This is one of the most detailed and nicely presented tesla road trip videos I have ever seen. Please do more road trip videos or may be the camping in the Tesla videos. Love to see more
I thoroughly enjoyed your presentation! As an American, I especially appreciated you breaking everything down in miles and dollars for us. Can't wait to visit your beautiful country, once this pandemic is no longer with us!
You lot in the US use miles 'cos of us 😅. And gallons, yards, feet, inches, fahrenheit and any other measurement that makes no flippin sense. Don't mention it.
The longest road trip I organised was 1100 miles from the Uk to Moravia in the Czech Republic. A great video, lovely scenery and you have a wonderful voice
I have ordered an PHEV because I can't find an EV that has the capacity to tow my caravan. I see no reason why I shouldn't use a public charger to top up my battery when I can, as it helps increase my efficiency and reduce my Carbon Footprint. However, I do plan to only use slow chargers as my car will only take 3.7KW. There is no gain from using anything faster than that and will leave those for full EV's that can use the speed. Great video!
I just took a 3k road trip and realized way safer than any other car. Spend way less money and you arrive way rested Most importantly you know in the tiredest moment. It really helps
We did a 2,500 mile round-trip road trip in my Model 3 last Christmas from Pontiac, MI to North Port, FL in the US. Was a blast! We had to supercharge 9 or 10 times each way, some as short as 20 minutes and some as long as 60. Seeing the range increase going from cold Michigan to hot Florida was fascinating. It also cost me nothing, thanks to some friends who used my referral code :)
Came in wanting to know about the long distance driving experience of a Model 3, came out amazed and struck by the UK's natural beauty from the countryside and harbor towns. I want to travel there someday.
Such an underrated video!! For a 1000 milk journey, that was effortless in terms of charging. Range left based on your trip and current usage is brilliant.
Thats it. All my questions answered. Ordering the model 3 tonight. Yes, I did watch the video right till the end and you have been amazing. Apart from the car, you brought back a lot of sweet memories. As a young dumb broke sorry and single man, I started my life as an NHS medic at the derriford. Devon and Cornwall has the most caring and genuine people ever. They actually made me fall in love with the country. 10 years down the line, Living in essex, I miss Cornwall every day. Hope to go back one day. You just earned yourself 1000 supercharging miles mate. TC
I think this goes to show that there’s no reason not to go full electric in the UK. Yes some may still complain at the mild inconvenience of having to go out of your way to find a charger and then walk back but I think this is a small price to pay for the benefits. Cant wait to hopefully get a Y one day,
@@thomasglover3834 I did: saw a person driving most of the way down England and only stopping where he usually stopped in a regular car. As he said, there was a GeniePoint rapid charger near his destination which he chose not to use. Could have gone to that, had a day out and had all the charge he needed for his whole holiday. Seemed like a piece of piss to me.
I agree, the only concern would be if we see a huge increase in EV’s then do we have the charging infrastructure to deal with that many electric cars on the road? I rarely see Tesla’s right now and it was already somewhat an inconvenience to find a charger when going to somewhere remote like Cornwall.
A word 'amazing' is not enough to describe your video, it is ideally composed and information delivered in an engaging way with a nice vibe. I literally felt as if I was traveling together with your family, and at the same time I grasped experience of traveling long distances in Tesla. I would like to say huge thank you! Hopefully you will continue making more videos like this.
You know what I’m surprised about? Your production quality. It’s. Spot. On. Never knew about your channel before this video, but be sure I’ll be watching more model 3 content soon!
Loved the fine long-trip video. All seemed to translate well to doing a similarly-ranged trip in the USA. I noted seven hints that seem quite useful for our first long-range trip. My wife and I, both seventy-nine, just bought our remarkable Tesla Model 3 LR and have been using a "first things first" learning methodology. We have started out with home charging on our normal 110v charge supply at about 10 mph. Now installing 240 vac for 30 mph capacity. Our survey of local Tesla charging stations shows quite a nice choice, Florida has loads of vacationers so gets some favoritism, I'm sure. Your term "range anxiety" has hit home but your video went a very long way to help reduce this aspect of EV car ownership, thank you. Overall the Model 3 is such a joy to drive we feel compelled to try a longer trip very soon. The stay-at-home of this COVID pandemic makes driving in our Model 3 a very safe and very effective stress reliever and your encouraging video, even if in the UK, has been a huge help. Thank you again and keep it up. BTW have visited and road-tripped in England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland in rented diesel automobiles. So glad Teslas are a big hit there. Hope one day to be able to rent a Tesla for a road trip in UK.
Thank you for taking the time to watch and comment! Sounds like you’ve got it sorted and you know what you want from the Model 3. Enjoy and happy ownership.
Great video, the combined travelogue and Tesla charging format was really fun. My longest trip in my dual motor Model 3 is about 1,200 miles (San Diego California to Phoenix Arizona, 400 each way and about 400 in Phoenix over a week). My trip was with the opposite weather . . . full sun and 100 degrees (38 Celsius). I found that using the AC the entire time didn't seem to have much impact on range . . . about a 10% reduction. Superchargers made the journey incredibly easy. I did two stops each way, and after a bathroom break and having a coffee it was time to continue. While in Phoenix my hotel didn't haven charging but there were Superchargers at an upscale shopping area, so a couple of stops for dinner over the week sorted that out. Autopilot (with FSD) made the long drive almost effortless, and provided entertainment as it was fun to monitor the car and see when it decided to change lanes to overtake, or how to navigate complex freeway interchanges. Absolutely love my Tesla!
Thanks for this. I just want to agree I've just returned from my first really long trip in my model 3 long range from Suffolk via the ferry at Portsmouth through Bilbao to Granada in the south of Spain (I.e. pretty much the total length of Spain) and it was utterly painless. We pretty much stopped when we would have done anyway and everything worked faultlessly. Some of the Superchargers were in unprepossing lorry stops but there was always a decent coffee whilst we were waiting. Our supercharging was free too but my rough calculation is that it would have cost about 40 quid on "fuel" each way under half the average costs in our previous diesel car.
That’s a good trip mate, thanks for sharing too. You’re right, it’s painless, but isn’t it amazing how many people think it’s not possible OG takes days to do? I guess until you research or actually do it, you don’t understand the practicality.
Yep and FWIW first supercharger stop for many off the Brittany Ferry will probably be the Landa Hotel in Burgos which is (in my opinion) the best hotel I've ever stayed in....try to arrange to be there for breakfast....or indeed dinner
We live in York, and did the same road trip as you last week - I’m trying to convince my wife that we need a Tesla! We saw you in carbis bay, coming up from the hotel at the bottom. We were the family stood on the wall just next to the bridge!
My first step into the world of Tesla was watching this video. You explained it very well mate. I just can't believe there are free charging points! You saved yourself so much money.
I watch this video regularly. Such good info. I live in Ireland but originally from Belgium. I’m hoping to buy the Model 3 next year and take that road trip from Ireland to Belgium with it
I went on a road trip from Southern California to Wisconsin (about 4224 miles there and back) with my friend in his Model 3. Let's just say, the entire experience was the most relaxing and beautiful experience I've had road tripping, and this is from someone who has had more than his fair share of road trips. One of our biggest concerns was obviously running out of battery, but the Tesla always maps out the route with more than enough battery to get from station to station. During the entire trip, there was not one time where we thought to ourselves, "Holy crap, are we gonna make it?" There was only one thing I hated. They need more terminals at some of these supercharging stations.
Got the LR AWD Model 3 (living in the Netherlands) and can totally identify with your superb video! Most days I drive less than 300km. Allways leave home 90% charged. No problems. Been to the south of France. Getting there is hassle free. Driving around in the Provence takes a bit more planning, as there are not many charging points. Been to Switzerland. No problems. Plenty charging possibilities. Been to Italy. Similar to the south of France. Been to Denmark. Lots of chargers over there. So, for me it works. Sometimes you have to make a detour or plan a bit further ahead. Maintenance cost = zero (only tyres). Workshoptime = zero. Biggest issue is to avoid speeding tickets (fast and silent)....
Great video. I’m just back from St Mawes to Doncaster in my PHEV. I’d never use a charger for my electric side of things, just used the 3 pin plug at our holiday house then the engine. Looking at a Tesla in the future and holidays to Cornwall will be fine on this. Keep up the top videos.
Ooooh Jonathan, you're throwing good money away. You really ought to charge that battery up at every opportunity. The longer trips are (perhaps) where the PHEV loses out a touch, but of course if you can keep that battery topped up for commuting then it pays off nicely... I don't know the size of the battery, but surely it wouldn't take more than 30 minutes to whack it up on a 50kw charger?
Watching these videos is making me want a Tesla more and more. We live in Cornwall, so I always find it amusing when people come here on holiday and say how small the roads are, they're just normal to me! I used to live in Hull, so did the Hull-Cornwall trip a fair few times (but in a petrol car). My biggest sticking point with owning a Tesla, it's a 300 mile round trip just to visit the Tesla garage, and from everyone elses experience, it seems I may need to visit it more than once, which is somewhat putting me off.
Been inspired by yourself mate..my son is Tesla mad so we caught a train to Leeds from Hull yesterday and while the women were shopping, me & the lad walked over to Tesla (20mins) and had a test drive in a model 3 and it was absolutely awesome, never felt anything like it, we couldn't stop smiling and talking about it going back to meet the girls..The guys at Tesla leeds were brill for organising for us..just got to start saving now.. 😆👍
4 freakkkkiiiiinnnnggggg Pound for 1030miles. Mate, just imagine if 10-15 years ago people hear that we can travel 1030miles in just 4 pounds. They would literally laugh or just call us bluff cause it sounds too good to be true. 😍
This is because he had a referral link that people have used and he’s got free miles. Otherwise he would have had to pay for this too. So it would have been around £80 for the likes of me and you.
@@masochistboy653 But remember, even if an occasional road trip like this was the *same* cost as buying petrol, the big advantage comes with charging at home on a cheap rate tariff......which you'd be doing most of the time. Plus the EV still wins hands down on servicing costs.....
I have watched movies, like fully, but a youtube video? holy moly I watched yours second by second, your commentary is just fascinating. Thank you so much for such beautiful video. Much love to you and your family.
Picked up my 1st EV car this week, Tesla Model 3. Been a bit nervous about making the switch and watching your video has really helped with that anxiety, also picked up a few really useful pointers. Thanks
Thanks for sharing! The highlight was the chicken of course. I don't think your trip was a hassle at all, you had it all planned and it doesn't really take much time to do so. Looking forward to my upcoming 500 mile trip on my Model 3!
This video has done two things for me. First, I'm excited to get my model 3 in March and do some road trips. Second, I now want to vacation on the coast and the UK. Great video!
Amazing road trip. I have never driven an electric, but it looks really great. But I think I would get range anxiety! Undoubtedly, the charging infrastructure, times and range will improve over time, but as you've shown, with good planning long journeys are surprisingly feasible. I really enjoyed your video -- epic family grand tour!
As a Norwegian who has followed EVs (such as Teslabjørn) for soon a decade, this is a fantastic format. First of all, it is palms up true life with an EV - in ways that traditional motor journalists can not (or will not?) do. It is demystifying and interesting at once (and it even reminds this Norwegian about how far we have come with infrastructure with just a few years head-start on my British friends. As John Lennon said - "Everything will be okay in the end. If it's not okay, it's not the end". This is certainly true for charging infrastructure. And as I think, I may have to wait for 20 minutes for a fast charge once a month or so. The upside is that my money goes to feed me a decent meal instead of feeding my car dino-juice. Secondly, I certainly enjoyed the trip and scenery, as I did visit some of these places almost three decades ago while spending around a year guest-visiting Bristol and Swansea Universities. You sure have a beautiful coastal landscape. Thank you for letting me piggyback on your trip via this excellent video (including the production value and narration).
I have been considering buying a Tesla and oddly enough travelled to Cornwall in the Summer myself in my ICE and did worry that there didn’t seem to be much in the way of chargers. As it happened it was during the petrol panic so i had range anxiety over where my next gallon of petrol was coming from! Very informative and well presented channel, thanks for all the info delivered at just the right level for me.
Amazing content and great to see some genuinely honest feedback about long distance travelling with a Tesla. The pros are seriously starting to out way the cons.
Absolutely excellent video. Quality content and dialogue and excellent editing. The ONLY slightly disappointing part was where you questioned whether a hybrid truly needed the charger more than a pure EV. Surely you don't begrudge someone else getting free/cheap 'fuel' do you? Regards Mark in the UK
My longest road trip; London To Stuttgart (& back), once a year for 4 years till I moved to Germany :) Great Video... I am binge watching all your Tesla Videos... pure quality... well done.
I'm 16 right now but I hope in the next 10 years or so that tesla will be available around the world. Honestly, I like the sound of spending less than 10 dollars on a thousand mile road trip. This video is really great
I’m from Orange County, California and I am so jealous of roads and highways with so few cars on them!! I would totally want to kidnap that chicken. She’s awesome! Now I’m worried about a chicken on another side of the world that I’ve never met getting hit by a car. Or eaten! Like the video. Tesla is definitely on my future cars list. Especially since my state is banning sales of new non electric cars in a few years time. Very cool cars though and 2021 versions are going to be great.
Absolutely loved this vid, really informative and beautiful scenery. We live in Sheffield and are getting our M3 SR+ in a couple of weeks, I'll be lucky if I cover 10 miles in a day, but vids like this helps for when we consider holidays. Thanks again x
Thanks for watching. I’m guessing you’ll collect from Leeds too? I’m the same, day to day don’t cover many miles but longer trips is a breeze. Good luck for the collection.
@@SpawnPoiint yes we are collecting from Leeds, I noticed on another video you drove to Meadowhall, did you happen to drive on any of the roads around Sheffield that has the Super tram tracks in as I wondered how the Tesla's AP copes. X
@@SpawnPoiint we've had our M3 a week and loving it, any excuse to go for a drive I'll be off. Tried the autopilot over the tram tracks and it just seemed to make the car weave from side to side as if confused 😁 so I panicked and turned autopilot off 🤣🤣
This is a thoroughly enjoyable and useful video to watch. For a start the voice is clear and pleasant to listen to, it is obvious that there is a plan to the video. The information about travelling longer distances was perfectly clear and showed the safety margins Tesla build-in to their range calculations - all very reassuring. The energy consumption on your actual real trip (not hyper-miling) was really great and shows what an efficient EV the Model 3 is. Top marks all round for this video. BTW you asked what is the longest journey watchers have ever done - not in an EV for me as I don't YET have one - from central France down through Spain to the ferry port Algeciras and across to Morocco. 4 weeks travelling the country including the Sahara desert and West coast. About 8,000 kms from memory.
Probably one of the very few videos I saw every second without skipping. Great video and great details. I also enjoyed all of the scenery you captured. Great job.
My wife and i are considering getting a model 3 and we are planning on using it for a road trip to Poland. This video was incredibly useful as it gave us a lot of stuff to think about. Thank you.
Recently went on a binge re-watching all your Tesla videos with my partner who hasn’t seen them before (and now is also loving the model 3 ha). Actually had a chat with you in the comments on a previous video explaining how I appreciate the Tesla but wouldn’t own one due to being more of a “purist” petrolhead. Yeah scratch that haha, I’ve completely changed my opinion on them purely from your videos alone which is a credit to you and the quality of your content. It’s great seeing an actual car enthusiast who knows what he’s talking about. They are just incredible, such an awesome car from every aspect. Moving to the UK next year from Ireland and plan on ordering a model 3 or model y after a few test drives. Although not a fan of the new chrome delete especially on a white car) People give out about the up front / monthly cost but you’ve shown in your videos the insane amount of money you save (will be using both Tesla and Octopus referrals for sure), when you take that into consideration and the fact that you have a bran new car that’s leading the game in tech with really useful features and regular updates without having to go to a dealer, is one of the fastest and realistically fun cars on the road and looks shit hot, costs penny’s to run, has little to no service cost etc its actually not bad at all. That’s not to mention the fact that these are only going to become more and more popular! Especially with the new regulations coming into the UK about adding chargers in new build houses and offices as standard along with no new diesels sold after 2030. So In 5 years time a model 3 is going to hold a hell of a lot more value than a 320d or A4 for example. When you take the 50k cost, calculate how much you’ll save per year on both running costs and maintenance and then roughly work out / guess the resale value it’s a much better investment than any other car you’ll buy for the money along with being arguably one of the best driver experiences you can possibly have in a car for the price. Granted I’ll still own a classic “fun” car like a mk1 Mx5 for example but you were absolutely bang on with everything you’ve said about the Tesla’s and have 100% changed my mind on them. Honestly looking forward to the next one 🙌🙌
Mate that's awesome! I've just finished editing my next Tesla video (Two Years Later) that will be going out within the next few days. This is a BIG one and covers everything, give that one a watch when it drops.
What an entertaining and picturesque video. I’m a Tesla owner from Vancouver, Canada, but as a new owner I still found this very helpful even though we’re a long ways apart. Thank you.
Lovely video. As a west country person (well that's where my parents are), I'm slightly jealous that Cornwall has so many fast chargers. There's not a one in Dorset
Cheers mate. It was great to see so many down that way. In fact the entire journey down is covered pretty well for me. A shame my closest at home is ~60 miles though.
My Longest trip was 3,000 mile journey from Cambridge to Riga. In a non-electric vehicle, it would have been helluva lot longer in Tesla. Perhaps not even possible due to limited charging stations. But I like the fact that battery tech is evolving for better & would not hesitate to get a Tesla in future.
One of the best Tesla road trip videos I've seen. Lots of superb advice about trip planning and charging. Plus, as a Brit living in California, seeing Cornwall brought back tons of memories. Can't wait to get my T3 in the new year. Great video!
Watching this and taking in my education when I don't even have a Tesla! Great video and will definitely take your advice for when I get one in the future
Our family did a 5200 km road trip over 10 days. Niagara Falls Canada, Chicago, Memphis, New Orleans, Nashville. It was amazing we didnt have free supercharging but did use only hotels with free charging. The whole trip cost us $112 US for supercharging.
Yes with our M3P. Put it on for a rare go with wife and kids in the car. Within less than 1 minute in an open road where the incline increased relatively sharply, the car inexplicably slammed on the brakes. Extremely dangerous. Had a car been behind us I’m convinced it would have rear ended us. The family were WTF are you doing and I’m replying it wasn’t me. AP switched off never to be used again thank you. I was trying to show it off to the wife so she could see how “good” it is. Bad idea 😬
Wow Spawnpoint!
A Tesla, beautiful Cornwall scenery, extra long vid and a chicken. This is your best video yet! 😄
And to think I nearly didn’t feature the chicken 😂
বক অওব্ব' ব স্ব 'ব্ব৷ ব্ব৷ 'ব্বব' ও'ব্রায়েন ব্বব'ব'ব্ব' ব্ব৷ ব৷ 'ব৷ 'প কপকপক্ন ক জক্নপ্নপকপক্নক্নপকবপক কপম্নন্নপক্নঞ্জবনব৷ ব বর্ব ;নব্বুইয়ের' ব্বব্বব
I am from India and model 3 is coming this year, waiting eagerly to spend my 70k$
@@aktharulakthar1147 why does your language look like a bunch of Rewind symbols
@@DrawContent or like minecraft enchanting language
This is one of the most detailed and nicely presented tesla road trip videos I have ever seen. Please do more road trip videos or may be the camping in the Tesla videos. Love to see more
Thanks mate. That’s a great idea too.
This video is heavily underrated.
Thank you 🙏
no its not
@@brockwinfrey7181 it is. Look at the quality and the details. Its a master piece.
its a pretty good video!!
Not "heavily" underrated
I love the fact that Tesla fine you that’s such a good idea to prevent people just parking at them for hours on end
God bless whoever invented it.
They also give you a wedgy
@@aldozilli1293 I wish
What a good idea setting the the recharge to 100% to help avoid fines.
I thoroughly enjoyed your presentation! As an American, I especially appreciated you breaking everything down in miles and dollars for us. Can't wait to visit your beautiful country, once this pandemic is no longer with us!
Thanks Tony, and thanks for taking the time to watch too 🙏
Bear in mind Tony, we in the UK use miles too. We don't use those silly KM's either, so you'll be right at home if you ever get to drive here. 😁👍🏻
You’ll be amazed how many comments I get asking why I use miles instead of KM “as you’re not in America” 😂
The UK uses miles per hour as is for speed, but yeah thanks for using miles
You lot in the US use miles 'cos of us 😅. And gallons, yards, feet, inches, fahrenheit and any other measurement that makes no flippin sense. Don't mention it.
22:06 if you made it this far?
I didnt even skipped once. Loved the video
Thanks for the support 🙏
One of the better Tesla channels on RUclips great shots very clear voice perfect editing. This helps me fill the void of not owning a Tesla. 😁
Ah thank you mate. Awesome feedback 🙏
I really enjoyed watching the trip and your commentary. Well done! Phil, from Canada.
I think it is funny that UK english adopted the “frunk” portmanteau rather than “froot”
Haha, I still call it froot
"froot" probably gets confused with "fruit".
@@ikanderson by that logic boot would get confused with boot. To stop confusion, keep your boots in the froot and your fruits in the boot 👌
Think Australia did too, just sounds bettter.
In india we call the boot ‘dickie’.
The longest road trip I organised was 1100 miles from the Uk to Moravia in the Czech Republic. A great video, lovely scenery and you have a wonderful voice
I have ordered an PHEV because I can't find an EV that has the capacity to tow my caravan. I see no reason why I shouldn't use a public charger to top up my battery when I can, as it helps increase my efficiency and reduce my Carbon Footprint. However, I do plan to only use slow chargers as my car will only take 3.7KW. There is no gain from using anything faster than that and will leave those for full EV's that can use the speed.
Great video!
When I order next month, I’ll definitely be using your referral link. Honestly the best produced and presented model 3 videos on RUclips 👍🏼
Thanks mate. Proper nice hearing comments like this.
Did you get it yet? And if so how are you enjoying the car?
@@getrektm87yearsago29 Man got the rona xD
I just took a 3k road trip and realized way safer than any other car. Spend way less money and you arrive way rested
Most importantly you know in the tiredest moment. It really helps
We did a 2,500 mile round-trip road trip in my Model 3 last Christmas from Pontiac, MI to North Port, FL in the US. Was a blast! We had to supercharge 9 or 10 times each way, some as short as 20 minutes and some as long as 60. Seeing the range increase going from cold Michigan to hot Florida was fascinating. It also cost me nothing, thanks to some friends who used my referral code :)
Came in wanting to know about the long distance driving experience of a Model 3, came out amazed and struck by the UK's natural beauty from the countryside and harbor towns. I want to travel there someday.
Thank you for watching mate
Such an underrated video!! For a 1000 milk journey, that was effortless in terms of charging. Range left based on your trip and current usage is brilliant.
Thats it. All my questions answered. Ordering the model 3 tonight. Yes, I did watch the video right till the end and you have been amazing. Apart from the car, you brought back a lot of sweet memories. As a young dumb broke sorry and single man, I started my life as an NHS medic at the derriford. Devon and Cornwall has the most caring and genuine people ever. They actually made me fall in love with the country. 10 years down the line, Living in essex, I miss Cornwall every day. Hope to go back one day.
You just earned yourself 1000 supercharging miles mate. TC
Thank you mate 🙏
Great video. My model 3 LR is coming on Wednesday, so this is giving me some last minute smugness 😂👍
Haha good luck for Wednesday! Enjoy the drive home.
I think this goes to show that there’s no reason not to go full electric in the UK. Yes some may still complain at the mild inconvenience of having to go out of your way to find a charger and then walk back but I think this is a small price to pay for the benefits. Cant wait to hopefully get a Y one day,
Exactly mate. The pros far outweigh the cons that’s for sure.
Did you watch the same video!?
Absolutely agree. 200%
@@thomasglover3834 I did: saw a person driving most of the way down England and only stopping where he usually stopped in a regular car. As he said, there was a GeniePoint rapid charger near his destination which he chose not to use. Could have gone to that, had a day out and had all the charge he needed for his whole holiday.
Seemed like a piece of piss to me.
I agree, the only concern would be if we see a huge increase in EV’s then do we have the charging infrastructure to deal with that many electric cars on the road? I rarely see Tesla’s right now and it was already somewhat an inconvenience to find a charger when going to somewhere remote like Cornwall.
A word 'amazing' is not enough to describe your video, it is ideally composed and information delivered in an engaging way with a nice vibe.
I literally felt as if I was traveling together with your family, and at the same time I grasped experience of traveling long distances in Tesla.
I would like to say huge thank you! Hopefully you will continue making more videos like this.
Thank you for the awesome feedback!
Utterly beautiful car, Tesla has been my dream car for awhile now.
You know what I’m surprised about? Your production quality. It’s. Spot. On. Never knew about your channel before this video, but be sure I’ll be watching more model 3 content soon!
Thanks Jamie. Good to hear you gave me a chance 🙏
Loved the fine long-trip video. All seemed to translate well to doing a similarly-ranged trip in the USA. I noted seven hints that seem quite useful for our first long-range trip. My wife and I, both seventy-nine, just bought our remarkable Tesla Model 3 LR and have been using a "first things first" learning methodology. We have started out with home charging on our normal 110v charge supply at about 10 mph. Now installing 240 vac for 30 mph capacity. Our survey of local Tesla charging stations shows quite a nice choice, Florida has loads of vacationers so gets some favoritism, I'm sure. Your term "range anxiety" has hit home but your video went a very long way to help reduce this aspect of EV car ownership, thank you. Overall the Model 3 is such a joy to drive we feel compelled to try a longer trip very soon. The stay-at-home of this COVID pandemic makes driving in our Model 3 a very safe and very effective stress reliever and your encouraging video, even if in the UK, has been a huge help. Thank you again and keep it up.
BTW have visited and road-tripped in England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland in rented diesel automobiles. So glad Teslas are a big hit there. Hope one day to be able to rent a Tesla for a road trip in UK.
Thank you for taking the time to watch and comment! Sounds like you’ve got it sorted and you know what you want from the Model 3. Enjoy and happy ownership.
Great video, the combined travelogue and Tesla charging format was really fun.
My longest trip in my dual motor Model 3 is about 1,200 miles (San Diego California to Phoenix Arizona, 400 each way and about 400 in Phoenix over a week).
My trip was with the opposite weather . . . full sun and 100 degrees (38 Celsius). I found that using the AC the entire time didn't seem to have much impact on range . . . about a 10% reduction.
Superchargers made the journey incredibly easy. I did two stops each way, and after a bathroom break and having a coffee it was time to continue. While in Phoenix my hotel didn't haven charging but there were Superchargers at an upscale shopping area, so a couple of stops for dinner over the week sorted that out.
Autopilot (with FSD) made the long drive almost effortless, and provided entertainment as it was fun to monitor the car and see when it decided to change lanes to overtake, or how to navigate complex freeway interchanges. Absolutely love my Tesla!
Wow, that sounds like an awesome trip. Again no issues! Thanks for sharing.
I think this is the best video I’ve seen from a UK owner. Thanks so much h for the detail you included!
Thanks Mark 🙏
I know EXACTLY where you were when those geese are in the road. I love Cornwall so much! Would love to have a holiday down there with a Tesla.
Thanks for this. I just want to agree I've just returned from my first really long trip in my model 3 long range from Suffolk via the ferry at Portsmouth through Bilbao to Granada in the south of Spain (I.e. pretty much the total length of Spain) and it was utterly painless. We pretty much stopped when we would have done anyway and everything worked faultlessly. Some of the Superchargers were in unprepossing lorry stops but there was always a decent coffee whilst we were waiting. Our supercharging was free too but my rough calculation is that it would have cost about 40 quid on "fuel" each way under half the average costs in our previous diesel car.
That’s a good trip mate, thanks for sharing too. You’re right, it’s painless, but isn’t it amazing how many people think it’s not possible OG takes days to do? I guess until you research or actually do it, you don’t understand the practicality.
Yep and FWIW first supercharger stop for many off the Brittany Ferry will probably be the Landa Hotel in Burgos which is (in my opinion) the best hotel I've ever stayed in....try to arrange to be there for breakfast....or indeed dinner
5:54 As someone in a LH drive country, I like to imagine this is how a self driving car would look and feel like, in the driver seat :)
We live in York, and did the same road trip as you last week - I’m trying to convince my wife that we need a Tesla!
We saw you in carbis bay, coming up from the hotel at the bottom. We were the family stood on the wall just next to the bridge!
Wow. That’s incredible, what a coincidence. Did you know it was me at the time? I’m amazed someone has spotted me 😂 (I hope I was courteous).
SpawnPoiint no, I’d seen some of your videos, but didn’t clock it was you until this video! We went to mousehole too!
@@robbeckett4131 what are the chances of that? or is this an elaborate way of admitting you're stalking him. :P
@@imaadmalik7336 LOL! I just want a go in his car!
Rob Beckett it’s a sweet ride, I can see why
My first step into the world of Tesla was watching this video. You explained it very well mate. I just can't believe there are free charging points! You saved yourself so much money.
Thanks for watching mate!
I watch this video regularly. Such good info. I live in Ireland but originally from Belgium. I’m hoping to buy the Model 3 next year and take that road trip from Ireland to Belgium with it
I really enjoyed this video! My wife and I are planning on buying our first Tesla in the coming months very excited!
Nice one mate. Thank you too.
This video should have more than a billion views.
Haha thanks
Sounds incredible - Cant wait for TESLA to come to South Africa
Baba elon sending back to his country its going to be a problem with carjacking tho
Elon will make a special tesla carjack edition
It will have automatic machineguns
I went on a road trip from Southern California to Wisconsin (about 4224 miles there and back) with my friend in his Model 3. Let's just say, the entire experience was the most relaxing and beautiful experience I've had road tripping, and this is from someone who has had more than his fair share of road trips.
One of our biggest concerns was obviously running out of battery, but the Tesla always maps out the route with more than enough battery to get from station to station. During the entire trip, there was not one time where we thought to ourselves, "Holy crap, are we gonna make it?"
There was only one thing I hated. They need more terminals at some of these supercharging stations.
Got the LR AWD Model 3 (living in the Netherlands) and can totally identify with your superb video!
Most days I drive less than 300km. Allways leave home 90% charged. No problems.
Been to the south of France. Getting there is hassle free. Driving around in the Provence takes a bit more planning, as there are not many charging points.
Been to Switzerland. No problems. Plenty charging possibilities.
Been to Italy. Similar to the south of France.
Been to Denmark. Lots of chargers over there.
So, for me it works. Sometimes you have to make a detour or plan a bit further ahead.
Maintenance cost = zero (only tyres). Workshoptime = zero.
Biggest issue is to avoid speeding tickets (fast and silent)....
I really enjoyed watching this video especially those spectacular views of the UK. I am from Malta and I love UK.
Great video. I’m just back from St Mawes to Doncaster in my PHEV. I’d never use a charger for my electric side of things, just used the 3 pin plug at our holiday house then the engine. Looking at a Tesla in the future and holidays to Cornwall will be fine on this. Keep up the top videos.
Thank you Jonathan! Yes you’d have no issues with the Tesla, hopefully this will prove it’s very doable (especially in the U.K.).
Ooooh Jonathan, you're throwing good money away. You really ought to charge that battery up at every opportunity. The longer trips are (perhaps) where the PHEV loses out a touch, but of course if you can keep that battery topped up for commuting then it pays off nicely... I don't know the size of the battery, but surely it wouldn't take more than 30 minutes to whack it up on a 50kw charger?
The video wasn’t long enough. Keep them coming. Looking forward to the next home set up videos. 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻
Watching these videos is making me want a Tesla more and more. We live in Cornwall, so I always find it amusing when people come here on holiday and say how small the roads are, they're just normal to me! I used to live in Hull, so did the Hull-Cornwall trip a fair few times (but in a petrol car). My biggest sticking point with owning a Tesla, it's a 300 mile round trip just to visit the Tesla garage, and from everyone elses experience, it seems I may need to visit it more than once, which is somewhat putting me off.
I agree with the service centre issue, I think a 100 mile round trip is enough, and I've been there 3 times.
Been inspired by yourself mate..my son is Tesla mad so we caught a train to Leeds from Hull yesterday and while the women were shopping, me & the lad walked over to Tesla (20mins) and had a test drive in a model 3 and it was absolutely awesome, never felt anything like it, we couldn't stop smiling and talking about it going back to meet the girls..The guys at Tesla leeds were brill for organising for us..just got to start saving now.. 😆👍
This is awesome. I hope you get one🤙
4 freakkkkiiiiinnnnggggg Pound for 1030miles. Mate, just imagine if 10-15 years ago people hear that we can travel 1030miles in just 4 pounds. They would literally laugh or just call us bluff cause it sounds too good to be true. 😍
This is because he had a referral link that people have used and he’s got free miles. Otherwise he would have had to pay for this too. So it would have been around £80 for the likes of me and you.
@@AwsomeVK still pretty cheap eh
@@masochistboy653 But remember, even if an occasional road trip like this was the *same* cost as buying petrol, the big advantage comes with charging at home on a cheap rate tariff......which you'd be doing most of the time. Plus the EV still wins hands down on servicing costs.....
I have watched movies, like fully, but a youtube video? holy moly I watched yours second by second, your commentary is just fascinating. Thank you so much for such beautiful video. Much love to you and your family.
Thank you for watching mate
"if you've made it this far in the video, thank you!"
Me *doing dishes* "You're welcome (guess there were a lot of dishes then)"
Haha mate. Thanks for watching it all 🙏
Picked up my 1st EV car this week, Tesla Model 3. Been a bit nervous about making the switch and watching your video has really helped with that anxiety, also picked up a few really useful pointers. Thanks
That’s awesome. No worries and enjoy.
I've done 2391 miles in my EV - so far cost is £0.00 - got to love it!
Thanks for sharing! The highlight was the chicken of course. I don't think your trip was a hassle at all, you had it all planned and it doesn't really take much time to do so. Looking forward to my upcoming 500 mile trip on my Model 3!
That’s awesome mate. Good luck for the road trip 💪
I’m from Liverpool but I’d say I feel at my happiest when I’m on my way to the Isle of Skye in Scotland. Awesome video! 👌🏻
Cheers mate. I bet that’s a nice drive up there too.
You’re welcome, a lot of us watched till the end I reckon
800 miles is my longest journey
Thanks for watching mate. Honestly appreciate it. 800 miles is massive!
700 mile is my furthest in a day. From Kent to Liverpool port (Holyhead)
This video has done two things for me. First, I'm excited to get my model 3 in March and do some road trips. Second, I now want to vacation on the coast and the UK. Great video!
Lovely job this has really given lots of information about long road trips in a Tesla
Keep up the good work!!!
Thanks Bom.
Amazing road trip. I have never driven an electric, but it looks really great. But I think I would get range anxiety! Undoubtedly, the charging infrastructure, times and range will improve over time, but as you've shown, with good planning long journeys are surprisingly feasible. I really enjoyed your video -- epic family grand tour!
I've never been in a tesla but this is cool to see,
I live in Plymouth so this is cool to see for that reason too
As a Norwegian who has followed EVs (such as Teslabjørn) for soon a decade, this is a fantastic format. First of all, it is palms up true life with an EV - in ways that traditional motor journalists can not (or will not?) do. It is demystifying and interesting at once (and it even reminds this Norwegian about how far we have come with infrastructure with just a few years head-start on my British friends. As John Lennon said - "Everything will be okay in the end. If it's not okay, it's not the end". This is certainly true for charging infrastructure.
And as I think, I may have to wait for 20 minutes for a fast charge once a month or so. The upside is that my money goes to feed me a decent meal instead of feeding my car dino-juice.
Secondly, I certainly enjoyed the trip and scenery, as I did visit some of these places almost three decades ago while spending around a year guest-visiting Bristol and Swansea Universities. You sure have a beautiful coastal landscape.
Thank you for letting me piggyback on your trip via this excellent video (including the production value and narration).
Thank you. Thank you for the kind words and feedback. It’s greatly appreciated 🙏
I have been considering buying a Tesla and oddly enough travelled to Cornwall in the Summer myself in my ICE and did worry that there didn’t seem to be much in the way of chargers. As it happened it was during the petrol panic so i had range anxiety over where my next gallon of petrol was coming from! Very informative and well presented channel, thanks for all the info delivered at just the right level for me.
That’s awesome. Thanks for the comment too.
Man! you can't stop making videos. Your videos are soo beautiful and feels like am there with you the whole time ☝🏾
Amazing content and great to see some genuinely honest feedback about long distance travelling with a Tesla. The pros are seriously starting to out way the cons.
Are you kidding?
Absolutely excellent video. Quality content and dialogue and excellent editing.
The ONLY slightly disappointing part was where you questioned whether a hybrid truly needed the charger more than a pure EV. Surely you don't begrudge someone else getting free/cheap 'fuel' do you?
Regards Mark in the UK
The clue is in the word ”public charger”
@@fmsantoscar The clue is, the public charger for everyone. but Tesla Chargers aren't.
No problem, and thank you for giving me some ideas to buy my dream Tesla car!!
My longest road trip; London To Stuttgart (& back), once a year for 4 years till I moved to Germany :)
Great Video...
I am binge watching all your Tesla Videos... pure quality... well done.
Thank you mate. That’s one long journey for sure.
I'm 16 right now but I hope in the next 10 years or so that tesla will be available around the world. Honestly, I like the sound of spending less than 10 dollars on a thousand mile road trip. This video is really great
An awesome goal to have mate.
love the car. love the scenery. Thank you SpawnPoint for sharing 😀
Thanks for watching 🙏
Good job man! I really enjoyed this video, keep up the great work.
Thanks mate
Im from India till now not so much development in automobiles hope to experience same thing in next 5 years🥂
Me to from India
same here
i live in mumbai but the roads are shit here 😂😂
That was thorough! really good vid, thanks for your efforts!
This is a must watch if anyone is contemplating buying a Tesla
Best Tesla video I've watched so far!
I’m from Orange County, California and I am so jealous of roads and highways with so few cars on them!!
I would totally want to kidnap that chicken. She’s awesome! Now I’m worried about a chicken on another side of the world that I’ve never met getting hit by a car. Or eaten!
Like the video. Tesla is definitely on my future cars list. Especially since my state is banning sales of new non electric cars in a few years time. Very cool cars though and 2021 versions are going to be great.
Absolutely loved this vid, really informative and beautiful scenery. We live in Sheffield and are getting our M3 SR+ in a couple of weeks, I'll be lucky if I cover 10 miles in a day, but vids like this helps for when we consider holidays. Thanks again x
Thanks for watching. I’m guessing you’ll collect from Leeds too? I’m the same, day to day don’t cover many miles but longer trips is a breeze. Good luck for the collection.
@@SpawnPoiint yes we are collecting from Leeds, I noticed on another video you drove to Meadowhall, did you happen to drive on any of the roads around Sheffield that has the Super tram tracks in as I wondered how the Tesla's AP copes. X
I haven’t actually no. That would be an interesting test though, you’ll have to let me know 😂
@@SpawnPoiint will do 😱😱
@@SpawnPoiint we've had our M3 a week and loving it, any excuse to go for a drive I'll be off. Tried the autopilot over the tram tracks and it just seemed to make the car weave from side to side as if confused 😁 so I panicked and turned autopilot off 🤣🤣
This is a thoroughly enjoyable and useful video to watch. For a start the voice is clear and pleasant to listen to, it is obvious that there is a plan to the video. The information about travelling longer distances was perfectly clear and showed the safety margins Tesla build-in to their range calculations - all very reassuring. The energy consumption on your actual real trip (not hyper-miling) was really great and shows what an efficient EV the Model 3 is.
Top marks all round for this video.
BTW you asked what is the longest journey watchers have ever done - not in an EV for me as I don't YET have one - from central France down through Spain to the ferry port Algeciras and across to Morocco. 4 weeks travelling the country including the Sahara desert and West coast. About 8,000 kms from memory.
Thanks for the awesome comment David. That road trip of yours sounds perfect, I'd love to do something like that in the future.
@@SpawnPoiint Just saying it as I found it mate. Looking forward to seeing more of your stuff.
Probably one of the very few videos I saw every second without skipping. Great video and great details. I also enjoyed all of the scenery you captured. Great job.
Thanks Robert.
i thought that was a great video, you made owning a tesla look fun even with the charging breaks.
This made me a tesla fan.
My wife and i are considering getting a model 3 and we are planning on using it for a road trip to Poland. This video was incredibly useful as it gave us a lot of stuff to think about. Thank you.
I travel long distances 2+ days a week, this has convinced me Tesla is more than suitable. Thanks!
I watched it till the end. I'm satisfied.
Really great video and the fact it cost you next to nothing to cover 1000 miles is remarkable. Love the cameo from the chicken too!
As a fellow Brit, it was great to see how long road trips work in England - thank you!
Thank you for watching too!
Recently went on a binge re-watching all your Tesla videos with my partner who hasn’t seen them before (and now is also loving the model 3 ha). Actually had a chat with you in the comments on a previous video explaining how I appreciate the Tesla but wouldn’t own one due to being more of a “purist” petrolhead. Yeah scratch that haha, I’ve completely changed my opinion on them purely from your videos alone which is a credit to you and the quality of your content. It’s great seeing an actual car enthusiast who knows what he’s talking about.
They are just incredible, such an awesome car from every aspect. Moving to the UK next year from Ireland and plan on ordering a model 3 or model y after a few test drives. Although not a fan of the new chrome delete especially on a white car)
People give out about the up front / monthly cost but you’ve shown in your videos the insane amount of money you save (will be using both Tesla and Octopus referrals for sure), when you take that into consideration and the fact that you have a bran new car that’s leading the game in tech with really useful features and regular updates without having to go to a dealer, is one of the fastest and realistically fun cars on the road and looks shit hot, costs penny’s to run, has little to no service cost etc its actually not bad at all.
That’s not to mention the fact that these are only going to become more and more popular! Especially with the new regulations coming into the UK about adding chargers in new build houses and offices as standard along with no new diesels sold after 2030. So In 5 years time a model 3 is going to hold a hell of a lot more value than a 320d or A4 for example. When you take the 50k cost, calculate how much you’ll save per year on both running costs and maintenance and then roughly work out / guess the resale value it’s a much better investment than any other car you’ll buy for the money along with being arguably one of the best driver experiences you can possibly have in a car for the price.
Granted I’ll still own a classic “fun” car like a mk1 Mx5 for example but you were absolutely bang on with everything you’ve said about the Tesla’s and have 100% changed my mind on them. Honestly looking forward to the next one 🙌🙌
Mate that's awesome! I've just finished editing my next Tesla video (Two Years Later) that will be going out within the next few days. This is a BIG one and covers everything, give that one a watch when it drops.
@@SpawnPoiint Nice one! I’m looking forward to it 🙌
What an entertaining and picturesque video. I’m a Tesla owner from Vancouver, Canada, but as a new owner I still found this very helpful even though we’re a long ways apart. Thank you.
Lovely video. As a west country person (well that's where my parents are), I'm slightly jealous that Cornwall has so many fast chargers. There's not a one in Dorset
Cheers mate. It was great to see so many down that way. In fact the entire journey down is covered pretty well for me. A shame my closest at home is ~60 miles though.
Love your videos and the way you narrate, Keep up the good work !
Thank you mate. Genuinely pleased people like it, and honoured you spend your time watching.
I just found out England beaches can be georgeous ! :)
My Longest trip was 3,000 mile journey from Cambridge to Riga.
In a non-electric vehicle, it would have been helluva lot longer in Tesla. Perhaps not even possible due to limited charging stations.
But I like the fact that battery tech is evolving for better & would not hesitate to get a Tesla in future.
One of the best Tesla road trip videos I've seen. Lots of superb advice about trip planning and charging. Plus, as a Brit living in California, seeing Cornwall brought back tons of memories. Can't wait to get my T3 in the new year. Great video!
Thank you Graeme, I appreciate that! Roll on the new year.
From Greece, nice video loved it
Thank you 🙏
Hope the hybrid user used the available site services the same as you did before asking them to move... (unsure)
Lost track of time while watching this. Loved the comprehensive documentary and the production quality! Looking forward to more videos like this!
Thank you
Watching this and taking in my education when I don't even have a Tesla! Great video and will definitely take your advice for when I get one in the future
When I see Bristol bridge, I know I'm on a UK holiday.
Same mate. Amazing feeling haha
Nice videom well done. Personally if it's a free charger, anyone can use it PHEV incl.Even if I have to wait to get my Ioniq charged :-)
What was the wind like going down and back? It’s the first question I ask when planning.
Me and my friend who's a new tesla owner enjoyed this very much. Can't wait to take the car from the Midlands to Amsterdam
Our family did a 5200 km road trip over 10 days. Niagara Falls Canada, Chicago, Memphis, New Orleans, Nashville. It was amazing we didnt have free supercharging but did use only hotels with free charging. The whole trip cost us $112 US for supercharging.
Any problems with phantom braking on AP?
Yes with our M3P. Put it on for a rare go with wife and kids in the car. Within less than 1 minute in an open road where the incline increased relatively sharply, the car inexplicably slammed on the brakes. Extremely dangerous. Had a car been behind us I’m convinced it would have rear ended us. The family were WTF are you doing and I’m replying it wasn’t me. AP switched off never to be used again thank you. I was trying to show it off to the wife so she could see how “good” it is. Bad idea 😬
Used our Model 3 on a 2,500 mile road trip to and from Florida last Christmas and it only phantom braked twice.
this is relaxing
One of the best tesla road trip I watched, loved how you've done it. Nice video.
I love these kind of videos. completely new to Tesla and electric cars but I like it! Definitely the way forward
Oh God, I wanna buy a Tesla 😣
14:41 thats the whole point of a plug in hybrid. buys plug in hybrid, never plugs in, lol?
Plug in at home...? Still cheaper than petrol.
@@OneHonestGuy how do you know they aren't also on a roadtrip and just trying not to pollute a small coastal town by using their car in ev mode?
It’s like a smart phone car.