The Clayton, NM charger is open now! Also, you should definitely have taken that roof rack off for this trip - that's like 20-30 miles of range right there.
I see Tesla have a permit submitted for an eight stall supercharger at Clayton NM to bridge the gap between Amarillo and Trinidad. At least they are aware of the gap and need for another supercharger location.
That charger in Clayton, NM will make it a breeze (pun intended). The drive from Colorado Springs to Austin for Fully Charged 2020 (February) was difficult. I had to do more of the New Mexico route (Las Vegas, NM, Santa Rosa, NM, etc) on that trip due to high winds and general range anxiety. I am not one to drive slow. That Clayton, NM charger can't come soon enough. I may be driving that way in the next month or so. I hope it is operational by then.
@EIon Musk That one in Clayton should fix that one gap. But we desperately need some between Dallas and Northwest Arkansas. Daughter goes to U of Arkansas. The route planner take you from Dallas to OKC then thru Tulsa. Which turns my 4.5 hour trip into 7+. Lot of folks from Dallas area have kids in school up there. And also go there for business in Bentonville with Walmart. But I had to take my ICE car to be able to have the range with my MYP. Love the car! But have that one travel gap that keeps me from using it for that trip.
We should thank Elon for more superchargers out here in the West. I live in NM, and there are very long drives across the West. Big states. Yes, there are many large wind farms here, in Oklahoma, Texas, and New Mexico. Lots of wind out here. Also in NM they are building large sun solar farms in the next few years. And lots of people have solar panels on their houses. NM is trying hard to be more green. And the government promised 50 more charging stations in the state next year.
The point is that he is doing it on purpose by going faster. Like going 90Mph to burn through it to get as low as possible. If he went 10mph slower he'd gain about 30 miles of range, which means hed be pulling in with like 10%.
I’m a Brit who wants a Model 3 LR. This is one of the longest, yet interesting video’s I’ve watched about a road trip, ever. Thanks Gents, that was superb scenery for me to see and even the food too 😃👍🏻 I couldn’t drive for that long a time, no way. Brilliant.
Kyle, I started that drinking game where I take a swig every time you use your hand to clear your hair out of your face. You’ve turned me into an alcoholic. 😝
There’s a little town called Dumas, TX between Amarillo and Trinidad that has Tesla destination chargers at a couple hotels. We’ve topped off there before to make that stretch. Can’t wait for that SC in Clayton, NM. This route is heavily traveled by us Texans going on vacay to Colorado. 🔋🚀
I’d get rid of those wheels really fast. They are definitely killing the range combined with the wider 245-series tires. I wish Tesla would offer a factory option 18” aero wheel set that would fit the Performance hubs. It’s crazy they can’t modify their casting to include a little centering ring. Any car sold in the US should be required to have a top speed over 75 mph. 63 mph is simply going to annoy the F out of everyone else on the road that’s stuck behind one of these things.
Love the videos Kyle. I bought my Tesla Model S 2014 P85D because you made everything look easy. I flew to Seattle from Des Moines Iowa to pick up the used car and drive it home. Everything went well except when I charged at my first supercharger, it locked up and the car wouldn’t charge until the car was linked to me and Tesla said it would be 3-5 days for that to happen. I happened to run into an employee that works at Tesla and he was able to help me link my car with Tesla in minutes. Something I don’t think I’ve heard anyone talk about on TH-cam. 1900 miles was a breeze driving home thanks to you and your informative videos !!! I just retired from Law Enforcement and use the car every day on my daily commute to play golf. Best investment ever !!! Thanks again for what you do for all of us.
Hey Kyle this is the route I use when going to Colorado several times a year in my Model S100D. When there are headwinds from Amarillo to Trinidad I can't even make it on a 100% charge at full speed. I wonder how many people out there wonder why Tesla drivers go so slow on that road. Yes I get honked at all the time on that stretch. I am so dying for another charger on that route. Great video.
The spark charge company is waiting for y'all to order from them. Spark charge is a new company making a battery version of a gas can for electric vehicles.
@@joshuasmith7369 Just tow a trailer with a monster 240v gas generator. Not sure if a Tesla can drive while charging but I'm sure someone has tried it already.
@@xplmr1 A small portable battery with a electric vehicle connector to charge enough to get to a charger. If you look up the spark charge website, you can see what I'm typing about.
I drive from San Antonio-Colorado several times a year... I usually stop for the night in Dumas on the way up and stay the night at one of the many hotels there with destination chargers to make that stretch more doable since wind usually ruins that chance of an easy hop haha...
Rarely comment on TH-cam videos but I have been fully addicted to your videos Kyle. I’ve been a massive EV fan for over a decade now and your road trips are absolutely what I dreamed they would be all those years ago! Keep up the good work man 👍
Kyle! Tons of people drive that exact route from Dallas to Denver, I live in Amarillo and have been begging Tesla to open their Clayton NM location for years and have even started asking EA to put something in on that Amarillo to Trinidad stretch .. honestly this stretch from Amarillo to Trinidad prevents me from making trips to Denver with an EV and prevents thousands from going Dallas to Denver which is huge for business people
Yeah, it's a chicken and egg thing... they don't put charge stations where they are most needed and then claim they aren't needed because nobody could go that way if they wanted to. Then they put the fast chargers in metropolitan areas where people stupidly use them for daily charging instead of charging at home or work like they should. Then they wonder why EV adoption doesn't take off the way they think it should. It's less of a problem in the States and Europe, but in Australia the fast charging infrastructure still isn't even started yet. You're confined to a very few routes between the 5 eastern capitol cities and if you want to go anywhere else you're completely out of luck.
@@awo1fman - yes, out west it’s one thing (wide open spaces to cover), but this past spring I was able to make a round trip from Michigan to Florida in a non-Tesla using fast chargers exclusively. Northbound through Kentucky and top half of Ohio with cold temps and left front corner headwind made those areas a challenge.
@@dennislyon5412 The great thing about EVs is that if you're really determined nearly anything is possible. After all, if there's a house or building there's almost always electricity, and you can charge from any wall outlet. But most people aren't that determined and are in more of a hurry to get where they're going, and the average consumer wants to know they can just hop in and go anywhere, any time without having to plan charging stops or rely on the hospitality of strangers.
@@awo1fman Who wants to be 'really determined' when traveling to a destination? You can put 400 miles of range into a gasoline car in less than 5 minutes, and gas pumps are *everywhere* . That makes life easy, relaxing, no range anxiety ever.
The 40 in a 70...yeah, I feel your pain! Had a Geo Metro 3 cyl hatchback that I loaded with 3 other passengers and hit the freeway without thinking lol
Live in the Dallas area and my first road trip with an EV was with my then month old MYP. Had additional drag of a head wind and roof mounted bike rack with 2 bikes. Glad to see you take that cut off from Amarillo to Trinidad. I did not want to chance it, and would not have made it. So we took the scenic route thru Las Vegas and Tucemcari. Figured out later that there were a couple of non Superchargers on that route that may have allowed us to limp thru. The Henrietta Supercharger was my first to use, and it was by far the best we used. Good thing about Amarillo is we used it twice for free.
Awesome video, one of my favorites! Looking forward to changing to an EV such as a Tesla once there’s a more robust EV-only network. In the meantime, I’m driving a 2018 Honda Clarity Plug-in Hybrid Touring (zero range anxiety).
That leg to Trinidad was pretty nuts with the head wind. Thanks for the tips on where to get some good BBQ! We’ll be heading through Texas in early January.
One point. Your claim that Cheyenne mountain could withstand a direct nuclear hit is incorrect unless perhaps it was a small nuke. A 25 megaton warhead if it hit a little over a mile away and the placed might withstand it, but a direct hit would wipe out the complex. Also you forgot to give your energy used and taken on with miles driven at each stop.
Only about 25 million people in Texas and they all go to Colorado and north to ski or vacation twice a year. Also, a whole lot of Teslas in Texas, now including Elon. Tesla has been promising a Supercharger in Clayton, NM that was on your route for over 4 years. Come on Tesla, a little help here.
Knowing the time taken to charge at each stop would be helpful. Enjoyed the video, took that route may years ago going from the Napa Valley Ca to Mississippi. Got a speeding ticket west of Clayton. 😕 Bummer.
Be nice if the navigation system could tap into the internet for current wind speed and direction along the route. That information could be used to give a better near real time idea of the arrival percent remaining. On a recent trip, with a 40MPH head wind (guess), I chose to draft off three different big rigs over a 90 mile stretch instead of driving 45MPH on the interstate with traffic blowing by at 85MPH. I think drafting was safer than going 40MPH in this particular case (45MPH might be the lower legal limit on the interstate?). BTW, TACC with its radar made drafting very easy but I was very attentive at all times. Trucks draft off each other all the time. I am aware of the risks of drafting but sometimes you need weigh the risks.
You really see how the mileage the Teslas can get depending on location of super chargers, quality of chargers, the wind, speed you drive, features you use inside the car, and the mileage between chargers affect your overall experience and comfort to reach the next charger. You pay quite a price for these cars but must factor in a plethora of issues to make it to the next charger. Not many of the same issues exist for gas powered vehicles that can usually exceed mileage attainable for most Teslas at less stops and less time to refuel. I like the Teslas a lot but until the super chargers are more plentiful they appear to be less of a road car due to the number of stops that must be made and the length of time taken at each stop. That needs to improve for me to seriously consider paying their cost for cars that have those issues when driving long distances.
No - for one hour or less it is free parking. We stayed a bit longer having eaten lunch while charging and still did not get charged. Nice parking attendant.
as always another great road trip video. On your route, why not route through Kansas? With supercharging the difference is only about 12 minutes and you wouldn't have had to travel below the speed limit to make the Trinidad to Amarillo leg adding unnecessary time to the trip.
Hello, I am one of your subscribers from France. I really like what you do, your channel is fantastic. Congratulations, I wanted to know what color is your Tesla model 3? Thank you and good luck.
So just for curiosity why don't you hypermile on those long stretches? For example on your drive out to Colorado in October? It seemed like there was very little to no drafting.
I really don't know all that much about battery technology, but I have come to understand that lithium batteries don't like to be fully charged, and they don't like to be fully spent. I understand why you are loathe to charge your cars above 80%, but what I don't understand is that you frequently let them get below 20%, and even under 10%. Is this good for the batteries? I would assume that keeping it somewhere between 20% and 80% is ideal for most road trips, and letting it drop below 10% would erode battery capacity over time. Am I wrong?
20-80 is good for day to day travel. 0-100 is ok for road trips (why have the capacity if you can’t use it) but don’t do it all the time, and don’t supercharge all the time. These extreme youtubers that appear to do 1000 mile roadtrips every day aren’t representative of normal use. Even Kyle is probably doing daily miles 75-80% of the time
@@OutofSpecMotoring Time to get a sponsor of some window cleaning clay. I'm 3 minutes in to see who was the first person to say, "Kyle, clean your windows."
Do you mind sharing your average speed between Trinidad and Amarillo? Considering taking our '21 M3 SR+ to Colorado from Texas and have doubts we can make it between Amarillo and Trinidad Superchargers.
@@OutofSpecMotoring Kyle, I made the same trip in my 2018 M3dm from Amarillo to Trinidad in 2019 against a headwind and decided to get a 1-hr L2 charge at the RV park in Caputin, NM from their NEMA 14-50 outlet. That boost allowed me to drive close to normal highway speed to Trinidad. As I recall, although I arrived with ~3% SoC and could probably made it without charging for an hour for $15, a tow would have been much more of a hassle.
Some people charge up in Dumas at the Hampton Inn or stop at the RV park in Dalhart (the city RV park I believe) or along the way for some juice. Maybe Dumas could be a planned stop so you could charge up overnight. That's a tough stretch! Good luck!
Lots of people do this route. See people in the North Texas Tesla Owners group constantly asking if it's possible to make the Amarillo to Trinidad stretch. A supercharger is definitely needed in between. One shows on the Tesla website in Clayton NM as opening in 2020 but apparently it's been saying that for years.
Kyle, based on your experience with the Taycan 4S and its ability to at least match its range rating at reasonably high speeds, do you think it could have completed that long stretch either direction? It’s pretty surprising that the Model 3 Performance fell that short of its rating, even considering the ambient conditions and 40 mph average for a good portion of it.
@@davebest5624 Actually Colorado has great mild weather with just a few times a year where it gets bad. Typically in the foothills when it snows the roads are plowed and dry within a day or 2. I moved here from Michigan where you may not see actual payment for weeks, and the snow sticks around even longer.
Im assuming WitchWitch took 20minutes, so it took you 5 hours to go 228 miles, thats roughly 45Mph. How in the heck is it 285Wh/Mi still? Elevation and Wind? Id expect you to get closer to 200Wh/Mi at those speeds.
When you're "hyper-miling" do you just follow the Tesla pop-up saying keep your speed below X to reach your destination or do you just watch your energy graph? I can't image the pop-up would get you in with 0%.
Pop up tries to get you in at 5%, if it estimates ud get there below 5% it says you wont reach destination. I did a 1400mile trip recently in a Y and tested this.
Memo to self: since this is only a podcast, there is absolutely no reason to clean the windows. ..........wait.......crap, I just realized its a video.
The Thornton supercharger is my local supercharger that I go to as well..... curious what speed did the charger get up to based on your SOC you never alluded to in the video you cut it short? Thx
You need to provide things like average speed, total amount of charging time, and what it costs. Leaving out that critical information makes your videos very biased ……
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Coffee and Kyle on a Sunday morning!
can we see a million miles on this 3? would love to see a canada trip whenever covid isn't a thing.
The Clayton, NM charger is open now!
Also, you should definitely have taken that roof rack off for this trip - that's like 20-30 miles of range right there.
I see Tesla have a permit submitted for an eight stall supercharger at Clayton NM to bridge the gap between Amarillo and Trinidad. At least they are aware of the gap and need for another supercharger location.
That charger in Clayton, NM will make it a breeze (pun intended). The drive from Colorado Springs to Austin for Fully Charged 2020 (February) was difficult. I had to do more of the New Mexico route (Las Vegas, NM, Santa Rosa, NM, etc) on that trip due to high winds and general range anxiety. I am not one to drive slow. That Clayton, NM charger can't come soon enough. I may be driving that way in the next month or so. I hope it is operational by then.
@EIon Musk That one in Clayton should fix that one gap. But we desperately need some between Dallas and Northwest Arkansas. Daughter goes to U of Arkansas. The route planner take you from Dallas to OKC then thru Tulsa. Which turns my 4.5 hour trip into 7+. Lot of folks from Dallas area have kids in school up there. And also go there for business in Bentonville with Walmart. But I had to take my ICE car to be able to have the range with my MYP. Love the car! But have that one travel gap that keeps me from using it for that trip.
@@jshanks Do they have wind farms out there? With the way the wind blows they'd be daft not to be installing them.
@@JeanPierreWhite I have no idea, but the wind sure blows
We should thank Elon for more superchargers out here in the West. I live in NM, and there are very long drives across the West. Big states. Yes, there are many large wind farms here, in Oklahoma, Texas, and New Mexico. Lots of wind out here. Also in NM they are building large sun solar farms in the next few years. And lots of people have solar panels on their houses. NM is trying hard to be more green. And the government promised 50 more charging stations in the state next year.
Pulling in with 0% 3%, and 3% back to back to back gives me enough agita that I am keeping my CR-V. Not to mention the long charges.
The point is that he is doing it on purpose by going faster. Like going 90Mph to burn through it to get as low as possible. If he went 10mph slower he'd gain about 30 miles of range, which means hed be pulling in with like 10%.
Runs out of juice en route “no big deal we’ll sort it “then hears the nearest Starbucks shut “and looses it
I’m a Brit who wants a Model 3 LR. This is one of the longest, yet interesting video’s I’ve watched about a road trip, ever. Thanks Gents, that was superb scenery for me to see and even the food too 😃👍🏻 I couldn’t drive for that long a time, no way. Brilliant.
Watch some of his other videos where he does the long trips this summer. It will give you a good overview of the US.
The more you do it the easier it gets.
Kyle, I started that drinking game where I take a swig every time you use your hand to clear your hair out of your face. You’ve turned me into an alcoholic. 😝
I’m surprised you’re sober enough to write this comment!
@@OutofSpecMotoring His designated typer wrote the comment. Don't drink and comment.
I swear I was going to count the number of times Kyle pushed his glasses up. Not sure about the drinking game but I feel like I actually know Kyle.
Kyle could use a hair spray or a mousse
Thanks for the Pro Tip regarding the Lodging filter in plugshare. I hadn't spotted that filter before!!
I'm not seeing that- is it an ios only thing?
I don't see the lodging filter. Kyle, educate us!!
@@jakebranch327 In the filter menu scroll down to where it says Amenities and open up the menu item and viola!!
@@JeanPierreWhite I don't have an Amenities spot in my filter menu. Are you using an iPhone? I'm on Android. I wonder if there is a difference?
@@jakebranch327 I'm using the web version on my laptop. I don't see that filter in the Android app either.
There’s a little town called Dumas, TX between Amarillo and Trinidad that has Tesla destination chargers at a couple hotels. We’ve topped off there before to make that stretch. Can’t wait for that SC in Clayton, NM. This route is heavily traveled by us Texans going on vacay to Colorado. 🔋🚀
There is also a restaurant at Raton called Oasis that has charging. Only about 25 miles from Trinidad. Could top off there and get a bite to eat.
ive stayed at the Hampton in Dumas many times. Ive been making that drive since 2015
Zero % is just a little too close!
Not for Kyle ;-)
I couldn't do it
Well... this is out of spec
I’d get rid of those wheels really fast. They are definitely killing the range combined with the wider 245-series tires. I wish Tesla would offer a factory option 18” aero wheel set that would fit the Performance hubs. It’s crazy they can’t modify their casting to include a little centering ring.
Any car sold in the US should be required to have a top speed over 75 mph. 63 mph is simply going to annoy the F out of everyone else on the road that’s stuck behind one of these things.
You and Bjørn definitely have the best road trip music out there.
Love the videos Kyle. I bought my Tesla Model S 2014 P85D because you made everything look easy. I flew to Seattle from Des Moines Iowa to pick up the used car and drive it home. Everything went well except when I charged at my first supercharger, it locked up and the car wouldn’t charge until the car was linked to me and Tesla said it would be 3-5 days for that to happen. I happened to run into an employee that works at Tesla and he was able to help me link my car with Tesla in minutes. Something I don’t think I’ve heard anyone talk about on TH-cam. 1900 miles was a breeze driving home thanks to you and your informative videos !!! I just retired from Law Enforcement and use the car every day on my daily commute to play golf. Best investment ever !!! Thanks again for what you do for all of us.
Hey Kyle this is the route I use when going to Colorado several times a year in my Model S100D. When there are headwinds from Amarillo to Trinidad I can't even make it on a 100% charge at full speed. I wonder how many people out there wonder why Tesla drivers go so slow on that road. Yes I get honked at all the time on that stretch. I am so dying for another charger on that route. Great video.
The spark charge company is waiting for y'all to order from them. Spark charge is a new company making a battery version of a gas can for electric vehicles.
@@joshuasmith7369 So a battery?
@@joshuasmith7369 Just tow a trailer with a monster 240v gas generator. Not sure if a Tesla can drive while charging but I'm sure someone has tried it already.
@@xplmr1 A small portable battery with a electric vehicle connector to charge enough to get to a charger. If you look up the spark charge website, you can see what I'm typing about.
@@toysareforboys1 please just visit the spark charge website. The website can explain much more than I can convey typing.
I drive from San Antonio-Colorado several times a year... I usually stop for the night in Dumas on the way up and stay the night at one of the many hotels there with destination chargers to make that stretch more doable since wind usually ruins that chance of an easy hop haha...
Damn, I am so hooked on to your videos, good thing is I’ve learnt a lot about superchargers from your videos. Thanks man.!
Rarely comment on TH-cam videos but I have been fully addicted to your videos Kyle. I’ve been a massive EV fan for over a decade now and your road trips are absolutely what I dreamed they would be all those years ago! Keep up the good work man 👍
Great stuff Kyle! Love these roadtrip videos.
PLENTY of time at each stop to use some RainX windshield cleaner…also some Mother’s Plastic polish on the headlights!
Wow the tumbleweed is crazy looking :D
What's funny is they aren't even native, they are from Russia
Trinidad, Co? Well hullo from the island of Trinidad 🇹🇹 in the Caribbean! 👍🏽👏🏽👏🏽😄
Kyle! Tons of people drive that exact route from Dallas to Denver, I live in Amarillo and have been begging Tesla to open their Clayton NM location for years and have even started asking EA to put something in on that Amarillo to Trinidad stretch .. honestly this stretch from Amarillo to Trinidad prevents me from making trips to Denver with an EV and prevents thousands from going Dallas to Denver which is huge for business people
Yeah, it's a chicken and egg thing... they don't put charge stations where they are most needed and then claim they aren't needed because nobody could go that way if they wanted to. Then they put the fast chargers in metropolitan areas where people stupidly use them for daily charging instead of charging at home or work like they should. Then they wonder why EV adoption doesn't take off the way they think it should. It's less of a problem in the States and Europe, but in Australia the fast charging infrastructure still isn't even started yet. You're confined to a very few routes between the 5 eastern capitol cities and if you want to go anywhere else you're completely out of luck.
@@awo1fman - yes, out west it’s one thing (wide open spaces to cover), but this past spring I was able to make a round trip from Michigan to Florida in a non-Tesla using fast chargers exclusively. Northbound through Kentucky and top half of Ohio with cold temps and left front corner headwind made those areas a challenge.
@@dennislyon5412 The great thing about EVs is that if you're really determined nearly anything is possible. After all, if there's a house or building there's almost always electricity, and you can charge from any wall outlet. But most people aren't that determined and are in more of a hurry to get where they're going, and the average consumer wants to know they can just hop in and go anywhere, any time without having to plan charging stops or rely on the hospitality of strangers.
@@awo1fman Who wants to be 'really determined' when traveling to a destination? You can put 400 miles of range into a gasoline car in less than 5 minutes, and gas pumps are *everywhere* . That makes life easy, relaxing, no range anxiety ever.
Great work you do! I love the heart you put into your videos! Hopefully someday I'll I will get there! Be safe!
Clayton looks to be open now so that should help a ton
RAINX Is awesome...
The 40 in a 70...yeah, I feel your pain! Had a Geo Metro 3 cyl hatchback that I loaded with 3 other passengers and hit the freeway without thinking lol
Amazing video.
Live in the Dallas area and my first road trip with an EV was with my then month old MYP. Had additional drag of a head wind and roof mounted bike rack with 2 bikes. Glad to see you take that cut off from Amarillo to Trinidad. I did not want to chance it, and would not have made it. So we took the scenic route thru Las Vegas and Tucemcari. Figured out later that there were a couple of non Superchargers on that route that may have allowed us to limp thru. The Henrietta Supercharger was my first to use, and it was by far the best we used. Good thing about Amarillo is we used it twice for free.
Kyle, every time your stop to charge, please clean your windscreen, loving the videos
typed my comment, then very next stop there is a bucket and squeegee, which you mention you do use...LOL sorry
10:00 That's the way to Amarillo - someone tell Tony Christie.....
Awesome video, one of my favorites! Looking forward to changing to an EV such as a Tesla once there’s a more robust EV-only network. In the meantime, I’m driving a 2018 Honda Clarity Plug-in Hybrid Touring (zero range anxiety).
Man, I can’t believe you drove to 0% in Texas. Biting my nails! Good thing you didn’t hit wind.
This is why, when I get my performance model 3, I'm getting the gemini 19-in aero wheels for it asap!
I have never seen so many adds in any of your vids man!
Welcome to mainstream
Long stretches ... Welcome to New Mexico. I live in Roswell. No fast charging anywhere close by. Closest is 130 miles away in Santa Rosa.
That leg to Trinidad was pretty nuts with the head wind. Thanks for the tips on where to get some good BBQ! We’ll be heading through Texas in early January.
Great headlights
Dumas Texas has destination chargers at a couple of the motels
Clayton will be excellent when they get them up and going
Out of Spec Brokeback Mountain 😀
Tesla: 26% predicted
Kyle: hold my starbucks....
also you answered the hotel question!
Amazing how you were able to fix a Modle 3 flat tire in 5 minutes.
Howdy from an ev (2016 Kia Soul EV) owning Texan! This is cooooool af.
There is a beautiful supercharger stop in Australia called the Berry supercharger
I go up and down 287 which is less mountainous Try it the next time
That’s a nice gas station area but it ain’t no Buc-ee’s!
One point. Your claim that Cheyenne mountain could withstand a direct nuclear hit is incorrect unless perhaps it was a small nuke. A 25 megaton warhead if it hit a little over a mile away and the placed might withstand it, but a direct hit would wipe out the complex. Also you forgot to give your energy used and taken on with miles driven at each stop.
Hehehehe, the middle section of this video hasn't agreed very well
Great videos 😁 let's count how many times he touches his glasses 😅
That dinosaur should be a Sinclair, not a Shell.
Only about 25 million people in Texas and they all go to Colorado and north to ski or vacation twice a year. Also, a whole lot of Teslas in Texas, now including Elon. Tesla has been promising a Supercharger in Clayton, NM that was on your route for over 4 years. Come on Tesla, a little help here.
Knowing the time taken to charge at each stop would be helpful. Enjoyed the video, took that route may years ago going from the Napa Valley Ca to Mississippi. Got a speeding ticket west of Clayton. 😕 Bummer.
Be nice if the navigation system could tap into the internet for current wind speed and direction along the route. That information could be used to give a better near real time idea of the arrival percent remaining. On a recent trip, with a 40MPH head wind (guess), I chose to draft off three different big rigs over a 90 mile stretch instead of driving 45MPH on the interstate with traffic blowing by at 85MPH. I think drafting was safer than going 40MPH in this particular case (45MPH might be the lower legal limit on the interstate?). BTW, TACC with its radar made drafting very easy but I was very attentive at all times. Trucks draft off each other all the time. I am aware of the risks of drafting but sometimes you need weigh the risks.
You really see how the mileage the Teslas can get depending on location of super chargers, quality of chargers, the wind, speed you drive, features you use inside the car, and the mileage between chargers affect your overall experience and comfort to reach the next charger.
You pay quite a price for these cars but must factor in a plethora of issues to make it to the next charger. Not many of the same issues exist for gas powered vehicles that can usually exceed mileage attainable for most Teslas at less stops and less time to refuel.
I like the Teslas a lot but until the super chargers are more plentiful they appear to be less of a road car due to the number of stops that must be made and the length of time taken at each stop. That needs to improve for me to seriously consider paying their cost for cars that have those issues when driving long distances.
The super charger stop in Colorado Springs being in that garage did you have to pay to get out of the lot?
No - for one hour or less it is free parking. We stayed a bit longer having eaten lunch while charging and still did not get charged. Nice parking attendant.
Currently with "the rona" they don't seem to have an attendant there. The gate was wide open the last time I used it.
The Fast Lane Car paid $3 to enter, no refund.
I wouldn't be comfortable driving 200 miles and arriving with 3% battery left in the middle of the night. I know, it's just me.
Did this drive 6 times in 6 months. Know it all too well.
Can you drive from Colorado to Chicago
as always another great road trip video. On your route, why not route through Kansas? With supercharging the difference is only about 12 minutes and you wouldn't have had to travel below the speed limit to make the Trinidad to Amarillo leg adding unnecessary time to the trip.
18:00 I've seen that supercharger before on Auto Auction Rebuilds YT Channel. 👍
Hello, I am one of your subscribers from France. I really like what you do, your channel is fantastic. Congratulations, I wanted to know what color is your Tesla model 3?
Thank you and good luck.
My frying pan has a larger diameter than those Kandi toy wheels 😭
It’s Amarillo not Albuquerque, wrong state.
Yes
You guys going to get the Performance Y?
So just for curiosity why don't you hypermile on those long stretches? For example on your drive out to Colorado in October? It seemed like there was very little to no drafting.
I really don't know all that much about battery technology, but I have come to understand that lithium batteries don't like to be fully charged, and they don't like to be fully spent. I understand why you are loathe to charge your cars above 80%, but what I don't understand is that you frequently let them get below 20%, and even under 10%. Is this good for the batteries? I would assume that keeping it somewhere between 20% and 80% is ideal for most road trips, and letting it drop below 10% would erode battery capacity over time. Am I wrong?
20-80 is good for day to day travel. 0-100 is ok for road trips (why have the capacity if you can’t use it) but don’t do it all the time, and don’t supercharge all the time. These extreme youtubers that appear to do 1000 mile roadtrips every day aren’t representative of normal use. Even Kyle is probably doing daily miles 75-80% of the time
Should spend that time at chargers cleaning your windscreen!
I did
@@OutofSpecMotoring Time to get a sponsor of some window cleaning clay. I'm 3 minutes in to see who was the first person to say, "Kyle, clean your windows."
Do you mind sharing your average speed between Trinidad and Amarillo? Considering taking our '21 M3 SR+ to Colorado from Texas and have doubts we can make it between Amarillo and Trinidad Superchargers.
We had to go so slow. Especially on the way up. We averaged probably 45-50mph on the way back to Colorado
@@OutofSpecMotoring Thank you! Here's hoping Tesla opens its new Supercharger in Clayton, NM soon.
@@OutofSpecMotoring Kyle, I made the same trip in my 2018 M3dm from Amarillo to Trinidad in 2019 against a headwind and decided to get a 1-hr L2 charge at the RV park in Caputin, NM from their NEMA 14-50 outlet. That boost allowed me to drive close to normal highway speed to Trinidad. As I recall, although I arrived with ~3% SoC and could probably made it without charging for an hour for $15, a tow would have been much more of a hassle.
Some people charge up in Dumas at the Hampton Inn or stop at the RV park in Dalhart (the city RV park I believe) or along the way for some juice. Maybe Dumas could be a planned stop so you could charge up overnight. That's a tough stretch! Good luck!
Lots of people do this route. See people in the North Texas Tesla Owners group constantly asking if it's possible to make the Amarillo to Trinidad stretch. A supercharger is definitely needed in between. One shows on the Tesla website in Clayton NM as opening in 2020 but apparently it's been saying that for years.
Same goes with installation of Supercharger in Alamosa CO got my fingers crossed for both locations soon!
Hi, as someone from europe, are there ccs to tesla Adapters?
Kyle, based on your experience with the Taycan 4S and its ability to at least match its range rating at reasonably high speeds, do you think it could have completed that long stretch either direction? It’s pretty surprising that the Model 3 Performance fell that short of its rating, even considering the ambient conditions and 40 mph average for a good portion of it.
what rims are those? they look amazing and wondering how they would look on a model Y
15:03 isn't the time you spend on the road part of the trip? Why would you want to get to your destination as quick as possible?
Can we use Tesla new car for 10 years stretch . How much will be the degradation after decade.
What is your custom Colorado license plate going to say?
Great video! Do you use Autopilot very much, so do you self-drive most of the time?
Make the same trip with the bmw i3. :D
Why did the move to Colorado? Never picked on that.
Mountains, views, breweries
Out of Spec Motoring Fair enough, looks amazing. Extreme temperature swings though 👍
@@davebest5624 Actually Colorado has great mild weather with just a few times a year where it gets bad. Typically in the foothills when it snows the roads are plowed and dry within a day or 2. I moved here from Michigan where you may not see actual payment for weeks, and the snow sticks around even longer.
stick it behind a fast semi...lol
Im assuming WitchWitch took 20minutes, so it took you 5 hours to go 228 miles, thats roughly 45Mph. How in the heck is it 285Wh/Mi still? Elevation and Wind? Id expect you to get closer to 200Wh/Mi at those speeds.
When you're "hyper-miling" do you just follow the Tesla pop-up saying keep your speed below X to reach your destination or do you just watch your energy graph? I can't image the pop-up would get you in with 0%.
Pop up tries to get you in at 5%, if it estimates ud get there below 5% it says you wont reach destination. I did a 1400mile trip recently in a Y and tested this.
Kyle how long did it take from Trinidad to Amarillo on the trip down to Dallas?
Memo to self: since this is only a podcast, there is absolutely no reason to clean the windows. ..........wait.......crap, I just realized its a video.
The Thornton supercharger is my local supercharger that I go to as well..... curious what speed did the charger get up to based on your SOC you never alluded to in the video you cut it short?
Thx
BTW that's the reason why I'm selling my 20" Performance Model 3 graphite wheels and went to 19 inch wheels...
Tijmen is super hot. He should be in the vidoes more.
Cold shower is actually good for you.
Hey there !
How’s your model 3 faring with degradation and fully charged range during this trip ?
He had another video at 60k miles, IIRC he lost like 4% capacity over 60k miles in a year.
Is this your first rodeo? lol
Great man τσίου τσίου greetings
Insane to eat inside right now at all, especially maskless.
u drove 15hrs to test drive that little thing 🤣.
Why road trip texas texas 😂
You should clean from window for the Vlog?
I prefer Alyssa
You need to provide things like average speed, total amount of charging time, and what it costs. Leaving out that critical information makes your videos very biased ……
Is it safe to drive on those summer performance tires is such cold temps?
The blue Kandi K23 is way too ugly even if it is well made.
So lets shave and cut that hair....make is look good on videos......lovely videos....
did he get a divorce?
meh, model 3 again, any other EVs?
Plenty coming up