One tip, you can associate your phone with your driver profile so you never have to choose the "right" profile when you enter the car. This can be done by setting the correct profile, then go to the Locks screen and find the phone who has this profile. Long press the phone, and it will associate the profile with that phone. Do this for each phone and the correct profile will load when you enter your car. Also, you can probably cut an hour from your Northern CA road trips. From your video, it appears that you charge to 90% at the Supercharger. From 70% to 90% takes forever. You should be planning your trips from Supercharger to Supercharger. When you get to your first Supercharger stop, navigate to the next Supercharger and arrive with 10-15% charge. You will probably reduce the time by 15-20 mins at each Supercharger. 3 Superchargers Stops * 20 mins = 1 hour saved.
This! Great tip! I literally just did a road trip 2 days ago from Dallas, TX to Destin, FL, and honestly it’s a leaning curve on how to effectively supercharge. I have had my long range model 3 since 2018, and on my first road trip (all around TX) and when I went to Arkansas from Dallas, I was WAY too conservative. I was super worried about running out of charge, so I did charge almost all the way up. NEVER AGAIN. You are absolutely correct, the way charging works, charging when you have less battery is way faster than charging when you battery is almost full. Therefore in order to most effectively plan your charging stops, plug in your final destination and look at the supercharger stops along the way. Just make sure than whenever your reach the next super charger you will have more than 20% charge and you will be absolutely golden. ( yes the car does tell you on the screen how much charge you should have by the time you reach your next charging stop) Not to mention, not charging all the way makes your stops SO much faster and honestly I get in and out in like 20 minutes. PERFECT, that’s just enough time for potty and snacks. Hopefully this helps people stressed about range. Trust me, my family has 4 Tesla’s, 3 home chargers, travels a TON, and have had our cars for more than 4 years, and this is the best way to go. Y’all’ve got this! I honestly wouldn’t worry about charging at all.
@@morgancaraway3941 happy to help. I honestly think that if everyone travelled like this, then the amount of cars at Superchargers would greatly reduce. Every time I use a Supercharger, it seems like I'm the last car to arrive at the Supercharger, and yet, the first car to unplug and leave. I know I'm not the only one doing road trips in my area. I see families parked at Superchargers for a very long time. It's in everyone's best interest to use this strategy for Supercharging, not only to save time, but to reduce traffic at Superchargers.
@@clarenceasuncion7630 I completely agree! This is such an important aspect of charging that may not be intuitive for everyone. Thank you for helping to spread this information and helping others!
Loving my Model Y! 100% real about the battery life. I wasn't expecting it to die so quickly but I still recommend a Tessie to everyone. NEMA 14-50 is a game changer when charging at home.
As a SR+ owner myself: Battery drainage is caused by sentry mode and how much you press on the accelerator to the floor. Phantom drain is also caused by how often you open the app to “wake up” the car as it connects via Bluetooth while it’s on “standby” (like a phone as you said). Just a thought.. If you have free charging at home, plug it in everyday so you can to enter a full set % charge (recommend for battery health also) and lastly... set your start charge time/mAh charge rate to start at a specific time at night at the pace you want it. Hope this helps!
Big tip: You want to make full use of the Energy app (this is what shows the range Tesla estimates for your car based on your driving habits). Tap the arrow at the bottom, it's in the same menu as the games and toybox. The "263 miles" comes from the EPA, not Tesla, and due to regulations they are legally required to advertise the car with the EPA rated range. Keep an eye on your efficiency. Swipe right below the car on the screen, and you will see your current efficiency in Wh/mile (you can swipe down for the trip meters and such). Efficiency is greatly affected by driving habits. Things like hard acceleration and going really fast can greatly reduce it. Might be worth looking at your driving habts and seeing if you're doing anything that hampers efficiency on those long trips (on short trips where you can charge right afterward anyway it doesn't matter so much). If you swipe left below the car it will tell you your tire pressures. Depending on what tires/wheels you have it could be different, but I have the 18" wheels, and my tires say to use 42psi cold (this is what they should be when you first start driving, pressure will increase a few PSI as you drive). Having pressure too high or too low will greatly effect efficiency too. The tire pressure monitoring system will show -- when the car has been sitting for awhile, so I have a digital tire pressure gauge and a 12V air pump in the trunk just in case. Another big thing: you're right in that you don't want to charge to 100% on a regular basis. But it is absolutely ok if you do it occasionally, in preparation for a road trip. When the car is charging, you will get several options at the bottom. One is "scheduled departure". You can set this to be a one time thing, or on a daily/weekly basis (feel free to play around with the options). If you set the charge to 100% with a scheduled departure set, the car will intelligently time its charging, so it hits max charge right before you leave, and also precondition the battery, which increases your efficiency when starting out on the trip by a lot. Otherwise if you say start at 90% and just leave without preconditioning, you are going to having pretty reduced effiency for the first 5-10 mintues or so, and that combined with only being 90% to begin with, is going to reduce your range a lot. You can also use scheduled departure if you say leave for work at the same time every day, even if you are only charging to your 90% "daily" level, that will also help efficiency. Also, make sure you are using the lighting bolt icon on your navigation when you stop at a supercharger. If you do this so that the car is aware you're going to stop to charge, it will precondition the battery as you get close to the supercharger, so charging will be faster. I recently made a trip in my sr+ (same as yours, but blue with black interior, and mine is about 3 months newer and is a vision-only model), that was 2 hours each way (another city to pick up a friend, then from there to an amusement park all day). This also counts the car sitting in the amusement park parking lot with sentry and cabin overheat protection running all day. I only had to stop at a supercharger once for 10 minutes on my way back, and I had 29% battery when I got back. I did pre-charge to 100% and use the scheduled departure option. By using some really efficient driving (using autopilot to draft semis even if it meant going 2-5mph under the speed limit), I got my efficiency to 197 Wh/mile on that trip.
Also just a heads up, if you charger hop instead of siting at a charger for a long time to charge to 90% or 100% you save so much more time. When we go on road trips with my buddy's LR Model 3 we stop at superchargers for 10 - 15 minutes and then drive for about another 2 hours then stop and charge for another 10 - 15 minutes. Charging to 70% from 10% is way faster then charging from 20% to 100%. Pull into a charger with 5% to 10% and charge to 65% to 70%. It will save you so much time when road tripping a EV.
I agree completely with this review, I have a Performance Model 3 and I'm so used to the higher range than what the SR+ has to offer and I rented a SR+ for my recent trip to Chicago and I had to charge daily.. I ended up charging at the hotel nightly using their wall connector and even If I left with 90% i'd always have around 20% at the end of the day. ( driving about 130 miles using heater/ac )
Attention off-grid folks: :Tesla advises to keep your car plugged in when not in use )ie when you get home from work). But like me, what if you do NOT have a 110 service, I live off-grid in a house I built myself, There are separate and redundant systems for each area: living room kitchen, bathroom etc. I bought my long range model 3 on June 2, 2021 in Portland OR and charged it 100% in Bend Oregon. (356 miles) I live 135 miles east in Christmas Valley and arrived with 219 miles. Over the course of the next three days I drove less than 8 miles a day but every morning I showed a loss of an additional 20 miles. Tesla explained that one can never shut the Tesla off as there are numerous component that require power. I got a bit nervous as I only had 150 miles of range left and the nearest Supercharger was in Klamath Falls Oregon 130 miles west. I made it with 12 miles of range remaining. So range is an elusive number. It depends on your use of the air conditioner and how often you make it go super fast. Prior to purchasing my model 3 I asked all over the internet how I could use the sun to charge at home. (True, I could have gone a mile or so to a neighbor to charge overnight but elected not to.) So here is my solution: I bought 8 one hundred watt solar panels i wired in parallel to make 24 volts and then in series (four 24 volts) which cost about $800 with the cables and clamps. An MPPT charge controller accepting 12 or 24 volts which cost $279, two 12 volt deep cycle batteries costing $280 and a 10,000 watt modified sine wave inverter costing $229. Cables and fuses cost another $134, For a grand total of $1801. This inverter provides 220 volts and charges 28 miles per hour.Anyone living off grid with no access to 110 might find my solution will work for them. In short you may not need to visit a supercharger that often.
I rented the Tesla 3 first time ever. Oct. 2021 and my 5hr trip was 7hr. I agree long range is the Best Option. Not a road trip vechicle. But i absolute Love ❤.
Wow. Thanks. I was leaning towards buying a standard. I’ve watched a lot of video. Yours is probably the only one that has talked about the limited range of a standard model.
There are a few things that weren't really mentioned though (FYI, I have this exact same car, only mine is blue with black interior, it's the 2021 vision-only refresh model). He said you shouldn't ever charge to 100%, and that's not necessarily true. You can charge to 100% as long as it is not on a daily basis, just for the occasional road trip. And if you do this, you should use the "scheduled departure" function on the car. It will regulate its charging so it hits 100% right before you leave, and it will also precondition the battery, which will add to your efficiency. Your efficiency (Wh/mile) is something you have to pay more attention to on the standard range+ than you do with the longer range versions. So if you are taking a long trip, you should avoid things like hard acceleration, and make sure you make the maximum use of regenerative braking. Also don't go too fast. I've made a couple multi-hour trips in my standard range+ (including an all day trip to another city 2 hours each way), and I only had to stop at a supercharger once (for a total of 10 minutes). It's all about planning your route, and efficiency. My best efficiency on a long trip so far is 197 Wh/mile (which is really good for this car), I got that by going about 2-3mph under the speed limit while drafting semis using TACC/autosteer with a set following distance.
@@StormsparkPegasus Doing all of this to conserve energy, to me, really takes the enjoyment of driving this car far away- driving under speed limit, drafting, braking, no thanks.
@@shasta8523 I mean, you don't have to do all that...those are hypermiling techniques that work just as well on ICE vehicles. I personally only do that because I've found long trips are better if you relax. If you don't want to do that, you don't have to. But the things you SHOULD do is 1) set the charge to 100% before you take a road trip, using the scheduled departure function, 2) make sure you are making maximum use of regenerative braking, 3) don't do lots of hard acceleration when you're on a long trip, save that for the short in-town trips where efficiency doesn't matter so much.
@@allanpajimula2100 Yep...I did another long (200+ mile) all day trip a week ago, and didn't have to stop to charge at all. Made it all the way there and back. And set a new efficiency record (184 Wh/mile).
I just did my first road trip in my SR+ and I loved it. I would suggest watching the Out of Spec Motoring channel as he's got the road trip supercharging down to a science. You don't need to charge to 90% going from LA to the bay area. Best to run it down to 10% as you'll get your fastest charging rate when your battery is low. And if you have 1 year of free supercharging, I would suggest new buyers use someone else's code as those miles will expire before you can use them.
I'm honestly hoping that one day they will have the production capacity to be able to stop trying to upsell everyone on the AWD. Honestly it is fun as hell, test drove one myself today, but I would prefer to just get a bigger battery and save some $$$ on getting a single motor version. Like a Long Range Single Motor is what I am waiting for.
I enjoyed your video. At first I thought you were just a Tesla fanboy with all the likes. I appreciate your honesty about the range situation on the SR+ model. Even though I am a Tesla shareholder and love the company, I feel they are exaggerating about the range their vehicles are able to cover. I came close to buying a model 3 SR+ or base model Y recently but bought a Venza hybrid instead due to the range concerns. I will wait a few more years (3 to 5) for the newer 4680 batteries and possibly a range of at least 300 miles on the base model 3 SR+.
Agreed 100% most won’t admit, but range is everything. I have a 2019 M3 Performance drive from the bay to Anaheim. In the Honda we got there in 5 hours or less with 1 tank. Our Tesla about 7-8 hours…never again. We just use it locally.
The long range model 3 really does solve a lot of this. You can drive that car for 3-4 hours before you need to charge it again and that is about the perfect amount of time before you want to get out of the car anyway.
You really should be charging it everyday. The manual even recommends it. If the there is a charger at your parking stall, then plug it in every time you park it and set it to charge right before you leave in the morning. You won't have any range anxiety then.
Wow. I live in nyc condo and there are other Teslas I don’t think I can charge every day. There are some really powerful people already paying fir spots close to charger Freaking me out a bit. This might be a nightmare. I don’t use it everyday just some Weekends Maybe I’m going to regret it. I did go for long range not standard like in this video. Haven’t gotten the car yet. Delivery is soon.
I bought my Model S 75D in Dec 2016 and still loving it. I was on a trip for work and had to use an ICE car, it had push button start and I accidentally left it running in the parking lot on three different occasions. So use to the just walk away with no keys or things to remember.
Sentry mode uses battery. When parked in a secure area, you can turn sentry mode off to save battery. Frequently checking the Tesla App wakes the car up and also consumes more battery than a sleeping car.
Love the time stamps on the vid, makes it very easy to see each topic, very honest video and keeps it real. THANKS. If I ever get a Tesla in the next two years I’ll try to remember to use your link!! Awesome vid. Good stuff!
I live in Santa Clarita too! I'm over in Canyon Country! My wife and I just bought ourselves each a Tesla model 3 performance (hers is black, mine is blue)!
kool car,,, dont bother super charging to 90% on a road trip,,, just hit 50% then go to the next charger ,, the charging is so slow after 50 and then 75 % its not worth the time charging that high
I think you’re very generous for rating it a 10 out of 10 even after you talked about the major downside of the limited range and fast battery drain. I’ve owned my Model Y for two years now and I honestly can only give 8.5 for three reasons. The range is nowhere near what is advertised. The Easy Entry sucks because it keeps selecting the wrong “driver”. And lastly, the Tesla customer service is nonexistent.
Whats crazy is, before finding your video on YT, i saw an article online saying Tesla Model will soon be cheaper to own (In Australia starting at 26k) than a Toyota Camry Hybrid. I was looking at purchasing the Toyota Yaris Cross at the end of this year till i saw that article. Your video makes me want to get the Tesla its just the charging thats putting me off. Thank you for this honest review 😍
In my experience, every new car that I bought, I was really excited about until the new car smell faded. And then I was left with the feeling of how much money I dropped on transportation. Cars are a quickly depreciating asset and overspending on one slows the building of wealth. Buy with your head and not your heart. Make a car purchase based on the miles you can drive it per dollar. Until we know the limits on Tesla, we won't have that info.
Any electric car will vary their range due to driving conditions including climate, cargo , tire pressure etc.. same is true for gas cars. Etron and Taycan have very good 70 mph range estimate
I totally agree on the LR versus SR. I regularly make 600 plus miles (4x a year just for work), and the LR is a definite a huge benefit for long trips. Especially with the current SR+ versus LR being almost 100 mile difference or offset the 80% suggested max charge for normal use. Although I about once a year make a trip that required 100% on my LR or take an extra 3 hour drive to make it t from my home to the next available Supercharger. The trip is 285 miles from my house to the SC and my max range is 310 for the 2018 model. And he first half is all hills which negatively affects the range. That trip especially if there is say heavy rain or other weather events leaves me with about 2% battery left. Luckily for me last month they added a charger at the 70% mark of that trip so not near as bad any more.
Yeah but you know what isn't different between the SR an LR winter, the efficiency is worse on the LR then the SR you'll lose less miles on a standard range then a long range cause it has only one motor while the LR takes two motors so its maxing out power. SR has a great stereo system, the range is excellent 272 is about right in real time!! 👏
I bought a Tesla 3 back in 2019 with the extended battery range (307 miles per charge) Love it. At the time I also had the EV BMW i3, which is a fun car too but the battery was 120-140 I believe. (No longer have it, it was leased). I can definitely say that any EV that gives me less than 300 mpc is a no go. Since the average Tesla will last 1 million miles (even w/a battery change@300k -500k at a current cost of 7-8k...this price will go down in time) it is still the cheapest car on the planet . I'm waiting for my Cybertruck late this year...I hope the battery is better/more miles. I ordered the double engine. Our home and business are run on solar so owning electric for us is a no-brainer. With the Space X body material that is pressed, I expect my Teslas will be the last cars I ever own in this lifetime. I just made 55 😛🥳.
that range is one of the reasons why im inclined to buy a hybrid vehicle. i have a nasty habit of not stopping to refuel until there’s just 1 bar of gas left. i can’t even charge my phone regularly. hence, i have a charger with me, a charger on my room, living room and even at my workplace and inside my car.
Loved this video! Thank you for taking the time. Just ordered my model 3 and it’s set to be delivered by December 26, 2022 (fingers crossed!). I’m upgrading from a 2009 Honda Civic, my college car I’ve had it for 10 years 😅 The only thing that worries me a little bit is the battery dying quickly. I drive less than 10,000 miles a year but still live in a condo and will have to constantly rely in the Supercharging stations. Regardless, I’m super excited I think I’ll cry when I finally get in and start driving it 😂
dude, can't go cheap by going with the standard range. Long Range is a MUST! All Tesla owners will recommend that off the bat. Lower your Model 3 will make it even more fun to drive. Thinking of doing that to our Model Y as well. Roaster is next on my list.
Hi Val, Hi Matt, really enjoyed the video but have to add something about driving the Model 3. On a day to day basis it is perfectly correct to say that you want to keep the state of charge between 20 & 80% because it helps with battery health. However, on a trip you really should be starting with 100% which will give roughly 200 mls on your version. Then stop for about 40 minutes at a Supercharger station and recharge to 100% of battery capacity and continue on your journey. So, every 3 hrs or so you stop for food/drink/pee break; then carry on. Pretty-much like a gas car, no? The video made me think that you only ever charge up to 80%, which is not how it's designed to work.
Hey guys. Congrats on your M3! Welcome to the family. :-) I believe your range will improve after about 400-500 miles of driving, since the tires on the car aren’t really broken in yet. I remember feeling the same way after I got my 2020 model 3 last September. The efficiency has definitely improved since those initial first months. Keep riding it out, and see if that helps! Cheers.
The SR+ IS a 260mile+ range car. You should charge to 100% at least once a month to calibrate the software & battery. Also when charging at an SC don't set it to 80% set it to 100% even if you only want 80%. If it thinks you are ending your charge at 80% it will throttle down charging rate sooner, if it thinks you are going to 100% it will maintain a higher charging rate. Then just stop whenever you want. Also SENTRY MODE eats power and try and use AP less and not use your car as an AV system during lunch break.
Great review! You guys are nice! I don't think the dual is worth it if you do less than 100-150km a day, In Quebec Canada the difference is about 10000$ difference for the car + incentives, so about 20000$ difference!
Ok, there’s no way a 4 hour trip takes you 6-7 hours because of charging. I just did a 23 hour trip on under 4 hours of charging. This is a good review, all in all, but there’s no reason to create range anxiety in prospective owners. I do agree the LR battery is a good idea if you like to hit the road a lot!
I purchased Tesla M3 SR+ just yesterday (currently, 9 - 12 week wait according to Tesla website)..yes, 263 mile (advertised range) is bit limiting but I don't do too many road trips...perhaps up to Santa Barbara from LA or Orange county (i.e. Southern California) so it's not a deal breaker. I may think about upgrading to to LR when the time is right. But for now, 2021 SR+ M3 is good enough & will serve the needs of my family. Thanks for the informative/honest review of the 2021 M3 (which has so many upgrades compared to 2020 M3).
Thanks for giving me the right info😃. Going to save for the dual motor version. Just need to see when my 2006 Acura TL with 284,000 miles will give up. Enjoy the car.
One suggestion... You would be better off unplugging at 70% and charging 2 times fast than waiting for 90% before leaving again for the next leg of your road trips.
If I'm not mistaken, you can trigger your personal profile as you unlock the car by approaching the car with your phone. You may need to download the Tesla app first. But, the car recognizes you by your phone and sets your profile automatically as you enter the car.
You guys are great spokes people for the next generation and what they want from a car. AFAICT, that’s primarily a phone-like experience. Complete with charger. It’s such a strong impulse for young people, I can’t imagine you two driving something from the 19XXs which is just plain transpo. For us older gens, I point out the following: 1. “Range” is intentionally euphemized. It should be called “Maximum Range” if you are (a) the only car on the road, (b) willing to drive under 65 mph, (c) over level terrain, and (d) Spring/Fall temperatures. The lack of any or all of the above quickly reduces “range” by 60+%. 2. Li-Ion is not allowed in aircraft cargo bays for a reason. Strapping a battery to your family and risking a highly kinetic impact is a bit insane. Any accident strong enough to deform the aluminum plate battery armor and break the foil substrate seal on one of the cells, has an very high chance of killing everyone within 50 feet. A Li-Ion fire is not extinguishable, and burns at the surface temp of the Sun for many hours. The doors and windows won’t open and a ton of fire deaths are burned alive trying desperately to escape. If you ever see whispybwhite smoke you have 15 seconds to get 100 feet away: open your window, maximum brake to a stop, and run at full speed. 3. Charging an EV is a fossil fuel devouring MONSTER. The EPA outlawed incandescent light bulbs bcs, as they still say, saving 25W per household is the emissions equivalent of 800,000 cars. Imagine what adding a million watts per home does to CO2 emissions. It’s utterly catastrophic.
Actually you will get the advertised range if you drive until the battery dies. Unfortunately, that can damage the battery. Additionally, the car will indicate 0 range for the last 26 miles or so.
You should charge to 100% for that long trip and leave when it finishes charging to 100%. It’s bad to leave it fully charged for a long period of time. Try to get to a charger that’s further away where you’re at 15% charge or so. It’ll charge to 80% faster when it’s low. After the long trips keep it topped off at 75-80%
Idk, went to LA last month and we drove for hours around LA and it was bad ass on the charge. We rented a standard. I already ordered one. Picking up in May 2022.
You definitely should of got the long range version that sounds pretty annoying/time consuming and time is money to alot of people. They need to add a little backup motor with a 5 gallon tank for emergency use if your batteries die.
Them: “Sorry the trunk is dirty” Me: *stares in confusion with dirt, box of chips, a random plexiglass square, towels and stroller* “That’s Dirtyyyy??????”
Thx guys as a fan of the company and share holder it's great to get the 411 from an owner. Nice work.... I'm hoping the battery range gets worked out in the future. Again thx for your honesty. 😎✌
Congratulations! Such an amazing car! I noticed with the miles it's all about driving style especially if you have stop and go to regenerate charge while driving. I can get to a 15miles destination in 5%. What also has helped is not go by miles go by percentage. Enjoy!👍🌞
I’d say the infotainment center is nice but I wouldn’t say it makes it safer than having a knob for the air flow, or volume makes it less safe when trying to drive safely.
In my perspective, this eliminates distraction. There are waaaaay to many things going on in cars with 20 different dials and buttons and all. This is clean and in one area. If anything it’s an extension of safety, the screen becomes an extension of the road. It becomes a part of the windshield, something to keep your eye on every once in a while, like your speedometer
Thanks for the video, I ordered the base Model 3 a few weeks ago and should be able to pick it up at the end of May or early June. I commute about 35 miles into the bay area and am super excited to get my car. I appreciate the insight about how comfortable the seats are and I can totally relate when it comes to things falling between the seat and center console. I wanted to get the long range, but I have a really hard time justifying the added cost monthly, when I can just use my Honda Pilot when I have to take longer trips. This video really helped validate my purchase, so thanks a bunch!
@@suncityap9083 ordered 4/14... still don’t have a delivery date. I have completed all steps required, my projected date window has moved out twice, so we shall see.
@@suncityap9083 got my car last Sunday and it was worth the wait! The car is amazing, the communication from Tesla was much less than amazing. When I went to get my car the process was quick, but no walk through the vehicle or anything like that, I would have appreciated a someone showing off the features and spending a half hour or so showing off what all the car has to offer. Even with the lack of communication and the lack of a personal experience on pickup, I still give Tesla a 9 out of 10 will recommend the car to anyone. Just hang in there, it’s worth the wait!
estimated range should always be reduced by 40% since you are suppose to keep your battery inbetween 20%-80%. It really is the same concept as your phone. Watching this video made me really happy I bought the LR
You would think they would do that automatically and just display it as 100% and 20% or at least have the option for it since people would complain about automatic
Good jobs guys! I was planning on getting one in the future I’m glad that I watch your review, I know to go for the long range one. You did a very thorough review without bias. 👍
Get rid of rear spoiler as it produces unnecessary drag hence reducing range also keep tire pressure optimum and keep genuine tesla alloy wheels which are more efficient. Also get rid of unnecessary weight in the car do all this gain ten percent
@@NoorM115 100 a month for 5 years is 2k... Tesla's are 10k+ more on average and absurdly more vs a 10k used vehicle / so don't get it for "saving" money because that reason is silly... get it for EVERY other reason lol
@@ne0nZchr0me mate just go to any online calculator and you will see where you are wrong. Im in the US, electricity is pretty cheap where I live so, it saves a huge amount of money versus the gas money we spend right now.
@@ne0nZchr0me Considering that an average sedan with moderate specs cost close to $30k and a luxury sedan will cost pretty much the same as the Tesla, it isn't a bad buy. If you are in a market for a camry with cloth interior and no extras, then you aren't cross shopping a Tesla.
@@ne0nZchr0me People tend to forget the cost of up keep is just lower on a Tesla then a normal car even. Not to mention the resell value of a Tesla is so much higher then any car on the market look it up it's insane.
such honest review. i appreciate that. def goin for the long range now. i travel about 140km a day. wanted long range but maybe i could cheap out abit and thought perhaps i could squeeze the mileage with the sr+. guess not. and with canadian winter , battery depletion aint a myth so yes, recommendation def appreciated. thanks yall
My model S also has similar range as your, I got mine when they first did a refresh (2016), all points you made in this video I have mostly experienced. This is why I am planning (keyword here is planning LOL) to get a Roadster 2 with EPA of 600 miles, I know it is a hefty price tag but we only live once.
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Great review, love the car and video. The only thing thats gets me with these reviews is everyone super impressed by the driver memory settings. Every car I’ve drove or owned has had push button driver memory, usually buttons labeled 1-2-3. 🤷🏻♂️
If I drive to Las Vegas from Texas takes about 24 hours driving straight through. Less if you move. There's no way I could get to Vegas in that time if I wanted to. Plus, I love my music and I haven't seen anything saying if you can add a very high powered radio. I love all the little dings and horn chimes. How much did those things cost. Hey. My gas car has all that stuff.
Just ordered one!!! I didn’t order the white interior.... how long will that last... beautiful. Got white exterior which is the 2021 standard. No extra fee.
Great video guys, really helpful and Will be looking at the long range instead. Bay to LA road trips are my thing, can't be always pulling over to charge lol
Tried a LR last week, drove at least non-stop for 5 hours, and the battery was charged to 460 km and when i was done it was at over 250 km left. And i didnt drive easy since it was the first time :D So i think the LR solves the charing issue :)
Great comments on the range. I have a Honda clarity and when I take it on a road trip I really glad I can fill up at gas stations. Tesla are cool, faster, and better in almost every way but… your point is correct. It just takes too long for me to use the Tesla on road trips.
Just came across your video. Really appreciate you covering the battery life of your 3. I was planning to get the base model but you have convinced me to save a little more and for the long range version, thank you!! You guys do a great job, keep it up.
Honestly electric vehicles aren't ready for prime time in the USA ....many people have to travel to much to make this any more than a novelty. Europeans live close together and many people use mass transit...in Europe electric vehicles make more sense. Perhaps the answer is have every one move to the city to cut down on travel distance...then electric vehicles make sense at the current technology level they are at.
Tell me you’re from California without telling me you’re from California.
“It’s hella dope”
@@SkankHuntForty2 bro you watch too many movies lmao
The NY cap and sweater didn't fool me lol
im from cali all my life, i never say those lines, maybe im just too old now.
@@Visualhead_Spacer
There's something called the "Hella Zone." Mainly Northern California along the coast
@@Visualhead_Spacer yeah that’s it.
One tip, you can associate your phone with your driver profile so you never have to choose the "right" profile when you enter the car. This can be done by setting the correct profile, then go to the Locks screen and find the phone who has this profile. Long press the phone, and it will associate the profile with that phone. Do this for each phone and the correct profile will load when you enter your car. Also, you can probably cut an hour from your Northern CA road trips. From your video, it appears that you charge to 90% at the Supercharger. From 70% to 90% takes forever. You should be planning your trips from Supercharger to Supercharger. When you get to your first Supercharger stop, navigate to the next Supercharger and arrive with 10-15% charge. You will probably reduce the time by 15-20 mins at each Supercharger. 3 Superchargers Stops * 20 mins = 1 hour saved.
Correct 👍
Nice! We still have a lot to learn about the car, so we really appreciate your feedback and advice!
This! Great tip! I literally just did a road trip 2 days ago from Dallas, TX to Destin, FL, and honestly it’s a leaning curve on how to effectively supercharge. I have had my long range model 3 since 2018, and on my first road trip (all around TX) and when I went to Arkansas from Dallas, I was WAY too conservative. I was super worried about running out of charge, so I did charge almost all the way up. NEVER AGAIN. You are absolutely correct, the way charging works, charging when you have less battery is way faster than charging when you battery is almost full. Therefore in order to most effectively plan your charging stops, plug in your final destination and look at the supercharger stops along the way. Just make sure than whenever your reach the next super charger you will have more than 20% charge and you will be absolutely golden. ( yes the car does tell you on the screen how much charge you should have by the time you reach your next charging stop) Not to mention, not charging all the way makes your stops SO much faster and honestly I get in and out in like 20 minutes. PERFECT, that’s just enough time for potty and snacks. Hopefully this helps people stressed about range. Trust me, my family has 4 Tesla’s, 3 home chargers, travels a TON, and have had our cars for more than 4 years, and this is the best way to go. Y’all’ve got this! I honestly wouldn’t worry about charging at all.
@@morgancaraway3941 happy to help. I honestly think that if everyone travelled like this, then the amount of cars at Superchargers would greatly reduce. Every time I use a Supercharger, it seems like I'm the last car to arrive at the Supercharger, and yet, the first car to unplug and leave. I know I'm not the only one doing road trips in my area. I see families parked at Superchargers for a very long time. It's in everyone's best interest to use this strategy for Supercharging, not only to save time, but to reduce traffic at Superchargers.
@@clarenceasuncion7630 I completely agree! This is such an important aspect of charging that may not be intuitive for everyone. Thank you for helping to spread this information and helping others!
Loving my Model Y! 100% real about the battery life. I wasn't expecting it to die so quickly but I still recommend a Tessie to everyone. NEMA 14-50 is a game changer when charging at home.
As a SR+ owner myself: Battery drainage is caused by sentry mode and how much you press on the accelerator to the floor. Phantom drain is also caused by how often you open the app to “wake up” the car as it connects via Bluetooth while it’s on “standby” (like a phone as you said). Just a thought.. If you have free charging at home, plug it in everyday so you can to enter a full set % charge (recommend for battery health also) and lastly... set your start charge time/mAh charge rate to start at a specific time at night at the pace you want it. Hope this helps!
Not going to lie, the idea of dropping things and not having to worry about them being impossible to get to is extremely appealing to me.
Big tip: You want to make full use of the Energy app (this is what shows the range Tesla estimates for your car based on your driving habits). Tap the arrow at the bottom, it's in the same menu as the games and toybox. The "263 miles" comes from the EPA, not Tesla, and due to regulations they are legally required to advertise the car with the EPA rated range. Keep an eye on your efficiency. Swipe right below the car on the screen, and you will see your current efficiency in Wh/mile (you can swipe down for the trip meters and such). Efficiency is greatly affected by driving habits. Things like hard acceleration and going really fast can greatly reduce it. Might be worth looking at your driving habts and seeing if you're doing anything that hampers efficiency on those long trips (on short trips where you can charge right afterward anyway it doesn't matter so much). If you swipe left below the car it will tell you your tire pressures. Depending on what tires/wheels you have it could be different, but I have the 18" wheels, and my tires say to use 42psi cold (this is what they should be when you first start driving, pressure will increase a few PSI as you drive). Having pressure too high or too low will greatly effect efficiency too. The tire pressure monitoring system will show -- when the car has been sitting for awhile, so I have a digital tire pressure gauge and a 12V air pump in the trunk just in case.
Another big thing: you're right in that you don't want to charge to 100% on a regular basis. But it is absolutely ok if you do it occasionally, in preparation for a road trip. When the car is charging, you will get several options at the bottom. One is "scheduled departure". You can set this to be a one time thing, or on a daily/weekly basis (feel free to play around with the options). If you set the charge to 100% with a scheduled departure set, the car will intelligently time its charging, so it hits max charge right before you leave, and also precondition the battery, which increases your efficiency when starting out on the trip by a lot. Otherwise if you say start at 90% and just leave without preconditioning, you are going to having pretty reduced effiency for the first 5-10 mintues or so, and that combined with only being 90% to begin with, is going to reduce your range a lot. You can also use scheduled departure if you say leave for work at the same time every day, even if you are only charging to your 90% "daily" level, that will also help efficiency. Also, make sure you are using the lighting bolt icon on your navigation when you stop at a supercharger. If you do this so that the car is aware you're going to stop to charge, it will precondition the battery as you get close to the supercharger, so charging will be faster.
I recently made a trip in my sr+ (same as yours, but blue with black interior, and mine is about 3 months newer and is a vision-only model), that was 2 hours each way (another city to pick up a friend, then from there to an amusement park all day). This also counts the car sitting in the amusement park parking lot with sentry and cabin overheat protection running all day. I only had to stop at a supercharger once for 10 minutes on my way back, and I had 29% battery when I got back. I did pre-charge to 100% and use the scheduled departure option. By using some really efficient driving (using autopilot to draft semis even if it meant going 2-5mph under the speed limit), I got my efficiency to 197 Wh/mile on that trip.
Thank you for your comment. I found it really useful.
Same
Also just a heads up, if you charger hop instead of siting at a charger for a long time to charge to 90% or 100% you save so much more time. When we go on road trips with my buddy's LR Model 3 we stop at superchargers for 10 - 15 minutes and then drive for about another 2 hours then stop and charge for another 10 - 15 minutes. Charging to 70% from 10% is way faster then charging from 20% to 100%. Pull into a charger with 5% to 10% and charge to 65% to 70%. It will save you so much time when road tripping a EV.
Spot on.
I agree completely with this review, I have a Performance Model 3 and I'm so used to the higher range than what the SR+ has to offer and I rented a SR+ for my recent trip to Chicago and I had to charge daily.. I ended up charging at the hotel nightly using their wall connector and even If I left with 90% i'd always have around 20% at the end of the day. ( driving about 130 miles using heater/ac )
That was the beat honest review I’ve ever heard or seen on youtube thank you, enjoy it
Wow! Thank you so much!!
LOVE how authentic you guys are! ❤️ Never stop being amazing guys!!!
Thank you so much! 🤍🤍
Attention off-grid folks: :Tesla advises to keep your car plugged in when not in use )ie when you get home from work). But like me, what if you do NOT have a 110 service, I live off-grid in a house I built myself, There are separate and redundant systems for each area: living room kitchen, bathroom etc. I bought my long range model 3 on June 2, 2021 in Portland OR and charged it 100% in Bend Oregon. (356 miles) I live 135 miles east in Christmas Valley and arrived with 219 miles. Over the course of the next three days I drove less than 8 miles a day but every morning I showed a loss of an additional 20 miles. Tesla explained that one can never shut the Tesla off as there are numerous component that require power. I got a bit nervous as I only had 150 miles of range left and the nearest Supercharger was in Klamath Falls Oregon 130 miles west. I made it with 12 miles of range remaining. So range is an elusive number. It depends on your use of the air conditioner and how often you make it go super fast.
Prior to purchasing my model 3 I asked all over the internet how I could use the sun to charge at home. (True, I could have gone a mile or so to a neighbor to charge overnight but elected not to.) So here is my solution: I bought 8 one hundred watt solar panels i wired in parallel to make 24 volts and then in series (four 24 volts) which cost about $800 with the cables and clamps. An MPPT charge controller accepting 12 or 24 volts which cost $279, two 12 volt deep cycle batteries costing $280 and a 10,000 watt modified sine wave inverter costing $229. Cables and fuses cost another $134, For a grand total of $1801. This inverter provides 220 volts and charges 28 miles per hour.Anyone living off grid with no access to 110 might find my solution will work for them. In short you may not need to visit a supercharger that often.
The answer must be charge it at home daily. Also even if the gauge shows zero you will have another
12 miles left.
long range makes a lot of difference to road trips
I rented the Tesla 3 first time ever. Oct. 2021 and my 5hr trip was 7hr. I agree long range is the Best Option. Not a road trip vechicle. But i absolute Love ❤.
Wow. Thanks. I was leaning towards buying a standard. I’ve watched a lot of video. Yours is probably the only one that has talked about the limited range of a standard model.
There are a few things that weren't really mentioned though (FYI, I have this exact same car, only mine is blue with black interior, it's the 2021 vision-only refresh model). He said you shouldn't ever charge to 100%, and that's not necessarily true. You can charge to 100% as long as it is not on a daily basis, just for the occasional road trip. And if you do this, you should use the "scheduled departure" function on the car. It will regulate its charging so it hits 100% right before you leave, and it will also precondition the battery, which will add to your efficiency. Your efficiency (Wh/mile) is something you have to pay more attention to on the standard range+ than you do with the longer range versions. So if you are taking a long trip, you should avoid things like hard acceleration, and make sure you make the maximum use of regenerative braking. Also don't go too fast. I've made a couple multi-hour trips in my standard range+ (including an all day trip to another city 2 hours each way), and I only had to stop at a supercharger once (for a total of 10 minutes). It's all about planning your route, and efficiency. My best efficiency on a long trip so far is 197 Wh/mile (which is really good for this car), I got that by going about 2-3mph under the speed limit while drafting semis using TACC/autosteer with a set following distance.
@@StormsparkPegasus Doing all of this to conserve energy, to me, really takes the enjoyment of driving this car far away- driving under speed limit, drafting, braking, no thanks.
@@shasta8523 I mean, you don't have to do all that...those are hypermiling techniques that work just as well on ICE vehicles. I personally only do that because I've found long trips are better if you relax. If you don't want to do that, you don't have to. But the things you SHOULD do is 1) set the charge to 100% before you take a road trip, using the scheduled departure function, 2) make sure you are making maximum use of regenerative braking, 3) don't do lots of hard acceleration when you're on a long trip, save that for the short in-town trips where efficiency doesn't matter so much.
@@StormsparkPegasus exactly. My bro does long trips quite a bit and doesn’t find it an issue
@@allanpajimula2100 Yep...I did another long (200+ mile) all day trip a week ago, and didn't have to stop to charge at all. Made it all the way there and back. And set a new efficiency record (184 Wh/mile).
Thank you for your honesty in helping me make my decision on purchasing a Tesla model 3; getting the LR model.
I just did my first road trip in my SR+ and I loved it. I would suggest watching the Out of Spec Motoring channel as he's got the road trip supercharging down to a science. You don't need to charge to 90% going from LA to the bay area. Best to run it down to 10% as you'll get your fastest charging rate when your battery is low. And if you have 1 year of free supercharging, I would suggest new buyers use someone else's code as those miles will expire before you can use them.
I'm honestly hoping that one day they will have the production capacity to be able to stop trying to upsell everyone on the AWD. Honestly it is fun as hell, test drove one myself today, but I would prefer to just get a bigger battery and save some $$$ on getting a single motor version. Like a Long Range Single Motor is what I am waiting for.
Tesla will have so much capacity in 5 yrs, companies that don't make EVs will be in serious trouble.
I thought tesla killed all non awd now
@@marklavine8088 according to their website, at least in the USA, the standard range plus still has rear wheel drive
I enjoyed your video. At first I thought you were just a Tesla fanboy with all the likes. I appreciate your honesty about the range situation on the SR+ model. Even though I am a Tesla shareholder and love the company, I feel they are exaggerating about the range their vehicles are able to cover. I came close to buying a model 3 SR+ or base model Y recently but bought a Venza hybrid instead due to the range concerns. I will wait a few more years (3 to 5) for the newer 4680 batteries and possibly a range of at least 300 miles on the base model 3 SR+.
Like the honest review, specially highlighting practically miles you get out of SR!
Watch out of spec motoring. They do alot of road trips with a tesla and you can see how he drives to get the most efficieny and save time on the road.
Agreed 100% most won’t admit, but range is everything. I have a 2019 M3 Performance drive from the bay to Anaheim. In the Honda we got there in 5 hours or less with 1 tank. Our Tesla about 7-8 hours…never again. We just use it locally.
Thats why I DIDNT buy one, my 3 series 2.0tdi will do 650 miles on a tank on cruise at 78 mph !
Yup the only thing that’s stoping a lot of people is the charging situation cause everything else is like perfect
The long range model 3 really does solve a lot of this. You can drive that car for 3-4 hours before you need to charge it again and that is about the perfect amount of time before you want to get out of the car anyway.
But a lot of places are adapting charging stations
You can charge at home as well
charging is actually so simple and easy. at first i was anxious about range and charging but i’ve gone in several road trips and i’ve never had issues
@@mckenzieu980 plus you get good parking while charging lol
You really should be charging it everyday. The manual even recommends it. If the there is a charger at your parking stall, then plug it in every time you park it and set it to charge right before you leave in the morning. You won't have any range anxiety then.
Wow. I live in nyc condo and there are other Teslas I don’t think I can charge every day. There are some really powerful people already paying fir spots close to charger Freaking me out a bit. This might be a nightmare. I don’t use it everyday just some Weekends Maybe I’m going to regret it. I did go for long range not standard like in this video. Haven’t gotten the car yet. Delivery is soon.
Even if I drive 15 minutes everyday?
Seats: “not leather, not cotton, ... a Marshmallow “ 👍❤️❤️❤️🤣
Helpful battery info starting @ 12:00
How difficult is it to keep the seats looking clean? And how do you keep them so white? I like the idea of white, but I just have my concerns...
I bought my Model S 75D in Dec 2016 and still loving it. I was on a trip for work and had to use an ICE car, it had push button start and I accidentally left it running in the parking lot on three different occasions. So use to the just walk away with no keys or things to remember.
Sentry mode uses battery. When parked in a secure area, you can turn sentry mode off to save battery. Frequently checking the Tesla App wakes the car up and also consumes more battery than a sleeping car.
That’s great to know!! We appreciate the info! Thanks!
On road trips: Maybe if you
1. Charge to 100% 1st near home then
2. only charge from 20-80% on route to destination, your charge time will be shorter.
Love the time stamps on the vid, makes it very easy to see each topic, very honest video and keeps it real. THANKS. If I ever get a Tesla in the next two years I’ll try to remember to use your link!! Awesome vid. Good stuff!
Thank you so much for the positive feedback! 😄🙏🏽
I live in Santa Clarita too! I'm over in Canyon Country! My wife and I just bought ourselves each a Tesla model 3 performance (hers is black, mine is blue)!
Never usually comment on videos but so impressed by the editing of this video. Cool stuff
You deserve more subscribers
Thank you so much for your feedback! We really appreciate it!🙏🏽🙏🏽
kool car,,, dont bother super charging to 90% on a road trip,,, just hit 50% then go to the next charger ,, the charging is so slow after 50 and then 75 % its not worth the time charging that high
We’ll keep that in mind next time! Thank you!
He is right 80%-100% takes a l looooong time. Your better off stopping a more chargers to quick charge then go to fully charge at less chargers
@@jasons7044 ya i think its the last 20 is equal in time for the first 80 %
I think you’re very generous for rating it a 10 out of 10 even after you talked about the major downside of the limited range and fast battery drain. I’ve owned my Model Y for two years now and I honestly can only give 8.5 for three reasons. The range is nowhere near what is advertised. The Easy Entry sucks because it keeps selecting the wrong “driver”. And lastly, the Tesla customer service is nonexistent.
Whats crazy is, before finding your video on YT, i saw an article online saying Tesla Model will soon be cheaper to own (In Australia starting at 26k) than a Toyota Camry Hybrid. I was looking at purchasing the Toyota Yaris Cross at the end of this year till i saw that article. Your video makes me want to get the Tesla its just the charging thats putting me off. Thank you for this honest review 😍
In my experience, every new car that I bought, I was really excited about until the new car smell faded. And then I was left with the feeling of how much money I dropped on transportation. Cars are a quickly depreciating asset and overspending on one slows the building of wealth. Buy with your head and not your heart. Make a car purchase based on the miles you can drive it per dollar. Until we know the limits on Tesla, we won't have that info.
Tesla Model 3’s hold like 90% of there value it’s pretty crazy
Any electric car will vary their range due to driving conditions including climate, cargo , tire pressure etc.. same is true for gas cars. Etron and Taycan have very good 70 mph range estimate
Yeah those are over 100k though lmao at least you can get into a tesla 48,440$ with 272 miles range
I totally agree on the LR versus SR. I regularly make 600 plus miles (4x a year just for work), and the LR is a definite a huge benefit for long trips. Especially with the current SR+ versus LR being almost 100 mile difference or offset the 80% suggested max charge for normal use. Although I about once a year make a trip that required 100% on my LR or take an extra 3 hour drive to make it t from my home to the next available Supercharger. The trip is 285 miles from my house to the SC and my max range is 310 for the 2018 model. And he first half is all hills which negatively affects the range. That trip especially if there is say heavy rain or other weather events leaves me with about 2% battery left. Luckily for me last month they added a charger at the 70% mark of that trip so not near as bad any more.
Yeah but you know what isn't different between the SR an LR winter, the efficiency is worse on the LR then the SR you'll lose less miles on a standard range then a long range cause it has only one motor while the LR takes two motors so its maxing out power. SR has a great stereo system, the range is excellent 272 is about right in real time!! 👏
I bought a Tesla 3 back in 2019 with the extended battery range (307 miles per charge) Love it.
At the time I also had the EV BMW i3, which is a fun car too but the battery was 120-140 I believe. (No longer have it, it was leased).
I can definitely say that any EV that gives me less than 300 mpc is a no go. Since the average Tesla will last 1 million miles (even w/a battery change@300k -500k at a current cost of 7-8k...this price will go down in time) it is still the cheapest car on the planet .
I'm waiting for my Cybertruck late this year...I hope the battery is better/more miles. I ordered the double engine. Our home and business are run on solar so owning electric for us is a no-brainer. With the Space X body material that is pressed, I expect my Teslas will be the last cars I ever own in this lifetime. I just made 55 😛🥳.
that range is one of the reasons why im inclined to buy a hybrid vehicle. i have a nasty habit of not stopping to refuel until there’s just 1 bar of gas left. i can’t even charge my phone regularly. hence, i have a charger with me, a charger on my room, living room and even at my workplace and inside my car.
Loved this video! Thank you for taking the time. Just ordered my model 3 and it’s set to be delivered by December 26, 2022 (fingers crossed!). I’m upgrading from a 2009 Honda Civic, my college car I’ve had it for 10 years 😅 The only thing that worries me a little bit is the battery dying quickly. I drive less than 10,000 miles a year but still live in a condo and will have to constantly rely in the Supercharging stations. Regardless, I’m super excited I think I’ll cry when I finally get in and start driving it 😂
I really want to get a model Y... congrats to you both what a beautiful car... love Tesla
dude, can't go cheap by going with the standard range. Long Range is a MUST! All Tesla owners will recommend that off the bat. Lower your Model 3 will make it even more fun to drive. Thinking of doing that to our Model Y as well. Roaster is next on my list.
Hi Val, Hi Matt, really enjoyed the video but have to add something about driving the Model 3. On a day to day basis it is perfectly correct to say that you want to keep the state of charge between 20 & 80% because it helps with battery health. However, on a trip you really should be starting with 100% which will give roughly 200 mls on your version. Then stop for about 40 minutes at a Supercharger station and recharge to 100% of battery capacity and continue on your journey. So, every 3 hrs or so you stop for food/drink/pee break; then carry on. Pretty-much like a gas car, no?
The video made me think that you only ever charge up to 80%, which is not how it's designed to work.
As a potential Tesla 3 buyer, I do appreciate your honest review. Thanks for the heads up. Keep up the good work.
Hey guys. Congrats on your M3! Welcome to the family. :-)
I believe your range will improve after about 400-500 miles of driving, since the tires on the car aren’t really broken in yet. I remember feeling the same way after I got my 2020 model 3 last September. The efficiency has definitely improved since those initial first months. Keep riding it out, and see if that helps!
Cheers.
The SR+ IS a 260mile+ range car. You should charge to 100% at least once a month to calibrate the software & battery. Also when charging at an SC don't set it to 80% set it to 100% even if you only want 80%. If it thinks you are ending your charge at 80% it will throttle down charging rate sooner, if it thinks you are going to 100% it will maintain a higher charging rate. Then just stop whenever you want. Also SENTRY MODE eats power and try and use AP less and not use your car as an AV system during lunch break.
Great review! You guys are nice! I don't think the dual is worth it if you do less than 100-150km a day, In Quebec Canada the difference is about 10000$ difference for the car + incentives, so about 20000$ difference!
Awsome video. Strongly considering getting one. The only thing holding me back is that I have no money, only $341 and rent is due soon.
LMFAOOOO, same man. Same.
Ok, there’s no way a 4 hour trip takes you 6-7 hours because of charging. I just did a 23 hour trip on under 4 hours of charging. This is a good review, all in all, but there’s no reason to create range anxiety in prospective owners. I do agree the LR battery is a good idea if you like to hit the road a lot!
Well job done Val/Matt. Aloha from Hawaii. We love our Model Y
I purchased Tesla M3 SR+ just yesterday (currently, 9 - 12 week wait according to Tesla website)..yes, 263 mile (advertised range) is bit limiting but I don't do too many road trips...perhaps up to Santa Barbara from LA or Orange county (i.e. Southern California) so it's not a deal breaker. I may think about upgrading to to LR when the time is right. But for now, 2021 SR+ M3 is good enough & will serve the needs of my family. Thanks for the informative/honest review of the 2021 M3 (which has so many upgrades compared to 2020 M3).
Thanks for giving me the right info😃. Going to save for the dual motor version. Just need to see when my 2006 Acura TL with 284,000 miles will give up. Enjoy the car.
One suggestion... You would be better off unplugging at 70% and charging 2 times fast than waiting for 90% before leaving again for the next leg of your road trips.
Very helpful! Thank you for taking the time to share your experiences. This definitely helps me decide on which SUV is worth committing to.
If I'm not mistaken, you can trigger your personal profile as you unlock the car by approaching the car with your phone. You may need to download the Tesla app first. But, the car recognizes you by your phone and sets your profile automatically as you enter the car.
You guys are great spokes people for the next generation and what they want from a car. AFAICT, that’s primarily a phone-like experience. Complete with charger. It’s such a strong impulse for young people, I can’t imagine you two driving something from the 19XXs which is just plain transpo.
For us older gens, I point out the following:
1. “Range” is intentionally euphemized. It should be called “Maximum Range” if you are (a) the only car on the road, (b) willing to drive under 65 mph, (c) over level terrain, and (d) Spring/Fall temperatures. The lack of any or all of the above quickly reduces “range” by 60+%.
2. Li-Ion is not allowed in aircraft cargo bays for a reason. Strapping a battery to your family and risking a highly kinetic impact is a bit insane. Any accident strong enough to deform the aluminum plate battery armor and break the foil substrate seal on one of the cells, has an very high chance of killing everyone within 50 feet. A Li-Ion fire is not extinguishable, and burns at the surface temp of the Sun for many hours. The doors and windows won’t open and a ton of fire deaths are burned alive trying desperately to escape. If you ever see whispybwhite smoke you have 15 seconds to get 100 feet away: open your window, maximum brake to a stop, and run at full speed.
3. Charging an EV is a fossil fuel devouring MONSTER. The EPA outlawed incandescent light bulbs bcs, as they still say, saving 25W per household is the emissions equivalent of 800,000 cars. Imagine what adding a million watts per home does to CO2 emissions. It’s utterly catastrophic.
wow, thank you so much for high-quality video! I really enjoyed it.
My SR+ delivery got delayed and I cancelled it for a LR after watching this review. Thanks this really helped 👍🏻
Tesla is well known for exaggerating their range. We'll be getting the Model 3 Long Range soon so glad we ordered that one.
Actually you will get the advertised range if you drive until the battery dies. Unfortunately, that can damage the battery. Additionally, the car will indicate 0 range for the last 26 miles or so.
@@T1Oracle We just got our Model 3 a few days ago. We'll see how it goes!
You should charge to 100% for that long trip and leave when it finishes charging to 100%. It’s bad to leave it fully charged for a long period of time. Try to get to a charger that’s further away where you’re at 15% charge or so. It’ll charge to 80% faster when it’s low. After the long trips keep it topped off at 75-80%
Idk, went to LA last month and we drove for hours around LA and it was bad ass on the charge. We rented a standard. I already ordered one. Picking up in May 2022.
Such a good review! Thanks for being so honest! Love how Cali this video is (mean that in the best way) 💛
You definitely should of got the long range version that sounds pretty annoying/time consuming and time is money to alot of people. They need to add a little backup motor with a 5 gallon tank for emergency use if your batteries die.
In electrical theory it’s a “start/stop switch”. 🤙
Them: “Sorry the trunk is dirty”
Me: *stares in confusion with dirt, box of chips, a random plexiglass square, towels and stroller*
“That’s Dirtyyyy??????”
Good honesty makes the video very good for those that are looking in to get a tesla and all other brand EV vehicul
2021 has the LFP battery. Its recommended you charge these to 100%, unlike the older models.
2 years later, how much has your battery degraded?
You are not bragging. Appreciate your comments
Thx guys as a fan of the company and share holder it's great to get the 411 from an owner. Nice work.... I'm hoping the battery range gets worked out in the future. Again thx for your honesty. 😎✌
Congratulations! Such an amazing car! I noticed with the miles it's all about driving style especially if you have stop and go to regenerate charge while driving. I can get to a 15miles destination in 5%. What also has helped is not go by miles go by percentage. Enjoy!👍🌞
I’d say the infotainment center is nice but I wouldn’t say it makes it safer than having a knob for the air flow, or volume makes it less safe when trying to drive safely.
In my perspective, this eliminates distraction. There are waaaaay to many things going on in cars with 20 different dials and buttons and all. This is clean and in one area. If anything it’s an extension of safety, the screen becomes an extension of the road. It becomes a part of the windshield, something to keep your eye on every once in a while, like your speedometer
Thanks for the video, I ordered the base Model 3 a few weeks ago and should be able to pick it up at the end of May or early June. I commute about 35 miles into the bay area and am super excited to get my car. I appreciate the insight about how comfortable the seats are and I can totally relate when it comes to things falling between the seat and center console. I wanted to get the long range, but I have a really hard time justifying the added cost monthly, when I can just use my Honda Pilot when I have to take longer trips. This video really helped validate my purchase, so thanks a bunch!
Did u get it already? Still waiting, ordered last month 😫
@@suncityap9083 ordered 4/14... still don’t have a delivery date. I have completed all steps required, my projected date window has moved out twice, so we shall see.
@@andrewbarton7604 I ordered mine 4/18 they keep changing the delivery date every day 😫 what’s ur update? I’m an inch away of canceling it 😖
@@suncityap9083 got my car last Sunday and it was worth the wait! The car is amazing, the communication from Tesla was much less than amazing. When I went to get my car the process was quick, but no walk through the vehicle or anything like that, I would have appreciated a someone showing off the features and spending a half hour or so showing off what all the car has to offer. Even with the lack of communication and the lack of a personal experience on pickup, I still give Tesla a 9 out of 10 will recommend the car to anyone. Just hang in there, it’s worth the wait!
@@andrewbarton7604 finally got the VIN today.. when did u get ur car after receiving the VIN? Excited 🤩
Honest and straight forward info. Really nice guys. Very informative.
Thank you! We appreciate it!
estimated range should always be reduced by 40% since you are suppose to keep your battery inbetween 20%-80%. It really is the same concept as your phone. Watching this video made me really happy I bought the LR
You would think they would do that automatically and just display it as 100% and 20% or at least have the option for it since people would complain about automatic
Hey guys buy a mini gas generator put it in the under trunk and fill it up and use it to charge your car if you can't make it to a super charger
Good jobs guys! I was planning on getting one in the future I’m glad that I watch your review, I know to go for the long range one. You did a very thorough review without bias. 👍
Thank you for making the video. You guys together look so sweet!
Get rid of rear spoiler as it produces unnecessary drag hence reducing range also keep tire pressure optimum and keep genuine tesla alloy wheels which are more efficient. Also get rid of unnecessary weight in the car do all this gain ten percent
I think the most important factor when we buy a Tesla is, in the long run, does it help us to save on petrol/gas/diesel?
By a lot. Even if you do not drive much, you still save that $60-90 a month spent on gas might become, maximum for at home charging, $30.
@@NoorM115 100 a month for 5 years is 2k... Tesla's are 10k+ more on average and absurdly more vs a 10k used vehicle / so don't get it for "saving" money because that reason is silly... get it for EVERY other reason lol
@@ne0nZchr0me mate just go to any online calculator and you will see where you are wrong. Im in the US, electricity is pretty cheap where I live so, it saves a huge amount of money versus the gas money we spend right now.
@@ne0nZchr0me Considering that an average sedan with moderate specs cost close to $30k and a luxury sedan will cost pretty much the same as the Tesla, it isn't a bad buy. If you are in a market for a camry with cloth interior and no extras, then you aren't cross shopping a Tesla.
@@ne0nZchr0me People tend to forget the cost of up keep is just lower on a Tesla then a normal car even. Not to mention the resell value of a Tesla is so much higher then any car on the market look it up it's insane.
Thanks for mentioning the dual motor / LR thing! 👍🏼
The charging is still the biggest concern to me
such honest review. i appreciate that. def goin for the long range now. i travel about 140km a day. wanted long range but maybe i could cheap out abit and thought perhaps i could squeeze the mileage with the sr+. guess not. and with canadian winter , battery depletion aint a myth so yes, recommendation def appreciated. thanks yall
Thank you for watching! Yes, we definitely recommend the long range! It would be more worth it in our opinion!
My model S also has similar range as your, I got mine when they first did a refresh (2016), all points you made in this video I have mostly experienced. This is why I am planning (keyword here is planning LOL) to get a Roadster 2 with EPA of 600 miles, I know it is a hefty price tag but we only live once.
That personalized settings is fire didn’t know it had that
Thank you for breaking down the video into sections. I want one so bad.
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Men thanks... This really was a honest review of your tesla...Love Tesla cars in general...
Really nice video review, I have the Model 3 also. This is a great video on the features. Thanks a lot, from the Netherlands
Bro your aero wheel caps are a must if you take long road trips with SR+ give it a try next time and see how much further you get
Great review, love the car and video. The only thing thats gets me with these reviews is everyone super impressed by the driver memory settings. Every car I’ve drove or owned has had push button driver memory, usually buttons labeled 1-2-3. 🤷🏻♂️
I just pre-ordered my Model Y and used your referral link. Great Video and channel love all your videos :)
Thank you so much! We appreciate it! 😄
One of the pros of your purchase is that I own a lot of Tesla stock… 👍🏼
If I drive to Las Vegas from Texas takes about 24 hours driving straight through. Less if you move. There's no way I could get to Vegas in that time if I wanted to. Plus, I love my music and I haven't seen anything saying if you can add a very high powered radio. I love all the little dings and horn chimes. How much did those things cost. Hey. My gas car has all that stuff.
Just ordered one!!! I didn’t order the white interior.... how long will that last... beautiful. Got white exterior which is the 2021 standard. No extra fee.
Congratulations!!
Great video guys, really helpful and Will be looking at the long range instead. Bay to LA road trips are my thing, can't be always pulling over to charge lol
4:37-4:40:: That is the most succinct definition of R.B. I’ve heard👍🏾
Frunk is perfect for take out food keeps stinky out of the cabin.
Tried a LR last week, drove at least non-stop for 5 hours, and the battery was charged to 460 km and when i was done it was at over 250 km left. And i didnt drive easy since it was the first time :D So i think the LR solves the charing issue :)
Great comments on the range. I have a Honda clarity and when I take it on a road trip I really glad I can fill up at gas stations. Tesla are cool, faster, and better in almost every way but… your point is correct. It just takes too long for me to use the Tesla on road trips.
Just came across your video. Really appreciate you covering the battery life of your 3. I was planning to get the base model but you have convinced me to save a little more and for the long range version, thank you!! You guys do a great job, keep it up.
How often you make the long road trips? Put that into consideration.
Honestly electric vehicles aren't ready for prime time in the USA ....many people have to travel to much to make this any more than a novelty. Europeans live close together and many people use mass transit...in Europe electric vehicles make more sense. Perhaps the answer is have every one move to the city to cut down on travel distance...then electric vehicles make sense at the current technology level they are at.