Tesla Model 3 SR+ Family road trip- Return leg home France to Manchester UK via Eurotunnel (Part 3)

[@fraseradams7295]

Really refreshing to see a woman making a car video, something different is always good! Excellent video

[@EvClaireScott]

Ah thanks. We don't get much time these days to do anything. But we are going again next week to France. We tend to use twitter alot to show what we are doing these days. It doesn't need loads if editing

[@ianjames3078]

Like your style of video and easy talking to camera. We’ve had a 38 Ioniq since Jan 2020, doing lots of university trips to our daughter 450 miles away! It’s been a brilliant car, a bit painful for charging speeds particularly on the winter runs up north when we need a 4th stop or even a 5th and the daylight hours are shorter. Generally though it’s been great, we’ve been driving full EV since 2012 with c-zero then leaf. Anyway I came here after buying a M3 LR RWD ( the rare one ) new 12 days ago. It’s amazing, going to make those 900 mile weekends so much easier. It’s a private family car as well and we’ll be looking to do some France trips in it for sure. I think it’ll work out cheaper going to France in it, getting cheap hotels than it does in our motorhome. I’ve done 650 miles so far at 190Wh/mi, so a range approaching 400 miles…….or 200 more than my bladder. Stay well and keep enjoying the family trips……they’ll be in Uni/jobs before you know it.

[@EvClaireScott]

Thanks. The car you have just got will be amazing for trips M3 LR RWR. Super efficient I'm betting. Enjoy it.

[@stevemulroy1417]

Thankfully there are more chargers at both sides of ET now.

[@bambooshadow7015]

Great vids, very informative 😀

[@EvClaireScott]

Thanks ☺️

[@Notchedto11]

You poor things, you had a very long journey home….One of those things but always seems to happen when you’re trying to get home….the kids did so well. Really helpful again Claire and Scott, shame they’ve stopped the free charging miles….got my date of pick up tentatively as 10 Match! Yay! Thanks again, Marcus ps I always pick the wrong lane too! 😂

[@EvClaireScott]

Typical isn't it. Thanks for watching 👍

[@jamatali7591]

Thank you for sharing your EV experiences. Wishing your family a healthy and Happy New Year.

[@EvClaireScott]

Thanks. And same to you. Happy New year.

[@russellgilchrist3951]

Thanks Claire for your journey, I’m hope to make journey to France next year when we change cars, still fingers crossed for a M3 or MY, glad you had a hassle free trip 👍

[@EvClaireScott]

Aww brill. Defiantly get one of them you won't regret it at all. Best decision we've made. Hope you get to make the trip. Thanks for watching 👍

[@glynn36]

Well just finished watching all 3 vids and i can say my whole family could not wait for the next part. You covered the trip really well and we all agreed your two boys behaved exceptionally well !!! I am waiting for my long range M3 but wont be here until June !!! Just ordered the extras that you suggested to fit in the car👍🏻 looking forward to your next adventure. 👍🏻👌🏼💪🏼

[@EvClaireScott]

Aww thanks. We have some new videos out soon. Just need editing and loading up, takes me abit longer between work and family life. You will love the car when u get it, best thing we ever did getting it. Trips and days out are a breeze.

[@MrKnockton]

Great video. I am getting my Model 3 RW in your colour in Feb this year and can't wait.

[@EvClaireScott]

Great choice 👌 enjoy best thing we did

[@thelifeofbatteries2603]

I gave up on Eurotunnel years ago due to delays and as their rolling stock ages it is clearly getting worse. Much nicer to relax on the ferry, already booked for next year. Glad you enjoyed it, Tesla make it so easy.

[@EvClaireScott]

Ahh so problems like that have been going a while hey. We thought it was just typical it happened to us. Made the journey home a very long one. Put about 4 hours on getting home. The Tesla did make the trip though very enjoyable 😉

[@anoone1812]

Enjoyed seeing how easy the whole trip was. I did Preston to Cambridge via Shaw on Christmas Eve, starting of on 46%, the car suggested 2 stops and the car was waiting for us and not the other way around. Total cost was a third of what It has cost in petrol with the hybrid I had previously. I did go mad and upgrade to enhanced Autopilot, It did fine for most of the trip. I still have to sort out a home charging point. 1200 miles in 3 weeks of getting the car, not bad going. :-)

[@EvClaireScott]

Ohh treated yourself did you lol enhanced autopilot. The cars amazing isn't it. We will defiantly when allowed be making that trip again and maybe further, fancy south of France next time 😁🔌⚡

[@anoone1812]

@@EvClaireScott Maybe once things settle down, I'll go visiting relatives in Germany using North Sea ferries. Already checked where the superchargers are.

[@EvClaireScott]

Oh that be a good trip. Got half term week in Feb so need to look where we can go 😁👍

[@justcruisin109]

Was a nice series and I enjoyed watching it so thanks for the effort in making the videos. I wasn't sure exactly when it was filmed given the temps seemed warmer but when you flashed up the charging summary it looked to be at the end of October. The only suggestion I could make would be to drop the audio volume a bit when using the fill-in music but that may just be me. I had to increase the volume while you were speaking and decrease it when the music started - a small issue though. Cheers and enjoy your Tesla.

[@EvClaireScott]

Thanks for watching and the feedback. Yes it was end of October we went, was a great trip we loved it. Will be many more like that again as it was so easy in the car. 😁

[@justcruisin109]

@@EvClaireScott They were great lessons for the rest of us so thanks again. I'm so looking forward to our M3LR delivery but sadly the wait is 14-20 weeks 😭

[@richardcorns8553]

Great video thanks. Love euro road trips. Off to Lauterbrunnen Switzerland via Belgium and the romantic road Germany later this year in our M3. Can't wait👊

[@EvClaireScott]

Ohh that sounds great. Best car for it as well

[@profmartin1967]

Eurostar is great when running smoothly as it only takes approx 35 minutes. However when there are delays you can be waiting for hours to board. Longest delay I've experienced was 4 hours after there were reports of people in the tunnels. If I'm not in a hurry I usually use the ferry. Crossing is nearly 3 times longer but I can't remember the last time I was delayed.

[@EvClaireScott]

We used the ferry going over to France 🇫🇷 and thought we would do eurotunnel going home due to the time we was leaving France. Unlucky really that we got delayed, but yes it was a quick trip home once actually in the train.

[@PM-hq7ll]

Hi Thanks for the video.Eurotunel is fantastic and a miracle of engineering.Sometimes like other companies it goes wrong.They seemed to have pulled out all the stops for you as you ended up on a lorry or coach train by the looks of it.As to the car yes ,very good, shame about the blocking of the superchargers at Calais.When I was there in September there was nobody there.Top tip, don't get an earlier train unless you want to go pretty well straight away.PM

[@EvClaireScott]

Thanks. The Tesla gets out on the larger carriages when you book, eurotunnel recognise its a large battery car so it comes up saying on the booking. Ha well we was ready to go really after a quick charge, but obv it didn't work out. Ah well. Hopefully next time no delay like that.

[@thelifeofbatteries2603]

@@EvClaireScott The reason they allocate Tesla to the large carriages is because a Model S ground out on the top deck ramp and caused a lot of damage to the battery, they are scared it will happen again as it cost them a lot of money

[@PM-hq7ll]

Happy New Year to ALL

[@EvClaireScott]

@@PM-hq7ll Happy New year 🎉

[@profmartin1967]

Those are the carriages for coaches and vehicles above I think 1.6 metres. Lorries go on open wagons sided wagons to mitigate fire risks. The lorry drivers are then shuttled to a carriage.

[@Ifyoudonttakeitucantfakeit]

It’s bad enough if I’m in a queue at Calais never mind watching n KZbin!

[@EvClaireScott]

Was one heck of a cue that night 🌙 🤣

[@baddad4414]

Nice video but did you have to do anything to adjust the headlights for driving on the other side of the road. Used to have to paint them yellow and apply stickers to the headlights

[@EvClaireScott]

Lol. No nothing, the Tesla model 3 has a flat beam so no need to adjust them 👍

[@baddad4414]

@@EvClaireScott thanks

[@rabkirk1]

Thinking of getting a 2021 (71) sr+ through Tesla Direct Used. Whats issues you have encountered? Subscribed 😊

[@EvClaireScott]

Hi. Thanks ☺️ haf nobissues at all. Car faultless. It is so efficient and a great road trip car. Good luck in your purchase. You will love it 😀

[@mikeburgess7787]

Hi Claire and Scott, great video, waiting for my order of a Red RWD model 3 which is on hold till the 12th Jan, Then its all systems go, can’t wait to get it. Will have to wait for house supply to be unlooped so I can get a Zappi charger but will use your referral code when I can.!! So looking forward to doing some good road trip. Happy new year to the fam…. What camera do you use??

[@EvClaireScott]

Happy New year 🎉 to you and family too. Thanks ☺ You will love the car, I love the red as well its stunning. Ah ye that's a big job for your home charger. Luckily ours was a straight forward install with our podpoint. Camera, I mainly use my Samsung S20 FE with a stick or gimble. I've also a go pro type camera bit rarely use it at the minute. Need to tey it more.

[@ExtraLargeRecords]

Great vids, thanks so much. Saw some of your 38kw Ionic vids when we received ours. I picked up a Model 3 Long Range earlier this month. We still have our 2020 Ionic as we’ve gone fully electric. I find that the Ionic is more efficient than our Model 3, and oddly enough there are things about the Hyundai that I prefer over the Tesla, mainly the climate control system, the safety assist and of course the efficiency. When the Ionic lease is up in 2023, I will probably get another Hyundai, probably the Ionic 5. What are your experiences and preferences between the 2 cars? Cheers from New York!

[@EvClaireScott]

Ahh that's great thanks for watching us. At the min with it been winter, not the best for comparing efficiency, but yes the 38kw ioniq was super efficient and shocked us. Personally I don't think there is anything else I miss out of the ioniq. We only need 1 car luckily but yes the ioniq would definatly be a good choice if needing 2 cars comparer to some others.

[@mikehainsworth747]

i have just got a 21 m3lr and would like to go to France , how much was the ferry compared to Eurostar. Looking at your map your not far from where I live

[@EvClaireScott]

@@mikehainsworth747 hello. Back when we did this video the price was more like £100 for ferry and approx £150 for euro tunnel. We’ve been again this year and they have both increased a lot. Euro tunnel was more like £230 one way coming home. The ferry was approx £150 one way outbound to France. It’s so lovely over there. Superchargers are everywhere too so easy to travel about.

[@mikehainsworth747]

@@EvClaireScott thanks for the reply

[@geoffc4771]

Hi Claire Nice set of videos - I would like to do that trip soon !! What is your watts/mile showing since you got the car

[@EvClaireScott]

Aw thanks. Was a great trip. At the min we have covered just over 3000 miles and it's showing 261 wh/mi for all our commenting and stationary when just using the car. It's a great car and is efficient, can do really well

[@a1peck]

Thanks for the road trip videos, how do you find the size of the M3 compared to the IONIQ? ie the boot space. I am thinking of doing the same upgrade as you did.

[@EvClaireScott]

Thanks. The boot size is great. It's bigger than the ioniqs actually. And we have the frunk as well. Then in boot under the shelf is more space too so its great and fits alot in

[@ST-up2pt]

Good video again. I don’t know the answer to this but if you put in a destination charger you don’t use will it start to precondition and take extra range off as a result?

[@EvClaireScott]

Thanks for watching. As far as we have seen yes range/percentage does drop with preconditioning. Not much though.

[@stuartjames347]

what care seats are your kids on? are they just boosters?

[@EvClaireScott]

Hi. There isofix booster seats

[@stefanjosh9114]

Hi Is your tesla standard range with claimed 305 miles range or 265 claimed , i took delivery of my rear wheel drive on 6 december , claimed range was 305 miles on full charge it shows around 273 miles .

[@EvClaireScott]

We took delivery September so it's the claimed 273 LFP battery, you should be able to find out with ur VIn if u have the slightly bigger battery 🔋 ours on a full 100% charge shows about 263 miles. Jot been able to do any trips for while to fully test range but going to soon as possible. France we didn't really test range just enjoyed the trip

[@stefanjosh9114]

i am not sure if mine is 60kwh battery , it should show atleast 290 miles of range , what tesla told me was , i am getting a unicorn model , wid longer range and old motor .

[@EvClaireScott]

@@stefanjosh9114 well ours is 55 kw battery, as Tesla unlocked the newer LFP batteries and gave them a WLTP range of 274 miles which is our car. Ours has never showed that range though, but we do get 263-265 miles on 100% charge. You could get a obd link that will check the cars battery with scan my tesla app. Are you part of tesla model 3 owners page at all on Facebook? They have a post on there for people to identify if they have a vin that matches the new bigger battery.

[@petermckinnon3104]

Great series but please please stop saying emmmm, emmmmm, emmmmm. Doing your summerising was all emmmm, emmm, emmmm.

[@EvClaireScott]

That's what happens when not used to doing videos 🤣🤣 prob don't realise at the time

[@petermckinnon3104]

Sorry to be critical, I would imagine I would do the same as would be nervous. I loved the videos so keep up the good work....@@EvClaireScott