The TRUTH About Tesla Road Trips! EV Myth Busting Series

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🚗⚡ Ready for a road trip in your electric vehicle? Join us as we explore the rapidly expanding world of EV charging infrastructure! In this video, we'll dive into the recent surge in EV charging stations across the country, focusing on the availability of ultra-fast chargers that make long-distance travel more feasible than ever. Discover how the landscape has changed, with more chargers and quicker charging times reducing range anxiety. Whether you're a seasoned EV traveler or considering your first electric road trip, this video will equip you with the essential info on where to find these chargers, how to use them efficiently, and tips for planning your journey. Don't forget to subscribe for more insights into the evolving world of electric vehicles!
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Overview of the increase in EV charging stations
Spotlight on ultra-fast charging technology and its benefits
Practical tips for planning your EV road trip with ease
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00:00 Intro
00:26 Charger Types
03:36 Charging Infrastructure
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12:41 Avg Range
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@ludicrousmodel3173 3 месяца назад

Dan is 100% right, I was a little disappointed that Tesla didn't give the Cybertruck 500 miles of range. They claimed that people "don't need that range", yet they clearly didn't think about the fact that trucks need a lot of range when towing things.

@Nht375 3 месяца назад

People don’t calculate total time it takes you to have a gas car versus electric car. If you own your home, you just charging your garage overnight no more running to the store to get oil and filter and changing the oil the time it takes you to fix your car either take it into the dealer or fix it yourself, try adding up the total time of owning a EV compared to a gas car

@sun1234567890 3 месяца назад

I want to address the elephant in the room! Why aren't the Gas stations installing 1 or 2 Level 3 Chargers? They can make money and put the worry to rest.

@danielcarroll3358 3 месяца назад

"EVgo and Chevron are working together to bring Electric Vehicle fast charging to select Chevron gas stations in California." Notice from last year.

@i6power30 3 месяца назад

They are.. Mostly along the highways though. Gas stations in urban areas don't have them because most EVs charge at home so they won't get any business.

@BenSullinsOfficial 3 месяца назад

Shell also getting into the game - www.shell.us/motorist/electric-vehicle-charging.html

@davidloewen5528 3 месяца назад

I ran a calculation a while back which tried to look at the total personal time spend fuelling vehicles. For an EV you spent about 20 seconds per day plugging in your car. If you live in Canada you spend 20 minutes in line at Costco to buy gas for your ICE car about 1.2 times per week. Take a years worth of that time, subtract off the daily 20 seconds for an EV. You can do a lot of level 3 trip charges before you are behind on total time expended.

@cavcoproductions 3 месяца назад

As a model y owner, I can say I've driven over 800 miles (1300 km) in one day and that its definitely doable. However I will say it does take significantly longer than in a gas car. If you're doing a short distance road trip of maybe like 300 mi (500 km) (It's not that much of a difference). The problem is when you're wanting to go a long distance, as your more limited by charging and speed. In my truck I can easily maintain 80-85 (130-140 kmh) and go about 450 mi (720 km) before having to stop and fill up (I stop usually every 4-5 hours if I can) .While in my Y at that speed, I might be lucky to get 200 mi (320 km) of range. When you add the roughly 4-5 times I have to charge to make it 800+ miles (it can add 2 or more hours to the trip time). In comparison in my truck I can do a little over 1000 mi (1600 km) in the same amount of time. I'm very aware that most people aren't as crazy as me and like stopping every 200 miles to eat and go to the restroom, etc. In my opinion though, its definitely worth the slight inconvenience for the savings in gas though as its about 1/3 the cost. Also the model y is a great car to take road trips in!

@steinwaymodelb 3 месяца назад

I used to travel like you, but with kids now it's almost impossible to get much faster than a 30 minute stop every 200 miles or so. On our last trip to Florida in our gasoline vehicle I kept track of our stops and figured that doing it with an EV would make almost no difference.

@FatboySE103 3 месяца назад

@cavcoproductions either you have a good bladder control or using diaper. Three hours and I need to have bathroom break.

@ThreeDogsTwoCatsAndAWife 3 месяца назад

I kinda ran in to the same situation, driving from LA to Phoenix. I can drive a Prius between 75-90mph(yes, speeding) and try to only stop once and do it in 5.5hrs. But add one more stop (someone has to pee) and it’s easily 6hrs. I did it in the same time with two charges with the MYLR, and I too noticed the loss of significant mileage when speeding. Two weeks in with the car, and I love it, but I would love better range even if it’s only once or twice a year that I’m doing the trip.

@ffbells 3 месяца назад

I find It adds 8-10% to trip time with my Model 3. I’ll take the EV every time for road trips.

@bondnikunj 3 месяца назад

I liked it when u converted it into kms. Most americans don't even knw how to do that. Also a well rounded comment. Talk about autopilot a little too abd share your experience

@Yanquetino 3 месяца назад

Naysayers project their own misconceptions about range. Anyone who has taken a roadtrip in an EV knows that it is actually rare to drive more than 3 hours or 200 miles at a stretch before you need a bathroom break. And by the time you do that… the EV has already recharged to 80%, ready to keep driving. Most EVs now on the market have more than enough range to do that. As for overnight charging at motels, what discourages me is that very few of them with Level 2 chargers also are pet friendly. I've only stayed at ONE that offers both. Somehow those two services need to get their act together.

@i6power30 3 месяца назад

Ideally there are charging stations everywhere but it seems not likely without massive government subsidies.. If a hotel installed charging stations available for every guest that would be a huge undertaking. If they just have a couple it may not guarantee your spot and you may be stranded there until it's your turn to charge.

@Japplesnap 3 месяца назад

New York to Florida and back is a regular road trip every year for us. In a Model 3 Long Range, it adds 5 hours to the trip compared to our Audi. We can go 500 miles before needing gas in the Audi, so a quick bathroom stop if needed takes 5 minutes and back on the road again. If no bathroom break is needed, we can drive almost 7 hours nonstop. The Audi is a road trip monster. The Tesla is nowhere near the Audi for road tripping. It's a lot of added time.

@i6power30 3 месяца назад

@@Japplesnap doable but extremely unhealthy. It's best to get out of the car and stretch and exercise for 10 min every 3 hours or so at least

@JeffreyCornish 3 месяца назад

I just finished a 10 day road trip from the Seattle area in Washington to San Antonio/Houston/Boca Chica in Texas, and then back. 5600+ miles. Generally we did 2-3 hour stretches between supercharging, doing an average of 15 minutes of charging at each stop (and usually staying at the stop longer to get a bite to eat, use the restroom, check out the locale). Cost for the supercharging was $600. I calculated that for our old minivan (2014 Dodge Grand Caravan) the cost for gas would have easily been double. I bought one gallon of washer fluid and that was it.

@tommckinney1489 3 месяца назад

Thanks for the link to the EV Adept calculator. Very useful. I've always said that as long as the car's range is more than my bladder range, I'm good😂

@slowercuber7767 3 месяца назад

At over 65, I usually have to stop and pee more often than is have to stop to charge my 2023 MYLR AWD. In February, I drove out to San Diego from Alabama, and back two weeks later, including a run from 0615 MST on 2/14 in Tucson to Bessemer, Alabama around 1600 CST on 2/15, with a few naps on the trip. I seldom felt I was being delayed by my vehicle.

@EuvCharging 3 месяца назад

This is what I like about u videos. always been backing up with "Data" most informative. Thank you Ben 😊

@YetzeniaCorrea 3 месяца назад

Excellent information, thank you so much! I was already aware of some of these details, which is why I'm among the few who tow a RV TrailManor 2720QB with my Tesla Model Y Long Range Performance. We should definitely share this information.

@bimblinghill 3 месяца назад

Most people (me included) vastly overestimate how much EV range they generally need. For the last 2 months I've been driving a fairly old 150 mile range Nissan eNV200 van. My work takes me between 2-3 jobs per day and there's often 1h driving between each, over hilly and winding rural roads. I've never yet had to charge it on the road.. not once. I know where the chargers are on my patch if it comes up, but I've long stopped worrying about it. Sooner or later I'll go on a long journey, but even if it's a pissabout and a long wait charging it on the way, the £100s I've saved vs the diesel make that overwhelmingly worthwhile.

@tomcat124us 3 месяца назад

Awhhh man, I know you guys have have EVs for a while. I am sure your use to playing the game, I am so glad Yalls Rivian has access to the Supercharger network. I am sure that's been a game changer headed back home to Phoenix

@ripvanstinkle 3 месяца назад

I have a 2022 Model 3 Standard Range with 38,000 miles that says I have 253 miles of range when fully charged. Recently, I tried to drive from Denton TX to Oklahoma City (173 miles) and it said I would arrive with -6% battery, so I ended up stopping about halfway to charge for 15 minutes so I’d arrive with at least 30% charge. Maybe my battery is a dud, but I’m not getting anywhere near my range at highway speeds. I love my EV for daily city driving, but even small road-trips can see a 10-20% increase in time from charging. I wouldn’t call that negligible.

@BGFTutorialsDafaq 3 месяца назад

Also 2nd and awesome video! Can't wait to watch

@Sloozen1 3 месяца назад

Good report!

@LeeWinkler 3 месяца назад

GREAT video Ben.....in my opinion one of your best....concise, simple, factual examples...straight forward...very little opinion.... and a GREAT topic that needed debunked. chefs kiss

@yaobin1 3 месяца назад

@Ben, can you disclose if you are TSLA shareholder or not? If # of level 3 chargers less than 50% of gas stations, then 500miles range is needed for long distance travel.

@BenSullinsOfficial 3 месяца назад

sure thing, I've never owned and never will own Tesla stock directly

@michaelm.7418 3 месяца назад

NACS/J3400 is also a Level 1 charger (it can run any of the 3 levels).

@nycameleon 3 месяца назад

Cybertruck runs on 4680 cells, and has room in the battery for 113mm tall cells, instead of 80. Rivian is using 4695 cells. Seems like Cybertruck could easily swap in 4695 and crank up the range by reducing the large gap offroad buffer in the battery. That puts range over 400.

@BenSullinsOfficial 3 месяца назад

Oof. Yeah that would mean Tesla admitting someone else did something better than them. Doubtful, but good idea!

@brettd3206 3 месяца назад

I drove 10 hrs with 3 full service fuel stops of less than 30 minutes total and multiple cash toll booths. Never got out of my seat for 540 miles. Viva Mexico!!!

@tonyn3227 3 месяца назад

Then for you ev is not recommended. Just drive your ice and enjoy it.

@brucec954 3 месяца назад

The key is to be able to eat or do something else you have to do anyway while you are charging.

@RobC1999 3 месяца назад

I’d like to see a comparison of home vs not home charging.

@BenSullinsOfficial 3 месяца назад

What specifically?

@RobC1999 3 месяца назад

@@BenSullinsOfficial sorry, mind is faster than my typing. A comparison of cost. I assume charging away from home is going to be more than at home, but how much more and how does that compare with gasoline?

@tonyn3227 3 месяца назад

Agree with you . If you own a home ev . like Tesla's a no brainer. If you can afford new car at around $46k. . why would you pay that much for ice.

@creatorgenerator1998 3 месяца назад

Shared.

@medinavi1 3 месяца назад

Cheaper to charge at home, not sure on road trips

@wydryfly 3 месяца назад

Obviously, each form of personal transportation (ICE vs. EV) has their own pros and cons. Why not let people be good with what they choose and let them enjoy their decision instead of trolling each other.

@BenSullinsOfficial 3 месяца назад

It's not meant to troll anyone. With this EV Myth Busting series the idea is to shine a light and see what the reality is on the common myths out there. Gas cars still definitely have their place, and probably will forever, but to me it's important to help those considering going electric know the reality of owning one.

@JusticeAlways 3 месяца назад

Use the EV for all your daily driving trips...which rarely go over 150 miles...use a gasoline powered vehicle for road trips. That is probably what will happen.

@garychiang2568 3 месяца назад

I’m not sure why he didn’t just use a better route planner to show real world estimations. I have driven on many road trips in my Tesla and while day to day driving is very good, I’m sorry to say that we are just not there yet when it comes to road trips. The reality is that gas vehicles work best at highway speeds and EVs perform their worst at those speeds. On a trip to Vegas from Vancouver bc it was actually the same cost to make my hybrid truck as it was to take my model 3. With a gas car I had many routes available to me whereas I would be limited with an ev due to chargers. When I drove from the Canadian border to the Mexican border, I did find along I5 there were actually really cool charging spots and the stops actually became part of the journey. That said, coming back I found I had to take those same stops, making repeat trips more repetitive. Lastly, the only reason why I would take my ev on a road trip now is because I use the Tesla fsd which makes trips soooo relaxing. So goods and bads of both.

@WildernessExcursions 3 месяца назад

An EV won't work for our road trips anytime soon. For example, every year we take a canyoneering trip down to southern Utah. We leave Calgary, AB after work on a Friday and are canyoneering first thing Sunday morning. Until small towns such as Hanksville, Torrey, Escalante, etc. get fast chargers, it just won't work for us. Also, there's no EV out there that can replace the our 4x4 MPV that we already use. The best that we can hope for is maybe a company will come out with a PHEV someday.

@thomasgauthier5691 3 месяца назад

It would help to have chapters

@ThreeDogsTwoCatsAndAWife 3 месяца назад

First world problems😆

@BenSullinsOfficial 3 месяца назад

added!

@thomasgauthier5691 3 месяца назад

@@BenSullinsOfficial Thanks!

@EverydayChris 3 месяца назад

yo when you gonna interview me ? haha good vid

@BenSullinsOfficial 3 месяца назад

I have an idea actually, I'll ping you soon

@BGFTutorialsDafaq 3 месяца назад

1st

@darylfortney8081 3 месяца назад

People just love excuses to support their uneducated opinions and arguing about saving 10 minutes on a few hundred miles of driving they never actually do but twice a year is the perfect farce to pitch

@alexius23 3 месяца назад

⚡⚡⚡🧙🏻‍♂

@D0li0 3 месяца назад

Why didn't you mention the main difference between Level 1 and Level2 which is 110/120 volts AC versus 220/240vac? You sort of said Level1 was an outlet, but there are 220vac outlets as well. Another important factor is the amperage, Level 1 max is 15a (1.8kW) I believe, where as Level2 maxes out at 80a (19kW)... Anyway, some important nuance for next time.

@BenSullinsOfficial 3 месяца назад

Thanks for the feedback! My focus is always on the consumer side, so in this case that's how many miles of charge you get, not the technical details of how that works.

@D0li0 3 месяца назад

@@BenSullinsOfficial I can appreciate that... But it feels like describing canoeing versus snowboarding without the baseline that one is on liquid water and the other is on frozen water... Shrugs. All the same always appreciated your content, just trying to help be more succinct.

@BASESKIZL 3 месяца назад

You can do roadtrips it’s just that it will add 1 hour per charge provided the charger is free.

@mattjensen1020 3 месяца назад

So you didn’t watch the video? Ben clearly demonstrates that’s not the case here.

@BASESKIZL 3 месяца назад

@@mattjensen1020 clearly you didn’t watch the video because he says right at the six minute mark that only 40% of people who own Teslas have a home charger which accounts for 90% of charging but when you’re out on the road, looking for a Tesla charger good luck, especially if there’s a high volume think Chicago this last winter or the eclipse recently where it was taking people a four hour wait on the charger. So clearly you are not correct..

@Melchirobin 3 месяца назад

The biggest thing is the speed people drive at. If you are road tripping, I would assume going 75-80mph to be the minimum for many people in the Midwest which from my understanding eats into range. Like Dan mentioned head wind which you just do not need to consider when driving a gas or hybrid vehicle almost ever. In my opinion the best vehicle for most people will be a plug-in hybrid for the near to medium future. EVs seem perfect for California and the West Cost but I honestly do not know for the rest of the country. If you drive the speed limit great but if you like to speed and take long road trips, I do not see how an EV unless it has 400-500 miles of range to begin with could be useful for you.

@BenSullinsOfficial 3 месяца назад

So you drive 2-3hrs, stop for 15min and get back on the road. Not sure what's different?

@cavcoproductions 3 месяца назад

It's definitely doable, just adds hours to your trip. If your crazy like me and like driving over 1000 miles in a day then, an ev doesn't really make a lot of sense. I personally love electric cars and don't do road trips very often so for me it makes sense. Yeah but I agree that on a long road trip (where your trying to cover a long distance in a short amount of time), hands down gas cars are still a lot better.

@Melchirobin 3 месяца назад

@@BenSullinsOfficial Stopping every 2-3 hours that is also only if you have a car that has 350+ miles of range to begin with. I usually only stop every 4-5 sometimes maybe 6 hours. If it is in the middle of cornfields people definitely speed faster. The RAV4 prime or other plug in hybrids just seems like it would be a much better vehicle for most people in my opinion. Your daily commute will be EV and for road trips you have a very efficient hybrid vehicle.

@BenSullinsOfficial 3 месяца назад

I can see some truth in that argument. PHEVs definitely have their place.

@TimBorg 3 месяца назад

Boycott NACs and all USA brands

@YourScaryMother 3 месяца назад

I am not willing to go fully electric until there are some national regulations about charging stations: such as maintenance requirements (safety and reliability), and cost regulations to prevent price gouging being the most important to me.

@BenSullinsOfficial 3 месяца назад

like this? www.transportation.gov/bipartisan-infrastructure-law/regulations/2023-03500

@YourScaryMother 3 месяца назад

@@BenSullinsOfficial Unless I am completely mistaken (and it is possible, as my eyes kept glazing over when I tried to read through it more deeply when I saw that document last year) those regulations only apply to stations and infrastructure that accept federal dollars through that program.

@BenSullinsOfficial 3 месяца назад

That should include all of them. Tesla, Electfify America, etc.