How Miserable Is A Tesla Road Trip?
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I drove my Tesla Model 3 from Idaho to Michigan, about 2,000 miles, to find out what it's like to road trip in an electric car. The Tesla Model 3 Performance has an estimated 310 miles of range, so I packed it up with a friend and drove across the country. This video will cover many of the questions surrounding electric car road trips.
Questions include: What kind of realistic range will you get on a single charge? How far can you travel in one day? How much time does it take to recharge an electric car? How much longer is an electric road trip versus a gasoline road trip? How much does an electric road trip cost? How do you know where to charge your electric car? What does Tesla do well for road trips? What about driving a Tesla sucks on a road trip? How useful is Tesla's supercharger network, and how does it work? How can you handle range anxiety during an electric drive? How comfortable is a Tesla over a long distance?
Overall, the video serves as an in depth look at everything related to driving an electric car significantly further than the vehicle's range on a single charge. Enjoy!
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To everybody questioning how he's 30 and born in '63: Clearly this was filmed in the early '90s and he just took forever to publish it.
It was actually filmed in May haha (of '93, obviously).
mr1337357 underrated comment
1993 Tesla. Where was I?
@@dudley7540 ...not born yet.
Typical Jason. Wait! He can draw social security soon?
"the year I was born, 1963"
This guy is a damn vampire
He’s only 56 not 150yo dumbass
WiLD Paradox are you proud of that comment?
@@lxcidparadox3513 did he say that he is 150yo ? No. Then why dont u just shut up.
There a contract on him? (Witcher reference)
It's the day walker
He’s actually 20. He just traveled 38 years into the future.
I was born in 1962; I had some doubts too.
He actually made that time machine himself
And I’m here 40 years old and people think I’m 48-50
He's not 20 so you can't be this gullible
@@clarkkentll5490 I get that too. I'm 28 people say I look like I'm in my mid 30s. Probably all the drugs I took younger lol
Forget the Tesla's efficiency, it seems like you've mastered life efficiency!
10% of comments: Tesla road trip
Other 90%: YOU WERE BORN IN 1963!?
1962, actually. But I'd LOVE to take a road trip in the Tesla!
Because look at him! ! Funny he said his age at random because ever since I started watching his videos I internally asked myself how old is this man. I would guess 38 maybe 40 never 56. lol
@@jack5001ful he's around 30
I did NOT expect him to be 10 years older than me. Damn, I wish I looked as good as him NOW!
@@UsedBrain4U he was born in 89 not 63
Along with surviving through the industrial revolution and The Great Depression, Jason also fought in World War 1 and 2. He also used to babysit Henry Ford and Elon Musk.
@@rosiehawtrey That's harsh
there can only be one!
Don't forget Scholling that bratty Tesla... He failed eléctrico circuitos twice as he failed to grado three phase AC
You forgot to mention that Nicola Tesla was his uncle.
@@rosiehawtrey shame no one paddled your ass red all day by the paddling pool, you need some paddling
That dude is older than my dad and looks younger than me
😂😂
63 goddamn, I almost thought he was a millenial.
Some people age better than others....
he is 29 yo in the video
it's a joke!
What wasn't really talked about is the "drive for 3 hours and then eat" but I think this means you pull into the charger location and look what you can walk to, likely close to zero options. Then, eating is decided on based on when/where you need to refuel, not when you really want to stop.
Just did a bit over 1000 miles in a rented Tesla. When we were ready to eat the super charger the car was routing us to had very little food options. Brought up a list of other super chargers in range and on the route home. There were 10. One had a LOT of dining options. Stopped there and ate fully charged before we were done.
Yeah that's what I would be aiming for. I don't like eating and driving either so stopping on a long distance journey for a cigarette and bathroom break is a must. Worse comes to worse stop to stretch legs and eat some gas station snacks or pizza or something.
You'd think those huge trucking stops would have super chargers now right? Like the bigger stops should have chargers I would assume. So I'm wondering how viable it is. Yet the bigger stops might have more people waiting for the chargers... So what happens then! Hopefully people don't go and take their sweet ass time blocking the charger while they stuff their face.
If you're 56 years old then we need a skincare video asap
😆👍 Hahaha ‼️ loved your comment...
Stay indoors. Sunlight is bad for you.
@@ctrlaltdebug Vitamin D is really good for you.
@@ctrlaltdebug no its not lol. I think after 9am its bad
@K 9 10a-2p is usually the worst time for sunburn and skin damage. Wear UVA & UVB sunscreen if out in the sun during those times!
I got my first Tesla five years ago when I was 94, since then most of my wrinkles have disappeared, along with my arthritis, and dementia. Last year I started dating a 23 year old girl who keeps telling me to slow down. Yup, Tesla really does work.
🤣🤣🤣
Skeptoptimist has the most underrated comment. Also, he has among the best screen names around. Now that you've coined the word, I plan to start using it to describe my outlook. I was 70 when I bought my first Tesla, a roadster (first gen Roadster, if anyone is reading this 5 years from now). I've now had multiple Teslas, and look 20 or 30 years younger than the calendar says. But, I can't say it was the Teslas; in fact, I don't currently have one. So it's the genes, the jeans, and the attitude. But Teslas are the real deal, especially the Model S. Had a couple of Model 3s and they are good cars, but just don't compare to the S.
Pmsl! Awesome comment!
Yo send me this comment on Instagram @mikeyknorr bro
@@daveriley6310 if they are so good, then why do you keep getting rid of them?
If you’re 56 I’m gonna be waiting on that anti-aging tutorial
Everything he said bout the Tesla went out the window when he said “ I was born in 1963” 😂😂😂😂
When did he say that I didn’t even notice😂🤣
@@perryeanes2591 0:42
I was born in late 1962, and though I look young for my age, this guy looks easily 10 years younger than I do.
He looks 30
59-60 YEARS OLD WOW 😲 JUST WOW
He's 56 years old? Wtf I would have clocked him at late thirties.
Lu Su hes 29-30
Definitely a joke lol
@@novidsheremovealong1893 well now I feel bad for saying late thirties. I meant late thirties at the oldest!
That's the exact words I was thinking.
He's actually a robot
A note on range anxiety: if you are driving fast (or even slow) with the nav active, and wont be able to make it to the next charger, the car will let you know immediately, and tell you the max speed you can travel, it will say something like "Drive below 75 mph to reach your destination".
That is not my experience at all. At least here in Europe it knows elevations and will predict accordingly. You can actually see the ups and downs on the projected trip energy chart.
@Swampy not really, the trip/nav range calculates for them fairly well, it's separate from the vehicle EPA range, and avg ranges. It may not calculate based on heater usage tho, so if you do get that warning in the winter and are worried, you can turn the heater off to be safe, and then it should be very accurate.
@Jay Barker Self charging!!!
@Jay Barker Brilliant idea!
We should nominate this guy for the next nobel prizes.
@Swampy The Tesla Nav also takes hills and terrian into account in calculating how much battery life you'll have left. Thats why the grey line in the graph is very jagged like a stock market graph instead of a straight line.
I really appreciate you showing how the vehicle navigation system breaks down your roadtrip and automatically formulates stops along the way with anticipated recharge times and levels. Super cool thank you!
Need to do this in
1) More crowded routes
2) Hot Summer and Below Freezing Winter
More crowded routes will increase the Tesla's range. The slower it moves the better its efficiency
Everyone: "You were born in 1963?!"
Me: "His channel is called engineering explained and you think he hasn't mastered time travel yet?
I saw another video where he claimed to be 65.
He gave a dumbed-down 'explanation' to the Avengers writers... Duh.
Jason is really 56 hes just on a super lean air-fuel mixture which makes him age more slowly
Must also be why hes a little skinny. I prefer to keep myself at a 14.7:1
He's running on "Cylinder Deactivation" mode, running on 4 cylinders instead of 6. That's how he stays young
@@ricecake6799 in turbo car that is still lean asf
Jason look like a grown man in a child's body
That is why he's so hot :D
This guy was born in 1989. He just acts 57 years old.
Why’s the quality soo good 🤔
Depending on his birthday he is 57 or 58
I think the title says it all.
I love long distance road trips. Can't imagine having to wait hours to go another 200 miles.
Hours? He said 40-50 mins
Clearly, he meant his DAD was born in 1963.
dude wasn't even born in 73 fren.
Amanda Miller who tf cares bro shut tf up
@@thisnametooktolong you're always gonna think you're the wise one no matter what
John Dolschenko are you sure that’s green clean I tried to find some info on it but couldn’t find anything on that car other than only 800 were built
@@thisnametooktolong Climate change denier alert! This person is likely a Karen, male, female or anything else!
Born in 63 doesn’t really surprise me, even if he said 91. The guy looks 50 and 20 at the same time.
exactly
I was thinking wtf too. He's got over 25 years on me and we look of similar age!
@@matthewglover322 Great genes
Yeah, these people really exist! An acquaintance has had kids knock on his front door, and call him "Oom" (which is Afrikaans for "Uncle")...AND has had adults knock and ask to see his father.
kinda like reviewbrah (a.k.a. Report of the Week)
Your experience is pretty much right on with my speculation on the difference between EV and ICE.
I regularly make a 500+ mile trip, which an aggressive driver who minimizes stops can complete in about 8 hours.
I am not such a person. I've had deep vein thrombosis in the past and make more frequent stops to get out and walk around. I dislike eating in the car. I choose not to tax my bladder. I.e. I make at least two and more often three brief stops on that trip. It sounds as if there would be little or no difference for a person like myself.
You'd be stopping way more than 3 times on a 500+ mile trip in an EV. Also, the duration of those stops would not be brief either.
Your presentations are excellent. No wasted words or talking in circles. A natural flow of clear, precise information in a cheerful and self-effacing manner. You've made me change my mostly negative opinion about electric vehicles and Tesla.
This guy either 20 or 50, This is some dark magic
There was probably a star-lit ritual led by Brian Cox.
I'm 28, yet people still think I'm in highschool lol
he s freaking robot , they never age
@@derekkras he uses the charging stations to charge himself, not the car.
My immediate reaction when he said his birthday was "how can we be the same age? holy, s#!t I need to start taking better care of myself. oops, too late."
1963.. the year he was born? dude looks and acts like he's 30
samapak7 that’s because he is 30
... This is the man who explained a big part of the plot to Disney's Marvel writers. .. Captain America and Antman...
QUIT WAVING YOUR HANDS! (good report, otherwise) You're 57?
He lied he was born in 89.
I know when he said this I forgot everything and was like.. “is this how I should expect to look in 30 years?” Lol
aside from inclines and declines, wind speed and direction has the most influence on range (aka airspeed)... this is the reason for inaccuracies in range prediction... drafting behind another car gives a huge boost to range
follow a big rig and with this car adaptive cruise control auto pilot you can follow pretty close
@@iyot1020 Yeah and end up going right under it if it has to brake?! In my highway experience, truck drivers really hate that kind of motorist, and will put you under the truck, or signal you can pass when another car is coming the other way, so you can have a nice head on!
@@geoffreyparker926 hahahahahahaha 2car lengths is pretty reasonable
This summer my wife and I drove from south central Kentucky to Seattle and back. Total was four hours in a Scion iA. We bought it because it tends to drive and ride like a much bigger car. It took us two days. We averaged about 80+ mph because we were able to cruise at about 95 in some states. When we needed gas we simply found the next Loves, Pilot, Sinclaire, TA, Flying J, etc. I would not use an electric car for a road trip because of all the planning you have to do to plan charges.
If they were not so expensive, I'd get an electric and just use it for my local stuff. I can't imagine using it for my main car. And they don't have the range in cold weather. BTW, you mention weight. We came back carrying a bunch of guns and thousands of rounds of ammunition (the trip was about my father's death and part of my inheritance). The car got about 350 miles per tank. I think electric is a great thing, especially for urban folk, but it's not really ready for prime time, as you point out in your video comparing the weight and size of gasoline compared to batteries.
Cool for short trips though, if you do a lot of them.
"if you want to stop and eat..." You mean drink that blood, vampire
Bravo
11 hours of stopping and eating !
Truck drivers have to take ten hour breaks after being on duty for 14 hours
@@TKUA11 Hours that long are not allowed in Europe for safety reasons.
Hilarious!!
That age joke was brillian. Well done Jason, the comment section is boiling.
I wasn't expecting that many people to take it seriously haha.
@@EngineeringExplained you said it with such a straight face. I believed it too
Yep! Good One Jason! The comments are hilarious!
@@EngineeringExplained but how old are you????
I fell for it. I was watching on Roku and picked up my phone just to go leave a comment that you were the youngest looking 55/56 year old I'd ever seen.
Great Video! I'm interested in getting the Cybertruck when it comes out, but I don't know anything about EVs. Trying to find legit pros and cons video of EVs vs ICE is nearly futile bc of the biases. You gave many facts especially with charge and drive time, but I also appreciated your opinions and subjective comments. Thanks for being a normal person!
Thank you very much for the summer trip and for the detailed decomposition of it! 👍
1963?!? I’m 35 and you are the same age as my parents?? You don’t even look the same age as me!
He was born in 89 lol
😂
@You take a sip from your Trusty Vault 13 canteen Do you pity us fools?
probably a miscalculation. makes me wonder how well did he in fact calculate the entire story.
Golden I see those double digit iq numbers are kicking in.
His right hand has a life of its own.
¿.. Where. I want to see this. Is it like Adam's Family, but still attached?
@@tmo2798 YES! Thing!!
😂😂😂
And yet his muscle tone is still non existent.
Bro I’m crying 😂😂😂😂
Thanks for posting this! For many of us, an electric vehicle will probably be in our future, so hearing an actual user describe the experience is incredibly useful.
I have been working on an E-Motorcycle, major factors as you mentioned are aero. the energy density vs efficiency is simple, ICE = 20% (aveerage, sone are a bit better but not much) PMAC motors = ~85% (some go up to 92% but they are not production) so 36kWh per gallon only gives you a useable 7.2kWh. Where with the electric, to get 7.2kW you only need 8.5kWh. Great videos!
Ok so this is a tesla test drive video and like 99% of the comments are about this guy's age
Yep,that's the world we live in..people always dwell on the sh!t that's irrelevant
@@wolfmanrebel874 how true // with my neighbor has a ford ev he hooks up to a trunk mounted 500 amp rope start honda gen it keeps it going for 1pt of gas for 50 mi.. no bodie talks bout hrydrogen pellet fuel its the future
Yeah I doubt very much anyone is actually listening to him because he just had to mention his age SI.
But this is how you have to settle it, he's a vampire oh my gosh mystery is gone!
Tai Man Chan
🤣
You've got to be kidding me. I thought you were in high school.
greg55666 ikr
That dude is old than my dad and he looks younger than me
I'm pretty sure he graduated from NCState, but had no idea how long ago. That birthdate surprised me too. I always thouht Jason was about my age, bit now it seems he's 14-15 years older! Quelle surprise!
Look up getting to know engineering explained it says he got into TH-cam in college so he can’t be 56
This was my first thought too! I would have guessed low thirties!
I'm a sophomore in college. You look as youthful as some of my peers. I don't know how you care for yourself, but whatever you're doing, keep it up.
Great vid, we are 68+ years old and we need to stop for BIO and aching bone breaks well before our Tesla Model Y needs charging. We find the Tesla experience to be very relaxing and stress free. Younger folks who can drive MANY MORE HOURS per day will probably complain about the charging stops. Our MY is the LR AWD rated at 326 EPA range, I easily get 250 to 260 miles on the highway. And AP in traffic is a game changer. Not sure why your Model 3 didn't have Auto Pilot? Every Tesla has Auto Pilot, what you don't have is Full Self Driving (FSD) which is a $10K option. Push down on the left stalk TWICE and it will engage AP. And FTR we are never going back to ANY ICE vehicle again. Cheers USAF Retired
Holy moly! The gullibility is intense!
I was born in 1961...
I must have missed a re-charge stop somewhere..
Local Idahoan here! You've inspired me to get a Tesla for my daily driver. Love the channel.
Fortunately, I drove my 1971 Chevy Step Van to Jacksonville, Florida. It was $300 for regular old gas, split three ways, and took three days, & a couple KOA’s. Had a job waiting for us. “Good Old Days”. We just “rolled with the truckers, and kept our CB on. (CB: Citizen Bandwidth short wave two way radios.) Thanks Jason, these are things people are just catching on to. (You need to frame houses, until you bulk up some, and breath outside air. You will hate it “at first”. Give it “a month”.)
He's definitely joking about 1963, there's literally no way
Pineal glands from orphans.
I've seen some young looking 49 50 year olds and some really old looking people at that same age, I think it's due to lifestyle and genetics but I am sure there are environmental effects on this as well such as living away from cities and cleaner air, water
Wow! You know a lot!
maybe on a restricted calorie diet
Brady Ward clearly this guy is modern day vampire
7:18 “it gets better *mile per gallon* in the city”
wait a minute. that’s illegal
hm yes, l i q u i d e l e c t r i c i t y
he means miles per gallon equivalent
@Bernie Rubber you take how much money it would cost to drive 100 Mi. on electricity and then in gas
@@thiccboiobunga2088 For me I average 231 watts/mile. So that is a little over 4 miles per kWh. Charging at work for free that works out to $0.00 to drive 100 miles. if I charge at home, I have solar and actually get a check back every year, so again $0.00. If I charge at a supercharger at $.28 per kWh then about $6.44.
A friend and I did a road trip from Orange County California to Texas and back in 3 days in a Tesla 3. No hotel, all in the car. Quite an adventure. By far a gas powered car is better for a long road trip. You do spend quite a bit of time recharging, even at a quick charge station.
Very helpful - completely answered my question.
I literally questioned everything I knew about age when Jason said he was born in 1963. Shortly after, I bursted out laughing. 😂😂😂 Thanks for the good laugh!
There is no way you were born in 1963 , you look like you're in your 30s. No way you are 56 why are you lying to your viewers?
Jason Troll I’m wondering if it was perhaps the year Tesla passed away?? No idea but I’m sure there’s a inside joke to this. He’s not trying to be deceitful but testing his audience knowledge I suppose.
Ricky Christophersen 😂😂😂 same here I was like 😳😳😳
@@jasontroll6356
I'm sure he miss spoke and ment 73 because that's what I would guess but honestly his manner and speech are of the age around 53
Being born in 1970 I did a quadruple take at that one myself. Then again most people think I am in my late 30s as well so who knows.
Everybody talking about dropping a fake birth year, but this is just to distract you from the fact that Jason travels with a Clifford the Big Red Dog plush.
And two rolls of TP. You just never know!
Engineering Explained I saw those 2 rolls but I feel like the LCD monitor and Clifford were more in the realm of "necessities" than the toilet paper.
Clifford is awesome tho
@@TylertheGeek28 No disagreement, but it certainly seemed to be the most random of all the things pictured!
You missed your chance to say. "Dont let this distract you from the fact that hector is running 3 honda civics with spoon engines..." 🤣😂🤣
I drove from Orange County, FL to Orange County, CA in the exact same model Tesla. I timed how much time I waited for charging that I wasn't eating or using a restroom. Twiddling my thumbs waiting for the car to charge from coast to coast totaled 4 hours. I set Autopilot to 80 MPH the whole way.
A month before the last Supercharger upgrade, I drove 2 Teslas from Colorado to Florida in one week. One was the RWD long range and the other was the Performance Model, which I still have. The first trip in the RWD LR model was made in sub-freezing weather most of the way. Not only did the battery drain much faster, but I had to trickle charge to 100% to make it to the next station. On that trip, I twiddled thumbs for 7 hours. The second trip started the day after arriving in Orlando and parking at the airport to fly right back home for a traffic ticket. Temperatures rose to 33º in Colorado. On that trip, I twiddled my thumbs only 3 hours.
What a difference 25º makes. And what a difference the Supercharger upgrade makes that my cross country trip had almost as little charging downtime as my half cross country trip before.
Nicely done video with fun editing. Great!
“1963 the year I was born” took me from being half awake 10 TH-cam videos deeper than I wanted to be before going to sleep to wtf did he just say?! Btw he’s 29 according to some website I found that looked more reputable than him actually being 56.
Isaiah Haynes Yep, me too lol
As someone actually born in 1963, I really appreciate you doing this necessary work.
😄
Adding 2+2 together, he said he said in interviews that he started his youtube channel in summer of 2011, before his senior year of college. So yeah, he's in his late 20s.
Jason's 56?? I could have sworn he was at least in his sixties.
LOL 😂
sixteens*
I thought he was at least 60. Looks older than his years.
I almost spit out my burrito when I found out Jason is 22 years older than me. Plot twist* he frequently road trips to the fountain of youth.
I live in Californias central coast and I've only ever seen charging stations 1/3 occupied. Thanks for the fun + informative videos.
That was a great video because you covered all the angles.
24 minute video and I don't think he took a breath.
60 minutes of info crammed into 24.
I still played it at 2x speed, sure lots of non-stop talking but not fast enough for me, ain't nobody got time to wait through that
@ju kiwi I'd argue speaking more proper English gives away his education & intelligence, more than just age
18:00 “because because”
Engineering efficiency explains :D
IN other words, he's a motor mouth.
There's no way you were born in 1963...
I figured haha
We got a serious detective over here! 😂
@@NathanaelNewton he's only 29 lol
@@jarendavidson4046 1953 would make him older than my mom, and I'm 31 LOL
After that statement do we have to rethink all he has said ?
Born in 1963 ? There’s a Lucid Motors line support engineer born the same year living at our house a mile away from their R & D facility in Newark.
Great video, sir.
Thanks for this video you open my eyes. For now, no electrics cars until 3 conditions are met
1. Car should have 500+ miles of range
2. Should have full charge in 30 minutes or less and….
3. Battery costs, don’t want surprises every 5 years where need to spend $5-$7k to replace the battery.
Tesla is about $20k to replace
Where does everyone get X years until battery replacement? They're rated by miles, as it depends on how many miles you drive per year to define how many years it'll last. Tesla's batteries are rated for nearly the life of the vehicle at 300,000 to 500,000 miles. Lucid is coming out with a 500+ mile model. Tesla superchargers are rated for up to 200 mile charge in 15 minutes, so 30 minutes gets you 400 miles. Really, what you want is either already here or coming soon.
So every 2 hours of driving you had to stop for an hour of charging? That is insane! I drove from Seattle to Denver, getting gas four times and arriving with over 1/2 tank of gas in under 18 hours. Total time--including gas, snow storms,mountain passes, stopping for Highway Patrol who was closing the freeway due to winds, etc., The trip back, had much better weather and took 80 MPH, in snow, cold temps, with heater running, I seriously doubt I'd get 2 hours.
you dont stop for an hour everytime if you drive it smart 20 minute stops and arriving with low battery thats it
@@jannis-joelfehl4855 you are correct,
BUT why would you drive under the speed limit, ??
He said he did 75, in an 80mph, zone.
No thank you!!!
Time is money, money is time.
Time In life is the one thing , you can’t ever get back.
Money, I’ll make more.!!!
Time is super valuable!!!
"There was a good amount of weight in the car." **Picks up toilet paper and Clifford stuffed animal to show cargo**
I used to watch you when I was growing up on how engine combustion work. You’ve blown up!
@jfagiag faeiea bro what
If I am in a hurry to travel 2000 miles I would fly. On a road trip I enjoy stopping, stretching my legs , eating and taking care of nature calls. So travel time in EV is no problem.
not good for long trip working job
This video shows how far we are away from electric cars.
Hot Tesla accessory, a lightning rod. Instantly charge your tesla with 1.21 gigawatts of power!
@kkthxk that kind of thing is found to degrade the batteries though. We really need to move on from Li-on batteries to make enough progress to make this really viable.
1.21 gigawatts! Great Scott!
Unfortunately, doing that sends your car back in time to a point before you charged it, leaving you out of power once again.
Only if it could go 88mph.
Instant charging wrecks batteries. Maybe you're thinking of a disposable Liion battery that you can leave in your tesla while you drive?
He was actually born in 1989, like so others can see
Next video: " am I actually 56 years old?"
How do you know?
@@B-RaDD Google "Jason engineering explained age"
@@B-RaDD Google it.
Thank Jesus I was actually having a stroke imagining that he's in his 50's 😂
Out of Spec Motoring has a ton of cross-country EV road trips on their channel, mainly in a model 3 performance. Check out the 2020 summer expedition with two people and two dogs. They took the M3P from North Carolina to Florida, Lousiana, up to North Dakota, west to Montana, through Idaho, Colorado, Utah, Nevada, Colorado and all the way back. Lots of camping in national parks. They show you the charging times, kwh used/added, miles traversed at every single supercharger stop.
This video is 2 years old in July 2021 but traveling across the USA in any electric vehicle is still a pain the ass.
1963 ? Forget doing Engineering videos. You should do Wellness/Health videos.
The Michelin Guide to Eating at Tesla Charging Stations will be published later this year
Hit my first Michelin started restaurant in Europe. Over $500 fix Prix for two. Sooo not worth it.
The Getty gas guide to tesla rest stop eating is probably cheaper...lol
@@buzzpedrotti5401 yeah but they aren't all that expensive. I know one restaurant with 2 or 3 Michelin stars, For two you can easily dine below 60€
That is a lot of stopping, going to need a lot of low calorie plates.
I would just put a roof rack on and run a 3500w Honda genset every few hours.
21:31 is everyone going to gloss over the fact that he spent 8 hours charging this trip and only saved $40?
The savings should be up to $196-ish if you have free supercharging? Even at that rate, it’s still not worth taking the Tesla in long road trips. Just rent a gas car lol
Yeah, i though EV are more efficient than hybrid, my moms prius got 52mpg, so1963/52*3 = $113.25
That is a $83.5 saving over a regular gas car and $43.55 saving over a tesla without needing to spent hours just to charge, now i know why people who want maximum efficiency buy a prius lol.
@@nonameyet2205 electric is great in town, gas for highway/long distance. So no surprises.
noName yet Prius is of course a lot less efficient than any BEV.
@@nonameyet2205 To be fair my 535i M Sport that's tuned making over 350 horsepower gets 37mpg highway. So your gas saving over a regular gas car is only saving you 46 bucks over almost 2000 miles. Ill pay 46 dollars any day to not be driving a prius.
As an old guy, this new technology is somewhat confusing to me, but I do find it very interesting. I really thought the road trip planning was very interesting but at this point in my life I prefer to avoid traveling in big cities and I like to travel back roads whenever I can (like the old sections of Route 66). And as I've traveled I haven't noticed many (if any) of those charging stations. Hopefully they will become more plentiful in areas off the major highways.
1963?? I thought that he was 10 years younger than me, not 10 years older!
I was stunned when he said 1963. I was born in 63 so I am the same age. He doesn’t look a day over 40 - I well kept 40.
Cant believe he's 56
He was born in 89 according to the internet
Which we know is never wrong ;-)
EXACTLY my thought!
The amount of replay I did when you said "1963" is substantial.
Very informative thanks
What I want to know is: What effect does such major discharging and recharging cycles have on the life expectancy of the Tesla battery? What is the battery's efficiency like 3-5 years down the line? Everything I have heard or learnt about batteries up till this point tells me that they don't do well with such extreme cycles.
Yeah
As far as I know, those cars are not meant to last 100k + miles as many cars.
At some point you'll have to replace the battery which may be pretty expensive.
But it's a very important point a lot of people seem to just ignore
Charging the battery to full all the time wears it out faster!
Which makes resale not an option..who's gona buy a used Ecar that will need a $20,000 battery
@@MHNK77 Expected lifetime of current batteries is 300,00 - 500,000 miles with several on the road that have over 500k
My biggest concern about an all-electric vehicle for long road trips is the need to navigate in terms of charging stations. We tend to enjoy finding the byways across this large country, and often have found ourselves confronting signs that say something like "No Services Next 225 miles". Our 2005 Ford Fusion Titanium often indicates a range of over 500 miles after a fill-up. With just a little planning, I seldom need to change my route just to get back to a fuel station, so we can explore a lot of little back roads with only a few tiny towns along the way and NO electric charging stations anywhere. We enjoy that freedom.
Agreed, all the fun and beauty is lost due to charging. Or lack there of. No thanks, I'll stick to my gas monster.
Electric cars are best for daily commuting. Best car ever for that. 2 bucks of electricity for a daily commute. Can’t say that with an ICE
You forgot to mention Oil change needed p road trip....EV car don't
@@ChuyCorona7 Oil changes for a modern ICE are a non-issue. First of all, even the recommended interval is 5000 miles; if you go another 5000 miles beyond that, nothing bad happens. Get it changed at your convenience.
Once the infrastructure develops it will be a non issue. Probably in the next 10 years as electric cars become more common
Everyone is commenting about his age. I want to know how hard is it to find charging stations along the way.
not hard - the car computer shows them and i believe plans the route based on them
finding a charging station without going out of your way, is pretty hard east of the mississippi and other places too.
Also the mileage he claims is wildly off!!! the amount of electricity he used 560 kilowatts is 2-3 weeks of electricity a whole household uses and if your paying an average of $.40 kw and if your fuel prices are around $2.20 a gallon then he only got around 20 mpg. And had to stop every 2 hours where a regular car 300-400 miles on a tank and fill up in 15-20 minutes!
@@Cheetorblz when i take a trip i want to go, wherever i want, not told by a robot.
@@dannyfields2065
You don't plan your routes at all?
Aerodynamic drag (in terms of power needed to keep given speed) increases with third power of velocity, not exponentially, but for illustrative purposes it can be.
Bought a Tesla Model 3 about two weeks ago. I’m a safer driver, even love to stop and charge! I... am in love with traveling again!!! Here’s the great part - I live in Idaho/Oregon and there is long stretches to drive. 320 mile range / white clouds floating overhead / autopilot... I’m in bliss!
Holy smokes, two rolls of toilet paper right there! @ 5:30 for people that read this a few years from now, it was written during the great toilet paper scare of 2020.
ROFL, white gold!
*laughs in cloth toilet paper*
🤣🤣🤣
Soon we will be using dollar bills to wipe our butts. Toilet paper will be worth more than paper money!
13:57 - low profile tires - potholes , snow , ice , below zero ; no spare . California dreamin
Great info very well video
The big question will be how long until the battery degrade overtime, especially with that kind of fast charging.
Believe it or not, the batteries are really good for lasting long
Yes, most people can't really afford to have an 8 year old car that is worth, essentially zero because it needs a 10k dollar battery.
Killed a lot of bugs I see, guess they couldn't hear you coming.
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James Macleod
Underrated comment
They could electrify the outside of the car so it’s like a giant bug zapper going down the road.
@@Xmarduk Good idea all they have to do is think of an amusing name for it in the next software upgrade. Like a tiny electrical storm moving down the road.
I a human almost got hit by a Tesla because I couldn’t hear it; Embarrassing but very true
Thanks for the data! I'm always impressed (and thankful) for the data points to supplement your statements.
Hmm, should of waited till the end of your video. Great video
I drive a similar route from Oregon to Wisconsin every year. 8 hours charging time would be untenable. That's an extra day on the road, an extra night in a motel and a whole lot of time to kill.
EVs are a fashion statement for people who never leave their city slicker rat race
The money u spend on motels negates the savings on fuel ev are city cars not for long hauls
Hey engineering explained, If anyone could address this
it would be you.
Every critic, mfg, consumer, seems to be ignoring the huge advantages of electric vehicles: Complete elimination of, and maintenance of, internal combustion support mechanisms. Water pump, can belt/chain/, oil pump, alternator, exhaust monitoring systems, transmission & fluid maintenance, engine oil, radiator, hoses, belts, bearings in all of these components, u-joints, rear end gears, fuel injection systems, related seals; my god, the list seems endless!
Entire industries will be lost not having to mfg, sell, and install these related components.... what will we do with our time?
Can you analyze these cost savings into an overall cost of an electric vehicle? I think we will all be shocked!
This needs to be a talking point.
Thank you
I felt like I was gonna get hit by that hand every 30 seconds
I take day-long trips in my standard range Tesla all the time and it's amazing.
So if you drove 65 instead of 75 you would get to destination 2 or 3 hours later, but if you hence were getting greater range per segment could you eliminate a few of your charging sessions -- meaning maybe it'd be about the same time?
Who knew Jason could troll! I love it. Caught us off guard.
You should see his April Fools video. 😂
Jason is 1337 troll.
What the...and I thought you were in your 30's
He is a vampire he doesn't age lol!
He is Keanu Reeves! He who does not age...!
Or is he Tom Cruise???
Find out on the next episode!!! Lol
@Hydro Shock wasn't there the study claiming that havingsex makes your life around 10 minutes longer every time?
Maybe he is plowing a lot of idahoes and this is what keeps him young
I did a 4,000 mile road trip last summer (2022) in a Tesla Model 3LR. Drove from Florida to Colorado and back, plus a number of great mountain roads in CO. No charging issues whatsoever. Overall, the trip took 5-10% longer than it would have in a similar gas car. More importantly, I enjoyed it far more than I would have in my previous car, a 2016 BMW 328i, probably because of the more frequent breaks. If you have to drive across country and get there ASAP, then a gas car would definitely be quicker. But I would never want to drive anything other than an EV on such a trip.
I do a lot of road trips. I was also a CDL Over the Road Truck Driver. In my opinion as things are today, you're taking a risk with an electric vehicle for cross country drives. BUT!!! I like the idea of electric. I think in about 2 years we'll see a whole new battery and that will make a world of deference. Very good video.
A mere 3 years younger than Jeremy Clarkson, a bona fide old man. I need some time to absorb this.
Yeah, nah. :)
Eating and drinking makes about 30% of your bodys health..... the other %70 would be spiritual life style... its a no brainer
@@jmoore9806 Ummmm.....no.
Very informative . Needed to know this electric car stuph . Thanks . Bin a gasoline guy since 1960 😉 . i like the way he speaks - concise and rattles off the information in logical sequence with l'll injections of humor and no filler words (ummm) .
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Everyone: 1963?!
Me: This man is from Idaho? That's rare😂
While this is a crazy amount of time it’s great to see how far we’ve come in a short amount of time with electric cars