Tesla Model 3 SR Road Trip 1k Miles to Tampa
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 พ.ค. 2022
- When we bought our beloved Tesla Model 3, we went with the Standard Range variant because the intent was for this car to be used locally. At a significant savings over the Long Range, you sacrifice total range, but you get a lot of car for the money.
Now that we are indeed moving to Florida, we need to start getting our cars down to Florida. First up is our SR Model 3. This is the first road trip I have taken in a Model 3 of any variant, and the first road trip in a standard range car.
On this 1 way trip, we traveled just over 1,000 miles, and I had a great experience. I was weary of the extra travel time due to limited range and longer charging stops. That said, this trip was surprisingly good.
Yes, it did take longer to get the SR Model 3 down to Florida than it takes us in our LR Model Y. But, it wasn't all bad on the overall experience.
Other than the obvious size difference from our Tesla Model Y, this Model 3 was smoother on the road, quieter, and overall more efficient. I wasn't surprised about the efficiency, but I was surprised to discover the ride was that much better and quieter.
Now that said, we do have the aero wheels, which are quieter and do provide a smoother ride, but there is something else about this car that makes it a softer ride. I believe the suspension on this car is better handling the weight of the Model 3 than the suspension on the Model Y.
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Wow you drove this car that far. I have the same car and I was nervous about a 251 mile trip. Per this video that trip which includes one stop should be easy. Thanks for sharing.
easy peasy
I'm glad you did this! I ordered a M3RWD because I'm not a big road tripper. Seeing this however, makes me feel good about traveling in it (when it comes) to places I do go to on occasion like Atlanta or New Orleans. I'm in Tampa so this was enjoyable. Thanks 😊
Yea it’s easy peasy to go on a Tesla road trip!
Thanks for taking us along! I enjoy seeing the level of detail that you include. That car is very efficient.
Indeed
I’m impressed at how efficient the model 3 is! Thanks for sharing!
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9:54 “things are moving in the right direction right now” LMAO I feel that
Lol
GREAT content as usual! Congratulations on the move to Florida, it’s one of my favorite states to visit. The Ohio winters are wearing on me lol! Lastly, phenomenal music choices! I enjoy the videos that much more!
Yea, no more snow for me! Believe it or not, it takes hours finding the music that’s right for these vids.
I test drove the 3 & the Y and agree with you on how it rides. Thx for the video.
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Great video...thank you.
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Happy to see the comparison directly between the 2 vehicles on basically the same trip. If you only do 1-2 trips per year that extra hour or so of travel time isn’t that big of a deal!
Exactly!
the issue (as a Tesla owner) isn't the difference between the LR and SR+. The issue is the difference between ICE and EV for total time spent. The SR+ is an extra hour but the LR vs. ICE is more than that.
Good video. Thanks. I’m looking forward to your next FSD attempt at roundabouts in Carmel. 😀
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thanks for this. just ordered mine :)
Congrats!
Very good trip and video 👍
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Thanks for this, man! The efficiency is pretty impressive. Still waiting on my Sept 2021 RWD order. ...any day now. Lol
You’re gonna love it!
Love your videos!
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Entertaining video…got my Tesla fix vicariously. Still awaiting my July scheduled delivery.
The wait sucks but it’s worth it!
Thanks for the most enjoyable ride and the excellent analysis at the end. Still happy to have gone for the new model 3 RWD in the uk, not so many really long journeys, smaller roads and parking spaces and I, personally, have no need for a lot of extra room. I also think that the extra range of the 60kWh battery that the LFP comes with plus the efficiency should help in my circumstances. Great that we have the choice and the difference on price between the Model 3 RWD and the Y long range here is around $11,000, that might buy a set of all weather mats if inflation calms down 😉
Bahahaha love the last comment. Glad to hear you’re enjoying in the UK!
We have a 2021 Model Y LR and 2022 Model 3 LR. Looking forward to taking the Model 3 on a 4000 mi. road trip very soon because it does seem quieter and has a smoother and more comfortable suspension. Very noticeable difference. Took the Model Y on a 6000 mi trip last year and was totally flawless. Thanks for sharing your videos.
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Very Nice!
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I’ve really enjoyed your road trip videos. You actually give helpful information as opposed to others. I’m about to take my first road trip in my MYLR from south Florida to Baltimore. I think I have it pretty well planned and am not too concerned about range thanks to your videos.
You’ll love it!
great video as usual. I have a late 2021 MYP and as everyone in tesla land knows that all the tires that are being put on their vehicles are stretched, that is why the rims are outside the tire line, hence curb rashes. I changed my tires from pirelli's summer tires to Michelin pilots all season tires. I also changed my tire size to 275/35/21 in the front and 295/35/21 in the back. now the rims are protected, I feel more of the road and the ride is much softer. I didn't notice any significant losses in range. Try going to atleast 265's on your car as a video. keep up the great videos
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Probably what I will do when I rip through these pirellis. I love having the dedicated winters(255/45/r19)s and get the summer Michelin pilots in that larger size.
We have a MYLR (on Inductions) and a M3P (on Uberturbines), and I honestly think the ride on the M3P is smoother and quieter than the MYLR. The M3P was purchased after the MYLR and I was expecting a harsher ride on the M3P bc of the Uberturbines - I am shocked by how well the M3P rides. To your point, I 100% agree that the smoother ride on the 3 is more than just the wheels/tires - in fact with me comparing using Uberturbines, i can guarantee that's the case. I bet M3 ride on the aero's is butter smooth...
Keep doing your thing, BTG - love the content!
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Just reaffirmed my reason for ordering the SR. $10k is a big stretch for the LR now.
That’s a big difference no doubt. Congrats!
Crazy. You’re moving down to Tampa/FL area from the north, and I’m moving out headed back up north :) opposites haha
Lol. Done with winter
We stopped once at the Chattanooga Supercharger. It was a TRAGIC experience. The new Supercharger is supposed to be somewhere near Hamilton Place so it will make going through there MUCH more convenient.
Yea, avoid at all costs lol
Hi great video as usual and lots to learn. I have just one question for MY winter tires. I am debating between the Pirelli sottozero 3 and the nokian hakka r3. Can you or anyone advise as to which winter tires to buy? I am in Canada
Don’t know enough about either. Sorry
This is really interesting since I'm in Tampa haha
nice
Bearded~Yo!very cool done-=)
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I have a LR Model 3 and a LR Model Y. Got the 3 on Valentines Day, the Y on 31 March. I think the Model Y is a smoother ride, but the 3 is more fun to drive. The 3 is more efficient. I love both cars, but the 3 is more of a sports car. After a week, the wife chose to use the Model 3. So I'm pretty much restricted to the Y. We haven't done a road trip. All our charging has been done at home. Our electric plan is a standard rate of $0.1177. A little < 12 cents per KWH 24-7. At home our charging is easy to plan since we have a flat rate. Installing solar in Sep/Oct. Will decide on battery storage options in next few months so we basically go off grid and maybe sell some electric back to the grid. I think we will be limited to 25% of our average electric usage for sale back to the grid. BS but what can I do? Love most of your videos. From me, that's a great review. RRG
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Thanks for this interesting look at the M3SR. I’m curious why you didn’t charge to ~60% and hit the road. Is the charging profile with these batteries a straight line up to 100%?
It was almost exclusively because of the inefficiency of traveling with toddlers lol
LOL!
i think the biggest difference between is how fast you can put "miles" into the pack. If the Model 3 SR could charge at peak charging rate from 0-80 percent I think it would be a great road tripper.
Agree
I am guessing that the added quiet is due to the fact that the back end of the car isn't open to the front like most SUVs, including the MY.
That certainly adds to it
I will be getting a MY in November, one of my routes is in a charging desert. There are chargers before the long stretch. I will have a charger at my destination. Will the Tesla supercharger allow me to "top off" my charge if I am at 60% charge already. I may need a little more juice to safely make it to my destination, especially if it is winter in Northern MN. My friend says that the supercharger won't let you charge. He has owned a MY for a month, so I yield to your expertise.
of course you can "top off" your charge at the supercharger. It does not matter what your state of charge is, you can plug in anytime.
To bad the charge stations aren’t at rest stops. What happens if you get stuck with a wreck in front snd you have to run the heat or AC for 30 minutes or so while you wait to get through it. I’m considering buying a model y but I have concerns about taking it on s trip like this. I see that you are stopping with 10% battery at times. That doesn’t leave a lot of room for error.
It uses way less energy than a gas car when sitting idle like that. In camp mode at about freezing temp, it uses less than 1%/hr. In warm weather with A/C it uses about 1.5%/hr
@@BeardedTeslaGuy that’s good to know. I’m considering the model Y because of the new lower price a tax incentive but I think the better move is to wait until everyone takes the deal and buy a used one. This will put a lot of pressure on used market to come in lower than a new one minus the tax break. I think buy this spring you will able to pick up a 2022 model Y for under $45k easy.
Is the current Model 3 Rear-Wheel Drive (272 Miles EPA Est) is coming with LFP batteries? and can be charged to 100%?
Yes
Great trip. Though I truly believe everyone should be using ABRP on quickest arrival. Teslas navigation is almost a default to fewest stops but is horrendous with charging speed and travel time
Yea I pre plan every trip with ABRP
@@BeardedTeslaGuy are you able to use ABRP on Tesla central screen or you use your phone?
Did you say they are building a new supercharger in Chattanooga!? Do you know any details about it?
Yes they are. If you go to Teslas supercharger webpage, you can see it
Just got our LRMY. Was shocked to see how inaccurate the batter left indicator as on our trip. It as off like 14%. Is it because it’s so new? It said we wound be at 35% and we ended up at 25%
It’s all about speed. The estimated miles of charge is based on city driving
@@BeardedTeslaGuy great. Thank you for replying
Hit up the Meijer Deli, Chicken Tendies are alright most of the time(preston SC, Lou) 😂
Haha gotta do what cha gotta do
I’d be more interested in hearing more details about your move!?
It’s not fun, that’s for sure. I considered doing a whole series on it, but we will see
Good video - any thoughts on whether you would have been able to skip some charging if you drove more efficiently?
Yes, that’s usually the case lol
@@BeardedTeslaGuy - it was a genuine question and it is counterintuitive but if you’d stuck to 65 could that have equated to saved charging time? I have the same car and have a 500 mile trip soon.
Yes, the slower you drive, the less energy you consume. The real question is if the charging savings of a 30 minute charge offset 1,000 miles at 65 vs 80
Yes, you might skip some charging if you drove slower but overall might lose time. For such a long trip, if you drove at 80 mph you may get there 2 hours earlier than if you drove at 60 or 65 mph. But you might only save two charges (Approximately one hour) so, you are still probably better off driving at the faster speed.
Interesting discussion. I sold my SR+ after 2 years, ordered a MYLR supposedly coming in July. I always found I was better off on trips driving 65 MPH on freeways. I’d estimate a min. 10% range increase compared to driving 75-80. If fighting a headwind, even more of a difference. Also, I always treat the windshield with RainX before a trip so wipers are (rarely) needed. Maybe saves another 2% compared to driving with wipers on, but it all adds up. Thanks for all the info, nice video, appreciate it.
I'd be curious to know what the charging cost for that trip was compared to the gas equivalent to a Honda accord at today's gas prices.
I can’t see charging cost anymore but this trip would usually cost about $60 one way. That was in the Y, so even less in this 3
Question, when the charger was full and you were waiting in line….how long was the wait to get to the charger and then the total time at the charger? Seems like that will become the norm. Now that Tesla will open up their chargers to other vehicles….you know good and well that all other vehicles will skip the unreliable EA stations like the plague so I foresee charging stations being full way to often and will make traveling on road trips more a burden than a benefit. But you get free miles so it’s not a big deal for you.
We waited about 10 minutes
It really sucks - first the Industry/government at large does not recognize Tesla as much and now Elon has promised to do the "right thing" of opening up the superchargers to all EVs.
How does the car handle in snow without all wheel drive? Thank you
It does ok around town. Be careful on icy highways though
I put quality winter tires on my SR+ and over 2 winters it’s fantastic. Super confident. Can’t imagine how bad it would be on the stock all seasons in the snow
supprised you didn't put Louisville as a waypoint so we could see the whole trip.
Louisville was the first stop
I generally get 235 on my 2021 model 3 sr+with 20 performance wheels
Yea that’s pretty good for real world range
Florida now has the 2nd highest auto insurance rates in the country. 🥺
Not surprised
@Bearded Test Guy, I have the same LFP tesla like you with lower mileage. How is your battery degradation? I have had mine 9 months and am at 4% loss so far.
So minimal, it didn’t even matter. I just sold it for a new one
@@BeardedTeslaGuy oooh please make a video about it so I can take notes!!!
@@BeardedTeslaGuy true on minimal but it is one the lowest mileage 3's around for the year it was made. But looking forward for a video or if willing to chat on how you went about selling and buying new one. Tips notes.
Do you bring a spare tire with you on your long road trips?
No
I will taking a long trip as well sometime during the summer and been thinking about bringing a spare just in case. 😁
cool kids!
Yea, they are full of energy lol
What is your range at 100% charge? I have the same car as you and my range is 245 miles.
Don’t know because I don’t look at miles. The sooner you switch to %, the sooner you will have your sanity
@@BeardedTeslaGuy I use % battery just like in an ICE car 😀I was just curious if you have noticed a drop off in the range.
Charging the RWD to 90% is like charging the Y to 70% - battery size is different. I doubt it is that big of the difference even in this conditions, being that the RWD is charging faster than the Y at the upper SOC.
Not sure what you are saying
@@BeardedTeslaGuy Charging the SR+ RWD to 90% means adding 45 kWh. Charging the MY RL to 70% means adding 52 kWh. The SR+ LFP charges faster than the MY above 50% SOC. The SR+ is more efficient than the MY so in the end I don’t think the stops would make that much of a difference if you’d have driven the MY in the same conditions. You had 4 stops day one, 4 stops day 2, I imagine about 10 mins difference per stop.
And you really had a bad luck driving under the rain almost all trip. The 256 Wh/mi would have been 215 Wh/mi in a sunny day.
Have you put any thought into whether a Tesla/CCS1 adapter would be worthwhile for any of your roadtrips? Just curious, if it would affect your charging location decisions, ie if there were better restroom/amenity/etc options, or 350kw CCS locations vs v2 supercharger locations, etc.
Sure. Haven’t had the option so far so no need yet
Imo, a CCS adapter is only in the equation if you’re trying to reach the very rare destination that doesn’t have a supercharger nearby + have no way to charge at your destination. For example, I’m going to glacier national park, but there’s not a supercharger near the park. If I didn’t stay at a campground with charging, I would need the css or Chademo adapter so I could use the DCFC in whitefish when needed. If we get to the point where L2 charging is at most all destinations, DCFC becomes less and less important. CCS is still not as convenient or reliable as the supercharger network. It’s the little things like pulling into a supercharger and having it work instantly, vs having to get out, opening the necessary app, authorizing payment, connecting the charger, and hoping that it works first try. Even me with my limited css experience, I’ve ran into an issue where the charger didn’t want to work since I attached the adapter before it wanted me to. Those 5ish minutes of hassle that you can run into adds up over time, especially if your charging stop is only 10-15 minutes. The only other reason I could see for wanting to use css is if there’s a free charger in the area, or lower charging fees. Teslas at this point won’t be able to charge at the 350kw rate(almost no vehicles can do so even if they are “rated” for it) since these chargers run on higher voltages that teslas can’t support. The official Tesla adapter, that isn’t in the us yet, is rated for 150kw, but some people have pulled 200kw with it.
Do you travel with a spare tire?
No
Is there a way to casually identify a M3SR vs. a M3LR?
Dual motor badge, lack of tinted windows, lack of fogs. That’s about all you could “see” in the difference
how much were your supercharging sessions?
With free supercharging it doesn’t show me anymore. It used to but just shows zero now
@@BeardedTeslaGuy ah okay! do you have an estimate on how much It usually costs for a standard range plus M3? Picking mine up tomorrow!
Are you not using ABRP? Do you feel there is still value with the app after the Tesla updates?
I always pre plan trips with ABRP
@@BeardedTeslaGuy Thanks for the feedback. What do you think about ABRP’s accuracy as compared to the Tesla navigation system? In previous videos you had compared the two. I am planning a trip using ABRP from central Illinois to Denver and I wanted to understand how much you trusted it.
Do you have channel on Odysee? I Looked ' over there I couldn't Find it. different name ,maybe ??
Don’t know what that is.
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pardon me boy, have you been to the Chattanooga charger?
Yes, at the airport and the few stalls they have are usually broken
@@BeardedTeslaGuy track 29?
@@BeardedTeslaGuy it’s an old timey song so I don’t blame you for not knowing it
Do you have FSD on both of your Teslas?
No just on the Y
I wish Elon made it where you can have fsd transferable when buying a new Tesla instead of spending that large amount for fsd
I disagree on buy as much range as you can afford. I say buy what you want to drive 99% of time. I would rather have the performance model and add a little charging on the occasional road trip, as it’s never an issue day to day.
That’s a lot different than the mindset of SR vs LR, which is what I was referencing
@@BeardedTeslaGuy you have said that before in other videos regarding you MY. Not criticizing, just disagree.
No I don’t disagree with you but you are talking about a performance model, which is a different focus. I refer to people getting less range for cost. Get as much range as you can afford. If you want top speed, then it doesn’t matter what the range is. That’s different all together and does not apply
crazy to think your kids wont be able to calculate ev efficiency given their new florida education......
Omg, wouldn’t be funny if it weren’t true
I just wish the standard range hadn't increased in price so much in the last 6 months, I would definitely replace my wifes car with one. Great video!
Seriously! About 10k more now
Welcome to Tampa. BTW what area of Tampa did you settle in. NSEW?????? Hope you live close to where you work as that will really help your commute time to work.
I live in Seffner, just East of Tampa.
Orlando
Just received my MYL yesterday, ordered in Oct 21. Wheee!
Received ours last week, Friday… ordered 10-15-21
So exciting congrats!
i charged last wee on a trip took seven minutes for ninety five percent :O
Say whaaaa
@@BeardedTeslaGuy Model 3 LR my drive from bay area to San luis obispo, there is a supercharger there that is insane. Just one stop for my trip
If you are retired 1 hour isn’t a big deal.
Agree
You missed bucee’s they have superchargers
I found them in Texas and it was great
LFP the way to go!
It works out pretty well
I like my M3 sr+
It’s a great car
If retired 1 hour no big deal.
Agree
5:42 don’t forget to stock up on The World’s greatest spirit: Kentucky Bourbon!!
Haha
@@BeardedTeslaGuy how about doing the esteemed Kentucky Bourbon Trail with your Tesla…99.2% of us would love to see it!!
Hey!!! Former Tennessean here!!! What about the Jack??? I grew up in Nashville…..we all love the Jack!!! Now living in Miami (over 25 yrs now) Still a Jack fan….especially Gentleman Jack!!! Enjoy Florida!!! I know i do!