1,500 miles in a Tesla. 3-day road trip across Europe, England to Portugal. All supercharger stops.

[@ba177ba18]

American here, European road trip is at another level, so beautiful!

[@nigep]

Great video very entertaining I’m in the Algarve now in a Tesla model 3 SR driven down from Santander Portsmouth ferry Stopping for supercharging is fine great coffee an d food and much cheaper than UK I could never go back to petrol or diesel Keep up the good work

[@gabornagy3888]

You have a beautiful family! Nice video! 🤩

[@CharlieLamdin]

Thank you

[@manskinuk]

So many of those charge stops look familiar!

[@LysanderLH]

If you added up (I have used a stopwatch) from the time you first divert from your route to every charger, the time it takes to charge and back to you route again, regardless of whether or not you would have eg. stopped for lunch, how long was that? Also, the Superchargers are much harder to use here in France, when not using expensive Autoroutes, because they’re even further from National roads (equivalent of A roads in UK).

[@CharlieLamdin]

We had small kids on board. You need to stop a lot and anyway every 200 miles or so. But yes it does use some time.

[@Bfranklyn731]

Hello from Michigan, nice trip ! Nice family!

[@CharlieLamdin]

Thank you!

[@Bfranklyn731]

@@CharlieLamdin 👌👍💯

[@ryanmillar1726]

How much are the tolls? Gonna drive from Edinburgh 😅 great vid!

[@CharlieLamdin]

Around €180 each way if I remember rightly

[@richardcorns8553]

Great video thanks. Off on our euro trip, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland and back through France in 4 weeks time in our LR. Can't wait!

[@CharlieLamdin]

Have a great trip! I took mine to Italy across the Swiss Alps back in 2020, it was stunning

[@niceboy60]

@@CharlieLamdin you are In Denial 🤷🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♀️ Are you going to tell me stopping 13x is fast and cheap 😳 😁🤣😅😂🙆🏻‍♂️ 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@abr00ky]

Fab video... Thanks guys. Do you think this trip would be just as easy in a RWD? How often did you need to charge to 100%?

[@CharlieLamdin]

Yes, the new RWD models have the same range as this 2020 Long Range model. Rarely essential to charge to 100% but it makes sense to do so if you've stopped for lunch or a longer break when you can, without delaying.

[@abr00ky]

@@CharlieLamdin Thanks!!! :)

[@kibi15]

We have also just completed a trip from London to Lisbon in a Fremont Model 3 LR. Also stopped for a splash and dash at Le Relais Du Bois. No issues with chargers on the way. Local EDP chargers were not so good. They would start at 120kW but then drop down to 30kW after a minute or two.

[@0-Will-0]

No shade on parents that do use screens (i am on one of them), but impressed if your kids made it 3 days of travelling without any screentime!

[@CharlieLamdin]

They're used to it!

[@husnaproduction3083]

Hi, thanks for the helpful entertaining video. I am planning a trip to spain from london. Can i ask two questions please. 1: what you think how long it ll take us to get to spain Barcelona from london 2: and an estimated cost including super charge and toll.

[@CharlieLamdin]

I’ve done Barcelona to London in 12 hours driving non stop as fast as possible, but typically it would be a nice journey if you stop for the night around Paris. Costs? Tolls; charging, channel crossing… I’d budget €200 for tolls and charging (that’s more than enough) plus whatever your crossing cost is.

[@husnaproduction3083]

@@CharlieLamdin thank you so much for replying. €200 including the supercharge that seems low, i was expecting a higher cost. We have decided to go to Bolzano (Itlay) from london. €200 estimate too good to be real 😀

[@kasperdengode]

Great video. I am really tempted to get myself a M3, but do you miss the trunk being a hatch? I rather want M3 but dont know with 2 kids i will regret not getting bigger trunk. Have you ever regret your M3 or is the opening still plenty? The liters itself is huge and compared to stationwagons.

[@CharlieLamdin]

No I don't miss the trunk!

[@phaedrus2k]

Doesn't the cost of the hotels and charging right off any flight savings?

[@CharlieLamdin]

Not if you take into account the cost of care hire for 3 weeks.

[@siramk7]

What is cost of all chargings from uk to Portugal?

[@CharlieLamdin]

When I did that journey it was about €500 including the channel tunnel crossing, tolls and charging.

[@criticalmass5873]

Great video. However I think you’re over critical of non- Tesla EVs. I agree that the Supercharger network is great - and most of it is now open to us mere mortal non- Teslarati. And other networks have caught up fast - and are often in better, easier to find locations. I have zero range anxiety doing long trips in my Volvo EX30.

[@PuzzRGV]

Helpful video, thanks… just doing similar in a few days time. P.S. taking the Onewheel too 😏

[@CharlieLamdin]

Have fun!

[@DaniWayne369]

Why would you be terrified if you did this journey in a normal petrol or diesel car?

[@CharlieLamdin]

I don’t think I said that did I? I’ve done that journey dozens of times in petrol and diesel cars.

[@brianbarcroft9167]

It's not a problem using a non Tesla in Europe, there are many other chargers like ionity which tend to be on motorways and other more convenient places and, certainly here in France, any car can use Tesla superchargers. I do think that Tesla owners sometimes have an inbuilt sense of superiority.

[@CharlieLamdin]

That’s because were obviously superior! 😜 I’m not serious of course and since I made this video in 2022 things have changed a lot. What is “superior” about Teslas is their range and the cost and speed of superchargers compared to ionity etc.

[@brianbarcroft9167]

@CharlieLamdin Yeah but most superchargers don't charge at their designated speed do they and, given that every car can use them, what's the problem? And my Renault Mégane can, according to Renault, do 460km, so..... ? The only advantage I will concede to Tesla is that you don't have to frigg about with an app, you just plug in.

[@brianbarcroft9167]

@CharlieLamdin Renault owners, thought Mobilize, have a special deal with ionity. I have never bothered to use it but I believe it brings prices down to Tesla levels.

[@Bertie22222]

Turnover in europe's motorway service stations has quadrupled due to the amount of lunches eaten whilst EV’s are charging

[@qilu2004]

I cannot understand why public infrastructure in europe is so poor. why there aren't generic public fast chargers? rolling back 100 years, if I were to start a new auto maker, would I have to open a network of gas stations?

[@Paulruk]

It’s not poor there are many generic fast chargers. Not sure where you got that idea from.

[@brianbarcroft9167]

@@qilu2004 What? Public charging in Europe is superb and you don't need to buy a particular car to use a certain charger. Open availability is a requirement for new chargers.

[@thelifeofbatteries2603]

Using a V3 with more than 20% left is pointless as it won't charge at more than 150kw anyway

[@CharlieLamdin]

OK.

[@niceboy60]

11 Years ago I ve done this Same Trip I had to Stop once to Refuel 😳 Theres a massive Difference between your Family Choosing to Stop and your car constantly forcing you to Stop I mean is not about driving for 14 hours straight although I could with multiple drivers its about Picking when to stop , where to stop or how long to stop or Skip multiple Stops if basic conditions are not met , such as lack of Toilets , Restaurants , You name it , Getting a Tesla it will be like going 20 years back

[@CharlieLamdin]

Except it’s faster and cheaper than anything else I’ve ever done that trip in!

[@niceboy60]

@@CharlieLamdin you are In Denial 🤷🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♀️ Are you going to tell me stopping 13x is fast and cheap 😳 😁🤣😅😂🙆🏻‍♂️ 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@CharlieLamdin]

I’ve done the journey multiple times in: 1. Two different VW Touaregs 2. A 1989 Mercedes 3. A Tesla Model 3 Long Range. With small kids you have to stop whatever and I can tell you, for a fact, that the Tesla (while my least favourite car to do the trip in) is by far faster and cheaper than any of the others. To the point where we can’t afford to do the trip (at the speeds I like to drive) in the Touareg or Merc. So I can assure you I’m not delusional. The fuel in the Touareg is £1,000+ each way (because I drive it faster than average and fuel is astronomically expensive). My charging bill in the Tesla was around £200 each way. It’s much faster and much cheaper. Until you’ve tried it yourself, I’m afraid you’re the one who’s being delusional chap! 😊 😎

[@niceboy60]

@@CharlieLamdin Its not about Stopping or Not Stopping its about🤦🏻‍♂️ : 1 - Picking when to Stop 2 - how long to Stop for 3 - Where to stop ( Toilets & Restaurants ) 4 - Continue Driving if Stops are not needed or if basic needs are not met 🤷🏻‍♂️ . I m surprised you have not picked Mercedes G Wagon to complain how wasteful combustion engines are 🤦🏻‍♂️ . The notion your Family Bladders are Linked to the Tesla Range is non sensical 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@niceboy60]

@@CharlieLamdin Portugal is around 1400 miles away are you telling us you were getting 150 miles range in your VW 4x4 🤷🏻‍♂️🙆🏻🤦🏻‍♀️ hence the £1000 in Fuel 🤔 that's the Worse Fuel consumption ever ,considering the Touareg has a 83L fuel Tank 🤦🏻‍♂️