Tesla Model Y Edinburgh to South Coast with ONE charge stop. Another easy Long Journey in an EV🤷‍♂️

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[@grahambrown42]

You do a great service for EV adoption with this stuff 👏

[@antonoat]

How, everyone else is panicking because they burst into flames and can't be extinguished!

[@QuestXS]

Interesting video ! I have a 2022 MYLR and recently did the longest single day drive in my life , 620 miles from Nykoping in Sweden to Bremen in Germany. I did charge 6 times but purely because I don’t enjoy continuous driving!. If I wanted I could have reduced this to 3 or 4 stops but it would have been uncomfortable for biological reasons! Autopilot was invaluable and on a few occasions on German autobahns my speed exceeded 100mph just to avoid aggressive Porche drivers tailgating me! Definitely the best car I've ever driven in my 74 years!

[@shaunthornton5217]

Just got home from driving from Manchester to Spa, Belgium for the F1. Drive a Model 3 LR. Me, the wife and 2 boys, plus a full boot of clothes and essentials. Set off with 90% charge, stopped at newport pagnell to top up (£17.55) and again at the shuttle entrance (£7.80) and finally in Namur, Belgium (€20.28). This got us to our apartment with plenty of charge then to travel to the circuit and back the next day. We continued to travel to the track and top up the charge at the supercharger on route before returning home. In total it cost £113 charging at various locations across 5 days covering over 1200 miles. As was mentioned in this video, the car could have gone further but with 2 children in the car we had to stop more frequently so we simply charged up at each stop, keeping the charge higher just in case there were any unforeseen occurrences. Not once did i think we would struggle to make the journey, or struggle to find a charger or even have to wait a second queuing for a charger to come free.

[@philhartley7551]

Thanks Richard, interesting video. There will, as you say, be people out there who maintain that they do 600 - 800 miles non stop and all I can say is they must be a danger to other road users. You should not be driving that far, non stop, for any reason. It's clear that you were tired towards the end of the trip, as I would have been. Doing that trip in a similar size, diesel, with similar performance etc, would cost you more and when you add the potential for cheap rate tariffs and/or subscription public charging the cost saving is even better. I have a relatively thirsty EV SUV (2.7 miles per kW average) and the cost per mile is around 10% of my previous and comparable petrol. On a longer trip, where 35% is home charging, the rest subscription Ionity, it is around 40% of the cost of the previous ICE SUV. What is also a consideration is that in the video, you are doing a trip which shows the EV in its' worst light, and it is still better than the rest. If most of your driving is within range of your home charger (if you have one) it is incredibly cheap. depending on the car, less than 2p per mile (mine is around 2.4p). Given the current rates, you'd have to have an equivalent standard of ICE car doing 300+mpg - can someone name me one? Of,course there will be doubters, most probably haven't been near an EV never mind having the experience of using one such as you have, or to a lesser degree (still 23,000 miles PA) than I have. Let them stay with their approach to "until a car does 600 miles non stop, I'm not interested". The longer they do that, the longer the incentives will stay for EV users. I have saved an absolute fortune over 3 years in energy costs, maintenance, road tax, not to mention BIK and corporation tax because I switched from ICE to EV. All that and I drive a better, quieter, faster, more prestigious car than I did before and it is and always will be my first choice for a long road trip.

[@jamesogorman3847]

Totally agree,put 70k km on an id3 and currently have 30k km on an id4,in between I had a bmw x3 for two weeks,had to get rid of it,there is nothing like driving an ev,I can’t ever go back to an ice car again,I’ve a mk1 leaf that I still love driving too,and a Zoe,which is surely the most underrated car on the road,my wife will not drive anything else 😂

[@richardcorns8553]

Perfectly said 👏

[@BarryMakariou]

Unless you drive a tasty sports car swapping to an EV will offer a much nicer experience than most bland 4 pot ice offerings. To think that people still prefer to go through the whole maintenance bs of ice engine is baffling. People really don’t like change although EV ownership perception needs to change…

[@philhartley7551]

@Lookup2Wakeup I know exactly how you feel lol and for me, it's not the car, it's old age!

[@mattmecham]

People who want 600 miles of range are mostly thinking in terms of going to a petrol station. They want to "fill" once and then drive up and down the country without stopping to "fill" again but when you have an EV as Richard shows, you don't need to think about a weekly petrol station visit and charge when you take a break, which is going to be every 2-4 hours for the average person.

[@martinweston8147]

I could do with a long range bladder upgrade, then my Tesla wouldn’t have to wait for me 😊

[@sifellows1968]

Actually that was excellent review , i do not have an EV (yet) , however i do admire the technology and how you present them. I calculated on average your cost per mile was 11 pence , which is really impressive. My RR Sport Diesel averages 18-20 per mile , based on a simple journey. So would have cost me at least £33 more for the same journey. That makes it very appealing and as you say the Model Y is large enough for family. Well done.

[@Ollie0288]

Did London to Glasgow the day I flew down to pick up my MS LR, having never owned an Tesla or an EV before. Didn't even buy it from Tesla themselves but the whole setup was seemless, car registered itself to my app instantly and I was able to set off and use chargers no problem. Car wanted to do 1 stop but I needed 3 in the end, the car didn't even need the other 2. 8 hours travelled and absolutely no hassle whatsoever. There will always be people that believe the Daily Mail etc but what can you do....

[@gileshalliwell3591]

I’ve covered 50,000 miles in 16 months in a basic model 3 and it can easily cover 260 miles and that’s plenty for the work I do. No one with any sense doesn’t stop for a break after 2 hours and the Tesla can cover twice that with no problem. With more up market Teslas the 300 plus miles is more than sufficient! Keep up the good work!

[@Turtytreeandaturd]

Good to know. I'm hoping to purchase a standard range for my Mrs next year.. Edit - I'll tell the car is for her but..😊

[@gileshalliwell3591]

@@Turtytreeandaturd You really won’t regret it. It’s the only car I’ve ever bought that I haven’t wanted to change after six months!

[@Turtytreeandaturd]

@@gileshalliwell3591 I've been driving EVs since 2012. We'll be finally a two EV family..

[@RB-lt8kt]

300 miles in a Tesla on motorways isn't possible unless you turn everything off and do 50 mph.

[@davidlewis4399]

Do you all drive at 50 on the motorway ?

[@mimikm222]

Thanks Richard for those videos! Got TMY RWD in March. In two weeks time I’m planning 1000.6 mile journey. No planning in place. Superchargers are there😊 I’m planning to do it in one go ( two drivers). No stress or anxiety. If someone a year ago told me that I’ll be planning to drive that sort of distance in EV I’ll be booking them psychiatrist visit. And here we are.

[@carloj3271]

Can you document the journey, by chance? Would love to see your results. I have a US 2021 MY RWD. The most I've done in a day is 500 miles (Los Angeles to San Francisco) and had no issues with charging, EXCEPT on holidays. We had to wait in line for a bit at one supercharger. My wife didn't enjoy that. So far the only maintenance was changing the OEM Goodyear Eagles to Michelin Pilot Sport All Season 4. The ride is not as jarring and it's efficiency seems to be the slightly better. Good luck with your trip!

[@mimikm222]

@@carloj3271 will try to upload little vlog.

[@johnmckay1423]

The Tesla infrastructure allows you to do that and it's how it should be. Personally I like to plan a bit so that I stop at the times and places that suit me - ideally a cheap slow charger when I'm busy doing something more interesting and the car isn't!

[@royd63uk]

Great video once again Richard, Also showing how to drive safely and take a break/breaks, Not trying to drive 400-500 miles in one go. Who actually does this!!

[@pjbar23]

I did Netherlands-Portugal this month in two days, around 1000km per day, with my Tesla Model 3 SR+ and I had to stop more than the car needed because I was tired. Only problem was some old V2 charger in France very crowded and slower than usually (power sharing) due to traveling in a Saturday during summer. I also hear that “my diesel does 1000km on one tank” I always think you should have a giant bladder 😂

[@jeffreyroberts7438]

What happens when your stuck in a 3 hour traffic jam? Brilliant, and the car only costs between 45000 to 60000….we’ll all nip out and buy one😂 and that’s the problem! To get anything that does proper mileage costs a bloody fortune at the moment, they also look totally boring to anyone who likes cars. I’ll stick to my Porsche thanks!

[@lookingatsunsets636]

Thanks for another excellent video. I'm curious to know, approximately what percentage of the driving was done using Autopilot?

[@Steve_Flack]

Great video Richard. Just bought my first Model Y standard range. Best decision ever, absolutely love the car and the ease of journeys, wouldn’t look back now.

[@karlclezy1382]

I’m swaying towards a model Y instead of BMW ix3. The Supercharge network Tesla has makes it more appealing.

[@Edukacyjny_pa-troll]

I'm sorry, where are the Knights who say ni? Great video. Waiting for UK version of model 3 LR Rwd test!

[@t4bs594]

Totally agree, Richard. The Model Y is a dream to drive and really comes into its own on long journeys. I also agree with @QuestXS - it is the best car I have driven. Did a 546 mile journey a couple of weeks ago. Averaged 226 Wh/mi.

[@mozzaev]

My wife was complaining yesterday that the Polestar 2 was charging too quickly for her to enjoy breakfast whilst at the Ionity Chargers - Peterborough Services, It is now when we need to recharge and have a break rather than the car...

[@PeterReynolds-mv8ki]

Wow so many positive comments , It feels sometimes im one of the few Ev owners that will tell the truth 100% of the time when it comes to Ev's Is the range good enough on modern Ev's the truth isn't always just a simple yes or no. It depends on what Ev you own , Like the new MG4 x power , I saw mic from MG Corley do a test the other day in one & he got 100 miles on 50% so a 200 mile range is ok , But it is summer & that would be From 100% to 0% , So lets say you run it to just 10% SOC Range is now only 180 miles in the summer & on your charging stop you only charge to 80% that means realistically your first leg of a long journey in the summer can be 180 miles & your second leg can be 140 miles 80% down to 10%. Or if you run it like a lot say 80% to 20% that gives you a range of 120 miles. Then what happens in the winter as some Ev's can lose up to 30% of there range of course this all depends on how cold it gets & how warm you like the car plus driving conditions. Lets be genourous & say the MG will only lose 15% in the winter of its Range that means the 100% to 10% Range is now down to 150 miles & the 80% to 10% is now down to 110 miles. Its the same story for the jaguar I pace , Audi 55 Etrons & my Bmw i4 M50. These all only really do roughly 200 miles on a 100% charge driving normally. Can you charge it higher to 100% on road trips yes but from my experience it will take just as long if not longer to put in that extra 10% from 80 to a 100% than it will to charge from 10% to 80%. So you see its not such a straight yes or no answer. What no one points out is , Its total difference driving an Ev to a petrol car , Do you need to stops for brakes in a petrol car no , But its better if you do stop. So I get people saying if your driving a petrol car you need to stop anyway for a toilet break & things but what they DONT tell you is the car determines the stops when its electric. Say your driving an Ev & you need the toilet but the services 1m away has no charger but the one 10 miles up the road does , you find you holding it to make it to the services with the chargers. Its like if you have kids & the next services has a M & S a Burger King loads of difference options to eat but no chargers , you will have to decide do you stop there & eat because there are better food options for you & the kids or do you drive to the services with Ev chargers & there is only a KFC there but your kids dont like KFC ? Do you get what I mean driving a petrol car you stop when you want to & you stop , maybe because your tired or maybe because that services sells your favourite coffee. Its your decision but when you own a Ev , You stop at the best charging location either because you know there will be a charger free or they are cheaper than others or the car will be at the ideal SOC to fast charge it. Costs I dont drive a Tesla , Tesla cars are the best for efficiency on motorways at motorway speeds I dont know of any other Ev that will do 4 miles per kwh at 70 mph on a motorway. Also Tesla superchargers for Tesla owners are the cheapest chargers in the Uk. I can tell you my car on recent trip to Glasgow cost me £48.00 more than it cost my brother in his 435d as we went up & back in convoy average speed could have be 75 to 80 mph. So are all Ev cheaper to drive NO. Can you save money driving an Ev yes , can you save time driving a petrol car yes its swings & roundabouts. The trouble with Ev's vs petrols is with a petrol you dont lose 30 miles of range because you turn the heater up to 25c or lose 50 miles of range because its winter. Same for stopping in a petrol you can stop whenever you like & for how long you like if its a stop at a petrol station to grab a coffee & use the toilet 10 mins that's ok , but driving an Ev you stop for how long the car needs not you. I didn't like the way he commented around queues for chargers , it felt like he was calling people liars in a way. It all depends on where you travel to & times of day or days you charge on. But I tell you know 9 out 10 visits ive made to Rugby services ive had to queue , Same at the Stafford ionity chargers & Beaconfield services chargers too. There are queues for chargers at certain places & times. Charging speeds your Tesla charged very fast , But what you didn't mention wait till the winter & try charging your Tesla when the battery is cold as a work colleague found out this past winter. He had been away at his parents for the weekend & they didn't have a charger , He got there on 35% , But after the weekend after his knocking around while he was there he left on just 13% & drove the 2 miles to a supercharger , His car had been standing all night in freezing temps , When he plugged in for the first 10 mins he was getting just 20 to 40 kwh charge speed. His car took 1 hour 32 mins to reach 80% SOC , No one even talks about things like this. I like the way Ev's drive , but we need to be 100% truthful around the pit falls with them & not just tell people the good things. And before someone says you should have bought a Tesla not a bmw , Its a personal choice & I know Tesla are one of the best Ev's , But they are far far away from being the best actual car & they are so common now & all look the same. I love the build quality of the bmw & the interior with the M sports seats & the Ambiant lights , head up display its just a lot nice place to sit & drive.

[@peterwilliamson1825]

It cost me £68 to refuel diesel Golf from near empty to full the other day. For comparison, £68 would buy me 906 kWh of electric on my home off-peak tariff. That's enough to power a Model 3 for over 3,600 miles.

[@alancobbin]

Nice little road trip,Tesla once again showing us how it’s done,Nice one Richard 👍😉💪

[@colin7898]

This past week, on Tuesday I drove from Cheshire to Inverness via Liverpool, on Wednesday I drove back to Cheshire - 830 mile round trip. On Thursday I drove from Cheshire to Inverness again (via a local stop first this time) , on Friday I drove back to Cheshire - another 830 mile round trip. All this in an Electric Van! Range of the van = 2-2.5 hours at van speeds then I need to stop. 30-40 minute charge stops max.

[@trevorsbarkingmadchannel4501]

Great vlog and yes as I say to the haters ‘can’t educate stupid’. Lol. That was amazing tho that journey and one brief charging stop. Excellent.

[@TheWinstn60]

I wish you could keep this secret Richard everyone will want an EV

[@stevebannell2948]

And zero emissions!

[@recklessrogue9027]

Crazy people still try the whole "can't do long drives" bs - I have a humble 28kwh Ioniq (which I only considered after your affordable EV challenge) and I do 7 long drives a year (average of 600 miles round trip each) and since I'm a human that wants to stop to get lunch it only adds about half an hour each way to the total time (so 7 hours a year) which I probably more than get back by not having to visit petrol stations the rest of the year.

[@davethefab6339]

It would be nice if you could add in the amount of Co2 you didn’t kick out too. 👍

[@commuterbranchline8132]

The model Y has a greater range than my bladder! Unless these long distance drivers are packing Tenna for Men, they gotta stop like the rest of us. Tesla mapping in the car will tell ya where, when and how long to stop. When will folk realise the future is electric?

[@jordylad69]

Great video Richard, thank you for all the good work. Even though I am already an EV fan and own a Polestar LRDM, I find your videos very interesting. I am a Geordie living in California, if I was still living in England, I bet I would be a customer of yours. Please keep up the good work. Thanks again.

[@jesusjohnny8286]

Bladder range is about 250-300 miles.

[@fricatus]

“Will I be able to go over a bridge?” 😂 Be careful that you don’t park it in a multi-story Richard - you might bring the whole thing crashing down! Hello from your neighbours in Ireland 🇮🇪 🇬🇧

[@erolcoulson8982]

I love the way you do your channel your job and always have time for your daughter ❤️ ✅️

[@douglaskinloch6272]

Laughing at the traffic jam at the start, Newbridge is always like that! Oh and 600 miles non stop is a hazard to other road users

[@bagsfull6494]

Nice vid as per usual ... Going from Southwest UK to Budapest Hungary on August 2nd in my Tesla Model S P100DL (I got from you last year) Got the CCS upgrade done along with the New MPU which should make charging a bit faster Looking forward to the experience

[@CBersPond]

Great video Richard 👍 Seriously considering an EV as my next car. Was going to be a Jaguar I-Pace, but after seeing this video, I may have to look at the Tesla Model Y. Hope you've recovered from your long journey.

[@mikadavies660]

Please don't choose an iPace. It has dreadful efficiency. Twice the consumption of a Tesla. But worst than that, it is a contracted out vehicle.... not built by Jaguar. So if you have issues at all it is not easy to fix. No matter what the salesmen tells you! Then there is residual values... look at the numbers. The iPace is one of the worst / lowest volume selling EVs in UK. No-one will want it in a few years time (if Jaguar even exist in a few years)!! And I dislike Tesla for its style, but it's tech is off the charts good.

[@TheClive1966]

Go for the model Y LR more space and range brilliant car😀

[@djtaylorutube]

Choose the Model Y. Currently on a trip through Switzerland, so far 1,057 miles. 265kWh used, that's 251Wh/mile average or a smidge under 4 miles/kWh. VERY happy with that, really enjoying the trip and will be sad to return to Broken Britain roads. (I could give the costs but bit early at this point but even taking the average supercharger price for the entire trip at about 40p per kWh, it has worked out quite a lot cheaper than my diesel. That's not factoring that the first 250 miles were on my cheap rate and we charged at the AirBnB that we stayed at for another 250 miles at 20c /kWh. It's significantly cheaper than diesel.

[@tim66612343]

I got a Y standard range. Doing 220 motorway miles is more than enough for me without stopping and it’s a lot cheaper than the LR. LFP battery also allows for 100% charging. Manchester to Newbury cost £3 to £4 on octopus. The Tesla advantage is the Supercharger Network, simple and brilliant.

[@fells6323]

Go and look at/drive both and make your own decision! I have had both (IPace replaced by a M3-LR). Yes the Tesla will be a MUCH better EV but it depends on your priorities. Yes the tech in the Tesla will be better but it is not without its faults. Mine is quite prone to alarming collision avoidance warnings when there is no chance of a collision for instance. And some really nice options (adaptive LED headlights cooled seats etc) are not available with the Tesla. The IPace is also much more conventional in terms of controls (I detest the Tesla indicator stalks for instance). Ultimately it depends on your priorities. The IPace was a really nice drive!

[@jordanbrant7660]

The 600 mile non stop are just idiots, the biggest problem I have is alot of the service stations are already full of cars charging (at peak times) which would be an inconvenience, as I can imagine once a few people are waiting people start jumping in etc with no proper queuing systems

[@lindsayclubb]

Like the good old days 50 years ago! I had a 1000cc Mini and as I recall I had to stop to fill up on the way up to Edinburgh. Now with my "co-driver" it's a non-stop trip barring a short visit to the loo and a changeover of seats. Surely, this is going backwards presented as progress!! NO! What a lovely car the Tesla seems to be ... a day's driving in a Mini and one felt completely knackered. I guess this really is progress!!

[@edeckhard]

My old Audi A6 Avant could do 500 miles in one go. I couldn’t though & it would have cost me at least £70 in Diesel! In my new Model Y LR I did a family holiday from the East Midlands to Edinburgh for a few days (I know your starting Superchargers & the permanent traffic jams) & then onto Loch Lomond for the week. Charging was mostly a hit, with one miss at a free charger when I didn’t actually need to top up. My only issue is the locations of some Tesla Superchargers are not great facility wise, which meant we skipped some for non-Tesla ones with better offerings.

[@sender5804]

that £70 for diesel is 2/3 tax. once more people switch to EVs (which I support) tax will raise a lot to compansate

[@Ediconic1]

I did notice that you chose Trentham Gardens that have a quick charger. We do need more chargers as they are getting busier. I managed a 2500 mile trip round Europe and they have chargers off the motorway and we need more of these. The safety factor is huge with the cruise.

[@raffiefoxmew3691]

I've now covered my first 5000 miles in my new (to me) 2019 Model 3 SR+. Can honestly say even with that cars 220mile full battery range, I don't think i've yet found myself with range anxiety. Do I have to stop more than a LR version, absolutely, also more than a petrol or diesel car for sure. However I usually stop on a long journey once every 3hrs on average, which would be 180miles give or take and around a 90% to 10% range use in the car. This, with 85k miles on the odometer! The batteries last superbly I think.

[@srowlands248]

I’ve now got a 2020 M3LR and I’d never go back, but the HUGE elephant in the room at the moment that we the owners (public) are going through is the price of the insurance is astronomical.

[@MrWestcliffe]

Great informative video Richard, thank you. I'm about to get a Tesla Model Y LR and I will be doing occasionally longer 360mile journeys (2-3 times/month). I was checking the Tesla official desktop route planner and based on the Go Anywhere it showing me 2x 20min charging stops and one not far from my house. Why it showing me to charge just 47miles away from home, when obviously I will be leaving with a 100% charge. And when I'm trying different routes its still calculating in too many stops for no particular reason. It was very concerning but based on your video I'm a bit relived. I think the car is different to the route planner and will give me a better charging plan.

[@QuattroUK2011]

I took a Model Y LR from Milton Keynes to Edinburgh and back with just one charge no issues - and that was when it was really cold in winter!

[@bobuk5722]

Hi folks, my EV criteria has long been the ability to drive to London and back on one charge. It's a 200 mile round trip and that has been easily available for several years now.

[@Tony-Stockport]

About 4 years ago I was at Hopwood Services (Brum) next to an elderly gent charging his i3. He told me he was doing his third trip from Cornwall to the Lake District. Impressed I asked him the range of the car. "About the same as my bladder" was his reply. My Ioniq averages 140 miles on a full charge. My bladder can do about 120 miles. We're a good match.

[@15bit62]

So i'm back in the UK again for summer, after driving around from central Norway. And the car was actually a limitation this year, cos it turns out that my local Tesla service centre didn't reconnect my cooling fans at the last service. And even with rapid-gating at the superchargers i managed to do 8-900km a day. I only get around 320km (~200miles) on a charge though (thats about 90-10%) at motorway speeds. Thats in a Model 3 LR. I will take the opportunity here to give good feedback to Milton Keynes SC - they took the car without an appointment and fixed it same day.

[@johndore5578]

Milton Keynes SC is excellent and they are moving to a new unit with super chargers just a mile from my house in MK1 district!!

[@adrianmonk68]

I've ordered a model 3 rwd long range wltp 394miles!!!! Can't wait to get it!!

[@enerbot283]

so the real practical range (80% of battery capacity) of this model Y, with no load (quasi empty : one single passenger) is 268 miles...very far from the advertised 350 miles for the long range model. At what speed was this test done (probably quite under the speed limit) ? And the charging cost per 100km is not so much lower than recent petrol cars. So EVs are way more expensive in price and not so much cheaper in "gas consumption", with the extra burden to have to plan your charging stops and making your trip longer. EVs are obviously not good anbd cheap enough yet to replace petrol cars for a vast majority of people .

[@myturkishlife1777]

That was a very good video, I am quite happy with my 1.6tdci and will probably stick with it for the foreseeable future, but this video does help to put minds at ease about EVs.. Great job 👍

[@kiwijonowilson]

Thats very good efficiency of course. Here in NZ, I have just done a 700km trip and average 147 wh/km in my Model 3 RWD (LFP) and yet our speed limit is only 100 kph (63 mph) which is about the same consumption as your trip at 70 mph! Problem here is most of our roads are course chip and I probably went over more hills than you did (up to about 1000 ft high).

[@Vtech-bp1fj]

We previously owned a diesel Skoda Kodiaq. The same journey approx 6 months ago, would have cost at least £72.50. Your Model Y (and ours) at £42.50 is just 60% the cost of similar SUV and a £30 saving. Basically a huge advantage. Plus our Model Y over 32,000 has cost us ZERO to maintain, it still has its original tyres and has been 100% reliable. The Skoda cost £500 in Service costs over the same period, wore out its rear pads and disks and frankly its build quality wasn’t as good as the Model Y. All of this without mentioning the Model Y’s astonishing performance, technology, software, zero C02 or NOx and safety. Virtually all our journeys in the Model Y are between 450 and 600 miles in a day. The Model Y, is effortless, it has greater reserves, stamina and speed than us! As you say, I am fed up with the nonsense talked about by ignorant people and a biased press.

[@hudsonthedog1]

Hi Have you noticed any phantom breaking on the Model Y's .im getting a 2024 model in a few days (if so do you think its the sun blinding the cameras ??) Dave

[@chrisbarron5861]

I arrived home from work last Friday with zero range, an hour later wife came home from work and we set off for 240 miles, after a 5 minute 'recharge' to full 800 mile range. Arrived before midnight to somewhere without a charger, but that diesnt matter at all. Saturday mirning did some running around, arrived at a party (89 miles covered) got drunk so car abandoned for taxi and an early night. Recovered car sunday morning, a couple of random trips and 240 miles home. On Monday morning set off to work with more than 100 miles of range still left. Never once did I feel the need to check my range or video myself trying to prove a point.

[@robchambers7206]

Love the real world videos. I've driven 15000.miles in 6 months and never had any charging problems

[@shafqatali7906]

Great video Richard, I am planning to buy Model Y standard but My average mileage per year is 120,000 miles, with some days 800 miles a day. Currently driving a Skoda Octavia diesel with 66 to 74 mpg. What would you recommend someone in my position? Thanks

[@robinhoward6447]

Great video and channel, Richard. You keep dispelling the negative utter dross that is put about out there about EV's. Thank you.

[@wonderonegaz]

Sounds like you've had it to the ear recently with farcical reasons why EVs are supposedly rubbish. 😂😂 Anyway, I have said 'Range Rover diesel' 😂 and I have driven to/from Edinburgh/Southampton in it, so a similar trip. It costs me £120 each way in fuel... plus about £24 in maintenance/servicing (something often forgotten when comparing running costs of EVs vs ICE). (I believe servicing/tyres on a Y over that trip would be about £10). I have to stop at least twice for a break - 20 minutes and about 50ish minutes. The total trip is about 9 hours. Even at 30p/kwh it will always cost less to run an EV. Call me a hypocrite on both sides, because I also have a 2023 Renault Zoe. It is fantastic. Obviously the Range Rover is more comfortable, but it is so much simpler and actually more enjoyable running an EV, one-pedal is less tiring, never having to visit a petrol station either, being able to keep the climate running etc. And it really is nice to be able to leave the house 'with a full tank'. Whilst it's not really designed for long distance journeys, it does the 180 mile trip to Gatwick and back no problem. I have Octopus Agile and charge the car when prices are cheap or negative, so my average cost per mile is around 1p. Taking the Zoe would need about 70kwh of charge along route. Assuming 65p/kwh, this would cost around £45, plus about £3 to charge at home. Still just a fraction of how much it costs to run the Range Rover, or any ICE car. Would it take me any longer? No - the car would recharge itself quicker than I can recharge myself. Having lived with an EV now, I am totally sold and haven't found any downsides to EV ownership, only upsides vs ICE cars. The challenge for me is that I'd like a car with ventilated seats, and the only reasonably priced EVs that have them are some of the Model S, if you can find one.

[@stephenparker5272]

All sounds great, but £53000? Only for the very few. I think the influx of cheaper Chinese cars will be a boost for the market. The MG4 standard se with a quoted 200m + for £27000 0% finance for the first 2 years is a great buy, particularly if you can charge from home.

[@ThOnlyRDLZ]

How much did this cost in eletricity. Edit: Note to self finish the video before asking stupid questions lol...

[@lmjabreu]

I’ve got an EV so don’t need convincing. I wonder if not addressing the 24mi range discrepancy between start and first charge, and 27mi less range than stated on the website for the MYLR with 19” Gemini wheels, for a total of 51mi less range in good real world conditions at 20°C and 70mph, will put people off. Especially when Tesla is being sued for intentionally rosy range estimates when above 50% charge. The charge estimate should also be addressed, the 35mins to 100% became 35min to 81%, which is to be expected, especially in Teslas, but 😬 The range and charging times will vary depending on a number of factors, probably best to address that in the video because for some, dunno how many, it will be a problem, eg a home charger makes a world of difference. Glossing over these details is a bit disingenuous for people who are trying to make a decision that’ll impact them greatly. FWIW it’s not just single-day road trips people stress about, it’s the time between charges during a normal month, where you don’t have a carefully planned route and charging schedule, and maybe not a home charger backed by solar. FWIW I would prefer not to drive anything other than my EV, 30k miles so far.

[@80y3r9]

Just bought a hat and a sticker, love the ev tiger!

[@bryanstoneman842]

Richard Quick question Just got a MeganE Is there any way I can use Tesla’s charging points Bryan

[@andymrkipling]

No.

[@anticringeclub]

@@andymrkipling yes.

[@anticringeclub]

you can only use certain superchargers that are open to everyone, which is not all of them - if you download the tesla app you will be able to see which superchargers are open to non-tesla vehicles. the app is also where you select your charger and pay to charge. in your megane, google maps will also show superchargers that you can use, as they are labelled as having CCS connectors, not just Tesla connectors.

[@tomsixsix]

Some superchargers are open to non-Teslas, but in the UK only a few are. Otherwise no, you can't use them.

[@bryanstoneman842]

@@tomsixsix thanks for the info

[@robertdavies9510]

Great video. A Diesel would have to do 205 mpg to match the Tesla's efficiency (49kWh energy in a gallon of Diesel, 40kWh in a gallon of petrol)

[@solentbum]

As I have put elsewhere, these '700 miles without stopping' drivers obviously never drive with a passenger who has had a baby, who is pregnant, over 70, or under five. For my self my LEAF has a greater range than I have! My 2142 mile trip to Scotland recently from Havant was based around 'comfort' breaks on the motorway , whilst off motorway I charged up as I did other things, like sleep, eat or visit attractions.

[@robertsmart7484]

In my MG Electric Estate car I would have needed 3 charging stops of about 35 minutes each to charge from 20% to 80% each time, ending back with about 50% charge. I would need at least that number of stops myself. Unlike in a Tesla and not using Superchargers, I would have to chose my stops carefully to make sure I could arrive at a charging point with more than 1 charger with at least one working!

[@stephenbiggs3923]

Thanks for the video! Considering selling my M3P in order to upgrade to a Y LR when the facelift eventually releases.

[@pgrymer1389]

Great video. I have been thinking of getting an EV, mostly because of low bik. Currently driving a car with 600 miles range. I do agree that you need to stop during a 600 mile journey, but find it disappointing that this is made as a point of EV not having disadvantages. In an ICE car you mostly decide when and for how long you stop. In an EV the car dictates when you stop. To me, that is a massive difference, even though not a deal breaker for me.

[@ouethojlkjn]

Yo Bust-a-myth! Back in chilly February I did a 950+ mile round trip in my wife's Model Y LR to the North West of Ireland and back. It was effortless though I will admit when starting out I was apprehensive. The trip started badly when at 4:30am an overturned lorry dumped us off the M6 and we had to try another way to get to Holyhead. While we decided what to do, the car found us a bank of EV Power superchargers at a nearby petrol station (BP I think - disappointing they did not even have a toilet). We charged for about 20 mins and then set off, despite calling Stena line and they assuring us they wait until the last minute, we missed our ferry by just 15 mins and had to wait for the next sailing. Again, the car quickly found another nearby fast charger and although the instructions stayed stoically in Welsh, I eventually figured it out and fast charged at around 50kw for half an hour while we had some breakfast in a nearby cafe before going to the terminal for a sleep. We then travelled across the Irish sea in the early afternoon (ironically the Stena line ferry had free charging on board that we did not know about) and finally after hours more driving got to our destination around 10pm. One day later and it was back the other way. We charged to 90% before we left and stopped on route to Dublin in a beautiful spot named "Enfield" where we Tesla supercharged to just over 80% and headed for the ferry. Once back in blighty we headed South East and debated a stop and Flint Mountain (Tesla) but decided to press on. We could have just about got home without stopping if we were careful - as you say, the CAR could have, but we couldn't so eventually called a halt at Hilton Park Superchargers off the M6 for about 20 mins. Then onto the final leg. This was no more difficult a journey (apart from the M6 closed both ways) than more or less the same one I took in my beloved Jaguar XF ten years earlier. And that car was by any measure a proper Intercontinental GT. Shout out to Stena Line, the ferry was superb as was the food and amazed to discover they have free chargers available on board. It was the first time I used the public charger networks in earnest and was amazed the car knew about not only Tesla chargers, but all sorts of other chargers and their ratings. I have no idea of the cost but we weren't hanging about, and had the heating on etc the whole distance.

[@mrlimey2419]

Did a Kent to Glasgow in Q42021 3SR in December with one charging stop. Did stop 2 more times for bladder 😂

[@garywebster6453]

I like your stuff. Get tired of the negativity. Just sold my m140i, 430 hp and collect my new m3lr at end of october. Nice to hear positivity. Well done.

[@iBainsy]

I constantly get asked all kinds of questions like the ones you have answered, instead of just trying to "prove" EV's are the future, ill just show them this video. Its as real as it gets.

[@RB-lt8kt]

Interesting video. So approx £45 cost to charge is still cheaper than most ICE cars would cost as averaging 40 mpg it would cost £78 in petrol or a diesel at 50 mpg £69, more if fuel got at services like Tesla super charger you used. EV is cheaper.

[@new_nonsense]

Just booked my new model y here in the US. It already was discounted by $500 and got another $500 off via the referral credit plus 3 months of FSD free. This will be my first ever Tesla so looking forward to it.

[@josephj6521]

My petrol car doesn’t do 500 miles, heck you expect EVs to do 500 miles! Seriously? Great video. No, I don’t own an EV.

[@pppscooby]

But..but…but… No point making videos for those who are always negative about EVs, they will always come up with some excuse. EVs don’t suit all drivers but they do suit alot of them.

[@barrymurton8988]

Brilliant but not everyone can afford the high range Tesla- I’ve got a 2008 and yes I plan my long journeys, one stop when going up to see family in Manchester from Epsom. That’s one stop, breakie and charge to complete my journey. Do I want greater range, yes, but that can wait till I change in a couple of years.

[@pauljanes5770]

Hi Richard. Help please. After either a long range or performance model y. Do all the performance models now come from Germany? Do they all have Matrix lights? I am in Southampton so believe close to you guys. Would appreciate any thoughts.

[@cbromley562]

Spot on video. We ‘graze’ in ours, ie, stop when we need to and just plug in for the duration…unless we we go to the Isle of Skye or somewhere where we run out of Tesla chargers. In this case we top right up at Fort William, and then use the odd Charge Place Scotland charger scattered around. Given up trying to convince some people…like talking with a ‘flat-earther’ ; )

[@douglasmorris8364]

I can do that considerably cheaper overall In my 5k 900 mile 65mpg range diesel. How much did that Tesla cost? 🤣😂

[@mikejames7848]

Great video as always. Love it when you are sticking it to the haters. We drove our Tesla from Norway to UK last year with no problems whatsoever. Ignorance is no excuse. Try before you cry! Keep up the good work Richard.

[@gogoraptor]

Thanks for the video Richard!!! I loved it, but can you make the same but with Model 3 LR! 😊 Thank you.

[@AliOnTheGoTravel]

1. You had to wait to charge to 100% to begin journey. Petrol/diesel cars you would just go. 2. At service stations filling up takes miniutes and you can eat whilst you drive and not wait 33 minutes.

[@michaelgoode9555]

If we'd have taken that journey we'd likely stop every 2 hours or so for bladder and sustenance needs. Plugging the car in and then going to deal with basic human needs is likely to take us 30 to 40 minutes based on current experience. Our ID.3 will have supped plenty of juice and be ready to roll with full climate control and no worries.

[@ganauz]

I own a Model 3 SR+ and I don't feel the need for more range. I've driven to Germany, France and Portugal for holidays and it took me the same time, and same driving experience as my previous diesel car. I don't think range is an issue at all with a Tesla. I agree with you Richard.

[@RB-lt8kt]

Edinburgh in England now ? I think you meant to say driving from Scotland plus length of England LOL

[@stephenparker5272]

Although i do appreciate that the model Y is a much more premium vehicle in its size and performance, and the fabulous Tesla supercharger network . Like the old saying goes, you pays your money and takes your choice.

[@dpn1604]

Look, I've got one of the most expensive EVs, long range and I can do 478 miles with a single charge. Remind me how much this thing costs again?

[@djtaylorutube]

Useless to me. My daily commute is from Land's End to John O'Groats, both ways, non stop, towing a caravan in under 20 hours. ;)

[@zenmoto369]

I almost bought a Tesla and still really want to, but £5K for insurance that thing is uninsurable. This is with 20 years NCD, a perfect driving record, for a basic model 3. WTF is going on?

[@frank1672]

Your first stop at SOT is at Trentham gardens which is at least a 5 mile round trip from the M6 so that's a tad of route plus depending on the time of day getting back to the M6 on the A500 can take some time! Mind you nice place to stop but defiantly not convenient.

[@timaustin2000]

I long distance frequently in my Ioniq 5. It's a piece of piss. Went North Yorkshire to Lizard Point, Cornwall a couple of months ago. 380 miles. Two charge stops: breakfast and lunch. The charge was finished before I was on both occasions (I went out and moved the car, people. Don't worry.) The second charge was so quick that the food wasn't even ready before the car had finished charging. It used to be tricky to road trip. It's now so easy.

[@dhuidrom]

Well we did our mylr from London to South France and back via Alps, 2150miles. Cost us £180 for supercharger and charging was cheaper in France , averaging 0.32 euros kwh

[@Rabs73]

Another great video Richard (although still watching it!) Most of the comments I get are "has your Tesla caught fire yet?" . Getting good at eye rolling!

[@rogerstarkey5390]

Tell them to search "BMW recall march 2022" Global recall on 1 million BMW ICE cars which they have been "trying" to fix since 2006(!)

[@nilskubo]

Good video. Just came back from my summer holiday in Italy. We drove with our Model Y LR from Stockholm / Sweden to Elba and back. 6,000 kilometers in total… and it was no problem at all. Thanks to Tesla route planing and the supercharger network it was so convenient doing these long distances. I will never go back to an ICE car.

[@bwarey52]

Can we please try and get Richard to do a sit down interview with with Geoff buys car's. I'm sure the bloke produces his clic bait content to generate views but would be nice to see Richard or EvMan answer his juvenile questions

[@bshah4831]

July BEV registrations are good and this is in the context of so much ill informed press which is very negative about EVs.

[@martinbailey2140]

Love the video and even the naysayers will agree that Tesla are in a different league. Problem is they will (quite rightly) argue that most of the ‘affordable’ EVs won’t charge as quickly and will require several stops. Saying that, second hand Teslas are looking more and more affordable and hoping prices reduce further when the new Model 3 comes out 😊

[@AlexWilsonDude]

If you swap out the car for a Hyundai Ioniq 5 long range for example, the numbers don't really change that much. You do end up charging for an hour rather than 30 mins, but an hour stoppage over 7 hours of driving is still way less than most people would want to stop for a rest. Even an MG5 long range only needs 90 minutes on a charger. Tesla offer a really good experience, in fact I've just signed a lease deal on a Model Y RWD, but they are far from the only game in town these days, and have their own set of drawbacks.

[@tommytinkler1708]

I recently test drove one of these at the Tesla dealership and I have to say I was very underwhelmed buy the model Y. It was the long range one I drove. Firstly the interior was not great the seats were not of great comfort. No heads up display and just your speed in the corner of the huge tablet was not great, not the best aircon I have ever used. You can't have drive in motion on the display either to keep the kids happy. Lot of creaks when driving and also a buzzing electrical noise when accelerating a pain on the motorway as it constant as you can't cruise in these cars. Yes the car had great response and power, did find it struggled to push on past 80mph. Comfort of the drive was poor felt like I was being thrown around inside. The worse part was once on the motorway was the shocking amount of road noise really was very poor. When I told the Tesla sales lady about all this and she said if I am used to driving higher end premium cars then a tesla is not for me it will not give you the drive quality and comfort of them, she said people buy them for all the tech. But as a driver I find the tech a little poor and fiddly like no heads up display with speed warning and navigation etc, no instant buttons for various things and the fact you can't roll and cruise means the foot is always at work. So I guess if you are not used to a premium drive quality car you would like one of these otherwise this it not the car for you.

[@timwilkinson8023]

Join RS Symons & see the world..........Top vid and a full shift Richard.

[@jonathantaylor1998]

Great 'real-world' video, Richard - you sure do cover some miles, fella...!! Based on just the £22.23 Supercharger cost to cover that initial 268 miles would equal about 79mpg in a diesel car... still damned impressive efficiency...!! 😉