You made some good points but... probably good to clarify a few things. Autopilot makes you much more relaxed during a road trip (and in heavy traffic) than driving a car without it even as you need to stay engaged because you are monitoring rather than having to make multiple/constant adjustments per minute to acceleration, braking, and steering which wears on you after a while. Also, what you referred to as "next level of Autopilot." is called FSD beta. FYI, FSD beta is amazing and improving every few weeks. It has improved to the point that in many drives it is also relaxing and can almost feel like you have a "chauffeur mode" although one definitely needs to monitor and stay engaged. Also, 250 kW chargers are not limiting the charge rate to your car if you have someone parked next to you. Your car has a charging curve which peaks near 250 kW rate (when using a 250kW charger) when the car's battery is at a low state of charge. The charging rate then gradually drops until it is a lot slower as the battery gets full. So if you drive into a supercharger with 40% charge you will not see the 250kW rate. If you drive in with 2% you will.
I just completed a 5,531 mile US road trip in my 2021 Model 3 SR+ Over 13 days of driving (July 10 through July 31, 2022, with time in Kentucky) from Sacramento CA to Louisville KY and back (with numerous side trips), I drove nearly half what I drive in a year. Shortest daily distance ~300 miles. Longest drive in a day: 650+ miles. Average daily drive ~425 miles. The final analysis: Wow. This is definitely a road warrior vehicle, despite so-called “conventional wisdom.” I am still plugging in metrics and numbers, but I estimate about 60 (57 exactly) charging stops. In all those stops, I only had ONE 5 minute wait, at Glenwood Springs, CO. One. For 5 minutes. I’ve waited longer in a grocery store line. I drove through and charged in major cities (LA, Amarillo, OK City, Little Rock, Memphis, Nashville, St. Louis, Kansas City, Denver, Salt Lake City) and countless small towns and wide spots in the road. Typically, I was either the only one there or one of two Teslas. My typical stop was 20-25 minutes. Enough time to have a short walk about, use the bathroom, grab a bottle of water, and then get back on the road (the breaks, and auto pilot, assured I’d be rested and relaxed after hours of travel). I charged on weekdays, weekends, rush hour, nighttime, huge supercharger (50+) or small (4), on the interstate or off some small blue highway… I drove and charged through them all. No cherry picking. (Consider also the local catastrophic climate issues in Kentucky and St. Louis during my trip home, July 26-31.) ~60 (57) superchargers. 6,000 (5,531) miles. 13 days of driving. In July 2022. One wait. 5 minutes. And 5,531 miles of supercharging cost me $600.00. ($522.00, actually.) More than charging at home. But far less than the ICE equivalent (2021 330i, RWD BMW), at ~33 hwy mpg, premium gas. With no maintenance cost other than wear/tear on tires. I can’t speak for others. But I’d say that’s a complete success in my book.
The comments on here don't need to be rude. The guy was just documenting his trip from LA to SF in his Tesla. For those on the fence, this is a good, real-life scenario to help you make a better informed decision. I found it interesting and useful, keep up the good work!
Thanks Rich for sharing this roadtrip experience using your Tesla. I’m excited also to use MYP for a roadtrip from Monterey to LA and Orange County to visit my old friends and bring those memories especially going to Dana Point and Laguna Beach. 🙂
I did that once from SF to LA never again in my model 3 performance. It adds 2 extra hours to your trip give or take and the next me goes faster than 70 mph the less battery one has and that’s not using A/C which is why a lot of Tesla owner go slow on the freeways or highways or on long trips. If I would use my Honda 4 cylinder I could get there in 1 gas tank going over 70-80+ no problem in 5 hours vs. 7+ hours. I love my M3 performance, but not for these kinds of trips.
I agree!! I love driving and for now EV's are not there yet!! I'm betting another 5-10 years the range will get closer to 400 miles usable range and 5 min charge times!
I’ve only taken a few road trips in a Tesla, but I never minded the stops. I usually eat lunch. I always stayed at hotels with chargers available. You can check on your charging status overnight.
Are you able to reserve a destination charger at hotels? The hotels I’ve seen only have 1-3 destination chargers per hotel, with the abundance of teslas nowadays, they have always been occupied.
@@vsanchez1993 It's been a while since I've travelled. It was easy a few years ago. There are many more EVs on the road now. I am sure it depends on the location.
Hi Rich. Did you put any paint protected sealant on your Tesla. I was told to do so by a neighbor. I should be receiving my Tesla Model 3 in August or there about. Thanks
Great video, that first tesla stop looked awesome, this is why am saving some $$$ to buy a Tesla.. I own some Tesla stock to make this complete l need a Tesla.
Love my Tesla S. Pros, handling, acceleration, interior and looks. I commute 149 miles a day (Central Valley to the Bay Area)Cons, charging times or finding a place to charge and waiting. Price? Most people wont be able to purchase a $40k -$100k EV. Most will get a Honda Civic for sub $20k. Tires wear a lot quicker on these heavy cars. With that said, California is introducing legislation to charge by weight for registration. So will see how that goes and the added fees will be forced to pay. All in all the pros outweighs the cons, but I really don’t see the average American charging a car from their apartment or dwellings. Here in California , we’re still waiting on the multi billion dollar bullet train that was a promised early in 2020 is nothing more than a scam.
Remember when driving wasn’t about when I need to charge and worry about when I can do that and more about the driving dynamics, engine noise and fun. Yeah that’s why I don’t drive an electric car.
Last time we drove our ICE vehicle from SF to LA, we had to still factor in stopping for gas at some point. And usually a stop to grab food, and/or use the restroom (especially with a kid). The only difference with the Tesla is that we stop to charge instead of refuel, and there are usually nicer bathrooms than at the rest stops, and sometimes we can grab something to eat while we charge (can't refuel and grab a meal, unless you're into gas station hot dogs).
@@danielleg5045 I can gas up and go in 5 minutes. How long to charge? Also assuming you can find a charge station. A lot of desert trips I take I don’t see charging stations for hundreds of miles. Infrastructure isn’t there to make it convenient or quick.
"this is the only one of its kind" You mean a vending machine or coffee. Unheard off! Common folk don't need a word of mouth keypad to get in though lol
Let's see ... it cost $14.43 to add 162 miles of range. In an ICE car getting let's say 25MPG it would need 6.5 gallons of gas. Say gas in Kettleman City is $4.50 per gallon which may be generous in California. Then that 6.5 gallons would have cost $29.25. So driving the Tesla saved $14.82. Not bad. To get an equivalent ICE cost vs the EV, gas would have to cost $2.22 per gallon: $14.43 / 6.5 = $2.22. I haven't seen that price here since 1969 (paraphrasing the Eagles line in Hotel California).
Yep, I'll keep my ICE vehicles until EVs become commodities. I just went to a convenience store today that had Tesla chargers with ALL spots filled mostly by ICE vehicles because the parking lot was FULL. Most of the gasoline pumps were available however. They fill your tank in about 8 minutes.
@@skullnbk5179 My Subaru Outback Sport 2.5L drives me away from everything that is absurd, irrelevant, posturing marketing junk while still getting over 30 MPG on the highway without getting stuck in a major Blackout. Electric companies are already asking Californians to charge their cars on off peak hours to help the Electrical Grids. I'm not playing that game! I would rather buy a new pair of tights and run to the market.
@@MirrorlessFrame Makes sense if it works for you thats good 30 mpg isnt bad either although just my view on the situation is if they focused more on building things to generate electricity such as windmills or more solar panels then it wouldn't really be too much of an issue. 1 windmill can power i believe something like 1000 houses you could only imagine what it could do for the situation you're talking about.
@@skullnbk5179 too bad windmills get shut down when the wind is more than 50mph. We get 60+ wind gusts in California all the time. Electricity is still too hard to store. Electric cars lose their charge if you don't keep charging them. Gas does not disappear in my tank. Hydrogen could be the future but it's still too unstable to transport. But hey you have a point, if they keep making more tech that is electric people will use it more. Hopefully we will live to see it work for more than just the trust fund kids and the military.
@@skullnbk5179 BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - A wind energy company was sentenced to probation and ordered to pay more than $8 million in fines and restitution after at least 150 eagles were killed over the past decade at its wind farms in eight states, federal prosecutors said Wednesday.
Thanks for trying, but I think you should hold off on any more videos until you understand your Tesla better. Too many of your statements are inaccurate at this point. Spreading FUD instead of useful information. Reading the Owners Manual would be a good start.
You made some good points but... probably good to clarify a few things. Autopilot makes you much more relaxed during a road trip (and in heavy traffic) than driving a car without it even as you need to stay engaged because you are monitoring rather than having to make multiple/constant adjustments per minute to acceleration, braking, and steering which wears on you after a while. Also, what you referred to as "next level of Autopilot." is called FSD beta. FYI, FSD beta is amazing and improving every few weeks. It has improved to the point that in many drives it is also relaxing and can almost feel like you have a "chauffeur mode" although one definitely needs to monitor and stay engaged. Also, 250 kW chargers are not limiting the charge rate to your car if you have someone parked next to you. Your car has a charging curve which peaks near 250 kW rate (when using a 250kW charger) when the car's battery is at a low state of charge. The charging rate then gradually drops until it is a lot slower as the battery gets full. So if you drive into a supercharger with 40% charge you will not see the 250kW rate. If you drive in with 2% you will.
I just completed a 5,531 mile US road trip in my 2021 Model 3 SR+
Over 13 days of driving (July 10 through July 31, 2022, with time in Kentucky) from Sacramento CA to Louisville KY and back (with numerous side trips), I drove nearly half what I drive in a year.
Shortest daily distance ~300 miles. Longest drive in a day: 650+ miles. Average daily drive ~425 miles.
The final analysis: Wow. This is definitely a road warrior vehicle, despite so-called “conventional wisdom.”
I am still plugging in metrics and numbers, but I estimate about 60 (57 exactly) charging stops. In all those stops, I only had ONE 5 minute wait, at Glenwood Springs, CO. One. For 5 minutes. I’ve waited longer in a grocery store line.
I drove through and charged in major cities (LA, Amarillo, OK City, Little Rock, Memphis, Nashville, St. Louis, Kansas City, Denver, Salt Lake City) and countless small towns and wide spots in the road. Typically, I was either the only one there or one of two Teslas. My typical stop was 20-25 minutes. Enough time to have a short walk about, use the bathroom, grab a bottle of water, and then get back on the road (the breaks, and auto pilot, assured I’d be rested and relaxed after hours of travel).
I charged on weekdays, weekends, rush hour, nighttime, huge supercharger (50+) or small (4), on the interstate or off some small blue highway… I drove and charged through them all. No cherry picking. (Consider also the local catastrophic climate issues in Kentucky and St. Louis during my trip home, July 26-31.)
~60 (57) superchargers. 6,000 (5,531) miles. 13 days of driving. In July 2022. One wait. 5 minutes.
And 5,531 miles of supercharging cost me $600.00. ($522.00, actually.) More than charging at home. But far less than the ICE equivalent (2021 330i, RWD BMW), at ~33 hwy mpg, premium gas. With no maintenance cost other than wear/tear on tires.
I can’t speak for others. But I’d say that’s a complete success in my book.
The comments on here don't need to be rude. The guy was just documenting his trip from LA to SF in his Tesla. For those on the fence, this is a good, real-life scenario to help you make a better informed decision. I found it interesting and useful, keep up the good work!
Thanks Rich for sharing this roadtrip experience using your Tesla. I’m excited also to use MYP for a roadtrip from Monterey to LA and Orange County to visit my old friends and bring those memories especially going to Dana Point and Laguna Beach. 🙂
Thank you Rich! I have fam in SF and plan on visiting them in a few weeks!
Thanks Rich for a wonderful video.
Thanks Rich, I’m a bit hesitant to do SF-LA with my SR+ prior to watching your clip. It certainly gives more confidence on doing so.
Cool trip and vlog!
I did that once from SF to LA never again in my model 3 performance. It adds 2 extra hours to your trip give or take and the next me goes faster than 70 mph the less battery one has and that’s not using A/C which is why a lot of Tesla owner go slow on the freeways or highways or on long trips. If I would use my Honda 4 cylinder I could get there in 1 gas tank going over 70-80+ no problem in 5 hours vs. 7+ hours. I love my M3 performance, but not for these kinds of trips.
I agree!! I love driving and for now EV's are not there yet!! I'm betting another 5-10 years the range will get closer to 400 miles usable range and 5 min charge times!
If you bring up the charing station details on the navigation map, the secret door code will be in there.
Sweet! Will be doing this drive soon. Excited to have Kettleman City experience mid-way.
10:34 I agree with you here. Don't think many other EC companies can compete with what Tesla offers their customers
The decent into the valley through the section know as “Grapevine “ is completely painless with re-gen braking and autopilot lane keeping.
I’ve only taken a few road trips in a Tesla, but I never minded the stops. I usually eat lunch. I always stayed at hotels with chargers available. You can check on your charging status overnight.
Are you able to reserve a destination charger at hotels?
The hotels I’ve seen only have 1-3 destination chargers per hotel, with the abundance of teslas nowadays, they have always been occupied.
@@vsanchez1993 It's been a while since I've travelled. It was easy a few years ago. There are many more EVs on the road now. I am sure it depends on the location.
Thanks for making this video. I'm wondering if it's worthwhile doing this.
Hi Rich. Did you put any paint protected sealant on your Tesla. I was told to do so by a neighbor. I should be receiving my Tesla Model 3 in August or there about. Thanks
Hi great review, whats location tesla building ?
Great video, that first tesla stop looked awesome, this is why am saving some
$$$ to buy a Tesla.. I own some
Tesla stock to make this complete l need a Tesla.
This guy has a tesla. The only thing he eats is pb and j .. cheap.. love the video.
What type of Model 3 are you driving, standard RWD, Long Range, or Performance?
Definitely a city slicker
Why not go for the 150kw charge vs the 250kw that will be shared?
V3 Chargers don’t split power
It took me about 7 hours for just single trip, ass’ painful and numb, I wish I had a Tesla and FSD that would be a lot better
Love my Tesla S. Pros, handling, acceleration, interior and looks. I commute 149 miles a day (Central Valley to the Bay Area)Cons, charging times or finding a place to charge and waiting. Price? Most people wont be able to purchase a $40k -$100k EV. Most will get a Honda Civic for sub $20k. Tires wear a lot quicker on these heavy cars. With that said, California is introducing legislation to charge by weight for registration. So will see how that goes and the added fees will be forced to pay. All in all the pros outweighs the cons, but I really don’t see the average American charging a car from their apartment or dwellings. Here in California , we’re still waiting on the multi billion dollar bullet train that was a promised early in 2020 is nothing more than a scam.
Whats the code?.and location?
I prefer to stop and rest eat drink pee whatever while recharging rather than driving nonstop on that route.
Maybe….just maybe 🤔 they didn’t plug your car in. Did you check your app to make sure it was charging? Just sayin…
That’s crazy he didn’t check the app making sure it was charging .
Do you mind sharing the code??? I’m planning to drive up from LA to San Francisco 😊
I read that it's not a good idea to run the battery to 15%,I'm surprised Tesla computer let's you do that!
He is cute
the transition of audio from left to right is crazy at 1:51 lol
Tesla employee here, the lounge looks like our break rooms in factory! Minus the couches😂
Remember when driving wasn’t about when I need to charge and worry about when I can do that and more about the driving dynamics, engine noise and fun. Yeah that’s why I don’t drive an electric car.
Last time we drove our ICE vehicle from SF to LA, we had to still factor in stopping for gas at some point. And usually a stop to grab food, and/or use the restroom (especially with a kid). The only difference with the Tesla is that we stop to charge instead of refuel, and there are usually nicer bathrooms than at the rest stops, and sometimes we can grab something to eat while we charge (can't refuel and grab a meal, unless you're into gas station hot dogs).
@@danielleg5045 I can gas up and go in 5 minutes. How long to charge? Also assuming you can find a charge station. A lot of desert trips I take I don’t see charging stations for hundreds of miles. Infrastructure isn’t there to make it convenient or quick.
"this is the only one of its kind" You mean a vending machine or coffee. Unheard off! Common folk don't need a word of mouth keypad to get in though lol
He's talking about the Tesla lounge obviously lmao not the vending machine
Let's see ... it cost $14.43 to add 162 miles of range. In an ICE car getting let's say 25MPG it would need 6.5 gallons of gas. Say gas in Kettleman City is $4.50 per gallon which may be generous in California. Then that 6.5 gallons would have cost $29.25. So driving the Tesla saved $14.82. Not bad. To get an equivalent ICE cost vs the EV, gas would have to cost $2.22 per gallon: $14.43 / 6.5 = $2.22. I haven't seen that price here since 1969 (paraphrasing the Eagles line in Hotel California).
Yep, I'll keep my ICE vehicles until EVs become commodities. I just went to a convenience store today that had Tesla chargers with ALL spots filled mostly by ICE vehicles because the parking lot was FULL. Most of the gasoline pumps were available however. They fill your tank in about 8 minutes.
What a joke! I'll keep my Subaru thanks! lmao
Just curious what drives you away the most from this?
@@skullnbk5179 My Subaru Outback Sport 2.5L drives me away from everything that is absurd, irrelevant, posturing marketing junk while still getting over 30 MPG on the highway without getting stuck in a major Blackout. Electric companies are already asking Californians to charge their cars on off peak hours to help the Electrical Grids. I'm not playing that game! I would rather buy a new pair of tights and run to the market.
@@MirrorlessFrame Makes sense if it works for you thats good 30 mpg isnt bad either although just my view on the situation is if they focused more on building things to generate electricity such as windmills or more solar panels then it wouldn't really be too much of an issue. 1 windmill can power i believe something like 1000 houses you could only imagine what it could do for the situation you're talking about.
@@skullnbk5179 too bad windmills get shut down when the wind is more than 50mph. We get 60+ wind gusts in California all the time. Electricity is still too hard to store. Electric cars lose their charge if you don't keep charging them. Gas does not disappear in my tank. Hydrogen could be the future but it's still too unstable to transport. But hey you have a point, if they keep making more tech that is electric people will use it more. Hopefully we will live to see it work for more than just the trust fund kids and the military.
@@skullnbk5179 BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - A wind energy company was sentenced to probation and ordered to pay more than $8 million in fines and restitution after at least 150 eagles were killed over the past decade at its wind farms in eight states, federal prosecutors said Wednesday.
Thanks for trying, but I think you should hold off on any more videos until you understand your Tesla better. Too many of your statements are inaccurate at this point. Spreading FUD instead of useful information. Reading the Owners Manual would be a good start.