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Hi Rich Thanks for the comment. Yeah the mileage is low because my Wife and I work from home since COVID. The new Model Y's are so much better and cheaper. We will some day, but my next car is the cybertruck I actually put a reservation in the weekend it was announced. So we actually ordered before the Model Y. That's my next one hoping sometime next year. But we will definitely get another Model Y. Love that car

Thanks so much for the response. I have an older camera with an old mic on it for the opening scenes and just realized this issue on another video I was about to upload. I'll fix the pan for that one and keep an eye out on this moving forward. Thanks again for the comment and I'll get this fixed for my new videos. Glad you enjoyed it, have a good afternoon. Cheers

Totally agree, I always use auto drive when I'm on the highway. I have my model Y since 2020, it's amazing how much better self driving continues to get.

Going up hill in elevation through the Pocono mountains that's about what I would expect. The average watt per mile was 397 which is much higher than I usually get. Typically I average around 280 Watt per mile which would give me more range and up over 200 miles. Elevation, weather conditions like wind, rain or snow and temp effect the overall efficiency of electricity used and the actual miles you will get. I hope this helps and makes sense. Thanks for the comment and I hope you have a great week. Cheers Jim

@@jimdickson4462 do the drive from Baltimore to Bangor every year all the way up 81 to 84 - end to end. There are some crazy climbs there.

Yeah we were heading up through the pocono mountains and the elevation and cold weather I think reduced our average. We typically do better when it's warmer as well. Thanks for the comment, I glad you enjoyed the video and bets of luck with your F150 EV. They look great

Yeah it would be nice to miss all the DC traffic. The only concern was with 81 is the mountains and the snow weather we were trying to avoid. Although I think we left earlier enough to miss it. We will need to look at way for a future ride.

@@jimdickson4462I was Always an i95 person but 81 is just far more beautiful and far less stress! And from Lehigh valley just makes more sense.

Thanks so much Josh. I hope you are enjoying your president's weekend.

Thanks for the comment, glad you enjoyed the video. Have a great weekend.

Thanks so much, glad you enjoyed it. Have a great weekend.

Thanks so much for the comment William. I certainly appreciate the kind words and I'm glad you enjoyed the video. With the Model Y and 3 cost going down and the popularity I think there is a need for some basic understanding. Thanks again Jim

Now that's a road trip, yeah we need to plan a little better and search more for hotels with free charging. So glad you enjoyed the video.

@jimdickson4462 def liked using plugshare to find them. But also tesla just partnered with Hilton hotels to put in chargers so that's a good thing.

This was our first time. Surprised at the size of the boulder field, also didn't know about the stream and falls. Very pretty, hope you are all doing well in this snow.

The trick is to only charge the amount you need to get to your next super charger destination or where you need to go. You want to maximize the amount of electricity going into your battery. So, charging from 10 percent to 50 percent capacity will be much faster than when charging from 80 percent to a full battery. When you get above 60% charge in your battery the charging starts to slow down and it will continue to slow down the more you put in. So when you get to 50 or 60% battery charge in your car start looking for the next supercharger and navigate to that one and so on until you get to your destination. This will ensure the fastest time charging and will reduce the amount of time on your trip. I hope this helps.

I enjoy the ride, although 95 can be a little scary like a race track down in NC and SC. I hope you have a great trip and safe travels.

Thanks for the comment, Hope you have a nice day.

Thanks for the comment, it's amazing how many more chargers have been built on the 95 corridor. Each time we make the trip it get's easier and easier. I think our first time in 2020 we had to really beware of charging to make it to the next charger, also almost all were only 150kW. Now you can find a 250kW along the whole 95 highway.

Thanks for the comment. I can see how you have to beware of the weather traveling from St. Louis down to Orlando. Hope you had a great trip down. I actually enjoy the drive down, the challenge of finding super chargers and maximizing the speed of charging the batteries to minimize the time charging time.

Yeah I don’t consider any purchase of a car a good investment. But considering I charge at home more than 90% of the time and I have solar panels that I leverage. The cost for me has been less than my truck. Haven’t had an electric bill with net metering and no maintenance on the car since I got it But I’m probably unique because I have solar and charge at home at no cost for most of my driving. The depreciation maybe huge but I typically keep a car at least 10 years or more on average. But I can see how people are not fans. Hope you have a great weekend.

Yes nor-easter, slip of the tongue. I hope you are having a good weekend . Thanks again for the clarification, cheers Jim

@@jimdickson4462 don’t you hate the comment section? Lol, hope you have a great weekend too.

lol - all good it's pretty embarrassing I called it a Nor-easter. Oh well, looks like another snow storm heading our way up here in PA. We may get 5 inches of snow on Monday/Tuesday. Thanks again for the correction and comment. Take care 🙂@@xploration1437

Hi Retired - Thanks so much for the comment. Yes looking for a hotel with chargers is the best way to approach it. We've done that in the past. To be honest we got lazy and didn't search for a hotel until we were ready to stop. We were more concerned about getting as far south before the storm and we weren't sure how far we'd get. We just made the hotel reservation right before we got there. But if you have time and not in a hurry best approach is to find hotels with chargers.

Marriott and IHG (Holiday Inn) reservation websites now have an amenity filter for EV charger,. I also look at PlugShare as hotel sites are not always up to date. Do you have favorite methods to find them?

@@retiredtexan8331 Obviously Tesla Destination charging shows up on Tesla’s navigation and is an option on Tesla’s website. The biggest issue would be that their previous requirements could be met by one or two Wall Connectors and there’s no guarantee that they’re working or won’t be occupied. Anyone planning on using one should have a backup plan if it’s not available.

Safe travels I hope you have a great time.

Thanks for the comment, glad you enjoyed the video. Yeah the DC area seems to be the place we second guess which way to go and where to charge. I hope you enjoy your cruise, safe travels.

Some people like to drive in a car I used to do that all the time

Yeah - I get it, but to definitely cheeper for us than flying 4 adults to Orlando. At least with the Electric car and the Autopilot and self driving it makes it easier less tiring and we try to make it fun.

What's more of a waste of time working 8 hours a day to make $200 to fill your gas tank in 10 minutes or wait 20 - 30 minutes and it cost you around $10 to fill that same gas tank.. in my case I've got 100% lifetime free supercharging so no matter where I go it's 100% free charging.. I'd rather be sitting in my car charging then working 8 hours at work for 10 minute gas guzzle.

Hi Bill - good tip. I'll be sure to keep that in mind for my next travel videos. Thanks again for the suggestion.

Thanks for the great suggestion Joe. I'll keep that in mind for the next video. Thanks for the comment and I hope you have a good Monday.

Thanks so much for the comment Gabby. Glad you enjoyed the video. Yes I hope each year the EV charging will get better. Some of the problems with other chargers is maintaince, keeping them running. Also compatibility with all the different EV cars, software linking with each other to allow the charge. Good luck on your research into RVs the VW Bus looks like a great looking ride. I know you can buy them in Europe can you buy them in the US yet?

Thanks much , glad you enjoyed it. Hope you have a good evening

Thanks for the advance, yeah we went too far to charge. Looking to get the battery percentage down to around 10% to increase the charge flow reduce the time of the charging stop. So glad you enjoyed the video. Thanks for the comment.

Good suggestion Michael, next time I'll be sure to capture some footage inside Buc-eeys. It's a sight to see. Thanks for the suggestion.

My pleasure Ray - glad you enjoyed the video

Honestly the only reason I clicked on this video was to see if he mentioned those huge spelling mistakes.

Thanks TBolt I’ll update that ASAP

Thanks so much, I'll be sure to check out your video content as well. Cheers Jim

Thank you for the comment and I'm glad you enjoyed the video. I hope you have a great weekend.

Yeah that’s a bad one. It was free but terrible to get in and out of. We need to look at different route around DC and get the DC beltway out of the mix. That area is the most difficult to find good chargers right off the highway that are 250kW. We probably could have done a better job finding one

Looked up info on this garage and there are some claims that there’s two hour free parking.

Yes that's correct, you don't have to pay.@@ypw510

@@jimdickson4462 I think there's confusion over the entry ticket and possible pay station. But I've read it's two hours where one can exit on a ticket without paying, although one claim was of being charged $10 for an hour parking.

Yeah sometimes I just grab the hatch and close it. I do the same thing with my Tahoe

Thanks Scot. Yeah Buc-ees is something, we always make a habit to stop there to charge and eat if it’s on our way. Thanks again and have a great weekend.

Hi Jim - I’m glad you enjoyed it and it provided some value. I have to admit I would be nervous if it was something other than a Tesla. The main advantage of Tesla is the supercharger network that Tesla continues to support and develop. They are continually adding more superchargers based on the areas where more cars are sold and used. I’ll be adding some more videos of our travels as we go to new places to see my son who’s running track in college. Glad you enjoyed it and good luck with your EV car search.

Thanks Eric, I agree. Although growing up in NJ and living in PA I’ve been around Wawa most my adult life. It wasn’t until Tesla road tripping that I experienced Sheetz. Huge Sheetz fan. Take care and thanks for watching

1. Buc-ees 2. Sheetz 3. Wawa@@jimdickson4462

Thanks Tina - glad you enjoyed it. Hope everyone is doing well.

Thanks for the comments Dorian, We enjoy the challenge of driving down with a Tesla. Searching for the best supercharger to charge by. The driving autopilot makes it so much easier and you don't get as tired.

Thanks Tina - glad you enjoyed it.

Thanks for the kind words, hope you have a great weekend.

Thanks Tom - I think we all need to hear that some times, especially with the Model Y now the most popular car solid worldwide. We didn't need to wait at any superchargers but in some places it was getting more crowded. Starting to see allot of younger folks with Teslas now that the cost is so much lower charging at superchargers for long periods. My guess is many more folks in urban areas are buying Teslas that live in apartments without personal charging options.

There are legitimate worries, including range anxiety. I’ve taken a Tesla on a road trip where Superchargers were 90-100 miles apart and there were no nearby options. It was a sightseeing trip, so I was willing to charge up to 100% at night. Probably not that critical for this trip since there are other options if maybe a Supercharger location is full.