Watching this 4 yrs later again after we finally took delivery of our Model S in Hamburg a few weeks ago - SeC can be seen at 18:19 - cool to see how it all has evolved. There were absolutely no parking spots left, a LOT of Model S and X and also the charging infrastructure in Hamburg has changed to the better. This video is a nice 'time capsule'.
Bjørn, imagine, I just remembered, that I saw the Millenium Falcon standing outside the Tesla Store here in Munich, while I was riding by on my bike. From time to time, I use to go there, just to see a Tesla again, because they're still really rare here. Maybe because of the sadly bad situation to find chargers here in Germany. I think, additionally, the politics and the german government should do much more about it. In my opinion, they could take Norway as the best example :-) Anyway, I also remember, that there was this yellow E-Smart we can see and that black Renault Tweezy parked around it, too. Now, I remember, I was thinking to myself "look, what kind of strange license plate this red Tesla has". Wow, it's from Norway! Wow, they came all the way down to munich with a TESLA!!! I almost took a picture of it on my phone. The other day, I also told that to my colleagues at work back then. They barely could beleive it. Unfortunately, those days, I didn't know your road trip videos yet. Now, while watching your Europe road trip episode and the Munich part of it, I realized, that this red Tesla with the norvegian license plates was YOUR FAMOUS CAR, the Millenium Falcon itself! What a discovery!
Great and long awaited video! Really funny that I was browsing your youtube vids thinking "damn.. when will he finish that europe trip thing?" when suddenly I received a notification on my mobile that you posted a new video! :) Although I really enjoyed watching it on my TV (! better then anything that was broadcasted on german TV this evening) I was quite embarrased that you had so much trouble finding any working charging stations or charging stations at all. Hope this will get better over time. Nevertheless I seriously consider becoming a Tesla owner too over here in germany very soon. I finally got my confirmation date on a test drive by the end of this month! :) Keep the videos coming! I really enjoy watching them and find them very inspiring! (Not only about the car but also about which places to visit next with my girlfriend.) Best wishes to you and your wife! You are such a cute and friendly couple! Who else would ever seriously decide on boiling water using a supercharger and cook some noodles in a ~100k Euro car??! Priceless!:)
Very nice to see a longer version for Tesla Model S, would love to see more such long trips with the Model S. You did a great job with the video man. Had fun watching amazing places, nicely hosted by you. Thank you so much! :)
Bjorn, thank you for this beautiful and incredible informative trip video. I beleave this is your best one yet! I am a little emotional right now because I was born and raised in Germany and in y youth visited a lot of the sites you went too, I got diagnosed with plasma Livonia 2 weeks ago and my wife and I had plans to go see my son again who lives in Luebeck and is actually the EV VOICE of Europe, his name is Marc Listing, he is also editor for wattgetup he can help with getting EV charging and so going. At least your videos give me an up2date view of what I will probably never ever be able to back too, again, thank you again for your greater work! Ralph
Nice video again. The first part of the trip was more focused on the superchargers than on anything else. It got more interesting after Neuschwanstein Castle. St-Anton is indeed a ski resort. I went there about 30 years ago to ski in the winter. I just scanned the slides from that trip. If you ever want too see a really nice blue lake, go to Lake Tao in California. The water is so pure that when you submerge in it, you only see a deep blue horizon towards the deep. Thanks for sharing your Tesla experiences. :-)
Love your videos, and also I must complement you, you have a very supportive wife who is adventurous as you are and that is wonderful and a blessing, continue to enjoy, blessings to you both.
How Fun! Thanks for the VLOG of your Tesla trip :) we enjoyed watching and learning of your experience driving cross country in 100% electric vehicle :)
As we say here in Norway: "the one that wait for something good, does not wait in vain"! Finaly the road trip video was out :D Love this, I may have to take my little car really far south in Europe some time. Have only been as far south as Legoland in Günzburg. The view at 1:12:46 is a "postcard moment!". Just brilliant! Hope you have some good still photos of the place too. As someone else said, you give us a lot of inspiration for travel goals and tip for places to visit. Anyway, thanx for the video. I'm waiting for the next ;)
Thank you for the feedback :) Yes, it was an amazing trip. If we have more holidays, we'd go on another trip. After all, it cost a lot less to travel with a Tesla versus a diesel BMW.
Bjørn Nyland Great trip Bjorn ... hopefully visit you soon in Norway with my Model S ... still have to convince the wife though :) ... how long does it take to drive from e.g. Brussels to your neighbourhood taking into account charging once and while? I am thinking of organizing a trip with some fellow Tesla friends and visit you over there :)
Great video! Too bad for the problems to find chargers. That must have been a great journey. Please do continue making this videos! Waiting for part 2!
Love every bit of this video! Cool to see the Rolls Royce Ghost and Ferrari 458. I went to Ålesund for my work and I love to recognise cities like Lillehammer and Dombås. The last leg of the trip towards the ocean was epic that took more than 5 hours for 330kms. The fjords and lakes were amazing I would love to go back to Norway(and Sweden) very soon!
At 1:18:50 the map show Turbenthal which is where my home is and my Type 2 charger :-) You were so close. The Renault garage that you charged up at in Winterthur is where I fell in love with the Renault Zoe and had my 1st test drive at. Bought it from a Renault dealer nearer to home. The charging box I have is identical to the one you tested in St Anton. Great video.
Great videos, great car, lovely wife :-) I watched your videos from Norway. I was in Norway last year for 7 weeks doing a trip on bicycle. I love this country. And its nice to see your video from Germany and Switzerland. I´m german and i live near Zurich. by the way: the lake with the blue water is called Walensee. I´ve been there last weekend. Nice place. The mountains are called Churfürsten and are about 2500 m high. Go on with these awesome videos. I love watching them
Hi Bjørn - Thanks for sharing this video, what a fun roadtrip! What a bummer, I live 2 minutes from the hotel you stayed at right outside Zurich. So when ever you come back to the greater Zurich area, there is a guest room and a 22kW charger waiting for you. Will be driving a P85 from December on and your videos make my wait somehow more tolerable ;) And I already know that my wife and I will take our P85 to Norway next summer... also plan to ferry over to Iceland.
But you know now that I'm around. Sure, will let you know when we've planned the trip, will load the P85 in Lörrach (close to Zurich) on to the car train to Hamburg. Will drive north from there :-)
Great videos! I think I watched almost all of them. The model S is a very nice looking car. And seems to work in real life too! Especially with SC's. I noticed on the Tesla site that there will be SC's in Norway all the way up to the Lofoten this year. That should make your trips to Bodø a lot faster :). Did a big roadtrip in 2013 from The Netherlands to Nordkap and back (up through Sweden, down through Lofoten and Bodø!). In a diesel car, so no planning needed :). Great stuff up North!! Keep on making these great videos! And enjoy that beautiful Tesla ;).
Great trip and video Bjorn! Funnily, something strikes me in your videos... You eat a lot, man! Hehehe you also seem to enjoy that, as I do! So come along here in Belgium, we have Superchargers too now, and drop me a line, I'll be pleased to have a drink or a diner, and we can exchange our thoughts about Tesla, and the future of electric vehicles why not!
Iv went through and watched most of your road trips with the Tesla! Love them! keep up the good work! I hope to see some Tesla's here in Canada, we just got our first SuperCharger in BC a month ago :P
I really like your way of thinking! I just saw the introduction of the new P85D...and I know the German car manufactures and suppliers fear the power of Tesla!
Great video, for the next time would be a good trip to go to Spain (my country), but you don't be the first norwegian Tesla Model S on Hollydays in Spain. I'm waiting for the part 2.
On this Friday 15th of August 2014 we saw that charging station at Citty Park Flensburg, as a coincidence. Also noticed that it was not a Tesla charging as you have in Norway.
You went to my city but i was not there i am so angry of myself (Feldkirch/Austria), and it is a realy nice road trip tour video ^^. But next time you must visit "Bregenz" or "Hard" they have the "Bodensee" which is enchanting !!!! (only in summer xD) have a nice day! your supporter/friend from Austria ^^
Wow, what a difference 4 years makes! I had to watch one of your old road trips.. amazing. do you ever watch the old videos? You should watch one with Jorgen and critique your old videos like mystery science theater... still good stuff.
Are you including the UK in next year's trip Bjorn? Looks like there are going to be around 22 superchargers spread across the country by then. You'll be able to go from Land's End in Cornwall all the way up through England, Wales and then the Scottish Highlands to John o' Groats. You could have probably already come already as there are plenty of 22kw chargers here.
What an amazing trip!! Just subscribed to your channel. A new fan from Denmark :) If you have another road trip this year, hope to meet you somewhere in Denmark.
Very cool video ! Keep up the good work :) The next time you should visit Trier, the oldest city of Germany near the border to Luxembourg. It's a really beautiful city with lots of old roman buildings.
If you like car museums and castles you should come to Stuttgart next time! :) We have Mercedes-Benz- and Porsche-Museum here. And some really nice big castles arround Stuttgart. And loads of chargers. :) Just let me know and I'll give you some more detailed info.
Absolutely Cool! This Videos shows exactly how good a Tesla car is. For me i like this Video so much because Björn drives in Germany. I´m from Munich and i like to see the Tesla Model s on Bavaria Streets and of course in Germany and around Germany. Thanks Björn for this very very cool and good Video. Björn next time if you are in Munich tell me then we will trink in German "Biergarten" a 1 liter Beer called "Maß" if you like it. In Munich there is the largest "Biergarten" in Bavaria. Greatings from Germany/Munich Michael
From what I heard, sales are increasing in Germany. And by now, Germany has the most superchargers in Europe. So Germans will probably be more tempted to buy one.
It's your brother from another mother here in Thai Town, Hollywood, CA. I'm glad to see you used my "Camping Mode" term I proposed for Tesla to add to their cars. Are you listening Tesla? Add it to the Model X. After a long day at work, sitting in rush hour traffic to come home and relax with a nice trip through parts of Europe in a P85 was nice. I wonder if having a taller gear or adding a second taller gear would make driving on the autobahn more efficient and give a higher top speed? Waiting for part zwei as they say over there. Sawatdee krap.
Hello my brotha from anotha motha! Yes, I started using "Camping Mode" as a term now. I don't think a taller gear would help much. The efficiency of the electric motor might be slightly better if it runs on the ideal rpm. But electric motors have a huge range (0-12k rpm) compared to ICE (1-6k rpm). At speeds over 120 km/h, the main factor is air resistance.
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Bjørn Nyland The white car at 1:14:33, on the left of the screen, is a Dacia Dokker, made in Romania, the country I live in :)
At 1:13:51 it kinda looks like the top of a guy's face sticking out of the water on the far side of the lake right in the middle. I see eyes (one partly blocked) and a forehead but the rocks that block his right eye also blocks his nose. Pretty neat rock formation!
I think the fun of the trip is waiting a bit for the supercharger. Checkin out whats around and stuff. I watched all 2 hours and dang its only part 1! :D
Great Video. I watched all of them in a weekend. very impressive! I am a Tesla fun. after watched your videos, crazy about the car. There is a little concern that you looked for charger always in the videos. not that comfortable. anyway, you are the first one i knew in norway. your video speed up to help me make the decision to buy a tesla. cauce the price in too high. i am planning to move california. so i can get the tesla over there with a reasonable price. a few questions, you can drive in carpool or bus lane by tesla? how much a tesla p85 in norway? you did great job. thanks
Another question if I may: At about 0:47 minutes in the video, you describe how you set the car for "camper" mode. You mention that some of the exterior lights stay on because the car is still in Drive mode. So why do you need to use Drive mode? Can't you keep heat on in car without that? Also, another question about that same night. You lost energy during your sleep, but it seemed as if you were at a charging station. Is there some reason you could not have keep charging all night so that you would gang energy and not lose any to the heating? Thanks!
Lots of interesting questions! 1. The car and heater will automatically shut off after 30 minutes unless someone touches the screen, one of the buttons or the pedals. 2. The Camper Mode is where the car is still runnin in Neutral gear and will therefore not shut off after 30 minutes. 3. If the car is charging, it can't be put in drive mode. So therefore, it can't be put in Neutral either. So the Camper Mode will only work if the car is not plugged in.
Watchin' this 6 years later is great fun! No chargers in Hamburg! :-) Thank god this has changed! :-) Now there are chargers all over Germany, but the one you need is blocked by ICEs or doesn't work! ;-)
Bjørn Nyland : Hi! Right at the beginning, I have to say that you're making so great job with all these videos! It's pleasure to see the trips :) I have a question for you: Did you compare the costs of the 2013 trip (with BMW) and the 2014 trip (with Tesla). To specify - I'm asking about "fuel costs" :) Maybe you'll visit Poland next year, we should have 2 superchargers in 2015 (better than nothing :) ?
Another Amazing video! Thank you for sharing with us your moments. But I do have a question: If you were doing this in a petrol car, do you think it would be better? Really my main question is how much does range anxiety exist?
To get an impression of how a similar trip would have been with an ICE car, take a look at last year's road trip video: Europe road trip 2013 As the situation was at the time of the trip, using ICE car would be better. We would spend less time looking for chargers that either didn't work or didn't have the specific power we thought.
HI I am wondering why there is no tesla in my country - Poland I've just looked on map of Tesla european structure and got astonished of the empty spot on the map which is Poland. Not only Poland is blank at least ... other countries surrounding Poland like Czech Republik, Slovakia, Ukraine ( except Germany of course ) havn't experienced Tesla yet
Bjørn Nyland that's a good point ... but still there are plenty of new and very expensive cars sold and used here on polish roads... so I think the market for Tesla here should be quite interesting ( almost 40 mln people in Poland )and for sure for foreigners like yourself and other Tesla owners ( from Germany for example ) there is actually a kind of border created between Germany and Poland as a result of Tesla charger's inaccesibility here in Poland ... for example when considering a vacation trip to Poland or further east ... you as a Tesla owner are left to the mercy of the regular home electric plug when you reach Poland which is sad. but what I have just found out a while ago is that Tesla is to build like first 5 Super Charger Stations at the beginning od 2015. They should be located in Warsaw, Krakow, Gdansk, Poznan and Frankfurt ( the one near Odra ) I was wondering : Did you count the whole expenses from them moment you bought your red one to this day? I mean with the price of the car included
Hi Bjørn! When you were recharging the Tesla in Randers at (9.00min in video), why didn't you go inside the big House behind the chargers (which you thought was a "pub") instead of waiting in the car? The house is actually an exact copy of Elvis' house "Graceland", and there is a diner/café inside the house! ;)
When was this? I was in Norway in July, and I saw that in Hjørring, DK, only about 15 kilometers south of the ferry, there is SC at the Shell/Sunset gas station.
Another awesome trip, i waited for the weekend to enjoy it peacefully, and it was just great! Many places that i must add to my "to go " list. :D One question, do you get charged for using the 3G outside Norway, or Tesla has some sort of deal? How does that work? Keep it up, can't wait for the second part! :)
oh i see... pretty cool system, i was worried you would rack up a huge roaming bill. :D can't wait to see how it was to charge the car in France, but something tells me it will be easier than in Germany. :) Either, can't wait for it!
Hey Bjorn, great vid as always. How much time do you spend on navigating to chargers before your trip? Do you have any back up plans if charge diminishes faster than expected? Have you ever found it annoying to wait for charging? Cheers. Look forward to more.
When planning on trips via superchargers, I don't spend time at all. But when going via 22 kW, I have to factor in a backup plan. A few hours I guess. If the range drops faster than expected, I just drive slower. It was never annoying to wait for charging because we always found something else to do while waiting.
You should come to Estonia, there's a massive network of charging stations(do not know aboat Teslas SC's) for a such small country. Even in my small town of 2200 population has one :) You dont need to use any map, u see the chargers everywhere Sadly most of them are now with small fee, they were free before, but now there's a small fee.
Hi. Nice editing, Bjørn. Have you had any help? Well done!! Are you thinking of doing another "Electric car roadtrip" video in the future? Kind "Electric" regards from Danmark. Kim
Very very impressive video, thank you! You spend a long time to create it. I pay my tribute to you! But you look 10 years older than at the beginning of your journey, sorry! The quintessence for me is, that not you but the charging possibilities decides on your ride. So the car is not a tool like its normally is. Its like a journey by train with a little bit more freedom but much more stress. 500 km and 15 min. charging time would be acceptable. Then you will enjoy your ride. I live in Germany and my first and last e-car was a City-El about 25 years ago. 25km range with 50km/h and 8h charging, but I was happy. The Tesla S is a milestone against to the e-cars of the 90´th but unfortunately at last a dream for me...
Bjorn, you need to download the Wordlens app for your phone! It makes things like figuring out foreign charging stations easier! You just point your camera at the words and it shows you what it says in English on the screen in real time. Very cool app and it's free now!
Haha no way, at 1:09:25 youre at the hotel löwen in Feldkirchen or something. I was in the exact same hotel too when i went on a road trip around germany. Did you have these Glas doors at the toilet too. Why do they put doors that dont even close properly for a bathroom xD anyway you also stood right outside my work looking for a super charger :D really enjoyed your video. Hope i'll have an Tesla one day too.
Hallo Bjorn , this Video is very good , can you tell me the name of the Song in the Backround . Thank you .! I will buy a Tesla Car later , in Germany , we pay more . Gruß Bernd !
Tesla should really build WiFi into their SuperChargers and other stations that the car automaticly hooks up to! :) And that way you could watch movies on the screen while you wait! I think that would be pretty cool!
I'm sorry if you been asked this before but what's with the sound absorbing panel in the back? is your car specially noise with the tarmac? thanks great vid!!!
Watching this 4 yrs later again after we finally took delivery of our Model S in Hamburg a few weeks ago - SeC can be seen at 18:19 - cool to see how it all has evolved. There were absolutely no parking spots left, a LOT of Model S and X and also the charging infrastructure in Hamburg has changed to the better. This video is a nice 'time capsule'.
Bjørn, imagine, I just remembered, that I saw the Millenium Falcon standing outside the Tesla Store here in Munich, while I was riding by on my bike. From time to time, I use to go there, just to see a Tesla again, because they're still really rare here. Maybe because of the sadly bad situation to find chargers here in Germany. I think, additionally, the politics and the german government should do much more about it. In my opinion, they could take Norway as the best example :-) Anyway, I also remember, that there was this yellow E-Smart we can see and that black Renault Tweezy parked around it, too. Now, I remember, I was thinking to myself "look, what kind of strange license plate this red Tesla has". Wow, it's from Norway! Wow, they came all the way down to munich with a TESLA!!! I almost took a picture of it on my phone. The other day, I also told that to my colleagues at work back then. They barely could beleive it. Unfortunately, those days, I didn't know your road trip videos yet. Now, while watching your Europe road trip episode and the Munich part of it, I realized, that this red Tesla with the norvegian license plates was YOUR FAMOUS CAR, the Millenium Falcon itself! What a discovery!
Haha, that's awesome!
Is it my browser or is the audio actually out of sync after the BMW Welt visit?
For me same
Great and long awaited video! Really funny that I was browsing your youtube vids thinking "damn.. when will he finish that europe trip thing?" when suddenly I received a notification on my mobile that you posted a new video! :)
Although I really enjoyed watching it on my TV (! better then anything that was broadcasted on german TV this evening) I was quite embarrased that you had so much trouble finding any working charging stations or charging stations at all. Hope this will get better over time. Nevertheless I seriously consider becoming a Tesla owner too over here in germany very soon. I finally got my confirmation date on a test drive by the end of this month! :)
Keep the videos coming! I really enjoy watching them and find them very inspiring! (Not only about the car but also about which places to visit next with my girlfriend.)
Best wishes to you and your wife! You are such a cute and friendly couple! Who else would ever seriously decide on boiling water using a supercharger and cook some noodles in a ~100k Euro car??! Priceless!:)
Yes, I hope EV charging stations will be more available in Germany now that BMW i3 and VW e-Golf is out :)
Very nice to see a longer version for Tesla Model S, would love to see more such long trips with the Model S. You did a great job with the video man. Had fun watching amazing places, nicely hosted by you. Thank you so much! :)
Bjorn, thank you for this beautiful and incredible informative trip video. I beleave this is your best one yet! I am a little emotional right now because I was born and raised in Germany and in y youth visited a lot of the sites you went too, I got diagnosed with plasma Livonia 2 weeks ago and my wife and I had plans to go see my son again who lives in Luebeck and is actually the EV VOICE of Europe, his name is Marc Listing, he is also editor for wattgetup he can help with getting EV charging and so going. At least your videos give me an up2date view of what I will probably never ever be able to back too, again, thank you again for your greater work!
Ralph
Wonderful video Bjorne. Can't wait for part two. That lake was amazing and it's color unbelievable.
Nice video again. The first part of the trip was more focused on the superchargers than on anything else. It got more interesting after Neuschwanstein Castle. St-Anton is indeed a ski resort. I went there about 30 years ago to ski in the winter. I just scanned the slides from that trip. If you ever want too see a really nice blue lake, go to Lake Tao in California. The water is so pure that when you submerge in it, you only see a deep blue horizon towards the deep.
Thanks for sharing your Tesla experiences. :-)
Great trip again Bjørn, I really like to watch your Tesla video.
Thank you for watching :)
Thanks Bjørn for showing us your Europe impressions. Another great video with your trademark. Please carry on. Waiting on the next.
Thank you for the feedback :)
Love your videos, and also I must complement you, you have a very supportive wife who is adventurous as you are and that is wonderful and a blessing, continue to enjoy, blessings to you both.
How Fun! Thanks for the VLOG of your Tesla trip :) we enjoyed watching and learning of your experience driving cross country in 100% electric vehicle :)
Absolutely stunning trip! Thank you for sharing with us again!
Thank you for watching :)
Finally the Europe trip has come..Thank you.I love Seeing Tesla.Awesome car Bjorn :)
Thank you :)
As we say here in Norway: "the one that wait for something good, does not wait in vain"! Finaly the road trip video was out :D
Love this, I may have to take my little car really far south in Europe some time. Have only been as far south as Legoland in Günzburg. The view at 1:12:46 is a "postcard moment!". Just brilliant! Hope you have some good still photos of the place too. As someone else said, you give us a lot of inspiration for travel goals and tip for places to visit.
Anyway, thanx for the video. I'm waiting for the next ;)
Thank you for the feedback :) Yes, it was an amazing trip. If we have more holidays, we'd go on another trip. After all, it cost a lot less to travel with a Tesla versus a diesel BMW.
Bjørn Nyland Great trip Bjorn ... hopefully visit you soon in Norway with my Model S ... still have to convince the wife though :) ... how long does it take to drive from e.g. Brussels to your neighbourhood taking into account charging once and while? I am thinking of organizing a trip with some fellow Tesla friends and visit you over there :)
Eric H. Driving time can be found on google maps. Just add about 30-45 minutes of charging time on each SC.
Good video bjorn. As usually, i enjoy the scenery. Can't wait for part 2 video. Cheers
Great video! Too bad for the problems to find chargers. That must have been a great journey. Please do continue making this videos! Waiting for part 2!
Have been waiting for this. Waiting for the next video... keep it like this youre awesome!
Thank you for the feedback :)
Love every bit of this video! Cool to see the Rolls Royce Ghost and Ferrari 458.
I went to Ålesund for my work and I love to recognise cities like Lillehammer and Dombås. The last leg of the trip towards the ocean was epic that took more than 5 hours for 330kms. The fjords and lakes were amazing I would love to go back to Norway(and Sweden) very soon!
At 1:18:50 the map show Turbenthal which is where my home is and my Type 2 charger :-) You were so close. The Renault garage that you charged up at in Winterthur is where I fell in love with the Renault Zoe and had my 1st test drive at. Bought it from a Renault dealer nearer to home.
The charging box I have is identical to the one you tested in St Anton.
Great video.
Oooh, awesome :) In part 2 you will see that I ride on a Zoe in Nienburg. It's a nice car :)
Another amazing video, very entertaining as always. Two thumbs up!
Great videos, great car, lovely wife :-)
I watched your videos from Norway. I was in Norway last year for 7 weeks doing a trip on bicycle. I love this country. And its nice to see your video from Germany and Switzerland. I´m german and i live near Zurich.
by the way: the lake with the blue water is called Walensee. I´ve been there last weekend. Nice place. The mountains are called Churfürsten and are about 2500 m high.
Go on with these awesome videos. I love watching them
Cool, thanks :)
Hi Bjørn - Thanks for sharing this video, what a fun roadtrip! What a bummer, I live 2 minutes from the hotel you stayed at right outside Zurich. So when ever you come back to the greater Zurich area, there is a guest room and a 22kW charger waiting for you. Will be driving a P85 from December on and your videos make my wait somehow more tolerable ;) And I already know that my wife and I will take our P85 to Norway next summer... also plan to ferry over to Iceland.
Awwww, I should have announced our travel plan earlier. But maybe next year :) It would be nice to meet you next summer on your Norway tour!
But you know now that I'm around. Sure, will let you know when we've planned the trip, will load the P85 in Lörrach (close to Zurich) on to the car train to Hamburg. Will drive north from there :-)
Great stuff Bjorn. Looking forward to part 2!!
Great videos! I think I watched almost all of them. The model S is a very nice looking car. And seems to work in real life too! Especially with SC's. I noticed on the Tesla site that there will be SC's in Norway all the way up to the Lofoten this year. That should make your trips to Bodø a lot faster :). Did a big roadtrip in 2013 from The Netherlands to Nordkap and back (up through Sweden, down through Lofoten and Bodø!). In a diesel car, so no planning needed :). Great stuff up North!! Keep on making these great videos! And enjoy that beautiful Tesla ;).
tnanks for videos Bjorn. Love to see your trip videos they are wonderfull :)
The most informative channel about Tesla! Still pretty expensive car, but your videos prove it's worth the money, great job. :-)
Austria looks beautiful!
Great job, Bjorn - watched the whole video!
Thank you for watching :)
Great trip and video Bjorn! Funnily, something strikes me in your videos... You eat a lot, man! Hehehe you also seem to enjoy that, as I do! So come along here in Belgium, we have Superchargers too now, and drop me a line, I'll be pleased to have a drink or a diner, and we can exchange our thoughts about Tesla, and the future of electric vehicles why not!
Great stuff thank you for sharing love the view and your Tesla drives... Aloha!
Thank you for watching :)
Iv went through and watched most of your road trips with the Tesla! Love them! keep up the good work! I hope to see some Tesla's here in Canada, we just got our first SuperCharger in BC a month ago :P
Thank you for watching :)
I really like your way of thinking! I just saw the introduction of the new P85D...and I know the German car manufactures and suppliers fear the power of Tesla!
Great video, looking forward for the next part!
Awesome trip, impressive video. Thanks a lot, Björn! :-)
Thank you for watching :)
Pretty cool green trip man! thank you for sharing!
Thumbs up if you are back in 2021, longing for a Europe road trip and also enjoying how far EV charging infrastructure has come!
Great video, for the next time would be a good trip to go to Spain (my country), but you don't be the first norwegian Tesla Model S on Hollydays in Spain. I'm waiting for the part 2.
On this Friday 15th of August 2014 we saw that charging station at Citty Park Flensburg, as a coincidence. Also noticed that it was not a Tesla charging as you have in Norway.
You went to my city but i was not there i am so angry of myself (Feldkirch/Austria), and it is a realy nice road trip tour video ^^.
But next time you must visit "Bregenz" or "Hard" they have the "Bodensee" which is enchanting !!!! (only in summer xD)
have a nice day!
your supporter/friend from Austria ^^
We'll consider it next year :)
Wow, what a difference 4 years makes! I had to watch one of your old road trips.. amazing. do you ever watch the old videos? You should watch one with Jorgen and critique your old videos like mystery science theater... still good stuff.
Omgg amazing video ! But your wife seems jeolous about your Tesla love :3
Wow you are Thai !!! Nice trip !! I hope Tesla will come to Thailand soon.
I hope Thais will discover the value of EVs. As of today, EVs in Thailand is non-existant. But Thais complain about high gas prices and pollution.
Are you including the UK in next year's trip Bjorn? Looks like there are going to be around 22 superchargers spread across the country by then. You'll be able to go from Land's End in Cornwall all the way up through England, Wales and then the Scottish Highlands to John o' Groats. You could have probably already come already as there are plenty of 22kw chargers here.
We're planning on going to UK next year, yeah.
Kewl. Would love to meet up with you if your passing.
Clifford Rutley I'm up for that. It will be a while until next year's trip though.
No probs. Oh you love castles don't you? Well, in Northumberland we have more castles than any other county in England :-)
What an amazing trip!! Just subscribed to your channel. A new fan from Denmark :) If you have another road trip this year, hope to meet you somewhere in Denmark.
Looks like a great roadtrip!
Very cool video ! Keep up the good work :)
The next time you should visit Trier, the oldest city of Germany near the border to Luxembourg. It's a really beautiful city with lots of old roman buildings.
Thanks for the tip :)
Video outstanding! I'm really curious to know if Tesla has never contacted you .... I look for the second part. Thank you,Paolo ( Italy )
They have contacted me about making the Customer Stories video:
www.teslamotors.com/no_NO/customers/story-bjorn-nyland
If you like car museums and castles you should come to Stuttgart next time! :) We have Mercedes-Benz- and Porsche-Museum here. And some really nice big castles arround Stuttgart. And loads of chargers. :) Just let me know and I'll give you some more detailed info.
Cool. Thanks for the tip :)
Bjørn Nyland
Stuttgart is also the place where I live. In case you visit Stuttgart next time and you need some help, you can contact me if you want :)
Absolutely Cool! This Videos shows exactly how good a Tesla car is. For me i like this Video so much because Björn drives in Germany. I´m from Munich and i like to see the Tesla Model s on Bavaria Streets and of course in Germany and around Germany. Thanks Björn for this very very cool and good Video.
Björn next time if you are in Munich tell me then we will trink in German "Biergarten" a 1 liter Beer called "Maß" if you like it.
In Munich there is the largest "Biergarten" in Bavaria.
Greatings from Germany/Munich
Michael
From what I heard, sales are increasing in Germany. And by now, Germany has the most superchargers in Europe. So Germans will probably be more tempted to buy one.
It's your brother from another mother here in Thai Town, Hollywood, CA. I'm glad to see you used my "Camping Mode" term I proposed for Tesla to add to their cars. Are you listening Tesla? Add it to the Model X. After a long day at work, sitting in rush hour traffic to come home and relax with a nice trip through parts of Europe in a P85 was nice. I wonder if having a taller gear or adding a second taller gear would make driving on the autobahn more efficient and give a higher top speed? Waiting for part zwei as they say over there. Sawatdee krap.
Hello my brotha from anotha motha! Yes, I started using "Camping Mode" as a term now. I don't think a taller gear would help much. The efficiency of the electric motor might be slightly better if it runs on the ideal rpm. But electric motors have a huge range (0-12k rpm) compared to ICE (1-6k rpm). At speeds over 120 km/h, the main factor is air resistance.
Bjørn Nyland The white car at 1:14:33, on the left of the screen, is a Dacia Dokker, made in Romania, the country I live in :)
At 1:13:51 it kinda looks like the top of a guy's face sticking out of the water on the far side of the lake right in the middle. I see eyes (one partly blocked) and a forehead but the rocks that block his right eye also blocks his nose. Pretty neat rock formation!
I think the fun of the trip is waiting a bit for the supercharger. Checkin out whats around and stuff. I watched all 2 hours and dang its only part 1! :D
Great Video. I watched all of them in a weekend. very impressive! I am a Tesla fun. after watched your videos, crazy about the car. There is a little concern that you looked for charger always in the videos. not that comfortable.
anyway, you are the first one i knew in norway.
your video speed up to help me make the decision to buy a tesla. cauce the price in too high.
i am planning to move california. so i can get the tesla over there with a reasonable price.
a few questions, you can drive in carpool or bus lane by tesla?
how much a tesla p85 in norway?
you did great job. thanks
The situation is about to change. Just take a look at supercharge.info. More and more superchargers is being added almost every day.
Another question if I may: At about 0:47 minutes in the video, you describe how you set the car for "camper" mode. You mention that some of the exterior lights stay on because the car is still in Drive mode. So why do you need to use Drive mode? Can't you keep heat on in car without that? Also, another question about that same night. You lost energy during your sleep, but it seemed as if you were at a charging station. Is there some reason you could not have keep charging all night so that you would gang energy and not lose any to the heating? Thanks!
Lots of interesting questions!
1. The car and heater will automatically shut off after 30 minutes unless someone touches the screen, one of the buttons or the pedals.
2. The Camper Mode is where the car is still runnin in Neutral gear and will therefore not shut off after 30 minutes.
3. If the car is charging, it can't be put in drive mode. So therefore, it can't be put in Neutral either. So the Camper Mode will only work if the car is not plugged in.
Watchin' this 6 years later is great fun! No chargers in Hamburg! :-) Thank god this has changed! :-) Now there are chargers all over Germany, but the one you need is blocked by ICEs or doesn't work! ;-)
I got to the end of the video and I was still laughing at Middelfart.
The danes living in Middelfart they don´t laugh, I can assure you....
And signs in the elevators saying "I fart"
5:45 I assume the norwegian tarmac is rough due to the use of spike tires. I noticed that in Finland as well.
Bjørn Nyland : Hi! Right at the beginning, I have to say that you're making so great job with all these videos! It's pleasure to see the trips :)
I have a question for you: Did you compare the costs of the 2013 trip (with BMW) and the 2014 trip (with Tesla). To specify - I'm asking about "fuel costs" :)
Maybe you'll visit Poland next year, we should have 2 superchargers in 2015 (better than nothing :) ?
Thanks for your film and your car Tesla is very nice!
I like free energy! Nikola Tesla.
Thank you for watching :)
Another Amazing video!
Thank you for sharing with us your moments.
But I do have a question: If you were doing this in a petrol car, do you think it would be better? Really my main question is how much does range anxiety exist?
To get an impression of how a similar trip would have been with an ICE car, take a look at last year's road trip video: Europe road trip 2013
As the situation was at the time of the trip, using ICE car would be better. We would spend less time looking for chargers that either didn't work or didn't have the specific power we thought.
great video (as usual ^^)
i work in the tesla store in aix en provence (south of france)
it will be a pleasure to see you on your next trip ;)
Cool :)
HI
I am wondering why there is no tesla in my country - Poland
I've just looked on map of Tesla european structure and got astonished of the empty spot on the map which is Poland. Not only Poland is blank at least ... other countries surrounding Poland like Czech Republik, Slovakia, Ukraine ( except Germany of course ) havn't experienced Tesla yet
Michał Franczyk I think it's because the demand for Tesla/EV in those countries are low.
Bjørn Nyland that's a good point ... but still there are plenty of new and very expensive cars sold and used here on polish roads... so I think the market for Tesla here should be quite interesting ( almost 40 mln people in Poland )and for sure for foreigners like yourself and other Tesla owners ( from Germany for example ) there is actually a kind of border created between Germany and Poland as a result of Tesla charger's inaccesibility here in Poland ... for example when considering a vacation trip to Poland or further east ... you as a Tesla owner are left to the mercy of the regular home electric plug when you reach Poland which is sad.
but what I have just found out a while ago is that Tesla is to build like first 5 Super Charger Stations at the beginning od 2015. They should be located in Warsaw, Krakow, Gdansk, Poznan and Frankfurt ( the one near Odra )
I was wondering : Did you count the whole expenses from them moment you bought your red one to this day?
I mean with the price of the car included
Michał Franczyk I have some rough numbers of my expenses, yes. Most of it are tires.
I liked your trip!!!!
+Raniere Miranda Lirio da Silva Thank you for watching :)
I would like to be there travalling! Not at all!
Do you ever get lost on your trips? Your bids are awesome, keep up the good work.
I never get lost on my trips :)
Fantastic video
Milos Petrovic Thank you :)
Hi Bjørn! When you were recharging the Tesla in Randers at (9.00min in video), why didn't you go inside the big House behind the chargers (which you thought was a "pub") instead of waiting in the car?
The house is actually an exact copy of Elvis' house "Graceland", and there is a diner/café inside the house! ;)
I'll do that next time :)
25:25 sheeeeeeeeeet. lol. loved that part.
hope you did like your trip in denmark :)
nice car :)
great car&trip,but Part 2 already, where is it?
Coming soon!
So funny to see the pain you had to go thru just 6 years ago. World does change fast.
I can't waitto see part 2 Europe road trip, when is it coming?
In 1-2 weeks.
Oh Yeah.
Thanks Bjorn.
Another great Video!
Keep going :)
Do you enjoyed Feldkirch?(it's near by my hometown ;))
Thank you :) Feldkirch is a lovely town. I love the houses in Austria.
Nice Tesla overview, nice trip and beautiful wife, thanks for nice video.
Thank you for watching :)
Älskar dina videos Björn
Takk :)
Yeah, I was waiting for this.
Good greetings from mexico..
When was this? I was in Norway in July, and I saw that in Hjørring, DK, only about 15 kilometers south of the ferry, there is SC at the Shell/Sunset gas station.
The trip was from June 21 to July 5.
Another awesome trip, i waited for the weekend to enjoy it peacefully, and it was just great! Many places that i must add to my "to go " list. :D One question, do you get charged for using the 3G outside Norway, or Tesla has some sort of deal? How does that work? Keep it up, can't wait for the second part! :)
The 3G in Tesla includes the whole Europe, and it's free. At least western parts. I haven't ventured to Polan or Romania yet.
oh i see... pretty cool system, i was worried you would rack up a huge roaming bill. :D can't wait to see how it was to charge the car in France, but something tells me it will be easier than in Germany. :) Either, can't wait for it!
Hey Bjorn, great vid as always. How much time do you spend on navigating to chargers before your trip? Do you have any back up plans if charge diminishes faster than expected? Have you ever found it annoying to wait for charging? Cheers. Look forward to more.
When planning on trips via superchargers, I don't spend time at all. But when going via 22 kW, I have to factor in a backup plan. A few hours I guess. If the range drops faster than expected, I just drive slower. It was never annoying to wait for charging because we always found something else to do while waiting.
Awesome video!!!
I like your trip and hope one day I could have a road trip with my girl friend in Tesla :)
You should come to Estonia, there's a massive network of charging stations(do not know aboat Teslas SC's) for a such small country.
Even in my small town of 2200 population has one :)
You dont need to use any map, u see the chargers everywhere
Sadly most of them are now with small fee, they were free before, but now there's a small fee.
There's few tesla's, few thousand leaf's and some other full electric cars, some even built buy the owners themselves.
You have beautiful wife and model S, you're a pretty lucky guy Bjørn :)
I guess I am :)
Yes, I agree. But she does not seem to be too crazy about being on camera.
Is part 2 almost ready? Really would like to see how your trip ended.
Coming soon!
Bjørn Nyland
Hello Björn, when comes the Second Part? "Soon" is been a while :-(.
Hope you are alright.
schuessel fritz Sorry, it's been a long while, yes. I'm working hard on getting it finished between all my other duties. So far I'm on day 12 of 15.
Hi. Nice editing, Bjørn. Have you had any help? Well done!! Are you thinking of doing another "Electric car roadtrip" video in the future? Kind "Electric" regards from Danmark. Kim
I do all the editing myself. I have lots of road trips planned ahead. Most of them will be within Scandinavia though.
Great set of videos (and even better car) Bjorn!
What camera do you use?
I use a Canon HF-G10 w/DM-100 microphone and Nikon D7000 w/24-70 mm f/2.8G lens.
Bjørn Nyland thanks
May I ask, what do you use for a video camera? What brand and model? Thank you! Great video as always.
I use a Canon HF-G10 camcorder and a Nikon D7000 SLR.
Very very impressive video, thank you! You spend a long time to create it. I pay my tribute to you! But you look 10 years older than at the beginning of your journey, sorry! The quintessence for me is, that not you but the charging possibilities decides on your ride. So the car is not a tool like its normally is. Its like a journey by train with a little bit more freedom but much more stress. 500 km and 15 min. charging time would be acceptable. Then you will enjoy your ride. I live in Germany and my first and last e-car was a City-El about 25 years ago. 25km range with 50km/h and 8h charging, but I was happy. The Tesla S is a milestone against to the e-cars of the 90´th but unfortunately at last a dream for me...
great trip! thanks for sharing. btw she made me wanna buy haribo :D :D :D
Awesome! Thank you for watching :)
Bjorn, you need to download the Wordlens app for your phone! It makes things like figuring out foreign charging stations easier! You just point your camera at the words and it shows you what it says in English on the screen in real time. Very cool app and it's free now!
Haha no way, at 1:09:25 youre at the hotel löwen in Feldkirchen or something. I was in the exact same hotel too when i went on a road trip around germany. Did you have these Glas doors at the toilet too. Why do they put doors that dont even close properly for a bathroom xD anyway you also stood right outside my work looking for a super charger :D really enjoyed your video. Hope i'll have an Tesla one day too.
Why not come to California and the Coachella valley? We have quite a few superchargers.
Hallo Bjorn , this Video is very good , can you tell me the name of the Song in the Backround .
Thank you .!
I will buy a Tesla Car later , in Germany , we pay more .
Gruß Bernd !
Hjørring SC, wasn't it open? I dont understand the UMC charging near Larvik...
Hjørring wasn't opened on the way down there. But on the way up it was opened.
very nice video.
Tesla should really build WiFi into their SuperChargers and other stations that the car automaticly hooks up to! :) And that way you could watch movies on the screen while you wait! I think that would be pretty cool!
There's no better thing than drive in the night bjorn :D
I'm sorry if you been asked this before but what's with the sound absorbing panel in the back? is your car specially noise with the tarmac? thanks great vid!!!
What panel do you mean?
Bjørn Nyland the black square one on the roof
Juan It's to block sunlight.