ROAD TRIPPING in TESLA MODEL Y

[@chasereeves]

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[@gokaruna]

yeah- there are many things to learn about the Tesla to make the most use of it, like for example auto-pilot a simple to use feature, one has to learn how to use it appropriately - and it becomes a game changer. And for traveling one has to change the mindset coming from a ICE vehicle. It can be an enjoyable experience as you have described. I own a Tesla Model Y and we have taken it on several long-distance road trips as a family, and we have thoroughly enjoyed it, even areas like Bangor Maine where there is no Tesla supercharger. Could not believe that in the year 2022 in the vicinity of Acadia National Park there is no Tesla supercharger. The closest is about 40 minutes west of Bangor - so you have to go out of the way to charge if you are visiting the Acadia for several days - unless you are lucky enough to be in an AirBNB with a 240volt plug. But we managed it. For our 3 days of stay in Bangor one time supercharging was sufficient, because Bangor is small and you don't drive a whole lot, and in our case it worked out. While the fam was resting in the hotel after a day of hiking, I rested in the car while it was charging. Overall we love the car. For non-Tesla owners things are about to change as Tesla opens its superchargers to all EVs.

[@demazy]

Everyone is talking about their experience with their own tesla but I've learnt much more with your simple and honest review. I could clearly understand what is the new mindset and to what this mindset is related to.Which is defining the whole experience really. Straight to the (meaningful) points. Good job.

[@BabyBackManiac]

Every time I run across one of your videos, Chase, I get mad that the algorithm doesn't show you more love. I don't even care about Tesla's and I found this so enjoyable. I wish you could do stuff like this every video, but I know it's time consuming and you have to earn a living. Regardless, Thank you from Dallas.

[@sonnyvarioni1654]

I kind of hate KZbin. I really don't understand why a video like this would only get 11k views. Great style, great production, great editing. But even though I search out videos like this the algo just pushes weird viral shit at me. I remember when Vimeo was getting going around ten years ago I really thought that would be the cool alternative to KZbin and a better fit for people like Chase, but Vimeo has just become a place for animation filmmakers and people who make commercials and stuff like that.

[@gjwhite]

I got my model 3 to save money on gas and for autosteer, as I take various roadtrips to see family in california often. I don't have (nor would I want) FSD, but autosteer is amazing. It removes so much of the cognitive fatigue of long road trips and allows me to arrive feeling refreshed. There are many chargers in California, so I prefer to go with more frequent stops for shorter charges (going from 20% to 60% for instance is faster than going from 60% to 100%) and I find that if I drive for 6 hours on the highway, I may have to stop for a total of maybe 40-60 minutes total.

[@j0404t]

How did you know this was the video i was looking for? Went from shopping for bags to shopping for a Model Y :D

[@warlockhaseo3642]

Roadtrips in a Tesla is quite fun! I've done several 5k roadtrips (CA -> FL -> CA) and no issues whatsoever. NoAP is amazing for long roadtrips. Now, the 4hrs driving -> 40 min charging is a bit misleading. Most of my stops were from 20-30 minutes. You don't need to get that much energy to get to the next charger. Additionally, charging up to 80% from 20% or below is way faster =). Just physics.

[@sholomackelsberg3335]

Fantastic video. I've been watching (way too many) videos about EVs, trying to determine which one to buy. I do lots of road trips; and your video nailed it! I love your sense of humor, too.

[@rudy4986]

Great video, but 2 hours of driving with 40 minutes of charging REALLY isn't efficient. You should try ABRP. Normally you should have 10 to 15 minutes of charging every 2/3 hours of driving. You just have to be okay with driving the bottom 50 procent of you battery since it charges faster there

[@commuterbranchline8132]

Cold temperatures and high speeds when driving do make for poorer fuel consumption wether it’s gas or electricity. The difference is that you refill with gas more quickly. If you slowed down, you could probably drive for 3 hours before stopping for your 40 min Supercharging session. Your range could increase significantly at lower speeds……

[@mech-E]

Nice trip. I recommend using A Better Route Planner (ABRP, pretty much google maps for EV's) to save time while doing long drives. Shorter stops and not charging as high can save overall time. Tesla doesn't necessarily plan the fastest route in the car navigation. I love driving my 3 on longer trips. So easy.

[@HansKruse]

It does not seem you are using the configurable doc in the bottom of the screen. I put my most used things down there like seat heating, heating buttons and the wiper button and the back camera button. It is easy to hit the buttons by just holding on to the screen with the hand and push with one finger. Hou can speed up your road trip by planning to arrive with 5% on arrival and only charge to 60-65% before leaving and put in SuC charging stops you wish and only V3 SuC's. I'm typically only stopping for ab out 20 mins and 2 hours of driving. I did a trip from Slovenia to the north of Germany in 12 hours and this was 1200km so on average 100 km/h incl. charging. The first two hours was in the mountains from Slovenia through Austria which was much slower than 100km/h. You just need to get used to driving optimally if that matters to you. I'm a photographer doing workshops and the car is amazing in the mountains in e.g. the Dolomites and it is so relaxing to drive up and down the mountains and it is super efficient. I also sleep in the car from time to time. Autosteer is in every car now. I use it all the time on the highway and it works great. When you have this very long trip until the next charger, so just drive slower and you will make it, no problem. The calculation is quite precise and takes into consideration titude differences, wind, temperatur, etc. Regarding the mining rant: You need to study this as there is less mining needed for electric cars than for the fossil industry. See www.tesla.com/ns_videos/Tesla-Master-Plan-Part-3.pdf and you will be enlightened. And thanks for your reviews!!

[@dadidee]

My reaction to the new Tesla is the same as yours in almost every way you mentioned. I've had the car for two months.

[@CliffordMiemban]

Golly, LOTS of STOP, and there are MANY times you were nervous, that you will NOT have battery life. In the end, TESLA is only good for short drives and I'll still rent a MINIVAN for LONG ROAD TRIPS, period.

[@bigoldjim4696]

Could you show us your supercharger session? At least when you plug in (the time and your state of charge) and when you stop charging (same thing, elapsed time and state of charge). I get the feeling you're getting to the charger around 40-50% then charging close to 100, maybe? That's the only thing that makes sense. Ideally get there around 10%, 5% if you have the nerve, and charge to maybe 50-60%. And use the navi to find V3 Superchargers. 10% to 60% should take around 15 minutes at a V3 and that would get you another two hours. Here's the master of charging curves doing that very thing. Shows the charging speed 0-100% on a Model Y Long Range. They charge fastest when you show up at the lower end of the battery kzbin.info/www/bejne/j5qUh6Wqm9Sci6M&ab_channel=OutofSpecReviews

[@chrisshinkle7224]

I've criss-crossed the country many times in my Model Y, and I have never had to charge for anything close to 40 minutes. I know this was your first trip, so I'll chalk it up to just not knowing, like how to use the energy screen, but the info you are relaying is nothing near what I have experienced in over 40,000 miles of road tripping.

[@RandoPandaSmiles]

Sweet video! Excellent editing and super useful for a would-be Tesla Y owner. Thanks, man!

[@Br0kenBot]

we took a trip to Galveston from Austin. Made a stop the the Buc'ees in Weller (i think). But we only did because the hotel only had 1 charger available and we didn't want to chance not being able to charge at the hotel. I do enjoy the slowdown on roadtrips though.

[@PumpUptheJam81]

The one aspect of having a tesla I did not expect is how misunderstood EV’s are. People truly do not have a clue about cars, much less electric cars. I enjoy informing the curious but it is also a bit scary!

[@tristansworld7619]

How much was the supercharging round trip?

[@oidokun]

Heard you listening to Lex 👍

[@BenSullinsOfficial]

Sick! Let's put a cold plunge in the frunk next time :D

[@aidansomerville773]

Great video. I would love one. So your payments are about $600 a month. For the same car in Ireland we would pay about $925 for the same car!

[@Reddylion]

Not bad.

[@tvvidmaster]

Great long distance road trip real world review!

[@Northstar_004]

@10:24 do you trust robots to fly the plane when you travel?? CAUSE THEY FLY 80% OF THE WAY!

[@TylersEclectic]

This made me want to go on a big road trip with my model Y ha! Dope vid!

[@kimblakely4559]

Ive never did 2 hours of driving and do 40 minutes charging. 3 and maybe 30 minutes

[@coolchamber1]

We have the same car but not the beard! Love it! Peace ✌️

[@gerryc1982]

which bluetti pack do you have for these trips?

[@btmn]

Love the content man. Keep it up!

[@jmcqueen7355]

Did you try autopilot?

[@loweredresolution]

You better hit up an old middle school friend when your back in town! 😂

[@richardblack4958]

I really enjoyed this video, made a nice change. I am interested in EVs, but for me personally, the overall experience isn't quite there yet. Also, I can only afford to drive a 16-year-old Golf, so a decent EV is way out of my league at the moment...

[@snip3d]

2 hrs driving for 40 mins charging - doesn't sound right to me. Even a SR RWD will do 300-350km and that's 3+ hours unless you're smashin it

[@bigoldjim4696]

The SR RWD is a road trip beast if you ride the charging curve. There have been a few good videos of that lately. I'd still rather get the LR, but the RWD is no joke. Super efficient.

[@briang896]

Great insight!

[@fatherhooding]

you travel a lot for work. how does this affect you and family dynamic?

[@chasereeves]

Bro, there are affects.

[@fatherhooding]

@@chasereeves I went on a recent business trip, 3 days only but bro but I missed my 6 month old so much lol. Would love to hear your thoughts and insight on family in a video one of these days. Keep going fam 🕊️

[@pickleballchick]

Great video! Love the Pakt Bags 😍 the 2 hours driving for 40 mins of charging does not sound fun. Wonder if Rivian is better

[@bigoldjim4696]

I say this with love, but he's doing it wrong. Or he's going 90 miles an hour between superchargers so he has to charge to 100% every time

[@Taylorgoalie1]

Yeah, I would agree with the other comment. His car can charge at 250KW, which when at a lower state of charge can add 100-200 miles in only 15 minutes depending on car Model. I would check out Out of Spec reviews to see their 10% EV road trip challenge where they show that a 15 minute charge on a Model Y Performance with bigger less efficient wheels went 100 miles going a constant 80mph. A Model Y LR with Gemini wheels could likely do 125 total miles for the same test.

[@jmcqueen7355]

Should have waited to ask.

[@mikeonspinner]

Related to Casey Neistat ? Video style and everything are very similar

[@mnmartin73]

Seems like a nice car. However this car doesn't seem ideal car for women. I'm a woman and I would be terrified about being assaulted while the vehicle is charging. Specially at night by myself.

[@veineryan]

Thats not across the country 😆 that's 3 states

[@Dedalus11973]

Ridiculous, no other possible word. 2 hours driving 40 mins charging. With the US speed limits. No, thank you.

[@PumpUptheJam81]

My charge times are 15-20 minutes. Not sure why he is charging for so long (in very cold weather it can take longer) but perhaps he had some long stretches. What I do know is I find gas cars ridiculous and am never going back.

[@Dedalus11973]

@@PumpUptheJam81 good for you!

[@bigoldjim4696]

It's his first trip. He kinda did it wrong.

[@bw3126]

2 hours of driving for 40 mins of charging…. BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!! Good luck getting anywhere. Unless they can come up with a way to charge these things in 15 mins, Im forever out. I’m all for sustainability, but this ain’t it. The environmental impact on making all those giant batteries is probably just as bad.. battery=fossil fuels. Plus, it’s only a matter of time before they start charging people to plug in.. just wait.. it’s coming. Nonetheless, love your videos Chase.. get a haircut.

[@bigoldjim4696]

There is a way. And his car has it. He just needs to learn.