Why the Tesla Model Y is the BEST Road Trip Car

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How about this: arrive at your destination wthout feeling completely worn out! Just the job of tracking, keeping the car between the lines, takes more of your attention than you realize. The low rumble and vibration of ICE also fatigues you more than you think. It was a revelation to drive a 10 hour road trip, and still have enough energy at the end to unpack and get the vacation started. We've done three such trips so far. Given a choice between the Tesla and an ICE car I would ALWAYS take the Tesla!

Andy you look like a happy man!! Good family, safe and comfortable EV, everything looks well with you ❤❤

Great video Andy. My wife and I love our Model 3, but someday will switch to the Y. We mostly charge at home during the day, when our solar panels make more fuel than our car will accept. I'm making my own fuel, with equipment that has no moving parts??? Yeehaw!

My big Bachetta recumbent fits in the Model Y. That's what sold me.

We love road tripping with our Tesla!! Great video

Last September, I completed a 3,300 rt from Oklahoma to Montana and back in four days in my Model Y. Great trip and only cost $360 plus.

Have just yesterday returned from the Melbourne - Perth - Melbourne round trip (7,500+ kms) across the Nullarbor Plain. The chargers are there, but there are still not enough fast chargers to make the trip easy. No-alternative 7kW charging makes for very long days on the road, but in every other way, the M3 LR was a dream. The chargers are all being upgraded in the next few months and we’re already planning a 2025 return trip.

Great points Andy! I have a Model 3 and travel charging is a pleasure and a breeze. Sometimes long for a Y so I can get the built in hitch for my bike...but love my M3 and the ease of charging, technology, safety, and green..although I adhere to the need still for nuclear, natural gas and some fossils for the foreseeable future to get energy independent while we figure out this cleaner energy.

In my trip from Sacramento CA to Louisville KY and back, I had ONE time I had to wait. Total wait time: 5 minutes. (Edit: 10 days of driving.) I’ve waited longer on hold, at an ATM, in line at a grocery store, at a doctor’s office… and (back in the bad old days) at a Costco to pump gas 🤢🤮. One wait time. 5 minutes. Over 5,500 miles. Across the US. And back. Great video, Andy! ❤

Andy you take road trips with a spare? I just got a modern spare for our y

What Airbnb did you find? We frequently go to Asheville and it looks like a good one

Thanks Andy, great info. Safest cars on the road - and sooooo fun and easy to drive. Phenomenal tech, stereo, storage and so cheap to run 👏

Awesome video #AndySlye

I taken my standard M3 from Sacramento - Las Vegas - San Diego - Los Angeles and back. The drive was nice and relaxing. But would I take my M3 to National Parks all over the U.S., probably not with the lack of charging stations at the Parks. I will still take my Prius all over U.S. to visit National Parks.

Impressive trip #AndySlye

Love the Dumb and Dumber clip squeezed in there for a second. 😂

My hybrid suv gets me over 600 miles a tank, Which is the max I would want to drive without stopping. What is your speed? I average at least 10 mph over the speed limit.

I tend to agree. We have a 22 MYP and a 20 M3 LR/AWD and have road tripped both. The MYP is by far the better road tripper despite being less efficient than the M3 We bought the MY specifically because the extra space would make travel more comfortable. We chose the MYP trim because already being seasoned Tesla owners we regarded the 'loss' of range from the 21 inch wheels to be a non-issue, and oh my is it fun. We recently did a 1200 mile round trip long weekend in the MYP with sentry mode enabled 100% of the time we were parked. None of our hotels had charging (At least $40 more a night for hotels with destination charging) On this trip we fast charged for 3 hours. I may have been able to get by on 2.5 hours by ignoring the car's desire for an 18-20% arrival buffer and opting for 10% instead. We also on two occasions were eating and 'overcharged' I also added 23kW at an L2 charger during one of our activities(didn't need to, the destination had it and the cost was comparable to supercharging). Had we not done so it would have added 10 minutes of fast charging. As many EV drivers already know, a fair portion of your charge time is spent doing needful things you would do regardless of vehicle propulsion method, so while we charged for 3 hours we did not add 3 hours to the trip - closer to only about 90 minutes. According to ABRP, our Model 3 could theoretically have made the same trip on 2h15m of charging (though it may not have factored in Sentry mode usage).

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