We had one but didn't try to use it. If the Tesla nav could take advantage knowing where the CCS chargers were, we might have made different choices. Thanks for watching!
Tesla needs to do something about the Tulsa to Dallas Gap… as someone who makes that drive often for work, this has been one of the factors keeping me from picking one up.
We'll be doing a St. Louis, MO to Sarasota, FL trip soon. About 1,000 miles. We plan on stopping at a hotel for 1 night on the way there but straight through on the return trip. There are no direct flights that meet our schedule so we are driving. Have been debating taking the MYLR or renting an "old fashion" ICE. You may have convinced me to take the Tesla. My wife not a fan of the time it takes to charge. But she's a trooper so will go along with whatever I decide.
Take the EV! You will not regret it. The extra time is worth it in my opinion and stopping a little more often on a very long road trip is welcoming to the body.
That's a long road trip stretch but tag-teaming made it possible. Any particular reason why you avoided continuing on I-35 through Kansas? I thought at first it was to avoid tolls but I think you took I-44 (Will Rodgers Turnpike) just north of Tulsa. The Kansas Turnpike still has cash lanes so you don't have to wait a few weeks for the pay-by-plate bill to arrive in the mail. Also, I really like your like comment subscribe graphic at 20:12 - where did you get it from?
The gaps in superchargers are a real problem as well as lots of version 1 superchargers. I arrived at superchargers with under 10 percent too many times. The amount of superchargers make road tripping not fun because you can't drive like you would like to always worried about eating up too much battery.
Seems like some shorter stops between superchargers, 67 miles, 110 miles? Shouldn't you be able to skip some chargers for faster more efficient charging? A lot of the time the NAV will tell you to charge too frequently
I've found myself using ABRP and inputting the superchargers I want to stop at into the Tesla navigation for this exact reason. I'd prefer 20-30 minute less frequent stops rather than stopping every hour for 5-10 minutes
Less frequent stops means you need to charge to higher percentages, and those higher percentages require the charger to slow down significantly. If you want to reduce trip time then more stops and staying under 65% seems to be faster than doing something like 80% and fewer stops.
You have to play the sweet spot. Always play around with the stops to see if you get to your destination the fastest. In the winter, it has a bigger impact.
Iowa Tesla guy, been watching your contents with great interest… what’s your realistic range of model Y on a trip like this? We just recently got our new model Y LR. For the short time span (2 weeks) since owning it, we found the range is not close to what it claims to be. The daily commute of 66 miles (mixed highway and local drives) 1:31 consumes 26% of charge which pretty much translates to 250 mile total range. We understand now it’s winter time and not best for battery. Curious of your numbers.
Ultimately, that depends on the size of your bladder and how often you need to stretch your legs. If you are a road warrior in an efficient car, you could have stopped a lot less. For me, it wouldn’t have been that much different.
Could you comment on total charge time or avg per charge break. I see you stop every 110 miles on average. Its concerning to me as with ICE i stop every 400miles for a 30min break. Considering to buy MY for roadtrips
This is a long conversation but I’ll summarize. With an EV, stopping more often will get you to your destination faster. It has to do with the charging rate at a given percentage - it changes. I recommend you go to a website called abetterrouteplanner.com and play around. It will simulate how long trips will take in an EV.
I drive my gas car 250mi and it takes me about 5 minutes to fill the tank and I am off. What am I missing here? Not a Tesla hater in fact an investor. I find this a bit concerning. Please help me out
You are missing a lot. You get to your destination more relaxed due to AutoPilot. 95% of the time, you charge in your garage so you really need to add up all the fill ups you do through the year. It can hold as much as a mini van. Cost less to operate than a Prius and it's faster than most sports cars on the road.
@@iowatesla thanks for the details that helps. Did you happened to calculate what your cost per mile on power charges during the trip? Going to buy one soon. 😊
Omg I love your Baymax seats!! Making @everydaychris change our seats too. Also, great meeting you in Austin!
Thanks. I get the most comments about those stickers. Love them. It was also wonderful meeting you and Chris in Austin. Hope to meet up again soon.
Nice video. You might try picking up the CCS adapter. When you get into the south, the Walmart EA chargers become a benefit.
We had one but didn't try to use it. If the Tesla nav could take advantage knowing where the CCS chargers were, we might have made different choices. Thanks for watching!
Great trip and details as usual. Like a couple of collage kids on spring break.
Thanks I love Road Trips and it was awesome seeing you guys in Austin!
Thanks Dave! Was great finally meeting you in person. Hope we have the opportunity to meet up again soon.
Great video!
Dang, you two had some long seat time. Glad you had a pretty uneventful trip, and made it there and back safely.
It was quite the adventure. Thanks for watching!
Tesla needs to do something about the Tulsa to Dallas Gap… as someone who makes that drive often for work, this has been one of the factors keeping me from picking one up.
We'll be doing a St. Louis, MO to Sarasota, FL trip soon. About 1,000 miles. We plan on stopping at a hotel for 1 night on the way there but straight through on the return trip. There are no direct flights that meet our schedule so we are driving. Have been debating taking the MYLR or renting an "old fashion" ICE. You may have convinced me to take the Tesla. My wife not a fan of the time it takes to charge. But she's a trooper so will go along with whatever I decide.
Take the EV! You will not regret it. The extra time is worth it in my opinion and stopping a little more often on a very long road trip is welcoming to the body.
Fantastic trip! Thanks for letting me get some sleep along the way! It goes by a lot faster in video. 😂
The video was a lot faster... :) Glad to make the drive with you.
That's a long road trip stretch but tag-teaming made it possible. Any particular reason why you avoided continuing on I-35 through Kansas? I thought at first it was to avoid tolls but I think you took I-44 (Will Rodgers Turnpike) just north of Tulsa. The Kansas Turnpike still has cash lanes so you don't have to wait a few weeks for the pay-by-plate bill to arrive in the mail.
Also, I really like your like comment subscribe graphic at 20:12 - where did you get it from?
Long trip, but reliable performance. Thank you Tesla charging stations.
100%. Made it easy!
Thanks for the video, it really makes you think of roadtripping in a Telsa. I still think it's worth it, to go electric.
💯 worth it!
The gaps in superchargers are a real problem as well as lots of version 1 superchargers. I arrived at superchargers with under 10 percent too many times. The amount of superchargers make road tripping not fun because you can't drive like you would like to always worried about eating up too much battery.
Seems like some shorter stops between superchargers, 67 miles, 110 miles? Shouldn't you be able to skip some chargers for faster more efficient charging? A lot of the time the NAV will tell you to charge too frequently
I've found myself using ABRP and inputting the superchargers I want to stop at into the Tesla navigation for this exact reason. I'd prefer 20-30 minute less frequent stops rather than stopping every hour for 5-10 minutes
Less frequent stops means you need to charge to higher percentages, and those higher percentages require the charger to slow down significantly. If you want to reduce trip time then more stops and staying under 65% seems to be faster than doing something like 80% and fewer stops.
@@pillington1338 Not necessarily, if you can skip chargers and still leave with 80% or less its definitely faster to do that
You have to play the sweet spot. Always play around with the stops to see if you get to your destination the fastest. In the winter, it has a bigger impact.
100%
Iowa Tesla guy, been watching your contents with great interest… what’s your realistic range of model Y on a trip like this? We just recently got our new model Y LR. For the short time span (2 weeks) since owning it, we found the range is not close to what it claims to be. The daily commute of 66 miles (mixed highway and local drives) 1:31 consumes 26% of charge which pretty much translates to 250 mile total range. We understand now it’s winter time and not best for battery. Curious of your numbers.
How many additional stops do you think charging adds compared to if you used a traditional gas vehicle?
Ultimately, that depends on the size of your bladder and how often you need to stretch your legs. If you are a road warrior in an efficient car, you could have stopped a lot less. For me, it wouldn’t have been that much different.
Could you comment on total charge time or avg per charge break. I see you stop every 110 miles on average. Its concerning to me as with ICE i stop every 400miles for a 30min break. Considering to buy MY for roadtrips
This is a long conversation but I’ll summarize. With an EV, stopping more often will get you to your destination faster. It has to do with the charging rate at a given percentage - it changes. I recommend you go to a website called abetterrouteplanner.com and play around. It will simulate how long trips will take in an EV.
I drive my gas car 250mi and it takes me about 5 minutes to fill the tank and I am off. What am I missing here? Not a Tesla hater in fact an investor. I find this a bit concerning. Please help me out
You are missing a lot. You get to your destination more relaxed due to AutoPilot. 95% of the time, you charge in your garage so you really need to add up all the fill ups you do through the year. It can hold as much as a mini van. Cost less to operate than a Prius and it's faster than most sports cars on the road.
@@iowatesla thanks for the details that helps. Did you happened to calculate what your cost per mile on power charges during the trip? Going to buy one soon. 😊