Can An Electric Car Travel 1,000 Miles In A Day?

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Tesla Model 3 Performance - Is 1,000 Miles In One Day Possible?
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Electric cars are great, but they suck on road trips, right? According to a poll on my channel, the majority of drivers don't want to drive more than 500 miles in a day. If I can drive double that, 1,000 miles, in a day, surely electric cars make a bit more sense for the masses than we might think? We'll look at how long it takes to drive 1,000 miles in a Tesla Model 3 Performance. We'll also cover how much time is spent driving versus charging, how many stops are required, how much energy is required, and how much it all costs.
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@undead890 3 года назад

"Where good enough is good enough" - Every Engineer Ever

@TraditionalAnglican 3 года назад

Sounds almost like the Russian saying, “Perfect is the enemy of good enough.”

@MoparNewport 3 года назад

And exactly why mechanics everywhere HATE engineers.

@MoparNewport 3 года назад

@@grievuspwn4g3 and if you buy that I have a bridge to sell you. There is no excuse for supposedly educated engineers and what they do

@scottswanson8520 3 года назад

By definition!

@aidanwilliams9452 3 года назад

@@MoparNewport Poor management requirements and budgets mean there's a lot of constraints, so engineers often don't have the freedom to make something good. Trust me most engineers hate the same poor designs as much as mechanics do

@ajr5195 3 года назад

“Kind tip, if you’re a thief” actually lol’d.

@EngineeringExplained 3 года назад

EE has tips for everyone! 😂

@jdcook72 3 года назад

I was going to leave the exact same comment and see you did as well.

@viper4800X2 3 года назад

There's the next April 1st video, kind tips for car thieves

@sav22rem22 3 года назад

A great tip for car thieves is to arc the two battery terminals together with a ratchet while they hold it. Ez car start tip for thieves only

@scottmcqueen3964 3 года назад

Its like when they steal your wallet, please just leave behind my drivers license so it doesn't become an absolute pain in the ass to get a new bank card lol

@jakobb8063 3 года назад

"And I will drive 500 miles and I will drive 500 more..." - my brain, this whole video

@Dillbeet 3 года назад

DA DA DA

@SWTrailsAndWheels 3 года назад

Great...now it will be stuck in my head ALL DAY.

@jakobboers5067 3 года назад

Hi jakob b, I'm jakob b

@jakobb8063 3 года назад

@@jakobboers5067 Hi Jakob B, it's me, Jakob B :D

@turbolevo8703 3 года назад

Is this a proclamation?

@gerrievanstaden3416 3 года назад

"Yo, chill out front wipers" - Jason 2021

@pepstein 3 года назад

I think it would be cool if the wipers slowed while the car is stopped or in reverse while in light rain. I had a car with manual wipers where the intermittent wipers would wipe less often when stopped, and it was helpful.

@VoxelLoop 3 года назад

It seems like there's an on-going overhaul for the auto-wipers known as 'Auto-wipers V3'. It looks like they'll be using more cameras than just the single one on the windshield to determine the weather better. I was in a branch where we believed this was in use and the auto-wipers seemed to work perfectly fine, it's a good sign! :)

@RandyTWester 3 года назад

Yeah... the front wipers would have to go pretty fast to clean the back window and rear camera. That's a bug.

@andymurray8007 3 года назад

Yeah, I never use the high speed on wipers, but when I drove a Model 3 for 3 days it did it all the time, in only a light rain. I agree with Jason, they need work.

@xxquackixx178 3 года назад

Those wipers suck

@TatawakaPlays 3 года назад

Engineering Explained: “Calculates the exact difference between 0-60 numbers and actual 0-60 with multiple methods” Also Engineering Explained: “Oh well, 970 miles is close enough to 1000 miles” Love the content. Cheers!

@rj7855 3 года назад

well... it's only a 3% difference

@jonahfastre 3 года назад

@@rj7855 3% can mean a lot

@AndrewFrink 3 года назад

well given he started with 1 significant figure (1000) and this is a pretty low precision test/point, yep 970 rounded to 1 sigfig is 1000 and good enough. The issue with the 0-60 times isn't the accuracy of the measurement, 2.1 seconds for example, it's that the 2.1 seconds isn't actually a 0-60 time. it's 0-60 but the time starts after the first 1 foot. This is how NHRA drags work, and is at least mostly consistent in the industry, but it's still mis-labeled. Maybe "60mph drag" or "60MPH launch" would be better.

@TatawakaPlays 3 года назад

@@AndrewFrink I’ll tell my bank that they can round up the next mortgage payment and ask if it’s good enough. Haha Jokes aside, I was mererly pointing out that he was very precise on one video and less on this one. And that’s a good thing. Everyone knows it could have done the extra 30.

@JB-sb1qg 3 года назад

My engineering professors usually mentioned error margins of +/- 10% so he's good. Also, my grandfather drove Indianapolis to Ft Ogden FL straight through well into his 70's. 1100 miles with interstates and he started before interstates. One other thing once I finished the video. Carwow channel ran 2 Teslas and a electric Volvo to nearly zero battery to test actual range. The extended range Model S he drove to completely dead (drove around charging station lot until it stopped) and got 80% of the stated range. The others did about 75% if I remember correctly.

@jfolz 3 года назад

EE: 1000 miles possible? Bjørn Nyland: Hold my polar bread

@KyleBrightman 3 года назад

He does 1000 km (620 miles) challenges. Jason drives in freedom units.

@febrianadji5758 3 года назад

@@KyleBrightman well yeah Barely 1000mi a day for average non Tesla

@giovannifoulmouth7205 3 года назад

you mean polar bear?

@kjellodnebreitebakk 3 года назад

@@giovannifoulmouth7205 No, it’s polar bread. It’s a scandinavian thing. Delicious.

@kodez79 3 года назад

He did set a record for 24 hours tho

@thebigds 3 года назад

The strange nav times: were they maybe including the estimated charging time for that stop? That helps explain the super accurate overall time estimate.

@aarontindall6944 3 года назад

It very much includes charge time in trip estimated ETAs.

@CoreyKearney 3 года назад

I've marthoned across Canada a couple times. It's really hard to make more than 800 km or so in a day even if you stop for nothing but gas and sleep. You're gonna end up over 8 hours most times. Long time without a break. Most people don't do that. The reality is EV's won't change most people's travel times in the slightest, and they'll have the added benefit of being a little more rested after the trip.

@andymurray8007 3 года назад

@thebigdsdotcom I was thinking the same thing, it's the supercharger departure time, rather than the arrival time (assuming you plugged in instantly and stayed exactly the recommended time).

@wickiss 3 года назад

@@CoreyKearney We do 1500 km in a day easy. From Toronto to New Brunswick and from Yellowknife to Edmonton (but not the other way around). I will admit this drops every day your on the road. We drove from Toronto to Yellowknife, and the first day we did ~1,400km. That dropped the next day to ~1,200km and the next day to ~1,000 km. Now that the electric highway is completed across Canada, I would like to try to drive an EV across the whole country.

@CoreyKearney 3 года назад

@@wickiss You said We. I said I. It's a little different. Nonetheless not an easy drive.

@nullunit 3 года назад

I used to have this forced March mentality when driving long distances but now I stop when ever I get tired or brain fried, 15-30 mins to chill, stretch legs etc. Perfect for EV as long as you have a good charging network.

@Dominik189 3 года назад

Wait, you actually get tired while driving and feel it? Is it just me who just doesn't feel tired at all during driving and then just konks out after the long trips?

@sammiller6631 3 года назад

@@Dominik189 It's just you.

@Dominik189 3 года назад

@@sammiller6631 ... Well that's neat to know

@markchd 3 года назад

It almost sounds like the navigation software was including charge time in your ETA to each charger.

@rtfazeberdee3519 3 года назад

thats what i was thinking, the time when you'll leave the charging stop

@yupp9393 3 года назад

That is exactly right.

@EngineeringExplained 3 года назад

Yes, kinda, but it was telling me that's when I would arrive (rather than leave). Because once I got right to the chargers it would realize I was there and change it.

@IceBergGeo 3 года назад

That's what I was thinking too. Either way, strange.

@benjamind7290 3 года назад

Odd that the battery wasn't preconditioning during that screen shot at 8:06. If the battery was not preconditioning, then charge time will be longer. Maybe the battery was very low, but if so, still indicates the choice in charger was not ideal.

@WilliamPozo 3 года назад

I drove 1200 miles last year in my T-M3, Miami to D.C. ... Took me 18 hours instead of my usual ice 16 hours. Which makes sense b/c of the 30min stops to charge, about 4 times. This was a summer event and the AC was on the whole time.

@GoHerping 3 года назад

Going from NC to FL was 630 miles and took me 11 1/2 hours in the SR+, it was one of the few times long range would have been worth the extra cash

@jeffcantor3298 3 года назад

The longest time I ever drove "non-stop" was 18 hours right after college and the only reason I was able to drive that long was I was pulling a UHaul trailer and had to stop for gas every four hours. Those forced stops - which were a bit longer than a regular gas stop as I would check the trailer connections and check the oil etc - were what refreshed me and made the trip possible. Using that same logic, I believe that EVs are actually the better/safer choice for long road trips even if they might take a little longer time wise. The longest I've done in my EV so far is about 250 miles but I have a potential 400 mile trip this summer.

@logicreversed18t 3 года назад

My wife and I just ordered a Model 3 LR. Your videos definitely helped give me context and information on what we are getting into. To the future! I'm still wearing goggles and a white scarf when I drive, though. Not giving that up.

@helojoeywala6622 3 года назад

Dont worry, in a tesla u can heat the car beforehand with the app before u sit in it

@Oblithian 3 года назад

Chitty chitty bang bang life.

@palleppalsson 3 года назад

Very good tips for a beginner car thief. :-D

@EngineeringExplained 3 года назад

Remember, just one window!

@theelectricmonk3909 3 года назад

@@EngineeringExplained Also - don't make it that little (non-moving) window on the back door. a) You need monkey arms to actually reach the door handle from there, b) They're bl**dy hard to replace, and c) They're really expensive! Don't ask me how I know this.... (ok, since you asked, I accidentally locked myself out of an old car, while it was running. Figured the smallest window would be the best one to break. Amateur error...)

@ackables 3 года назад

@@theelectricmonk3909 also there are usually used auto glass places that are half price of new glass and glass isn't really something that needs to be new

@sammiller6631 3 года назад

@@EngineeringExplained Maybe they weren't trying to steal anything? Maybe they smashed two windows because a thumbs down wasn't enough for one of your videos they didn't like?

@cloudpoint0 3 года назад

It obvious that the thief had an apprentice-in-training along with him/her.

@alexli3545 3 года назад

I literally just did Seattle to LA in a little more than one day (1100 miles). Autopilot for the entire trip and nap during supercharging is perfect for me. Honestly with the good supercharger infrastructure along i5, this is actually more relaxing than I thought it was.

@slippingsloth 3 года назад

I want to see this same experience on a non Tesla. How does Electrify America etc compare

@EngineeringExplained 3 года назад

I want to try the same!

@billhanna2148 3 года назад

Not worth the trouble since they are SO inconsistent .. maybe in a year or so

@laloajuria4678 3 года назад

cannonball record was set on EA....so its good enough (not best).

@kilpatds 3 года назад

@@EngineeringExplained See if you can get Hyundai/Kia to lend you one of their new EGMP cars to do it with... that should charge dramatically faster than the Tesla, and be more approachable/in the news cycle than the Audi/Porsche.

@stanleyfung5529 3 года назад

you should check out Out of Spec Motoring if you haven't already. They do a lot of non-Tesla EV road trip videos

@EvilGenius007 3 года назад

Engineering: Accuracy and precision at any cost. Engineering Explained: Good enough is good enough.

@RagnorBC 3 года назад

"Engineering: Accuracy and precision at any cost." I strongly disagree with that. No employer or client would want an engineer to waste time and money getting absolute precision if there is no need for it. Engineering is about getting to a working solution.

@EvilGenius007 3 года назад

@@RagnorBC your hyperbole detector appears to be malfunctioning. The cardinal grammeters are probably out of synch, if I had to guess.

@VrumsAdventures 3 года назад

The accuracy and precision in electronics is achieved via a lot and I mean A LOT of approximations. Engineering is in essence defining what good enough is and that's good enough. :D

@AndyG73 3 года назад

@@RagnorBC Indeed - as an engineer myself, I'd say they were describing a scientist, who wants to win an award by being the one who achieves the best/furthest/fastest, etc. And engineer is, in my view, a practical and pragmatic scientist, who works to achieve a realistic goal. Once that was achieved, or I knew it would be (i.e. driving that extra 30 miles was unnecessary), I'd move onto my next task (in that case, having something to eat/getting some rest). Occasionally they'll be engineers who go much further (I am somewhat of a perfectionist, but some bosses confuse 'doing a good job' with perfectionism and 'doing an acceptable job' with cutting corners on quality of work. This has happened in many industries - which is why so many cars have lots of niggly problems these days - mainly with the new tch, as owners are now considered to be defacto beta testers, because R&D time has been reduced in order to compete on getting tech out ahead of rivals. Cars designed and built 15-20 years ago had far less of these problems, and didn't need regular 'updates' to correct flaws.

@allenandtiffanyyates2504 3 года назад

That's science. Engineering is definitely the best you can do for a reasonable cost and with sufficient factor of safety.

@AustinFerguson 3 года назад

Just did the drive from my place outside of Portland, OR to Phoenix, at Indio, CA or 1,120 miles of driving. Was accomplished in 21 hours. This was done in a mid-range model. Average stop was 17m per stop, stopped 9 times. I tend to feel same way you nailed on your video. 👍 It was the most effortless drive I've done and I wasn't wore out.

@GAMEMANIAC69 3 года назад

That 28 minutes for a mile includes your estimated charge time! I have a model 3 as well and have done the SF-LA trip many times and I’m pretty certain it’s that :)

@chris.becker 3 года назад

Jason, you're such a considerate person. Not many people consider how depressing it is for thieves when they go to the effort of breaking into your car and get nothing!

@slsa915 3 года назад

“I was gonna meet this guy Jay,” he says. Hehehehe.

@nickolastiguan 3 года назад

3:12 that’s actually quite an important point. when we were driving on The Great Ocean Road, there were signs that remind you to take a break every 2 (3?) hours. I personally have not seem that here in Canada, or the handful of cities that I have visited in the States.

@fparent 3 года назад

I saw that too. We stopped from free coffee and cookies.

@cauthoncrazy 3 года назад

Now that I have an EV, I totally prefer it!

@nox5555 3 года назад

@Vijfhoek in a free country you can make 250 miles in 2 hours. pop in some good music, pray that the bahn will stay free the whole day and pedal to the metal.

@mikeyconsidine5135 3 года назад

I just love to see that you actually interact with your subscribers and are supremely genuine about it. Thank you.

@petersilva037 3 года назад

On the "more leeway when charging"... on a trip two weeks ago. I left the SC when it said I would have 13% at the next SC. I had 2% when I got there... It was straight highway, I wasn´t driving hard, It wasn´t hot or cold... the only guess I have is a headwind. I like the more leeway... It is usually much better than that, but once it a while it gets it wrong, and I´d rather not get stuck.

@pepstein 3 года назад

The car will eventually warn you to slow down in order to reach the next charger. You can use the Trip tab on the Energy screen to see how you're doing. If the prediction is trending too close for comfort, you can slow down early, and if you're more efficient than originally predicted you can speed up. Arriving with lower state of charge will get you faster charging. But strong headwinds can mess up such plans, as slowing down 5 or even 10 MPH may not be enough. Sometimes it's better to be safe than sorry.

@ianmacgillivray2740 3 года назад

Greetings, thanks for sharing your experience. Lots of great information covered in this video.

@TexasAgg2003 3 года назад

the map was showing time before the next turn action; it was estimating you would need to charge for ~25min so it was including your charging time. That is why the final destination arrival time was so accurate.

@leeoldershaw956 3 года назад

Just drove 2000 mile round trip, 2 days each way, 10 hour days, 7.5 hour driving, leisurely lunch, FSD 99.9 %. Longest legs 2:35, average 2:10. I'm 83 with a sore hip. Wonderful experience. The Tesla/Supercharger transportation system is genius. My wipers are now almost perfect. It usually selects the proper mode within seconds of when I think it should. They are also voice controllable.

@Oblithian 3 года назад

These would be perfect for my father (2 hip replacements, I guess he would recommend it haha). Having forced stops would probably allow him to drive further in a day and my mother wouldn't have to feel bad asking for pee breaks every couple hours.

@MsAjax409 3 года назад

Since getting my Model 3 nearly 3 years ago, I've driven five 1000+ mile days on my biennial migrations to and from Arizona. It amazes me how practical it is for the reasons you explained in this excellent video. I will say that I have Navigate on Autopilot which works very well. I can literally drive between charging stops, on ramp to off ramp rarely having to intervene. I just rest my hand on the wheel at 5 or 7 o'clock and let Autopilot do all the work. BTW, 1. Pushing the left stock initiates the wipers. 2. Autopilot does lane changes so well now. Blind spots are not a problem at all. I use it all the time. 3. No EV is going to match the EPA range estimate when driving at 75 or 80 mph, into a headwind, or when it's cold or raining . My lifetime efficiency is 259 wH/mile. With a 75 kWh usable battery pack in my Mode 3 that's gives and average maximum range of 289 miles. I can't think of another EV that bestsTesla's efficiency.

@NickHorvath 3 года назад

Thank you for this. This is relevant to me since I periodically drive to my in law's in east Tennessee from Long Island (about 850 miles). I currently do it in my Volt, but considering getting a full electric car in the near future.

@mattpopovich 3 года назад

I just bought the same T-Sportline rims and tires for my Model 3, I thought I made a good choice but now I KNOW I made a good choice if Jason is rocking them 👍 7:34

@patrickmorse7549 3 года назад

I recently drove from Tucson to Reno and back over a weekend in our Tesla Model Y. On the way back we decided to take a detour down the 395 in California and likely drove over 1000 miles in one day.

@anydaynow01 3 года назад

Thanks for this break down it's very informative! It would be great to hear your thoughts after a road trip using a non Tesla network, I think that is where a lot of people's worries are.

@howardlee7364 3 года назад

I drove my model 3 3600 mile from Portland to Tampa in 3 days.

@saims.2402 3 года назад

Imma just keep two cars, a Model 3 and some other really good IC car.

@EngineeringExplained 3 года назад

Haha, that's what I do! Crosstrek + Miata rounds out the trio nicely.

@cybertrk 3 года назад

Model 3, and a minivan

@teslaw-model3 3 года назад

keeping an ICE car along with the model 3 seems just like maintaining a windows and a linux pc at the same time. linux only works fine for me 😉

@OuchMySpleen 3 года назад

@@Wheelman81 It can be even cheaper if you are flexible. My parents actually fly to FL in the fall and the rentals are super cheap as long as they are one way and you don't return them to FL (essentially all the spring summer inbounds overload the FL lots and they want you to take them back out of state). So they go down and take a week long road trip home, very cheap.

@myentertainment55 3 года назад

If you are not regular roadtriper you can rent ACE car :) Majority of people do 1 or 2 roadtrips a year max. They can rent ace car for that occasion.

@tozzasque 3 года назад

Thanks for this vid Jason!

@cyclenut9992 3 года назад

EE does it again, my favorite channel to watch, always learn something new and entertaining right to the end. Thanks

@joshwhite3210 3 года назад

I made it 960 miles in one day a couple weeks ago with my Performance Model Y! It was super easy, especially with Autopilot doing most of the driving, fatigue set in right at the very end.

@CommanderVibral 3 года назад

I did 1173 miles in my Model 3 Performance in 2019 driving from Sacramento to Denver in a single day.

@juliahello6673 3 года назад

But if they got 60nph like in the video that would be 19.5 hours. So start at 5:00 am and stop a little after midnight. I wouldn’t want to do it but it’s certainly doable.

@toddwright662 3 года назад

@Wooly Chewbakker Seems plausible to me. I did Seattle to Oakland solo straight through in a Model 3 Dual Motor. It was 820 miles and it took me 14:40 on the way down including one slow charger that led to a long lunch stop, and 13:52 on the way back up. I've also done Seattle to LA with a couple of friends; that was 1,190 miles and total trip was 21:31 down and 21:15 on the way back up. The LA trip was before the V2 Superchargers were increased from 120V to 150V and predates V3 Superchargers at 250V. I expect if I repeated the LA trip now, we'd trim roughly an hour off that time.

@bazoo513 3 года назад

Reasonable as always, Jason! Thanks!

@leobats14 3 года назад

Excellent as always.

@fauxpastea4169 3 года назад

In the UK, the Highway Code recommends taking a break (of at least 15 minutes) every two hours anyway.

@anthonyschroeder521 3 года назад

I've done that distance 6 times so far in my MY already. With my bladder, it's been around 30 min per 500 miles slower than my older car. But that isn't too bad. Of course your bladder will vary

@SCWgreg 3 года назад

Spot on assessments. Gorgeous cascade range too. Thx!

@garyclark6747 3 года назад

Very informative and great summary of your ownership experience. 🏎💨

@zoastro 3 года назад

Great vid. Was looking forward to this analysis! In 10 to 20 years Brazil will have the current US' charging infrastructure...

@patrickrobichaux 3 года назад

I've done 1000 miles in a single day in a Tesla Model S multiple times. With auto-steer, its not bad at all, especially if you have a good audiobook. I especially love overnight drives as I'll just sleep at a charging stop in the middle of the night.

@otm646 3 года назад

Most adults are not going to accept sleeping in their cars because they've been delayed by EV charging detours.

@patrickrobichaux 3 года назад

@@otm646 I was also the guy who slept a few hours at a rest area on overnight drives in gas cars. Difference is that I can justify my rest more when I’m charging while I sleep.

@MachuPichuu 3 года назад

@@patrickrobichaux except sleeping while charging a Tesla is not enjoyable. It goes by too fast, no point really. You would have to charge then move your car and then sleep.

@patrickrobichaux 3 года назад

@@MachuPichuu you only have to move to avoid idle fees of the place is 50% full which I’ve never seen at 2AM. Put the back seat down. Bring a sleeping bag and a few pillows. Lay down in the back. If you don’t mind camping it’s downright luxurious.

@brendykes6599 3 года назад

@@patrickrobichaux when you’re napping, do you let it charge to 100% or limit closer to what you need to reach the next charger?

@colinpovey2904 3 года назад

Excellent video. Really appreciate the real world range/time numbers. And the info on the frunk security is truly appreciated (serious photographer).

@chrisborns5972 3 года назад

Great work I love the FUD crushing challenge

@Spacedog_42 3 года назад

2:39 “I was going to meet this guy named Jay.” (Says it so casually. It’s not like “Jay” is anyone special or anything.)

@michaellewis6569 3 года назад

Loved this.

@mikeanthonybrooks 3 года назад

"hey everyone, I met this fantastic gentleman named jay, he has a really big chin."

@cheesymn7779 3 года назад

And he was so non chalant about it too lmao. Just meeting Jay Leno, no biggie.

@tomp538 3 года назад

@@cheesymn7779 Meeting Jay Leno really is no biggie. Total gearhead, he's very friendly and approachable when out in the wild.

@knight2386 3 года назад

Such a well-timed video for me. Going to be taking my model 3 from Los Angeles to Pennsylvania in 3 weeks. Thanks Jason! Wish me luck

@adityavikramsingh4807 3 года назад

Beautiful video 😍

@Artzi001 3 года назад

1000 miles a day (24 h) has not been a problem for my Model 3 LR. I once had to do it.

@ethaneve7923 3 года назад

Very informative! This was my greatest concern about electric cars, but now seeing that it is possible to drive that far in a day, I'm more likely to buy one in the future.

@mattymogue 3 года назад

I just ordered my Model 3 LR. Can't wait!

@social3ngin33rin 3 года назад

Cool, thanks for testing this :)

@luisperaza4386 3 года назад

“Meet this “guy” jay” 😂 said it like he was a fan

@verygood8116 3 года назад

Now try it with a 3 and 5 year old. Introduce a little chaos to the order of things.

@1djbecker 3 года назад

Driving 1K miles in a day with a Tesla? Not a technical challenge, just a stamina one. Driving 1K miles in a day with a 3 and 5 year old in the car? Not feasible, no matter what is powering the vehicle.

@mullman 3 года назад

@ Very Good. I did this every year when my girls were small. 903 miles NC to Maine. Sometimes my girls went to sleep in NC and didn’t leave their car seat until Maine, but I drove solo through the night.

@eichler721 3 года назад

I have done this many times. Definitely easier now that my kids are 12 and 9

@grafando 3 года назад

@@mullman Hey, when was the last time you came up here to Maine? Where do ya stay?

@slightlycrookedworkshop 3 года назад

Have them run around for the time it takes to charge. Then they might sleep more during the drive.

@simonthebroken9691 3 года назад

Thanks for the content. I used to travel for work. I drove until I got there. I'm not the norm though. Very few people "need" to do this often. I really think fsd is the game changer here. Once widely adopted it will allow people to travel further, longer commute while relaxing, or working or playing games, or entertaining.

@pepstein 3 года назад

Most will be happy to follow Tesla's guidance as you described, but it's often possible to reduce total charging time by: • charging less at each stop, so you arrive at the next charger with 5-10% remaining • stopping more frequently when charger spacing allows, so you don't have to charge above 70% A Better Route Planner (app or website) can help figure out the optimal strategy, and the Trip tab on the Energy screen in the car can help you adjust your speed as needed to avoid range anxiety.

@nfcknblvbl 3 года назад

The only 1k+ mile road trips I've taken in my Model 3 Performance were with my family, and we only did about 800 miles a day but if I was alone 1k miles would have been easy.

@MachuPichuu 3 года назад

Yeah but are we talking 1k miles total in a day or 3k miles in 3 days? As that makes quite a big difference. I did 2300 miles in less than 3 days(M3P), but that is having some nice long meals. If I tried to push that any more I feel like it wouldn't of been significantly less enjoyable.

@mriphone1000 3 года назад

1000 miles is alot though for one day. The avgerage person isn't going anywhere near that. Maybe 500 or 600.

@EngineeringExplained 3 года назад

Yep, that's my point. It's very easy to do in an EV for those folks.

@OmegaF77 3 года назад

100 miles is already a ridiculous amount to drive to work. It would take you approximately an 1 hour and a half to drive that far.

@anydaynow01 3 года назад

Yeah the only times I've traveled those distances in a day I've swapped drive time with others, then there was that time I did Ringgold GA through Richmond VA to NYC alone in one shot in my 20s, but that was an isolated incident!

@kamenriderblade2099 3 года назад

I did 1200 mi in 1 day. LA -> San Jose -> LA

@kamenriderblade2099 3 года назад

@Jimmy Edward No, that was just a few weeks ago.

@SteveCChapman 3 года назад

I agree with most of what you said. If you push the left stalk button in, quickly so as not to squirt fluid, the wipers swipe. Do that a couple of times in light rain, then futz with the cards on the screen for changing the wiper settings. The car will go 300 miles on the highway, if you first charge at home to 100%, you drive around the speed limit, on relatively flat terrain, without headwinds, with a light load, in moderate temperatures, and land it perfectly at a supercharger. Any of those variables less, you get less range. After the first charge is gone, it’s quickest to charge to around 50%-60% and move onto the next supercharger. In a sample 400 mile drive from Philly to Raleigh down the east coast I-95, I selected 2-3 super chargers of 16 available.

@dadmezz4024 2 года назад

Wonderful trip analysis. You are a full battery cart pilot and I'm just stepping into a hybrid with a Maverick. Thanks for all your explanations that give the rest of us some resemblances of security with our decisions towards future driving experiences.

@jeebus2121 3 года назад

9:47 - is there an issue with the brake pads on the front right? There's a band on the disc.

@Dave--FkTheDeepstate 3 года назад

Great video! How would you rate the M3-P vs your S2000 in handling/cornering?

@Augusto0926 3 года назад

Awesome video!!!!

@jb-rx3qd 3 года назад

Great video

@WilliamChan 3 года назад

I find it really taxing to drive more than 2 hours at a time anyway, so taking a 20-minute pit stop every 2 hours sounds ideal, not just doable

@1djbecker 3 года назад

Better, your 20 minute pit stop isn't 12 minutes spent fueling and 8 minutes in the restroom. It's a minute plugging in and the rest leisurely taking a break, knowing that extra minutes just results in a few extra percent of charge rather than a 1-for-1 delay getting to your destination.

@Josiahsutton1 3 года назад

@@1djbecker but you don't have to refuel a gas car every 2 hours and it doesn't take 8 minutes to go to the bathroom.

@watchman9198 3 года назад

@@1djbecker fueling up takes 5 minutes and then you can drive another 600km. That would be so annoying having to stop every 2 hours

@JohnBoylson 3 года назад

I have twice driven over 1000 miles in a day in my model 3. Around 1100 miles each time and it took about 17-18 hours with charging both times.

@JohnBoylson 3 года назад

@@csjrogerson2377 99% highway and mostly middle of the country where speed limits are 75 or 80mph

@JohnBoylson 3 года назад

@@csjrogerson2377 may have also been more like 18-19hrs

@csjrogerson2377 3 года назад

@@JohnBoylson Thanks.

@joetripp123 3 года назад

Love the content. i hear there's an update coming that vastly improves the auto wipers. I hope they have a fix in there for light rain and the reverse problem.

@imjashingyou3461 3 года назад

Oh crap my comment made the video. My life is complete!!! Honestly you and Matt Maran are the best youtubers. Only ones Ive had personal interaction with.

@counselingpsychology 3 года назад

I once knew a guy who bought a Miata, supercharged it, and never drove it again. It was a real sad situation for everyone around him...

@Oblithian 3 года назад

It really blows.

@jmking7 3 года назад

Low buffer is the way to road trip it! Arrive with 10% or little less and just charge enough to jump to the next charger. That’s the way to ev road trip, jump from charger to charger!

@Georgeqaws 3 года назад

And pray to God that charger works and doesn't have a long waiting line.

@andrewsnow7386 3 года назад

Nice balanced review of your Tesla.

@morguester2003 3 года назад

13:47 The display of the car is to give you a second blind spot notification as you can see traffic around the car even is your mirrors are obscured. 14:15 Wipers can do a courtesy wipe by pressing a half detent on the indicator stock button. That trains the NN to help improve the auto-wiper system as they now use the FSD to detect when to clean the windshield. I live in Vancouver, BC and we have lots of mist/grimmy days where the auto-wipers didn't work. After using the manual wipe a few times it now works exactly as if I was to run them myself.

@IrocZIV 3 года назад

Hmm I used to drive from Michigan to Florida in one go every summer. [Just looked it up, about 1,200 miles in about 18 hours at the speed limit ;) ]

@cauthoncrazy 3 года назад

Damn.

@justindavis1546 3 года назад

I do 1,200 miles in 18 hours 4 times a year.

@jpe1 3 года назад

I’m planning on racing an EVSR electric race car in the NASA 25 Hours of Thunderhill race this December 4th, and I expect to go ~1,800 miles in the 25 hours of the race. So, 1,000 in 24 should be a piece of cake (at least if you have a pit crew ready to swap out battery packs in under 3 minutes 😉)

@rickmeeker5713 3 года назад

3:06 Mount Shasta... Gorgeous at any time of year!

@MrIbernie 3 года назад

Great review. Can't wait to se you do an in depth review of the Lucid Air.

@seanprice8271 3 года назад

Just curious why you didn't talk about the benefit of auto pilot on long drives like this? It was the biggest factor in my decision for buying a Model S. Thanks for all the great content!

@fparent 3 года назад

His car didn't come with it back in 2018. I have Autopilot and just came back from a 600 miles trip and it's great but not perfect. I love the automatic lane change and navigation. However sometimes in a single-lane construction zone, the car would advise to change lane !?!?! The 600 miles trip required us to charge only twice for 30 minutes each. I drive a model Y awd.

@pepstein 3 года назад

@@fparent yeah, almost everyone buying Model 3 back then paid $5k for Enhanced Autopilot, but Jason decided not to buy it. Given how much he enjoys driving I think that's totally understandable. But these days every Model 3 comes with basic Autopilot that would make such long drives noticeably less tiring.

@MachuPichuu 3 года назад

@@fparent seriously don't get me started with construction zones or merging highway lanes with minimal road markings in the north eastern USA. Otherwise it worked quite well.

@jimwheeler6094 3 года назад

Considering the fact that the EV Cannonball record is under two days, then of course it can.

@raydoherty5419 3 года назад

Yep!! 3000 miles in 44 hours I believe.

@eichler721 3 года назад

The overall record is 25hours 39 minutes Edit: obviously not a EV

@jaybee3165 3 года назад

I LOVE the car animation for blind spot monitor. it works for me.

@DrKnowitallKnows 3 года назад

We did a 3,100 mile road trip last month in our Model Y. 1,500 of that was in 27 hours, and that included 7 hours of sleeping and a disastrous supercharging situation (half the stalls broken, 1.5 hour line). So yep, it's not too bad. Just takes a bit longer than in a gas car :)

@kc9scott 3 года назад

Does the Tesla software keep track of stalls broken vs. working, vs. typical expected usage, and let you know ahead of time? E.G. it could forecast that 100% of the working stalls are expected to be in use, in which case there might be a queue of unknown length.

@ericy.2108 3 года назад

9:02 Sounds like nav is including charging time in the ETA

@cybertrk 3 года назад

Nah, it’s just a glitch or bug. Mine is accurate

@michaeldew7904 3 года назад

Mine did the same thing on my last road trip. It did it for arriving at home too, where charging time is hours not the 20 extra it was predicting.

@ericy.2108 3 года назад

@@cybertrk yeah I think you’re right, I don’t remember seeing additional time added for Supercharger ETA on my last road trip a couple weeks ago

@mrfr87 3 года назад

It’s not even possible to drive a 1000 miles in my country, the UK. It’s not that long or wide added together.

@otm646 3 года назад

There are multiple thousand mile challenges in the UK, people do it all the time. You're just not aware of it.

@Markle2k 3 года назад

John O'Groats to Lands End and back. Tada!

@jamesbecker4326 3 года назад

excellent video, I hope you get millions of views

@teslaowner9020 3 года назад

Yes

@aigtrader2984 3 года назад

As someone who has driven across country several times in a Tesla, yes it can be done quite easily :-)

@CC-sj8hd 3 года назад

Detroit to Disney World for the yearly family trip is the bar.

@LeadFarmer1597 3 года назад

You go to the same place every year?

@MrSKlim 3 года назад

@@LeadFarmer1597 sounds crazy but we are on year 4 for Universal Studios, lol. We always talk about going elsewhere but don’t want to waste the time and money if it’s complete crap. Bad way to look at it though, I know.

@ted101975 3 года назад

Drove a model 3 lr rwd from Chicago to Fort Morgan AL straight through. You are correct about the extra stops in a tesla. I wasn't as tired

@MrMNRichardWright 3 года назад

Looking forward to your episode with Jay

@robertjones6620 3 года назад

Just gotta point out… “Good enough” is literally the field of Engineering Explained in 2 words

@MegaCoolDrool 3 года назад

I did a 1k road trip in an SR+ averaging 80-90 mph. I was pretty tired by the end of it, but it was doable.

@blackvr4tt 3 года назад

Charging - Lots of people charge at work, or use a near by fast charger. You don't need to charge at home. Efficiency- I drive our Model 3 Performance hard and I'm still averaging 105 MPGe . It's so cheap to charge at home ($5-9), so over 5 yrs we'll save approx $15k on fuel and maintenance. The longer you keep an EV the more you save because they're so cheap to operate.

@epic27 3 года назад

Thanks Jason! I’ve just placed an order for a Model 3 dual motor long range and I was wondering how it will do for long road trips when it arrives. My parents urged me to drive it from my home in Dallas to Denver when it arrives. The 800 mile trip has me a little concerned; I think my dad is trying to prove that nothing beats the mighty internal combustion engine. This should be a fun and pleasant surprise!

@aaronbounds1336 3 года назад

Charging with PV solar system on home roof = $0. Sweet. 😁 Yeah, yah, I get it, the solar system costs $ up front. Yep. It will have paid itself off in about 8 more years (in my case), and then it's truly free. How much does it cost to have a gas station at your house? Permits? When does it pay itself off? Interesting🤔

@giovannifoulmouth7205 3 года назад

Not to mention the PV powers your home unlike a personal fuel station lol

@gstpierre69 3 года назад

Engineering Explained: The official channel of pi = 3

@jimusa9330 3 года назад

I do a lot of long distance driving (I’m retired) and can confirm that diving long distances in my Model X LR+ is very easy to do. I typically stop after ~3 hours of driving to Supercharge and eat. Autopilot makes driving close to effortless and the dynamic air ride suspension makes for a very smooth drive. All in all, I much prefer the X (compared to ICE vehicles) for long distance driving.

@davidcollett768 3 года назад

I did your survey and my response was based on being fatigued rather than the distance as such. So more time than distance, And I LOVE my Model 3 Long Range and cannot wait to do a long road trip.