Tesla Model Y road trip vlog - big lesson learned

[@RyanCowan]

EPIC road trip !! Love your videos so much mate ! Awesome work.

[@thesamuelnam]

Ryan!! Means a lot coming from you~ I’m so sad we didn’t catch up. If I don’t drive down to Melbourne by March, I’ll see you in Sydney!

[@aaronp9685]

Good to know you were still able to travel at a reasonable speed beyond 0% (ie no power reductions). Was hoping someone with an Aussie Y would do a less then zero range test so thanks for that!

[@resaliputra4910]

This was the most wholesome Tesla model Y review I've seen and super relatable having two kids of my own thinking about getting this car. Thanks mate from Brissie!

[@ravingmad765]

09:40 "even though I'm a little bit worried that I might get killed, I'm quite excited". You deserve a bravery/stupidity award.

[@sayeemafridy]

It's so much fun to watch your videos, i mean every videos. Go ahead and do what you love to do.❤

[@berdugosocials9854]

“Daddy’s going on a business trip”. You crack me up mate!

[@missgloriaingram1588]

That spider didn't know what was going on....glad you let it live.

[@PMRmatt]

Entertaining and informative. Fantastic. Thanks from NZ

[@thesamuelnam]

New Zealand's EV adoption is amazing. Top two selling cars last month was the Model Y followed by Model 3 in 2nd place. Hope the colder weather isn't lowering range.

[@TheFintura79]

Keep going strong mate. Video was funny and informative.

[@thesamuelnam]

Thanks man. I got a model 3 performance video coming up in 2 hours.

[@TheAmalOsman]

Lmaoooo. This video made my day. Thanks for the charging tips today. Great meeting you.

[@ltt5988]

Really good video shows real life. I laughed a lot. Thank you

[@holmap009]

Just remember you have to keep your hands on the wheel at all times here in Australia or you risk getting a fine. You may want to think about editing out the video of you driving with no hands on the steering wheel :)

[@Skeptic236]

"Cave man instincts"..I laughed. Yes I feel that when I drive my daughters Palero "sports" (surely Mitsubishi are taking the piss). All those dials and buttons are so confusing after driving a Tesla M3 for 12 months. Enjoyed thoroughly...

[@Rithari]

New favorite KZbinr

[@kmlchannel]

Very entertaining video mate, keep up the good work, looking forward to more videos from you.

[@TheWannabeGeek]

So good. I see you stopped at Jugiong… NRMA have the best chargers out… I just did Bundaberg QLD to Hobart and back again.

[@thesamuelnam]

Wow that's a crazy drive. How long did it all take?

[@joeee60]

“yeah man I’m legit” 🤣

[@lsufan861]

I do the samething with my to go food, in the frunk and keep that smell out of the cabin.

[@zacharydmatthews]

Thanks for the Model Y vids mate. Seriously thinking about getting one in country WA now!

[@michaelcheung5587]

Looking to do a drive to Melbourne from Sydney next year as well. This video helps heaps.

[@CYBER-EV]

You have a knack for comedy 😂

[@Jayeffhi]

Hell yeah bro aussie humour killing it 😂 Do more tesla videos so I can convince my wife to waste heaps of bucks on a y!

[@walex19]

Enjoyed this video. I have the Performance Y here in the US.

[@thesamuelnam]

Epic. MYP hasn't hit our shores in Au yet. I've test driven the M3P. Almost shat my pants whilst breaking my neck at the same time. Keen to try it again in the Y.. I'll report with a performance review.

[@ravingmad765]

So stoked to find another video by you. How can a EV review be so fun but still have so much useful info. Sooo much better than having a Pom spit stats at me while eating KFC.

[@thesamuelnam]

Thanks for your support man. I'm having way too much fun with this car haha.

[@swh1203]

보는 동안 소소한 재미와 감동이 있네요. 아이들 이쁘네요ㅎㅎㅎ

[@thesamuelnam]

감사합니다🤗

[@adammarton88]

Cool video! My y comming next week I hope (i ordered it 1 year ago):D

[@thesamuelnam]

Congrats! What spec?

[@rankaibuen800]

Mate more tesla model y videos pleasse!! Best video every i’ve seen

[@TunguskaTerma]

Enjoy Soo-ton Forest. It has a huge Macca's

[@thesamuelnam]

Lol did I butcher that?

[@alanendurace]

you have the full autopilot version in Australia like in the US?

[@thesamuelnam]

I've got the basic autopilot that's free with all Tesla. We don't have full self driving here yet.

[@PCLoadLetter]

I’d rather stop at Gundagai than Goulburn. It’s on the highway. Goulburn is a 10 minute detour southbound. (Northbound you can cheat if you use Chargefox).

[@thesamuelnam]

Just looked it up on Plug Share. Gold. Totally right to stop at Gundagai instead. So excited for my next trip with the girls.

[@richard98807]

Hi . Can I ask a question? If I drive on the M4 motorway with a Tesla Model Y, then pass through the M7 motorway and take the M5 to Sydney Airport International Terminal, can Tesla Autopilot take me there without the driver having to drive at all?

[@thesamuelnam]

Kind of. With very little input. It'll probably change your life. I'm making an autopilot video right now. I'll explain the limitations.

[@richard98807]

@@thesamuelnam Thanks

[@endtheweekend9878]

Nice one 👌 great video

[@77jez]

Hey, love the vid. Can you tell me why the evie charging is free? Im thinking about getting a model y in a few months if the finance numbers work out how i think they will.

[@thesamuelnam]

I got it free with finance deal. Not sure if it's still on. Also it's not free anymore for me. Only for a year. Regardless all chargers at shopping centers are usually free too. Use my referral link to get $500 - $1000 off on your Y.

[@77jez]

@@thesamuelnam legend. Thankyou

[@ThreeMinuteHeat]

Your video is actually very enjoyable to watch without skipping. Subscribe!!! Wonder what is your job?

[@thesamuelnam]

I’m a freelance video producer and photographer. A KZbinr when ever there’s free time.

[@felgen24]

When the SOC is showing 0% at arrival adjust your speed and you will use way less energy and arrive safely

[@SydneyEV]

lowest i have seen is the red bar of doom arriving with -9%. we made it with 1% and who charges to 100% at a fast charger?

[@thesamuelnam]

Totally agree with charging to 100% but we were trying to see if we can skip a few chargers (which we barely did).

[@SydneyEV]

fair enough then, that will work. barely @@thesamuelnam

[@khailjon89]

Hi Sam, just wondering did you get the endhance Aitopilot / FSD option? Or is it all standard that your using?

[@thesamuelnam]

Hey, I tried EAP for only two days and decided it wasn’t worth it (got refunded). So everything you see here is standard AP.

[@pleasantcrew]

This is why I can't get an EV at the moment. The range anxiety will f@#k with my nerves.

[@thesamuelnam]

Lol. Sorry for making it seem worse than it is. There are super chargers every 150km, we purposely didn’t use them to see what would happen. Plus this is the lowest range Tesla you could buy. But yeah. The first few weeks. Definitely had range anxiety. I have two teslas now absolutely zero anxiety today.

[@eprohoda]

how you doing?!Enjoyed!cool recording- Samuel!

[@arnienz1962]

What rim covers do you have?

[@thesamuelnam]

They're not rim covers 😂 they're the 20 inch rims you can upgrade on the Tesla site. Forgot what they were called.

[@GunKaraka]

Love your videos! Hilarious

[@aaronp9685]

Were you at highway speed when you did 30km under 0% or did you slow down a bit? What sort of warnings was the car giving you? Great video!

[@thesamuelnam]

Hey Aaron, we dropped our speed from 114km/h to about 90 on a 110 highway. I think we wouldn’t have made it if we didn’t lower our speed. Car had a red box saying “charge required to get to destination”. That was about it. No beeps or flashing lights.

[@ThreeMinuteHeat]

@@thesamuelnam 90km/h is still reasonable on a 0% battery.

[@Gedsterboy]

​@@thesamuelnamHey mate. Love your video. Keeps up the great work. How many klms did you travel on 0%?

[@televisi]

Great video, love it! When charging on non tesla charger, do you need special charging cables?

[@thesamuelnam]

Tesla’s in Australia have the common CCS2. So we can use Tesla chargers + public chargers without any adapters or cables. Though, you might need a CCS2 charging cable for some shopping centres and charging spots.

[@eddymagic1]

Hi, loved the video! Just wondering - Do you have the performance model y? Or the standard with the 20” wheels? Or did you get the 19” wheels and change the covers? Your car looks great! 😊

[@thesamuelnam]

Hey Ed, it’s the standard with induction 20’ upgrade (a must for the Y).

[@eddymagic1]

@@thesamuelnam thank you! Yes looks great!

[@Mububban23]

@@thesamuelnam why are they a must? Better looks or does it affect range? One criticism of the Y I’ve heard is a firm ride so was thinking 19s might be slightly better? Loving your videos

[@thesamuelnam]

@Mububban23 pure looks. In fact you lose range by doing induction upgrade. I've tested both Gemini vs induction for ride quality, it was negligible to me. I did see some nice 19 black wheel covers that kind of look similar though.

[@femmefatale22]

Thanks for this! We are planning to buy one. I just want to ask, do you have to preplan your charging stops? Can tesla help you find EV chargers ?

[@thesamuelnam]

Unfortunately, tesla only plans for super chargers. Totally works, but in my case I had free charging with Evie. So I had to plan it. They're working on an update that plans for other reliable chargers. But that's a future update.

[@venomsixxx]

Bruh how do I get free charging with Evie? Is there a hack 😉

[@ntpryce]

I’m looking at getting a Model Y and am wondering about range and difference between normal and performance model. Great vlog!

[@thesamuelnam]

From my road trip, it would've helped to have at least 50km extra range.. Cut off a solid 15% off the claimed WLTP range and that's more real world. Expect 435km for MYP and about 386km for MY Standard. Unless you're a performance geek, it's not worth the $34k premium for extra range alone. The second I get my hands on a MYP, I'll do the exact same trip and vlog it for you guys.

[@MartynMassop]

How are you getting free charging through the Evie network? Is it perk of your finance/insurance?

[@thesamuelnam]

Yeah a perk, only for 12 months and limited to 2000kwh.

[@sanjiv1985]

How did you charge at Evie stations for free? I see that it's 60c per kWh in the Evie app.

[@thesamuelnam]

Sorry. Should’ve mentioned in the video. I got a deal with Evie, 12 months free charging.

[@sanjiv1985]

@@thesamuelnam how on earth did you get that :)

[@ryanbellairs3090]

With the non tesla chargers - do you need to have an adapter to make the charger interface with the tesla?

[@thesamuelnam]

In Australia, Tesla's can use any charger without an adapter. Though a non-Tesla can't use Tesla chargers. They're all the same port here.

[@PCLoadLetter]

There used to be one charger in Fairy Meadow (Wollongong) that was set up for antique BMW i3's where you needed an adapter. But it's been faulty for months, and its (completely unnecessary from a design perspective) start button has been clapped out for years. It's probably never coming back. Everything else this side of WA uses the standard CCS Type 2 plug that's on every Tesla Model 3&Y in Australia.

[@tanvirkhan5264]

Nice.👍

[@snoopfobz]

EV are the future however ill wait for it to be better range and cheaper

[@zenmaster24]

dont kill spiders bro - they help kill all the damn roaches around sydney

[@RobertGraham1906]

Pure comedy!

[@happyhero2881]

You are too funny bro

[@erko092]

why didn't you just let the tesla plan the trip itself, with all the stops it needs? L

[@thesamuelnam]

There were a million Tesla chargers. But we tried to use Evie network since it was free. We happened to hit 0% when then next Super charger was about 40ish km away.

[@ulfw]

You are so nice

[@adamhudson9853]

ᑭяỖｍｏ𝓼𝐦 🙈

[@whatrgenazz]

Look and act like teenager.. has 3 kids :O

[@hobo1704]

Tells people how their car sux but then goes onto to showing the many charging stops that is required in an EV 😂😂 How ironic.. Inferior pointless technology

[@ahsanulreza669]

As an EV owner , I understand the humour you put in the video to make it stand out but unfortunately Non-EV people are gonna use such video clips to spread things that are not true about EV. If you gotta seek attention, please do it in a way that doesn't aid such acts. Cheers

[@TheYoyoma3]

Lol dude relax….

[@Gedsterboy]

I think Samuel is exactly what both sides need...

[@hobo1704]

Use things? It's a fact EV's are inferior to ICE wrt range and refill times.. Pointless technology

[@arnienz1962]

Stop acting like it's your mission to convert everyone to an EV

[@hobo1704]

@@arnienz1962 they try, as bad as religious types..