Never wait for charging again, even on a road trip! - Best way to drive an EV on Road trip

[@tonyalbertsson919]

I can only agree!! I did a trip of 3010km on totally 50 hours. From Gothenburg in Sweden to Dijon France where we had to turn around because of things that happened in the family at home. Tesla's navigation handled everything perfectly and the only thing that actually stopped it was when I couldn't hold back and had to try the top speed ;) It was only a charging station that did not have a toilet, coffee, etc. As a truck driver and having driven many long distances, I have to say that driving for about 3 hours and then taking a break to charge is absolutely perfect...and with ESD it's like a dream! Wish I had it in the truck too :)

[@flattire707]

I am with you. Wife and I took a short out of state road trip. Left the house charged to 95%, stopped after an hour and a half. Before we even got our snacks, got a notification that we were charged up. Tesla seat are so comfortable and we let FSD do most all of the driving. Got to see my first Cybertruck in the wild at the charging station. We will never buy another gas car.

[@richardalexander5758]

New Tesla owner here...two road trips so far in a model X, and charging wasn't much different than driving my ICE car. So far here in the U.S. I haven't seen any non Tesla's being charged. Was redirected to a less busy station while driving, which was great. Charging at home costs 1/4 of the Supercharger price but it's still half the price of gasoline.

[@leeroychang]

Me and the Mrs are the same. Enjoy the trip, eat out, coffees. We don't make 3 hours before we want a walk about etc. I used to drive 5 hours in one hour in my old Mondeo and wouldn't drink because I didn't want to stop. Not until I got the EV did I realise it was probably a bit dangerous but having the break or staying hydrated... Silly me. Will never go back to petrol. Love the Model 3.

[@Greenspaceservices]

My road trips here in 🇨🇦 have been easy and just as you described. Fun and easy. Great channel 👍

[@jjamespacbell]

Lars: My wife and I both in our 70's made a road trip from Anaheim California to Port Angeles Washington 1,250 miles each way in our Tesla Model Y LR with FSD and it was great. The car never took 20 minutes at any stop and that was less time than we needed for our coffee, snacks, and bathroom breaks. I will never take another road trip in an ICE car again. I can't wait for the Tesla to drive me on these long trips so that I can take a nap or read while traveling.

[@Joe44944]

@Jamespacbell, and so it should be. I'm confident it's going to happen soon and l too want to go on a road trip in my Tesla model Y RWD.

[@janh-r8h]

❤❤❤

[@michaelsmithers4900]

Agree, I think Tesla is so close to LVL 3. I don’t care as much about lvl 4/5, i just want to be able the take my hands off the wheel, play a game, take a nap, watch a movie… at that point it’s more like flying on an airplane, just enjoy the ride and interventions on the highway are already quite low esp. outside of metro areas….

[@markuss3735]

You could do a whole series about "How to EV". That would be great for everonyone planning to buy one as well as for anyone who is still on the fence. You could also specifically address various EV myths and misconceptions.

[@davidkendall2272]

My wife and I did 2800 mile road trip in our 2022 MSLR from Edmonds, WA to Albuquerque NM and back home in May 2024, and did most of trip on FSD 12.3.6, and never spent more than 20 minutes charging at abundant superchargers with zero wait times. Easy peasy and have been all in on EVs for more than 12 years now starting with 2012 MS. ICE vehicles are dead to me and never going back, charging our two Tesla's off our solar powered roof, costing us nothing to charge at home.

[@jfarlandutube]

We drove our model Y to California last year from Denver. It was a wonderful road trip. One thing we noticed was that we were less fatigued when we arrived at our final destination. We attribute it to the fact that we weren’t being subject to various vibrations from the drivetrain of the ice car. The Tesla is much smoother and doesn’t have added vibrations. Those various frequencies affect people differently, but we noticed we were more relaxed and less fatigued.

[@janh-r8h]

❤

[@PlainObserver]

I agree, two hours max. Too many people turn into time freaks when they are driving longer distances but what is the actual need? Just leave earlier, take your time and enjoy the trip for goodness sake!

[@ScottRawdin]

Lars, thank you, that is exactly how we road trip in our TM3. Charge up, drive, arrive in the hotel next to the supercharger and "dive right in" to the swimming pool !

[@suchdevelopments]

Lar, Thanks for giving us tips when travelling.

[@chriskirkman6049]

Totally agree. The other difference is the fact you don't get the vibration and noise back through the car like you do in a ice engine, this also adds to the fatigue. Only noticed this once I started doing longer trips and was amazed how I was feeling at the end of the trip.

[@FrunkensteinVonZipperneck]

I live in a (really) small town (pop. 550), but we have Tesla chargers on the main street. Most residents are over 65: their choice is electric in Nova Scotia!

[@hansh2463]

Agree, 2 - 2,5 hour stops using a roadtrip, helps against fatigue. Usually the char charges faster than it takes us for a bathroom break or a coffee..

[@josephlammardo]

My back doctors all agree : sitting for extended periods is not recommended. So glad you mentioned the swapping driver strategy is not as good for overall fatigue reduction.

[@dropshot1967]

Plus studies have shown that driving for periods longer than 2 hours increases your chances of getting into accidents.

[@Lawrence7of9]

I recently returned from 5k mile family/dog road trip across Europe around Norwegian scenic routes (all S of Trondheim) in MY RWD. Easy, effortless driving around windy fjords & mountains, super charged everywhere, easy, quick. We needed to stop more than the Tesla, in fact SC too quick for our breaks.

[@slowercuber7767]

Met you in Minnesota last month. Thank you for hopping across the pond to tell me to “Be Nice!”. I drove up the 750 miles from Alabama Friday, attended the meet up Saturday, then drove back to Alabama after the light show, getting home before 1pm Sunday. I did run out of steam around 5 am, so I just took a nap for about an hour in the car at a rest stop until I was ready to go. Tesla with Autopilot or FSD and camp mode makes an otherwise impossible trip for me actually easy.

[@slowercuber7767]

7:50 ish: I find doing a 150 to 250 mile hop between chargers on a road trip usually works out about right for my bladder.😅More importantly, I like to stop and walk around a little and maybe take a nap every once in a while. The former to avoid a repeat of the deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism I had back in 2022, and the latter just to stay sharp when back on the road.

[@maxlborges8590]

Thank you for sharing your fantastic traveling experience with your beautiful family Lars‼️ And explaining in a loving and clear way, so that even children can learn that a 💯% ELECTRIC like your TESLA MY provides this joy naturally‼Happy travels‼️🙏 Hugs from Brazil 🇧🇷👍

[@MikeKisil]

Your absolutely right weather going short or long distances planning is not a big deal when you plan its not like every 5 or 30 minutes it's more like you need the break.

[@ymalik9813]

One has to squeeze as much enjoyment as possible when you are with family or friends so I completely agree take you time and enjoy have fun my friend.

[@nicholashenry8963]

Thanks for doing this mate, it highlights how good it is to drive an EV...espacially a Tesla with trip planning software.

[@user299792]

In german it‘s called „Reisen statt rasen.“

[@hansscott9749]

Lats, I want to thank you for recommending the Teslogic device which allows using cell phone to display data more conveniently. I purchased it for my daughter’s model Y. It checked three key boxes: 1) Easy to install, 2) multiple display options and 3) improved driving safety. I very much enjoy and appreciate your channel. Great content and presentation. 👍🏻

[@ellenroehl6022]

In the last year, my Model Y and I have taken a 2000 mile road trip and 3 1500 mile road trips. I've never had to wait for a Supercharger. I also like to stop every 2 hours to go to the bathroom and stretch so range is never an issue.

[@martinseeger3447]

Thanks a lot Lars, I'm fully with you, that's exactly also my expience in last 4 years with my M3. I cannot understand people who want to drive more than 3 hours in a row. I never liked road trips with ICE cars in the more than 40 years Im driving, but with my Tesla its a pleasure and I enjoy a lot, especially when the road is empty and I use the autopilot all the time and can enjoy the landscape. And as you say the breaks are so good to take some coffee or snacks. Crazy for having fsd here, then it will e even better.

[@KineticEV]

I'm here in the U and I've used your line of rezoning with people who don't think EVs are road trip worthy. I have a 2022 Model Y and my wife and I travel all the time in ours. We're both in our early/mid 50's and like to travel and when we road trip I dn't even take the IC car anymore now that I have the Tesla. We charge up to 100% before leaving home then we go. I plug in the destination and then I remove all the 150kw stations and add all 250kw stations then we're gone. We take breaks and take in the scenery and places to eat and just enjoy ourselves. I love that argument of gas cars filling up in 5 minutes. Like you said, driving can be hard on the body, especially with kids or the older you get so no one is driving for hours then filling up for 5 minutes and back on the road. That's hard on the body and dangerous. Plus, every time I'm at a rest stop or charging stop with a gas station there are people in their gas cars spending 15 to 30 minutes at a stop...with their family, getting food, walking the dog etc.

[@JoaquinCarreno]

Great episode Lars!! Besides your common episodes (which I enjoy), this one was very useful for traveling the best and the most secure way. Thanks Lars!

[@johnpoldo8817]

I agree with you 100%. But there are many people who only care about getting from point A to point B In the fastest amount of time. They bring snacks, drinks, and sandwiches with them in the vehicle. Of course, they still need bathroom breaks and claim it takes only 7 minutes. Fatigue is reduced when breaks are taken every 2-3 hours.

[@garyrooksby]

BTW, My mum is a big fan of yours and she always says "He's come a long way from his job before Covid!"

[@garyrooksby]

Great vid, Lars, and nice to see your lovely family!

[@musiclaw1486]

Great vid, Lars! Thanks for posting the informative content and sharing views of the spectacular scenery. Also wonderful to see you enjoying your summer and winter trips with your family!

[@stevenbarrett7648]

we did a road trip in 'convoy' with an ICE car user, we both stopped after 2 hours, we plugged in then went off to the loo and eats and cruise the shop with our ICE driving friends then came out, unplugged but we then had to wait whilst they went to the petrol station to fill up, fed up with these slow ICE cars holding we EV drivers up !

[@jjamespacbell]

You forgot to mention the price difference between the Pertrol and the BEV, on my last trip (2,500 miles) I saved about $250 in 4 days of traveling

[@stevenbarrett7648]

@@jjamespacbell quite right, we used a Tesla charger costing about £15, he filled up at the station I seem to recall it was about £75 so quite a difference plus at our destination the hotel had a free 7Kw charger so yet another win !

[@FrankGallagherr]

Tesla is the best car company ever! No maintenance, No gas stations, No oil changes, No smog check, No corrupt dealerships, 87% brand retention, Toyota is 50% and faster than a $650,000 Lamborghini

[@maxflight777]

This is what pisses me off about the Tesla haters: If had stood on my driveway, with my friends, and said; My new car has 500HP, O-60 in 3.6s but does 110mpg and is silent. It doesn’t need services and has more interior space than the X5 it replaced …. They would all be agast. Impressed beyond belief… But; when I say it’s a Tesla, they all sneer and get very grumpy! Petulant child-like. “Elon should shut his bloody mouth” “That thing will catch fire” “Doesn’t he support Trump?” “Car parks can’t stand the weight” “It depreciates fast” “Takes hours to charge” “You’ll need new batteries in two years and they cost £30K” “You can’t cross Europe in it” Utter imbeciles…

[@pangert1]

Better get that prostate checked Lars 😂. Love your channel 😅 Best wishes from Swede 😅

[@Lawrence7of9]

So right about the breaks, it’s so much nicer, more relaxing for the human driver/passengers. I wouldn’t do it in an ICE, too expensive, trips to stinky fuel stations, Tesla basic cruise/auto steer makes journeys so much easier. You can often just monitor & relax, it’s safer to as you can concentrate on ‘others’ around you. Tired, grumpy, aggressive ICE drivers.

[@vec306]

You have a lovely family.

[@Clamdine]

It’s funny how so many ICE car owners/drivers will go on and on about how much time it takes to change. I’ve had a Nissan Leaf since 2016 and got a Model Y in 2022. Both replaced ICE cars. Each year I spent 14-15 hours fueling each ICE Car, so a total of about 30 hours/year. The Leaf is a daily commuter (can’t realistically be road tripped. 99.5%+ of the time it is charged at work or home. The Model Y is mostly used as a commuter, all weekend driving, some Ubering, and usually 2-3 road trips a year. Most of our roadtrip charging adds about 1 hour round trip. So 3-4 hours spent a year on charging. (2) ICE cars ~30 hours spent a year fueling (2) EV cars: ~4 hours spent a year charging Which is better

[@SteveMeidaKing]

It's also funny how so many EV car owners/drivers will go on and on about how convenient charging is, assuming conditions are the same for everyone else. I have an ICE. My wife got an EV a year ago. For tooling around locally the EV is great. But, we live in the middle of friggin' nowhere. It's 30 miles round-trip to the grocery store and back. 60 miles round-trip to the nearest Wal-Mart type of store. 300 miles round-trip to the nearest "big city" that has a population more than 10,000 people. She can't get there and back on a single charge, and until recently there weren't any non-Tesla DC fast chargers there. There is one there now, and it sometimes even works. I've gotten calls from her saying she's going to be late, the fast charger is out of order so she has to sit around a couple hours at the 15 kW level 2 charger until she has enough to make it home. So, no shade on EVs. They're great if you can get by with a home charger or have conveniently located and well-maintained fast chargers. But that's not everyone yet. I certainly wouldn't recommend an EV to anyone in this area who doesn't also have a ICE for longer trips.

[@Clamdine]

@@SteveMeidaKing I hear you. I too agree, EVs aren’t for everyone in all places. Also not all EVs are equal when it comes to range and charging options. When it came time to buy a second EV a Tesla was the only one that made sense and ticked all the boxes for all of my needs. I know not everyone is fortunate enough to have a Tesla as an option for them right now. As time goes on a Tesla will be an option for more and more people.

[@stevet7777]

I have a Model Y and have done a number of road trips. I charge to 90% at home, then navigate to a suitable Supercharger. I do that so the battery is conditioned by the time of arrival at the charger. 13-15 mins and it is up to 80% and back on the road. I just keep doing the same as you. It works!. Get out of the car and walk about for 10 mins, get back in and go. Super easy. Go back to Ice Car? Never ( I am not a flat Earther). Love my Tesla. Spent $0 on gas oil and service. There are many Superchargers along I5 and never had to wait yet.

[@petersimms4982]

It can only get better now 😊

[@larsolivius]

In our case, we usually drive from Brussels to Travemünde to catch the 22:00 ferry from there to Trelleborg in Sweden, and we really do not want to miss it ;-) So, that 666 km drive is for us not about the scenary, it's about getting to the ferry in time. Will be leaving with 100% and charge three times, the last one allowing me to enter the ferry with 50% SOC as there are not many SuperCharger options in the south of Sweden. With that 50% I can get to our SE house comfortably.

[@RobertKeenanComp-U-Right]

😂@4:50 Is that beer for everyone?

[@BestInTESLA]

No apple juice for the kinds 😂✌️

[@staudtj1]

Great Presentation Lars! Spot on with your assessment. I would love to see Tesla build an Estate version or 1970's type Station Wagon. An even better Road Trip car.

[@shannon6876]

That's been my experience with our Model Y LR. Hit the bathroom, buy a snack, eat a bit or two, get in the car and go. And on those rare occasions where the bathroom or a snack isn't needed, we have a good time watching Simon's Cat cartoons on KZbin for 15 or 20 minutes and then go. BTW, just so you know... caffeine stimulates the kidneys, so if you drink something with caffeine in it, it'll make you pee more and more frequently.

[@markplott4820]

Meanwhile in the USA we are seeing more & more Gas Stations permanently closing. and some sites w/ Dual fuel & BEV charging stations. USA has built too many fuel stations and not very Coinvent locations. its now correcting that.

[@geirmyrvagnes8718]

I just did a road trip Norway-Istanbul-San Marino-Norway. I have a better bladder capacity than your family average, but I still agree. As long as there is a V3/V4 Supercharger available, I don't wait for the car to charge. Bathroom break and snacks takes longer. If you come in empty to a V2 charger at capacity and no facilities.... You just charge enough to get to the next location. In Western Europe, you probably don't even need to charge to get somewhere better. Rural Balkans? You take what you can get. 😁

[@fritzeder1847]

In Europe and China TESLA could team up with train operators to hop on hop off. Charging cars during long distance / over night train rides should be easy. Trains run on seperate power grids which are provide E in fact very cost effective. Charging at same price like on a stall would pay for train ops the car transport

[@richb2229]

There are 2 types of road trips. One is a destination trip. This an A to B type trip where your plans are around the destination and you want to get there the most efficient way possible. Stops less than 200 miles isn’t going to cut it. Then there is the sight seeing kind of trip where there are many planned stops. The trip is the goal. These aren’t as common these days. People don’t have the time for elongated trips and there is an almost uncountable number of commercialized destination options.

[@markplott4820]

BESTin Tesla - also in EU , unlike America . TESLA is Deploying more v4 Superchargers w/ 350+ kwh DC fast charging. TESLA in the USA is Deploying , more Conventional V3 Superchargers however, up to 250 kwh.

[@duanebonney]

Can’t wait for FSD :)

[@sun-man]

I know more about your bladder than I should. Thank you

[@FrunkensteinVonZipperneck]

I worry that Lars Body Parts are heavy metal, training for Iron Man!

[@michaelsmithers4900]

Some psychologist should do a study on driving stress of EV vs. ICE… Anecdotally I arrive after driving hundreds of miles feeling so much more rested and relaxed. I’ve heard this on other EV channels too… I think it’s partly the breaks, partly the auto pilot/ FSD and partly that you don’t have that constant engine noise and vibration.

[@keilder8543]

Is KZbin doing something with the algorithms? I have to search now to get your videos, where they were previously just popping up when you post a new video..😮

[@tomh1727]

weird, it still popped up for me just now. Although overall their algo just keeps getting worse with every year that goes by lol

[@FrunkensteinVonZipperneck]

Google has been messed up for a few weeks. Translate is bizarre - translation replicates input...

[@ToreGalg]

The UNO X price was a Tour The France campaign. As long as a UNO x rider has a jurcey its that price. ( lost the dotted one now so normal price)

[@robo19681963]

I've had a Leaf since 2016 and when I first got a Tesla in 2023 I was actually a little annoyed - went to supercharger, went for a pee, went back to car and the car was ready! I was expecting to get my sandwiches out and eat them whilst continuing to charge! Had to move to a normal non charging bay to eat😂

[@saftsuse]

That fridge inside between the front seats, how did you set it to 3c? Mine is set to either -6C or 6C. Would love to set it to 3c. Or was it in freezer mode and by coinsidence at 3c on its way down just when you filmed that part?

[@Cybertruck_69]

Is there any way to precondition the battery when heading to a third party charger? Only use them where Tesla is not available.

[@al591]

what about 8400 km in a 3 and a half month road trip for a total a 61$ (canadian ) Of course i had to sleep in my car at the charger because every FREE chargers are level 2 so quite slow .When i couldnt find a free charger i went to the supercharger hence the 61$ i have a standard range model 3 2019 so small 50 kwh battery

[@ewc58]

Nice for those cute European distances in high-trust culture countries

[@halfway4266]

@BestInTESLA a quick help , if possible there was a winter base layer, that you were using and having positive reviews if the reviews still hold good ..... can you please share the name of the company please - the one with mesh construction

[@catbert7]

Yeah, people are delusional about their road-trips. I keep telling them I lose NO time to charging. Someone always wants to stop every couple hours, it takes them 10 minutes to get back to the car and ready to go, and we’ve refilled that 2 hours of range by then. It’s perfect.

[@RichardPeterShon]

co-founded by EU? did they provide any subsidy to build the tesla chargers?

[@Cybertruck_69]

For vehicles that block two stalls, Tesla should charge them double.

[@torbenjacob5459]

What is you experience regarding charging an EV that pulls a trailer or caravan? Are the number of charging stations that support this increasing in Europe or do you still have to remove the trailer every time you change? That would suck big time …🥴

[@ElbowShouldersen]

Point of Order... When you goof around on an icy road like that, you should be wearing head-protection so your kids better understand what that kind of protection is all about... (consider yourself chastised.)

[@petersimms4982]

PeT sHoP bOyS (axis)😊

[@thomasruwart1722]

Regarding your comment about speed cameras and your MYP: A good car will get you from Point A to Point B. A Great car will get you in trouble. 😊

[@petersimms4982]

PeT ShOp BoYs (axis)😊

[@thomasruwart1722]

@@petersimms4982 -Yes! I mean, "Yes" as indicating the "affirmative" rather than Yes the 1960s/1970s rock band.😎

[@BrunoHeggli-zp3nl]

And in Europe Tesla is numbers 5 in Ev Sales behind Volvo Geely!

[@saltvatn]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻✌🏻

[@zulzulzulaan2396]

To much peeeee😂😂😂😂😂not driving 😂😂

[@JonasDalsgaard]

Jeez - you talk a lot about pee and bathroooms….

[@Wendy-nm9zw]

Leave the EV at home and go out and rent a Gas car . Start having fun again

[@hikurukutai]

check out the BYD more car for half the price Teslar is dead

[@janh-r8h]

Tesla is much better and saver car than BYD.

[@hikurukutai]

@@janh-r8h not according to the reviews I've seen

[@casperhansen826]

You get what you pay for, if you want to support a dictatorship go ahead, maybe you will get it too

[@BrunoHeggli-zp3nl]

Its over,Tesla is dead you can stop making all the silly Teslavideos!

[@travellover3373]

What made you say that?

[@BrunoHeggli-zp3nl]

Reality?

[@travellover3373]

@@BrunoHeggli-zp3nl You are dreaming.

[@BrunoHeggli-zp3nl]

​@@travellover3373So Tell me how good Tesla Sales are!Tell me Where are the 50% growh on average!There is Zero growh for Tesla this year,and the Ev sector growhs around 20% !So how can this be good?

[@janh-r8h]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂