , I think I cracked a bone but it did not show up on the x-ray you saw
Thought you would have rung Morgan & Morgan lol
I should have lol
This was a great video, I do wonder whether EV’s really are the future or a bit of a cul-de-sac before (perhaps) a more practical sustainable alternative is invented. It seems unlikely there will ever be the infrastructure required if EVERYONE drives an EV.
I think as battery technology improves for longer range, then you won't need as many chargers. Most cars today will do 400-500 miles on a tank. Batteries need to be in the same ballpark instead of 200 miles, as they are today
Life is to short, to worry about mileage anxiety.
Greetings from Yorkshire! You guy's have once again reinforced for me that EV's are not the answer. The infrastructure worldwide is probably 20% of what it needs to be minimum at best. My 2019 Mercedes diesel gives me an average of 55 mpg, driven however you want, in fantastic comfort, and the longer I keep it, the less impact to the planet through manufacture. Great vlog's btw!
I think you have a very smart strategy
@@ThemeParkBazza cheers!
So are you selling?
Yes , we will trade the car in for a Hybrid later in the year, there are so few available in the USA near us at the moment
I'm not sure if you will answer, but here goes. How do you fill how Disney is treating the disable people with DAS ? And now Disney has come out and said over sea people will not be able to book rides until they are on USA land ?
My feelings are that Disney complies with all the current. ADA rules and regulations and goes above and beyond with its DAS system. As far as international reservations for LL , agents will book them for you if you are staying on Disney property. If not, there are technical ways to get round the block, I am told, but I expect Disney will make changes to allow it anyway if there are workarounds.
To be honest we do not really understand the mechanics of ecv, but what alot of faffing about with all the charging etc😂 What we liked about the vlog was not so much about the car but the route you took. I'm really into American Civil war history and have done a couple of road trips around viginia, the carolinas and Georgia so probably driven down the same roads. You said you vloged your visit to busch Gardens but did you film anything else? Hope your ankle is on the mend, my wife had a similar incident in 2018 whilst riding around celebration in 2018 miss placing her foot, ended up in celebration hospital with a boot and spent the rest of the holiday in a wheelchair
Yes more roadtrip vlogs to come staring next Friday
Oh my gosh how stressful! Bet you both needed a good stiff drink or 2 after that! 🥃🥃
Several :-)
Why don’t you use your sun visas that would sop you getting sunburn x very good vlog
We will now use suncream, it’s the first car we have ever driven we got sunburn and we have driven to Florida dozens of times in our hold Honda Pilot when we lived in Virginia
Sorry Guys you had a poor road trip experience w/ your model Y. I currently have 2023 MY LR, since Dec. 2023, my only road trip experience was a trip from Olympic peninsula of Washington State to Calgary Canada around 1600 mile, two months ago. I had a great road trip, temperatures were in the low 40’s Fahrenheit to mid 50s. Didn’t have any issues charging, on a few occasions, over ruled the charging station recommendation. All and all, my Tesla behaved well. Hoping it continues to do so.
1600 mile round trip….
I am glad you did not have any of that phantom braking on the highway, that was scary
No phantom braking as of yet, but a year and half ago before I purchased my MY, I rented a M3 from Hertz and experienced phantom braking on my trip from Las Vegas airport to Laughlin. As I recall it was a very warm and sunny day.
Imagine a car full of kids having to sit and charge a car. No thanks.
That’s a very good point, but then kids always want to stop more frequently so maybe a chance for them to run off energy
All vehicle purchases, gas or electric, has the possibility of giving you a lemon. Could this be one of those times? Or is it just a sour taste in your mouth from the experience that you're ready to cut ties and recognize? Glad you two were safe when the car gave you grief. P.S. Loved having dinner with you in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
I think until batteries go further and chargers are more available away from the interstates EV’s are not suitable for long road trips
I would always hire a petrol car when i visit the USA as i would be worried all the time about an EV and where my nearest charging point is, and that's the last think you want on your hol's.
Yes it more to worry about when you should be relaxing
Don’t know if I’d have worse anxiety about the charging or knowing two dodgy characters from the UK living in my newly renovated home
Definetly the charging
Hope the ankle is getting better and that just put me off electric cars
Slowly it was sore after our last flight
Hi guys it just seems like so much nonsense all this charging Vonnie has a Toyota hybrid CHR self charge i think that’s the only way we have just also got a Porsche nothing green about it lol keep safe Andy and Vonnie
We loved the CHR Hybrid, we had one as a rental car in the UK. You cannot buy them in the USA
I so enjoy all your vlogs but, this one caused anxiety for me as well as you. I felt that you were not fully enjoying your trip because you were constantly watching your battery charge and continually stopping at the next charging station. It makes more sense to have a hybrid or gas only vehicle for long journeys. I hope that your ankle heals, or has already healed quickly.Just another added dilema. Be well. Keep taking us on all your adventures.
Thanks for following along, the ankle is still on the mend
Haven't watched the video but we drove 2000 miles across Europe in our 2015 Model S, it was a piece of cake with the car finding chargers and free supercharging. I'd never go back to ICE.
2015 you would still have the Lidar I guess and not have to put up with the Phantom breaking we had
@@ThemeParkBazza Yes, it's AP1 and works pretty well. I'll have a watch though as I do love your content, hope retirement is treating you both well. 👌🏼
OMG having an electric car just seems such hard work,get a horse and buggy a lot more reliable ❤
Well I think the EV is, but there is so much planning involved
@@ThemeParkBazza unfortunately I'm not that organised lol
Crikey!!!! stressful 😩 A lot more work needed on the whole EV system I think 🤔 Non needed stress to add to a road-trip with traffic etc 😮 Sue!!! For the hole in the grass Bazza 😂😂😂😂 Hope you are well ❤
It was a bit stressful. I did not think at the time but we should have taken photos of the hole
@@ThemeParkBazza definitely 👍🏽 but when you are in that much pain things go out the window 🪟
Indeed
It's like planning a military operation.
It is indeed, or a Disney vacation lol
Waaay late to the party. Hopefully you've mended and are hybrid car shopping. Oh and Happy Independence Day 🇺🇸 😉
Yes, not yet, thank you :-)
Sorry about your sprained ankle, and the problems with the car. Great that you posted this because it shares what trips could be like. We travel cross-country a lot. We've driven to Washinton State, Florida, Ga, several times. So, I don't think an only electric car would work across country through desert driving. Tesla has lots of chargers it seems. Must be the ones the government paid millions for and only got 7 installed must not have been done through Tesla. Elon Musk must be the only person in the country who can accomplish anything. Too bad he wasn't born here so he could run for the presidency!
Of through Texas, there do not look to be a lot of chargers away from the interstates
@@ThemeParkBazza It was difficult to find gas stations across Montana and into Wyoming.
So I wonder how hard it is then to find EV charging there ?
@@ThemeParkBazza I doubt you can except in bigger cities.
I will stick with Gas, electric works if you are charging at home but otherwise it’s just an inconvenience.
We charge at home with no issues, it’s the roadtrip where we had to rely on the superchargers that was not as simple as it should be
Nope I’ll pay the fuel prices!
Well, who didn't see that coming? Range Anxiety - it is so common that it has a name. Seems crazy to spend all that money on a Tesla and have all that anxiety. Hope your ankle is mending. Have fun new car shopping!
I did think with all the infrastructure in the USA it would be ok with a Tesla, that’s specifically why we bought one
I for one won’t be having any EV. I’ve never been a fan, not so sure how environmentally friendly they really are and now having seen how anxious you guys were during the trip about worrying if you’ll make the next station is enough to put you off for life. I’ve never believed that the infrastructure was there for these vehicles and you’ve just prove that. Plus, if they EV manufactures really want to make them work, then they need to have those superchargers at every gas/petrol station.
They do need more chargers and or longer lasting batteries
Definitely wouldn’t buy a Tesla. I have a plugin Toyota RAV4. Highly recommend. No worries about running out of battery and so far filled up with petrol once! Hope the foot is on the mend. ❤
Sounds perfect , the ankle is improving
It was not that bad. Be flexible and adaptable… lol
Lol