Outsmart Tesla Route Planning! How To Manually Add / Select Stops Along Your Road Trip Route

[@psmathis]

Biggest beef is that Tesla doesn’t let you edit the charging amount at each stop, it tries to calculate that for you but sometimes I might want to end up with a fuller charge at my destination (which may not have a charger nearby).

[@civwar64bob77]

A Master Class, Branden! This is what Tesla should provide for all us new owners who struggle with using the route planner efficiently. My Tesla Y/LR is my first BEV, and I've only had it for 3+ months, and have learned a lot from you. Thanks!!

[@LearningFast]

I really appreciate this video. I have been struggling with getting this to work efficiently. Mostly because I try to figure it out while driving.

[@brandenflasch]

I definitely struggled with it at first too because I was also attempting to use it while driving

[@georgepelton5645]

Definately a task to do when parked. I got an autopilot strike trying to do major re-route when driving.

[@jb3246]

I wish the trip planner had more options, such as I prefer SC that are at the Travel Centers when on the turnpike. I recently drove from NJ to Chicago. It recommended charging at a V2 with 25% remaining at a busy location that was off the turnpike. It was a great drive, just hit the V3 chargers at every 3rd Travel Center. Made it home in 7 stops (1 day), 12 to 24 minutes each. Entire vacation was over 2000 miles averaging 249 Wh/mi. The Tesla M3 RWD is quite efficient.

[@brandenflasch]

It’s not a bad idea to either look on PlugShare or zoom in on the map to see where the Superchargers are located and pick accordingly. Model 3 RWD is great! With the 3 RWD, V2 vs V3 doesn’t really matter though aside from if you’re forced to split power on V2

[@Crunch_dGH]

@@brandenflasch Thx Branden! Re: Manual Charger Selection. Could have used it on my 3 SoCal/Austin-Starbase trips to avoid construction zones being routed around where auto-selected chargers were located & I had plenty of energy to make it to unobstructed ones. Tip: If no choice, then best to follow Nav’s rerouting, as it seems to know real-time road conditions. I’d say charge ahead of apparent construction rerouting, if possible, as those zones (especially at night) can be quite lengthy.

[@BrandonDoyleMN]

I like to go in reverse order adding in V3s and any stops I know have nice amenities. I also add in an additional supercharger after my destination to make sure I’ll have enough power to get back to a supercharger if destination charging isn’t available

[@brandenflasch]

That’s a great strategy

[@sinharakshit]

How do you add V3 charges with good amenities? You'd need to check each one along the route to know that right?

[@BrandonDoyleMN]

@@sinharakshit you can click the little nearby amenities button in the navigation or use Google Maps, but on routes I've traveled previously I remember which ones are the best. Doing a little research while we're driving when you've got a passenger or while sitting at a supercharger is a good way to pass time and have something to look forward to

[@bobbyhendrix3393]

I have been looking for video like this! Thank You!!!

[@WinstonsGarage]

Great video!! Glad someone made this video!

[@Crunch_dGH]

⁠Thx Branden! Re: Manual Charger Selection. Could have used it on my 3 SoCal/Austin-Starbase trips to avoid construction zones being routed around where auto-selected chargers were located & I had plenty of energy to make it to unobstructed ones. Tip: If no choice, then best to follow Nav’s rerouting, as it seems to know real-time road conditions. I’d say charge ahead of apparent construction rerouting, if possible, as those zones (especially at night) can be quite lengthy.

[@mowcowbell]

Congrats on 10K subscribers. Keep up the great work!

[@georgepelton5645]

I usually sit down with ABRP at home and plan a long trip like Charlotte to Minneapolis. Instead of stoping where the car wants to stop, I plan around when and where I want to stop for food or restroom breaks. I pick superchargers at the appropriate travel times for my needs, and with restaurants I want to eat at. My 10-15 minute restroom stops, and 1 hour lunch stops, provide plenty of time for the car to charge. It is always ready to go before I am. When I get into the car, I put in my final destination and let the car plan the route. Often it is close to what I planned. I add charging stops at my pre-chosen locations if they are not already suggested. This gets my entire day's driving into the car's route planner quickly and easily.

[@MotoGPatrick]

I always use it on longer trips but also use ABRP

[@israndy]

I didn't see you mention the almost mandatory "Remove all chargers" before starting driving if you added all the stops you want, otherwise it may add stops as you go that are out of your way and requiring backtracking. I have experienced this many times when Supercharger Hunting. Keep checking it after each stop to be sure it's not adding stops, it's horribly insidious with wanting to take you places you already decided against.

[@brandenflasch]

Good call.

[@JoeyThomas]

Thank you. I am gonna try this method. I wish all of these maps would let me draw my desired route on the map

[@williamwest1974]

Gives me confidence the standard AWD is more than enough for my use cases

[@XIVIXMMXV]

Thank you so much! This was so helpful! I am leaving on my first road trip in two days.

[@DanielASchaeffer]

How do I save a route for reusing it later?

[@ekjellgren]

How about Tesla letting us navigate in full screen..

[@BillFaust]

Wonderful stuff! Thanks. Did a short road trip a couple weeks ago in between LA and SF in California and was manually picking some locations, but wondered how to reorder stops, etc. After watching all of your road tripping felt more confident driving to lower charge states. Did some charger tourism stopping at some of the newer big sites (Firebaugh, second Kettleman City). Also felt very savvy when my version 2 supercharger stopped charging in the heat at Tejon Ranch and I used a wet rag to revive.

[@preyingrazor123]

First of all, thank you for recording in HDR!

[@mrexcet]

Super helpful video on how to think about alternative ways and chargers along the way to make stops you like better than others.

[@kens97sto171]

Great video explaining how it works. Be nice if they added some features.. like what SOC you want to target at your arrival. A Better Route Planner does this. Have you tried using that? But it would not link to the car to precondition as you arrive. Have fun in Nashville.. Lots of great bars with music not all are country music... I think over 30 bars actually. Most are downtown on Broadway.. you can walk to each. If you like Blues and Jazz.. check out. Bourbon Street Blues and Boogie Bar. Most places have no cover.. I think the Blues bar does.. or they ask if you to buy some food etc. If your hotel is not downtown.. take an Uber into the city.. it's probably cheaper than the cost of the parking garage. Looking forward to the next video.

[@Robert-pm6bm]

Little pro tip for your next road trip Branden: For a more accurate and consistent arrival SOC estimate, change from percentage to miles. Stop charging at about 30 miles above however many miles you gotta drive. At autopilots max, it’ll get you to the supercharger pretty consistently around 10 miles ‘left’. Found this more consistent than the percentage arrival estimate, as this can very drastically after unplugging and driving (usually making me charge for way longer than needed).

[@Robert-pm6bm]

Add a couple more miles if going over the Rockies or obviously more sever weather/wind. At most I would say 40 miles over estimate should be good. Then drive that puppy down

[@brandenflasch]

I have never been a fan of miles display 🤷‍♂️

[@rocketrollsvlogs7625]

this was the video i was looking for. Thanks!!!

[@dstylez1171]

In my experience I charge at 30 and leave when I hit 80 percent as charge time and costs are are the lowest....model 3 long range....also noticed that it saves travel time...very comparable to ice...but 1/2 the cost compared to gas

[@DavidPass_NC]

That South Hill charging station is behind a local restaurant, unless you're eating there, they will NOT allow use of their facilitates (when we were there, they had a rather rude note on the door relaying this to Tesla SC users).

[@brandenflasch]

Totally fair - I was using it as an example 🤷‍♂️

[@devaannamalai]

As a Suwanee resident, i can assure you pronounced it correctly 😀

[@TylerHilliard]

Good overview. These features needs a ton of work imho. So many easy improvements could be made.

[@teullet1]

Thank you for this video

[@bobfielding7401]

Excellent- thanks!

[@ErvinKortsLaur]

Great, thanks!

[@NathanaelSnyder]

Great guide Branden!!

[@darrenorange2982]

That indy chager is bad, you want to hit the speedway in Indy.

[@brianriebedriveselectric]

Excellent walk through!

[@MarkChandlerSeattle]

With FSD how do you specify a specific trip rather that what it defaults to? Thanks!

[@mitchellbarnow1709]

Great video Brandon! I drive in the mountainous southwestern USA where consumption can be a bit higher, and any type that of chargers can be hard to find. Try driving across Nevada on US 50, “the loneliest road in the USA”. If you take side trips, who knows if you’ll have enough battery power. I own a Model 3 that has been on many trips, but not back to Nevada. Our Ford Cmax PHEV can go over 500 miles, but it is not as comfortable and has no modern ADAS functions. I would love a Rivian R2S with an easy 500 mile range.

[@tonymiles89]

Great video and insight

[@MachE_Mutt]

Great tutorial. Are you able to save a planned trip so that you can just use it every time you make that trip?

[@brandenflasch]

Unfortunately not

[@dennislyon5412]

@@brandenflasch- Branden, I think that I have seen you name a trip in a recent video - once named, this isn’t being saved with your profile for later/repeat access?

[@brandenflasch]

@@dennislyon5412 you can name the trip meters but not nav routes

[@duwanesessions7881]

Would be great if we could do this in app. (editing stops)

[@FrMichaelDenk]

Why does it have you stop so many times for very brief charges rather than fewer times for longer charges?

[@Reddylion]

Nice

[@mikemahan6429]

Thanks, Branden. Great stuff! However, I don't think our '17 MX can do these waypoints, etc. On our major road trip a month and a half ago I did the route planning manually with the aid of ABRP. The software on our MX seems to be getting left behind (MCU1). Our MY gets updates like every week...

[@jeffilse5027]

I'm very interested in your decision between MY vs MYLR. And if you're happy with the choice so far. I get that all of our use cases are different, but I'm ordering end of month and am flip flopping. Ive been driving a bolt in northern MN for 5 years and feel like the extra kwhs aren't needed in the LR with how good the network chargers are. I also wonder if the structural battery pack and mega cast is a better car. It's hard to find much info comparing the two. I suspect I'll be happy with either, but I have to choose!

[@brandenflasch]

Get the LR

[@PL876]

What camera are you using? Because this quality is 👌🏿👌🏿👌🏿

[@brandenflasch]

iPhone 13 Pro and 14 Pro

[@dscarty]

Looks like a ceramic NFC ring on your finger.

[@brandenflasch]

Oura smart ring

[@halo2012ful]

In order to let the system calculate your charge times you have to tell it you’re done editing . How do you stop it from navigating so that you can view the percentages? It starts the navigation within five seconds. What am I missing?

[@halo2012ful]

Disregard my question. I finally figured out how to review the manual trip I was creating. I now realize the north south icon also displays the first leg and the total trip. Within that window I can scroll through the manual trip I created. Thank you for your demonstration.

[@civwar64bob77]

Thanks!

[@BillFaust]

Thanks.

[@halo2012ful]

Can you save a route or do you create your route on the fly based on your destination prior to starting your trip?

[@brandenflasch]

On the fly

[@dmolldude]

This is a good video, thanks so much for putting it together. I'm still learning my Tesla so I've been driving with both Waze and the Tesla navigation. I've found that Waze handles traffic issues better than Tesla, is this your experience too? Lately I've driven with Waze voice and muted Tesla navigation for the visual, and this seems good but do you have other suggested methods?

[@brandenflasch]

I leave Waze running on my phone for traffic data

[@dmolldude]

@@brandenflasch Do you input each destination/stop info Waze manually? That's what I've been doing, and I was wondering if there is a better way!

[@brandenflasch]

@@dmolldude nah, I don’t use it for actual nav so I just set it to the end destination

[@lennyf1957]

7:24 my 2016 MS does not have the "Edit Window" shown at the bottom of your screen. Is there a way to toggle the edit window on and off?

[@darrenorange2982]

I always keep Satellite view on.

[@brandenflasch]

Out of curiosity- why?

[@darrenorange2982]

@@brandenflasch Because I can see land marks. Otherwise you get none of that information without that on. I'm very good at looking at that view and then understanding the location I am going or entering to know even better where I am at.

[@ALRinaldi]

Is MCU2 required for customization of the trip route? I only have been able to remove/add all charging stops for a trip, but if I wanted a different charger I have to navigate there directly. This is on an MCU1 X.

[@brandenflasch]

I’m not entirely sure, but I would suspect yes. I’d highly recommend an MCU2 upgrade.

[@ALRinaldi]

Had an unexpected AC failure so unfortunately MCU2 will have to wait…

[@greatmk6292]

Will this still precondition the battery as needed

[@brandenflasch]

As long as you set nav to a Supercharger, yes

[@greatmk6292]

@@brandenflasch tried this yesterday from Chicago to Ohio and worked well....preconditining kicked in as well

[@Radhatter1]

I’ve been educated

[@matthewevans2831]

“Meh Ben” Mebane lol

[@leanderzulu3494]

This should be required reading in r/TeslaModelY

[@brandenflasch]

You’re welcome to share it there

[@nonesounique]

Would be nice if you cut to the chase. Just show us and not talk too much!

[@ghostrider9483]

next time get to the point, more quickly.

[@brandenflasch]

This is an in depth video and you can skip around as you wish