Check out the Twitter thread for this trip here and be sure to follow if you're not already: twitter.com/brandenflasch/status/1676204042375032832?s=61&t=vYJYzRQljBQWk-M3tb4Bsg
Re: Bassackwards CCS. VW intentionally designed them the opposite of (now) NACS to spite Diesel Gate sanctions & snub the (then) upstart Tesla, in (well founded) hopes of deterring EV adoption to buy time for transitioning away from ICE (aka, why they’re dragging feet capitulating to NACS, starting with preventing Porsche from doing so.). Re: Superchargers “The Only,” Sad? Not really. Deserved is more like it, as Tesla had no choice to building out a charging infrastructure, if they were to at all accomplish their “Mission”. Other EVs could well have seen the obvious CCS flaws & solicited Tesla’s obviously superior solution for admission, as Aptera had done. Not having even attempted to do so was a slap to the faces of the best engineers on the planet, whilst admitting Legacies’ dearth of engineering acumen & management decision making. Plenty of (premium priced) crow yet to be served up by Tesla. Re: Wait for non-Teslas to Avoid CCS? Wise decision (seems like a lot of woke anti-Elonists on this channel), but note that charging is far from being Tesla’s multitude of advantages over “the others,” but seems like many would rather cut off their pristine Musk-possible noses to spite their sloppily engineered (non-Tesla) faces.
Great video Brandon. I have an R1S and I’m about to leave on a long road trip tomorrow morning and I’m already nervous about charging. Your video was a reminder as to the stark difference between Superchargers and CCS. It almost makes me want to sell my R1S and get a model X!
Same here. I have a similar trip (NC to Orlando, Fl) planned with an ID.4 later this month. I’m not looking forward to the EA stops in SC which have been running at reduced speeds for the past few months.
@@Superman-xr1oh Re: Wait for non-Teslas to Avoid CCS? Wise decision (seems like a lot of woke anti-Elonists on this channel), but note that charging is far from being Tesla’s multitude of advantages over “the others,” but seems like many would rather cut off their pristine Musk-possible noses to spite their sloppily engineered (non-Tesla) faces.
I've just done a 339 mile round trip in my MY LR, I was getting such good efficiency that it removed a SC and let me do the return trip direct to home. Average was 4.98 miles/kWh. Very impressed. In a couple of weeks were driving from the UK to Switzerland, totally looking forward to it but I'll be using superchargers all the way and avoiding anything else public charging.
@@brandenflasch It was mostly motorway but I kept it at 65mph sometimes a bit slower, it's congested in the UK but I started my last leg with 40% and all plans were for 6 mins of supercharger time. Then about 2/3rds of the way, that stop dropped off the plan and it said I'd get home with 12%. About a mile from home it went from 12 to 11% but that planning accuracy is awesome. Inspires such confidence.
After watching this video, I feel like a veteran EVer, though I've yet to use my fourth supercharger in person. Thanks for posting a nicely immersive video of your trip.
Fun to follow the trip yesterday on Twitter then see the details this morning. Hope you got some sleep too. Good memories of the Turkey Lake stop. Joan thought the name was very funny and couldn’t stop giggling while I was trying to record.
Another great video! The charging speeds you get seem mind blowing since i have a 2018 MX. I do regularly get 325wh/mile and sometimes in the high 200s…
Turkey Lake CCS chargers have been down for weeks. When I was there last, a service tech had the units opened up and was on the phone with the main office. They seemed to have no clue what to do to get them working. Meanwhile, the old V2 Tesla Supercharges have been there for years and always work.
It's pronounced O-Cal-lah not O-Call-lah. Sorry to be that guy. Enjoyed the video. Bought my first EV 5 months ago and I love my Model Y LR. I've never had range anxiety or charger problems. Everything just works.
What a great video! I am really glad you came back to Tesla. I think you are going to make some really great content for that vehicle. Definitely try to get a S3XY buttons and Teslogic sample. With your channel following you should easily be able to get a sample from them. There are so many great features that both of those devices can do that people don’t know about. I was shocked at your efficiency. Getting well over 350 wh/mi is much worse than I thought it would be. Shouldn’t it be closer to 280 Wh/mi or perhaps less? I guess you were just driving a lot faster than the roads I take going down there. Anyway, great content. Can’t wait to see what you do next with it.
I’d like to see a refreshed Model Y with an instrument cluster to get the image of the surrounding cars off of the main screen. I test drove a Model Y and I was surprised that I didn’t really mind having the speed on the screen. I did however dislike having 1/3 of the screen dedicated to the surrounding cars all the time. I figure if they have the instrument cluster on the S and the X then Tesla must think it’s worthwhile. The aftermarket clusters are nice, but they are mostly redundant, showing you whatever you already have on the big screen unless you have CarPlay there, which seems like it would be awkward. If Tesla would add an instrument cluster, cooled seats and not remove the stalks it would move to the top of my list. I keep considering it because the of price, efficiency and horsepower and I then I decide to wait because I just want more features. I’m baffled that they got rid of radar before having the camera solution worked out. If they really open up the charging network to other cars, the Y will eventually need to be more competitive on features. Oh, the purchase process and availability of the Y sound great as well. Well and it’s an American made car as well.
Love seeing these long format road trip videos. I wish I were better at doing them myself lol. I'm down in Fort Mill so pretty close to you and am 8 years in EV ownership with 200k+ miles between 2 EVs. Unfortunately I only have a little Chevy Bolt now and not a Tesla so I am stuck to sub 50Kw charging for now. Have been in some epic EV road trips though. My wife and I have been all the way to California and back in the Bolt. We've been down to Miami/Naples in Florida with a Model 3 also. EVs are definitely the future and only take a little mindset change to make road trips a much more pleasant and less fatiguing process. Definitely if you have autopilot. lol Great video BTW!
Hi Branden, I used that exact charger in Walterboro this past Saturday July 8th on my trip back south in a rental 2023 Polestar 2 dual motor. Looking at the Electrify America app the max charging speed that I got was 22kW and that's starting at a 32% state of charge. The Polestar would normally be closer to 150 kW with a capable charger starting at that state of charge. Believe it or not the charger right next to that one was even worse. People were getting about 13 kW max and they were starting at a 29% SOC. By the way, I believe we met at Circle K Rock Hill right around the start of May this year. You had the blue Rivian R1T at the time.
Yes, not a good EA station currently. I charged for almost 53 minutes and only went from 32% to 52% That was just enough time to get some things from Walmart and enough charge to safely get to the ChargePoint station at the BP in Richmond Hill right off I-95. Been to that ChargePoint station three times and every experience was good. The two DC fast chargers are shared apparently, but the three times I have been there I was the only one charging.
I have a R1S and model 3. The R1S is overall a better car but the super charger network is so much more reliable right now. My last road trip with the R1S was Smooth but that was surprise.
At the Rivian adventure network site near me, the slow chargers are free for everybody. Not ideal if you’re in a hurry but I was doing some shopping anyway so it worked. Also yes it is weird how the CCS chargers are installed backward, I thought it was just my site.
Re: Bassackwards CCS. VW intentionally designed them the opposite of (now) NACS to spite Diesel Gate sanctions & snub the (then) upstart Tesla, in (well founded) hopes of deterring EV adoption to buy time for transitioning away from ICE (aka, why they’re dragging feet capitulating to NACS, starting with preventing Porsche from doing so.). Re: Superchargers “The Only,” Sad? Not really. Deserved is more like it, as Tesla had no choice to building out a charging infrastructure, if they were to at all accomplish their “Mission”. Other EVs could well have seen the obvious CCS flaws & solicited Tesla’s obviously superior solution for admission, as Aptera had done. Not having even attempted to do so was a slap to the faces of the best engineers on the planet, whilst admitting Legacies’ dearth of engineering acumen & management decision making. Plenty of (premium priced) crow yet to be served up by Tesla. Re: Wait for non-Teslas to Avoid CCS? Wise decision (seems like a lot of woke anti-Elonists on this channel), but note that charging is far from being Tesla’s multitude of advantages over “the others,” but seems like many would rather cut off their pristine Musk-possible noses to spite their sloppily engineered (non-Tesla) faces.
3 questions, what’s that plastic wrap on the front of your car? Are there scratches on the side of your car? And my most important question, how was your car connected to a Wi-Fi signal while driving!? I’d love to connect mine to my phone hotspot to download updates while I drive!
The plastic is Xpel tracwrap temporary PPF until I get professional PPF this coming week - it’s on the front, sides and partial rear bumper. Wi-Fi is via a hotspot
Had same question. Thought is was banged up with 300 miles. Just did a 400 mile one way trip in M3SR in rural Eastern Oregon. Impossible in any other brand.
Did you wrap your car in Saran Wrap for bugs? 😂 If that is the case how well did it work & how did you secure it? At end you state PPF. I assume scraps or waste pieces? Expensive? Heading to FL soon in a MY. Would love to know these answers.
Great video. The wrap you used... I have PPF on the front of my Y. But I'm doing a road trip from San Diego to Detroit and back. What did you use and would I damage or waste my time adding any more protection? The Y is a bug catcher and looking for a cheap way to keep it looking OK. Other choice is to wet wash the front of the car when I hit Detroit. Returning home no issue.
I’d skip the supercharger at Yulee, FL and hit the North Jacksonville station instead. For the slight upgrade in convenience, amenities, and number of stalls.
Since you have HW4, any chance you could get together with Chuck Cook in Jacksonville someday and do an FSD A/B comparison? The key question I have is: Are some current FSD issues caused by HW3 limitations or is it just that the Tesla AI team hasn't gotten around to them yet? Ex.: The fact that FSD "discovers" stopped traffic at the last moment and brakes much harder than needed. Or, the phantom braking that also plagues AP. I think a lot of people who purchased FSD want to know if HW3 can or cannot support basic usable FSD (a minimum viable product), i.e. not necessarily great FSD behavior, but none of the current showstoppers. Thanks for the great videos Branden!
It’s also likely that Tesla hasn’t optimized the software for HW4 yet. So it would likely perform equally for now. My guess is that HW4 won’t see benefits of the upgrade until FSD is complete and is no longer beta. Also by the time the Cybertruck and next gen model 3 are in full ramp production is probably when Tesla will have the software optimized for HW4. When it does, it should be quicker and more accurate at making decisions. Therefore, it should be safer overall than a HW3.
@@brandenflasch Re: Superchargers Sad? Not really. Deserved is more like it. Other EVs could well have seen the obvious CCS flaws & solicited Tesla for admission, as Aptera had done. Not having done so is a slap to the faces of the best engineers on the planet, whilst admitting their dearth of engineering acumen.
@@xWris3there's a few flaws with CCS1, like how it latches to the car can break, but overall the reliability issues are entirely on bad maintenance and also there being typically only 2-4 stalls per station making small issues more likely to make it to where you can't charge at all.
First off, excellent video. Thank you. I also live in Charlotte. I can do that drive from Charlotte in just under 8 honest hours and non-stop in my Toyota. A *lot* of time (hours) and extra miles spent getting off/on the main road and dealing with chargers with the Tesla. Would be even more time/miles spent with other models.
I can sort of understand how difficult it is to monitor a large network of chargers and keep them all functional but what is the deal with the design of some of these charging sites? It looks like it was done by people who had no clue about how drivers will actually charge!
There is definitely a big difference with better coverage of the chargers in the US compared to the UK, also in the UK we pay about 79p per kWh for a fast charge, which to be fair is the same across the EU, as electricity is much more expensive in the UK/EU than the US.
Hi, great videos. Since you had other Tesla in the past how you found the comfort level of your 2023 Y 4680. I’m thinking to by this model and would like to get you opinion
I love my Ioniq 6. I hate how spotty charging has been. The EA stations near me at least hit 230kW peak (not 350 but still good), but other 350kW stations will cap out at 50kW with no service warning or indication, or some stations will be completely unresponsive/desynced from app (says in use but no one is at station, so you can't start a charge). Half the Chargepoint stations nearby will say 50kW but cap out at 20kW. I was looking forward to Hyundai and others adopting Tesla standard and providing adapters to charge at Tesla stations next year, but now that the entire charging team at Tesla has been laid off I don't even know how long the Tesla stations are going to be sustainable. At least with EA I can call in and have them reset the station, but what will people do for Tesla stations degrading when the team is all gone?
Hi. Great video. I enjoyed seeing the different roads and terrain. However, could you perhaps do some research on how to pronounce the names of the towns you're charging in. Alachua and Ocala, to name a few.
I ordered about three weeks ago and received it on July 1st. It’s the Blue long range. We love it!. Hey, I looked at your car. Is that Saran Wrap on the front to prevent chips?
Nice presentation of the supercharger experience. I wish there were more covered superchargers. Did you find the prices higher in FL? I just made a similar trip from Orlando up to NW FL and averaged about 0.36/kw.
Enjoyed the video! Any idea why Tesla isn't just installing MagicDock chargers now? The install at 38ish mins was basically new and well after the MD announcement.
Love the video and the info from the drive, especially seeing your ranges and consumption!! I do have to ask though, what the in the world happened to the paint protection film on the front and all around the car? I would definitely go and get your money back or make them fix it!!!!
Now Ford, GM, & Volvo needs to get off their kiesters and come out with Ranger, Maverick, Colorado, & V60/90 Cross Country EVs with NACS for some on & off road tripping
I've charged at the St George supercharger and also found the layout weird. Then i thought about people towing. The parking lot isnt a super busy one (seemingly on the 2 times i charged there) and i think pulling in towing and then backing out would be super easy. Sidenote: curious how you mounted your R7/8? This is the first video of yours ive seen, so ill chack to see if you have a video of it. Sidenote 2: Electrify America are the worst. I avoid them at all costs.
you are well aware that perhaps the rims can affect the range. The purpose of the air capsules that Tesla has is to increase the range. Otherwise, you should probably have rims with as little air resistance as possible. is it perhaps also necessary for the navigator to be able to make the correct calculations?
I had a conversation with the guy driving that black Ionic 5 you showed in Walterboro EA. He was in Columbia at 4pm at an EA station getting 70kW. I was waiting on him to charge my F150L since the station was the only one getting over 50kW. He was really frustrated and said he had been at Walterboro at 10am and had only gotten to Columbia by 4pm thanks to the slow EA stations. I was able to charge in Florence at an EV Connect at 60kW and then 72kW in Columbia so barely made it home.
@@Superman-xr1oh I know right? I am just happy that I will be able to charge my F150L on the Tesla superchargers early next year and that Ford is sending me the adapter for free.
@@Superman-xr1oh Also forgot to mention that I talked with a LOT of angry Hyundai, Kia, and Mercedes owners yesterday who are not happy that their manufacturer hasn't made a deal with Tesla yet.
@@KevinKingsmore Hyundai and Kia switching to Tesla is a little more complicated from what I understand. Hyundai and Kia use 800v architecture, Tesla only charges up to 400v. I know people that have used the magic dock on a Ioniq 5 have gotten slow charge rates because of the different architecture. Tesla's v3/v4 chargers should fix that.
hello Branden, is all the 2023 Tesla Model Y is LFP Battery? I the Battery 4680 the same as LFP? 2023 Model Y can you charge to 100% or keep at 85-90% max? Thank you.
Twelve stalls all empty 13:57 so smart of Tesla to bring scale to each charging location versus the 2 to 4 stalls at most Evgo or Chargepoint locations. My only concern for Tesla is with mass NACS adoption will the SC network remain readily available for Tesla owners? 🤞
Third party brands will only have access to 60% of the network. So for example maybe only 6 out of ten stalls. Or only certain stations, but not all. Then keep in mind that Tesla doubles their network every year or so. If you’ve owned a Tesla since 6-9 years ago you’d know how fast the network has grown relative to the amount of Teslas on the roads. Travel holidays and extreme weather events will always seem to make the network appear insufficient with lines of EVs waiting their turn. But at the end of the day we are talking about Tesla’s supercharger network here. I wouldn’t worry about Tesla somehow not having a plan to accommodate the exponential increase in users. Funding, parts supply, and labor certainly isn’t of concern. More demand just means more chargers are going to be installed.
I test drive pre production and prototype cars for Roush. We are long term testing Tesla. It’s very interesting. I like your channel, good job… Hey, You don’t like love bugs? 😂 Is that plastic wrap all over the car?
It is weird as there was an opening event for that canopy months ago. I think they turned it on then, but then turned it back off shortly afterwards, and it has been off ever since.
Great video on how to see the U.S charging infrastructure 😊 I see you push the button on the charging handle. Is that needed on the US SuC ? Here in Europe we just grab the handle and press the button to open the charging port 😊
I have a budget of max 50.000 €. So I can either go for a new base model of this facelift version or a used one which has all the extras. No question, I take the latter, maybe even the dual version. Far superior.
@@brandenflasch probably 1-2 years with 6000-30000 km on it. Drove one a few days ago and it felt like new to me. Based on that I don't really see why I should go for a new one which lacks so many extras. I'm pretty sure I'll miss them. But ok, I'll try the new model, also because I want to test the single motor.
231 kWH for 620 miles is a lot of consumption, that’s like 2.68 miles per 1 kWH. Let’s say the average supercharger is 0.35/kWh, that means it cost you about $81 in supercharger costs. Now, let’s take an average ICE small SUV that can easily get 25mpg, for 620 miles, it will be roughly 25 gallons at average price of $3.25/gallon or $81 in gas consumption. Where is the savings then? I am not hating on Tesla, I’m fact I own Model Y as well and was debating whether to take my ICE car or Tesla on a road trip and it doesn’t seem like you save much on gas by using Tesla on a road trip. The savings come form charging at home.
Excellent observation and spot on. Economics are worse at CCS chargers at roughly $0.50/kwh. But, no oil, filter, plug, belt, etc., maintenance. Overall, the operating costs and maintenance hassle of a Tesla will be less. My next car will be electric for this reason.
The only thing wrong with your math is the average cost of gas. Right now it’s about $4+ per gallon. Otherwise you’re absolutely right, it’s the day to day commute driving where electric cars save you money, even more so if you have solar
Congrats on the 4680. Bummer you're getting a lackluster charge curve like I am on my 4680. I was hoping because I had a super early Austin build that Tesla derated my curve but you're getting similar 200kw initial then it will taper down to say 50kw'ish. Definitely not terrible but not as great as the LR 2170. I'll update UA-cam with a 10k mile update soon.
Good video. Thinking of a model Y for my wife. Out of curiosity, why don't you have Waze up on the main screen? Seems redundant to have your phone mounted and running waze instead of it being on the main screen. Also, how is the ride? I test drove a Model Y in '22 and the ride was HORRIBLE. (This is what led me to purchase a Ford Mach-e.)
Yes, CCS charging is total trash compared to Tesla charging. I’ve driven across country about six times never had a single problem except for one time when it got really really cold like below zero that’s the only time I had any issues, but that’s gonna happen with any electric vehicle.
I found, recently, that if I didn’t use the plastic charge adapter lock I could unplug the ccs charger & then take the adapter from the car. Car was locked the whole time.
Thanks for the video. Brandon, I have a speed question on the Tesla. Would there be any difference in the total mile range on one full charged battery - if we go at 55 mph or if we go at 70 mph??? So are slower speeds better to give us further battery range?? Planning on getting an EV vehicle in 2024. Seems all the videos I watch everyone does 70 mph. Thanks and take care.
Speed is by far the biggest factor that impacts range - slowing down will increase range. However, driving faster will yield shorter overall times even with the incremental charge time increase.
My understanding is that wind resistance increases in a ratio to the square of the speed so you would use approximately 60% more energy doing 70 as opposed to 55 over the same distance. This probably isn't exact but it wouldn't be too far off I think. Cheers
So is the standard range MY charge curve similar to a RWD model 3? It's a bigger cell than the long range and lower cost but very little info yet on the 4680 charge curve. I have a 2019 Model 3 SR+ that peaks at 175kw and drop quickly but the added efficiency and smaller pack still makes charging stops usually 20-25min.
Do you feel like Tesla is being extra safe with the new 4680 batteries for safety before they start to lean on them harder since they are not only new but their own design and manufacturing? I assume they will ramp them up with software updates as the years go by and they have much more data on them.
Tesla is constantly changing/improving their battery and pack production process and chemistry to see what works best and to reduce cost. The same goes for all the batteries they use in their products. So, it’s likely Tesla is sandbagging their current 4680 packs to reduce risk, but they are also gathering useful data from every battery pack to learn and optimize from. Tesla’s previous battery packs have received many software and hardware upgrades that improved their range and durability over the years. There’s nothing like getting a software update that increases your range by 5-15 miles just months after taking delivery of the vehicle. Sometimes Tesla doesn’t even announce the increase, but the internet will.
Oh, so that’s what Walterboro looks like there in the daytime hrs every time I’ve been to that site on my way back from Florida to NJ It’s been during the evening hours.
Use a better route planner, keep your requirements to above 20% to relax your significant other, charge quickly in the bands between 20 and 80, never think about charging at all other than that. Running to 1% is unnecessary.
Top speed of 85 mph for autopilot/FSD is more than enough considering the top speed limit on i95 is 70 mph. Once you go over 80 mph, your chances of getting a speeding ticket increases greatly. But you do you.
@@brandenflasch I have the same configuration as your Model Y SR, HWR 4. Did you experience any glitches while on FSD apart from the top speed? Any phantom braking? I'm planning a long drive next month and considering activating my FSD subscription for that month.
Don’t bother with FSD sub yet unless you really want Navigate on Autopilot / auto lane changes - nothing else works on FSD on HW4. There is no FSD beta yet on HW4.
I may have missed this in an earlier part of the video, but I’m assuming the saran wrap looking stuff in the front is to avoid bugs and or damage during the trip?
Check out the Twitter thread for this trip here and be sure to follow if you're not already: twitter.com/brandenflasch/status/1676204042375032832?s=61&t=vYJYzRQljBQWk-M3tb4Bsg
Re: Bassackwards CCS. VW intentionally designed them the opposite of (now) NACS to spite Diesel Gate sanctions & snub the (then) upstart Tesla, in (well founded) hopes of deterring EV adoption to buy time for transitioning away from ICE (aka, why they’re dragging feet capitulating to NACS, starting with preventing Porsche from doing so.). Re: Superchargers “The Only,” Sad? Not really. Deserved is more like it, as Tesla had no choice to building out a charging infrastructure, if they were to at all accomplish their “Mission”. Other EVs could well have seen the obvious CCS flaws & solicited Tesla’s obviously superior solution for admission, as Aptera had done. Not having even attempted to do so was a slap to the faces of the best engineers on the planet, whilst admitting Legacies’ dearth of engineering acumen & management decision making. Plenty of (premium priced) crow yet to be served up by Tesla. Re: Wait for non-Teslas to Avoid CCS? Wise decision (seems like a lot of woke anti-Elonists on this channel), but note that charging is far from being Tesla’s multitude of advantages over “the others,” but seems like many would rather cut off their pristine Musk-possible noses to spite their sloppily engineered (non-Tesla) faces.
Oh I like to thanks UA-cam staff of notifying me about this video being released 7 Days Later.
How do you know your model is equipped with 4680 battery?😂
@@eddiechen5460 every base Model Y AWD has 4680
Great video Brandon. I have an R1S and I’m about to leave on a long road trip tomorrow morning and I’m already nervous about charging. Your video was a reminder as to the stark difference between Superchargers and CCS. It almost makes me want to sell my R1S and get a model X!
Same here. I have a similar trip (NC to Orlando, Fl) planned with an ID.4 later this month. I’m not looking forward to the EA stops in SC which have been running at reduced speeds for the past few months.
You could just wait until next year when Rivian can access superchargers.
I would definitely recommend looking on PlugShare at your stops
@@Superman-xr1oh Re: Wait for non-Teslas to Avoid CCS? Wise decision (seems like a lot of woke anti-Elonists on this channel), but note that charging is far from being Tesla’s multitude of advantages over “the others,” but seems like many would rather cut off their pristine Musk-possible noses to spite their sloppily engineered (non-Tesla) faces.
Not me, I am planning to buy a 2023 or 2024 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV.
Thanks for the ride, Brandon, you covered almost all the good SCs and looked in on some sad CCS stations.
I've just done a 339 mile round trip in my MY LR, I was getting such good efficiency that it removed a SC and let me do the return trip direct to home. Average was 4.98 miles/kWh. Very impressed.
In a couple of weeks were driving from the UK to Switzerland, totally looking forward to it but I'll be using superchargers all the way and avoiding anything else public charging.
Wow, that’s crazy efficiency! What speeds were you driving?
@@brandenflasch It was mostly motorway but I kept it at 65mph sometimes a bit slower, it's congested in the UK but I started my last leg with 40% and all plans were for 6 mins of supercharger time. Then about 2/3rds of the way, that stop dropped off the plan and it said I'd get home with 12%. About a mile from home it went from 12 to 11% but that planning accuracy is awesome. Inspires such confidence.
I went to the new pooler supercharger spot a few weeks ago and got chick fil a too. Nicest chick fil a I’ve ever seen.
After watching this video, I feel like a veteran EVer, though I've yet to use my fourth supercharger in person. Thanks for posting a nicely immersive video of your trip.
Everyone has white Teslas but yours looks awesome in blue. Can't wait to see the new wheel covers. Nice video.
I really like white cars, but couldn’t do it since I didn’t want the same color as everyone else
White is (was) the free color, so it makes sense. Midnight silver just changed to be the new free color so brace yourself! 😂
I've stopped at the Orangeburg station several times. It's a nice clean stop.
Yes it is!
Priorities! Hit every supercharger, but drove past a Cracker Barrel!
I don’t understand this, but I got a laugh anyway. 😂
Fun to follow the trip yesterday on Twitter then see the details this morning. Hope you got some sleep too. Good memories of the Turkey Lake stop. Joan thought the name was very funny and couldn’t stop giggling while I was trying to record.
I really enjoy your adventures with Joan.
@@steves7581 Thanks Steve!
Glad you enjoyed it even with following along on Twitter!
Another great video! The charging speeds you get seem mind blowing since i have a 2018 MX. I do regularly get 325wh/mile and sometimes in the high 200s…
But the charging is free right? Elon wants you to give up that free charging
@@rosmarin2438 Yes I have lifetime unlimited free supercharging… pretty hard to give that up.
Love the video but one question. I may have missed it but did you explain the saran wrap on the front of the car?
I‘m so glad we have CCS2 in Europe!
Turkey Lake CCS chargers have been down for weeks. When I was there last, a service tech had the units opened up and was on the phone with the main office. They seemed to have no clue what to do to get them working. Meanwhile, the old V2 Tesla Supercharges have been there for years and always work.
Thank you for the video and informed us about unreliable CCS stalls. CCS stalls had same problems in Las Vegas,NV areas too.
Great video and the ease of the Tesla chargers. Don't eat all the crap at those Quick Marts. Pack a cooler with better food.
I usually try to eat relatively healthy 👌
It's pronounced O-Cal-lah not O-Call-lah. Sorry to be that guy. Enjoyed the video. Bought my first EV 5 months ago and I love my Model Y LR. I've never had range anxiety or charger problems. Everything just works.
What a great video! I am really glad you came back to Tesla. I think you are going to make some really great content for that vehicle. Definitely try to get a S3XY buttons and Teslogic sample. With your channel following you should easily be able to get a sample from them. There are so many great features that both of those devices can do that people don’t know about.
I was shocked at your efficiency. Getting well over 350 wh/mi is much worse than I thought it would be. Shouldn’t it be closer to 280 Wh/mi or perhaps less? I guess you were just driving a lot faster than the roads I take going down there.
Anyway, great content. Can’t wait to see what you do next with it.
S3XY buttons coming! I don’t have much interest in an instrument cluster. Thanks for watching!
I’d like to see a refreshed Model Y with an instrument cluster to get the image of the surrounding cars off of the main screen. I test drove a Model Y and I was surprised that I didn’t really mind having the speed on the screen. I did however dislike having 1/3 of the screen dedicated to the surrounding cars all the time. I figure if they have the instrument cluster on the S and the X then Tesla must think it’s worthwhile. The aftermarket clusters are nice, but they are mostly redundant, showing you whatever you already have on the big screen unless you have CarPlay there, which seems like it would be awkward. If Tesla would add an instrument cluster, cooled seats and not remove the stalks it would move to the top of my list. I keep considering it because the of price, efficiency and horsepower and I then I decide to wait because I just want more features. I’m baffled that they got rid of radar before having the camera solution worked out. If they really open up the charging network to other cars, the Y will eventually need to be more competitive on features. Oh, the purchase process and availability of the Y sound great as well. Well and it’s an American made car as well.
@@peterfessier9780 Sounds you have a Highland or Juniper in store!
Must be the bubbly wrap 😅
My MYLR drives so well at those speeds. Daily driver, love it, can’t wait to drive it everyday.
Totally agree
Love seeing these long format road trip videos. I wish I were better at doing them myself lol. I'm down in Fort Mill so pretty close to you and am 8 years in EV ownership with 200k+ miles between 2 EVs. Unfortunately I only have a little Chevy Bolt now and not a Tesla so I am stuck to sub 50Kw charging for now. Have been in some epic EV road trips though. My wife and I have been all the way to California and back in the Bolt. We've been down to Miami/Naples in Florida with a Model 3 also. EVs are definitely the future and only take a little mindset change to make road trips a much more pleasant and less fatiguing process. Definitely if you have autopilot. lol
Great video BTW!
Hi Branden, I used that exact charger in Walterboro this past Saturday July 8th on my trip back south in a rental 2023 Polestar 2 dual motor. Looking at the Electrify America app the max charging speed that I got was 22kW and that's starting at a 32% state of charge. The Polestar would normally be closer to 150 kW with a capable charger starting at that state of charge. Believe it or not the charger right next to that one was even worse. People were getting about 13 kW max and they were starting at a 29% SOC. By the way, I believe we met at Circle K Rock Hill right around the start of May this year. You had the blue Rivian R1T at the time.
Ah yes, I remember you with the Polestar! That sounds like an absolute disaster of an experience 😬
Yes, not a good EA station currently. I charged for almost 53 minutes and only went from 32% to 52% That was just enough time to get some things from Walmart and enough charge to safely get to the ChargePoint station at the BP in Richmond Hill right off I-95. Been to that ChargePoint station three times and every experience was good. The two DC fast chargers are shared apparently, but the three times I have been there I was the only one charging.
I have a R1S and model 3. The R1S is overall a better car but the super charger network is so much more reliable right now. My last road trip with the R1S was Smooth but that was surprise.
At the Rivian adventure network site near me, the slow chargers are free for everybody. Not ideal if you’re in a hurry but I was doing some shopping anyway so it worked. Also yes it is weird how the CCS chargers are installed backward, I thought it was just my site.
That’s correct, this didn’t have Level 2 though!
Re: Bassackwards CCS. VW intentionally designed them the opposite of (now) NACS to spite Diesel Gate sanctions & snub the (then) upstart Tesla, in (well founded) hopes of deterring EV adoption to buy time for transitioning away from ICE (aka, why they’re dragging feet capitulating to NACS, starting with preventing Porsche from doing so.). Re: Superchargers “The Only,” Sad? Not really. Deserved is more like it, as Tesla had no choice to building out a charging infrastructure, if they were to at all accomplish their “Mission”. Other EVs could well have seen the obvious CCS flaws & solicited Tesla’s obviously superior solution for admission, as Aptera had done. Not having even attempted to do so was a slap to the faces of the best engineers on the planet, whilst admitting Legacies’ dearth of engineering acumen & management decision making. Plenty of (premium priced) crow yet to be served up by Tesla. Re: Wait for non-Teslas to Avoid CCS? Wise decision (seems like a lot of woke anti-Elonists on this channel), but note that charging is far from being Tesla’s multitude of advantages over “the others,” but seems like many would rather cut off their pristine Musk-possible noses to spite their sloppily engineered (non-Tesla) faces.
HW4 cameras looking CLEAN
They’re super clear
3 questions, what’s that plastic wrap on the front of your car? Are there scratches on the side of your car? And my most important question, how was your car connected to a Wi-Fi signal while driving!? I’d love to connect mine to my phone hotspot to download updates while I drive!
The plastic is Xpel tracwrap temporary PPF until I get professional PPF this coming week - it’s on the front, sides and partial rear bumper. Wi-Fi is via a hotspot
Had same question. Thought is was banged up with 300 miles. Just did a 400 mile one way trip in M3SR in rural Eastern Oregon. Impossible in any other brand.
Did you wrap your car in Saran Wrap for bugs? 😂 If that is the case how well did it work & how did you secure it? At end you state PPF. I assume scraps or waste pieces? Expensive? Heading to FL soon in a MY. Would love to know these answers.
It’s actually purpose-made temporary PPF! Relatively easy to apply if you don’t care how it looks. amzn.to/43gQfRy
Awesome. Thank you. Great channel!
@@brandenflasch If you don't care how it looks then why protect it? 😆
@@TashiRogo I don’t care how it looks temporarily
So you just use that for road trips? Easy to remove when you’re finished?
Great video. The wrap you used... I have PPF on the front of my Y. But I'm doing a road trip from San Diego to Detroit and back. What did you use and would I damage or waste my time adding any more protection? The Y is a bug catcher and looking for a cheap way to keep it looking OK. Other choice is to wet wash the front of the car when I hit Detroit. Returning home no issue.
This is what I use - I’m not entirely sure if it’s a good or bad idea to put it on top of proper PPF: amzn.to/3XIVjgm
I’d skip the supercharger at Yulee, FL and hit the North Jacksonville station instead. For the slight upgrade in convenience, amenities, and number of stalls.
Since you have HW4, any chance you could get together with Chuck Cook in Jacksonville someday and do an FSD A/B comparison? The key question I have is: Are some current FSD issues caused by HW3 limitations or is it just that the Tesla AI team hasn't gotten around to them yet? Ex.: The fact that FSD "discovers" stopped traffic at the last moment and brakes much harder than needed. Or, the phantom braking that also plagues AP. I think a lot of people who purchased FSD want to know if HW3 can or cannot support basic usable FSD (a minimum viable product), i.e. not necessarily great FSD behavior, but none of the current showstoppers. Thanks for the great videos Branden!
Maybe at some point but I don’t have beta yet with HW4
It’s also likely that Tesla hasn’t optimized the software for HW4 yet. So it would likely perform equally for now. My guess is that HW4 won’t see benefits of the upgrade until FSD is complete and is no longer beta. Also by the time the Cybertruck and next gen model 3 are in full ramp production is probably when Tesla will have the software optimized for HW4. When it does, it should be quicker and more accurate at making decisions. Therefore, it should be safer overall than a HW3.
It’s unbelievable that Tesla is the only EV with a charging network that’s worth a damn …
It’s a bit sad
@@brandenflasch Re: Superchargers Sad? Not really. Deserved is more like it. Other EVs could well have seen the obvious CCS flaws & solicited Tesla for admission, as Aptera had done. Not having done so is a slap to the faces of the best engineers on the planet, whilst admitting their dearth of engineering acumen.
@@Crunch_dGH how is that related to CCS ? There is CCS everywhere here in France and AFAIK no problem.
@@xWris3there's a few flaws with CCS1, like how it latches to the car can break, but overall the reliability issues are entirely on bad maintenance and also there being typically only 2-4 stalls per station making small issues more likely to make it to where you can't charge at all.
First off, excellent video. Thank you. I also live in Charlotte. I can do that drive from Charlotte in just under 8 honest hours and non-stop in my Toyota. A *lot* of time (hours) and extra miles spent getting off/on the main road and dealing with chargers with the Tesla. Would be even more time/miles spent with other models.
These stops were mostly for sake of the video / showing additional chargers. See the video after this for the more direct return trip.
I can sort of understand how difficult it is to monitor a large network of chargers and keep them all functional but what is the deal with the design of some of these charging sites? It looks like it was done by people who had no clue about how drivers will actually charge!
Welcome to Orlando!!
There is definitely a big difference with better coverage of the chargers in the US compared to the UK, also in the UK we pay about 79p per kWh for a fast charge, which to be fair is the same across the EU, as electricity is much more expensive in the UK/EU than the US.
Hi, great videos. Since you had other Tesla in the past how you found the comfort level of your 2023 Y 4680. I’m thinking to by this model and would like to get you opinion
I love my Ioniq 6. I hate how spotty charging has been.
The EA stations near me at least hit 230kW peak (not 350 but still good), but other 350kW stations will cap out at 50kW with no service warning or indication, or some stations will be completely unresponsive/desynced from app (says in use but no one is at station, so you can't start a charge). Half the Chargepoint stations nearby will say 50kW but cap out at 20kW.
I was looking forward to Hyundai and others adopting Tesla standard and providing adapters to charge at Tesla stations next year, but now that the entire charging team at Tesla has been laid off I don't even know how long the Tesla stations are going to be sustainable. At least with EA I can call in and have them reset the station, but what will people do for Tesla stations degrading when the team is all gone?
Hi. Great video. I enjoyed seeing the different roads and terrain. However, could you perhaps do some research on how to pronounce the names of the towns you're charging in. Alachua and Ocala, to name a few.
Just got mine on the first of July! Love it!
Rad! Base AWD or LR? Did you order prior to end of quarter?
I ordered about three weeks ago and received it on July 1st. It’s the Blue long range. We love it!. Hey, I looked at your car. Is that Saran Wrap on the front to prevent chips?
Nice presentation of the supercharger experience. I wish there were more covered superchargers. Did you find the prices higher in FL? I just made a similar trip from Orlando up to NW FL and averaged about 0.36/kw.
Prices were marginally higher in Florida
What is the battery capacity for your Model Y? Also what does your Model Y weigh? If it has less capacity shouldn’t it weigh less than the LR?
68kWh - they seem to weigh the same
@@brandenflasch if you get the chance could you stop by a weigh scale and see how much it weighs?
Enjoyed the video! Any idea why Tesla isn't just installing MagicDock chargers now? The install at 38ish mins was basically new and well after the MD announcement.
Love the video and the info from the drive, especially seeing your ranges and consumption!! I do have to ask though, what the in the world happened to the paint protection film on the front and all around the car? I would definitely go and get your money back or make them fix it!!!!
I did it myself intended as temporary until I get professional this week
Thanks for the video
Now Ford, GM, & Volvo needs to get off their kiesters and come out with Ranger, Maverick, Colorado, & V60/90 Cross Country EVs with NACS for some on & off road tripping
I've charged at the St George supercharger and also found the layout weird. Then i thought about people towing. The parking lot isnt a super busy one (seemingly on the 2 times i charged there) and i think pulling in towing and then backing out would be super easy.
Sidenote: curious how you mounted your R7/8? This is the first video of yours ive seen, so ill chack to see if you have a video of it.
Sidenote 2: Electrify America are the worst. I avoid them at all costs.
you are well aware that perhaps the rims can affect the range. The purpose of the air capsules that Tesla has is to increase the range. Otherwise, you should probably have rims with as little air resistance as possible. is it perhaps also necessary for the navigator to be able to make the correct calculations?
I had a conversation with the guy driving that black Ionic 5 you showed in Walterboro EA. He was in Columbia at 4pm at an EA station getting 70kW. I was waiting on him to charge my F150L since the station was the only one getting over 50kW. He was really frustrated and said he had been at Walterboro at 10am and had only gotten to Columbia by 4pm thanks to the slow EA stations. I was able to charge in Florence at an EV Connect at 60kW and then 72kW in Columbia so barely made it home.
What a disaster. The faster these other manufacturers move to NACS, the better.
@@Superman-xr1oh I know right? I am just happy that I will be able to charge my F150L on the Tesla superchargers early next year and that Ford is sending me the adapter for free.
@@Superman-xr1oh Also forgot to mention that I talked with a LOT of angry Hyundai, Kia, and Mercedes owners yesterday who are not happy that their manufacturer hasn't made a deal with Tesla yet.
@@KevinKingsmore Hyundai and Kia switching to Tesla is a little more complicated from what I understand. Hyundai and Kia use 800v architecture, Tesla only charges up to 400v. I know people that have used the magic dock on a Ioniq 5 have gotten slow charge rates because of the different architecture. Tesla's v3/v4 chargers should fix that.
Wowza. That’s one hell of a delay. I’d be trading my Ioniq 5 in for a Model Y at that point.
I like the look of the wheels as silver, just my style.
Enjoying your channel!
Thanks for watching!
HA! You were charging beside me in Ocala. Small world!
Wow that was a lot of stops!
Only for my own nerding / for the video! Definitely not necessary
Funny thing about how range goes down when you cruise around 15 mph over the limit. 🙂 And what's with the getto looking plastic wrap?
I saw 25 over. 85 in a 60. Sure way to get 350+wh/mi
Great video, but I was curious…..why does the plastic/ceramic wrap look like that on your Model Y?
Temporary PPF amzn.to/44dGKnz
hello Branden, is all the 2023 Tesla Model Y is LFP Battery? I the Battery 4680 the same as LFP? 2023 Model Y can you charge to 100% or keep at 85-90% max? Thank you.
Not LFP - 90% daily is the recommendation from Tesla
Twelve stalls all empty 13:57 so smart of Tesla to bring scale to each charging location versus the 2 to 4 stalls at most Evgo or Chargepoint locations. My only concern for Tesla is with mass NACS adoption will the SC network remain readily available for Tesla owners? 🤞
Yes they will - they build more and larger stations than anyone else
Demonstrates intention and commitment.
@@brandenflasch
I'm expecting a Megapack at larger locations to backup the chargers but also trade grid energy (that's were the .
Money is! )
Third party brands will only have access to 60% of the network. So for example maybe only 6 out of ten stalls. Or only certain stations, but not all. Then keep in mind that Tesla doubles their network every year or so. If you’ve owned a Tesla since 6-9 years ago you’d know how fast the network has grown relative to the amount of Teslas on the roads. Travel holidays and extreme weather events will always seem to make the network appear insufficient with lines of EVs waiting their turn. But at the end of the day we are talking about Tesla’s supercharger network here. I wouldn’t worry about Tesla somehow not having a plan to accommodate the exponential increase in users. Funding, parts supply, and labor certainly isn’t of concern. More demand just means more chargers are going to be installed.
@@FlipBoxStudio what are you basing that on? Should be all V3.
When you are in service mode, what are you looking for and what are you expecting to see?
I’m looking at battery temps
@@brandenflasch I figured but what temps are you wanting to see? what range?
How was the Volvo XC90 Recharge going to charge at the EA station? Can you DC charge through just a J1772 port?
I really doubt EA would want a slow charging vehicle connected to a fast charging CCS station.
XC40 Recharge is an EV
Amazing video!
Glad you think so! Thanks for watching!
Brandon, how does you model Y ride and does it feel more solid than a non structural battery pack model Y.?
It rides great!
I test drive pre production and prototype cars for Roush. We are long term testing Tesla. It’s very interesting. I like your channel, good job…
Hey, You don’t like love bugs? 😂 Is that plastic wrap all over the car?
Rad! I’ve seen Roush test cars out. It’s Xpel tracwrap temp PPF.
It is weird as there was an opening event for that canopy months ago. I think they turned it on then, but then turned it back off shortly afterwards, and it has been off ever since.
Event from Tesla?
@@brandenflasch tbh, I'm not sure if the event was coordinated by Tesla or Spinx. Several local clubs were invited.
not an ev owner yet but that chargig network/performance makes tesla the only choice surely!
Informative video thanks. At 5:30 you reminded me that Tesla doesn't have Apple Car Play which is useful to many people.
I don’t think CarPlay is needed in a Tesla
does the bubble wrap affect the range much?
Shouldn’t impact at all
20:17 Did it help with the stone chip protection? Or was it more bother than it was worth to buy and apply?
Hard to say for sure, but no rock chips
Great video on how to see the U.S charging infrastructure 😊
I see you push the button on the charging handle. Is that needed on the US SuC ? Here in Europe we just grab the handle and press the button to open the charging port 😊
That’s exactly what I’m doing when I push the button - only doing it to open the charge port
I have a budget of max 50.000 €. So I can either go for a new base model of this facelift version or a used one which has all the extras. No question, I take the latter, maybe even the dual version. Far superior.
I would go with a new one, personally.
@@brandenflasch Because you find the new model superior or because you think it's better to buy a new car for reasons like resale value or so?
Tesla build quality is much better on new cars. It depends a bit on how old the used one is, however.
@@brandenflasch probably 1-2 years with 6000-30000 km on it. Drove one a few days ago and it felt like new to me. Based on that I don't really see why I should go for a new one which lacks so many extras. I'm pretty sure I'll miss them. But ok, I'll try the new model, also because I want to test the single motor.
231 kWH for 620 miles is a lot of consumption, that’s like 2.68 miles per 1 kWH. Let’s say the average supercharger is 0.35/kWh, that means it cost you about $81 in supercharger costs. Now, let’s take an average ICE small SUV that can easily get 25mpg, for 620 miles, it will be roughly 25 gallons at average price of $3.25/gallon or $81 in gas consumption. Where is the savings then? I am not hating on Tesla, I’m fact I own Model Y as well and was debating whether to take my ICE car or Tesla on a road trip and it doesn’t seem like you save much on gas by using Tesla on a road trip. The savings come form charging at home.
Excellent observation and spot on. Economics are worse at CCS chargers at roughly $0.50/kwh. But, no oil, filter, plug, belt, etc., maintenance. Overall, the operating costs and maintenance hassle of a Tesla will be less. My next car will be electric for this reason.
The only thing wrong with your math is the average cost of gas. Right now it’s about $4+ per gallon. Otherwise you’re absolutely right, it’s the day to day commute driving where electric cars save you money, even more so if you have solar
im in toronto on ca and i am surprised how few tesla chargers around yet tesla are selling well
Congrats on the 4680. Bummer you're getting a lackluster charge curve like I am on my 4680. I was hoping because I had a super early Austin build that Tesla derated my curve but you're getting similar 200kw initial then it will taper down to say 50kw'ish. Definitely not terrible but not as great as the LR 2170. I'll update UA-cam with a 10k mile update soon.
Hopefully they’ll improve it, but who really knows. I’ll have 5k miles on it by the end of the month and I’ll be doing a lot of testing videos
Model S Plaid is the charge curve champ 👍🏻
For some reason I feel like this started like a regular road trip and quickly morphed into to Supercharger GO
That's essentially what happened... oops
373Wh/mile is terrible mileage, right? At what average speeds were these at?
Great Video! What do you use for your hotspot?
I have a Nighthawk M1 on AT&T
Good video. Thinking of a model Y for my wife. Out of curiosity, why don't you have Waze up on the main screen? Seems redundant to have your phone mounted and running waze instead of it being on the main screen. Also, how is the ride? I test drove a Model Y in '22 and the ride was HORRIBLE. (This is what led me to purchase a Ford Mach-e.)
Tesla doesn’t have CarPlay for Waze and I like having the Tesla nav as my primary nav. Ride is vastly improved from earlier Y.
@@brandenflasch how do you enter am address on your phone and have it come up on the screen?
@@KaiPontebasically you use your preferred map app and share the destination with the Tesla app and it sends it to the car.
What's going on with your paint film?
30:10 that Aerovault is one sweet trailer.
Yes it is!
Love your videos ! Can you do a video on your accessories? Like radar and phone holder etc. Ty !!!!.
Coming! Some links are in the description
Yes, CCS charging is total trash compared to Tesla charging. I’ve driven across country about six times never had a single problem except for one time when it got really really cold like below zero that’s the only time I had any issues, but that’s gonna happen with any electric vehicle.
Hey Brandon, great videos! I’m actually picking up an R1 T next week and I’m going to sell my Martian wheels
Shoot me an email with info please - email is on the about tab of the channel
Hi Branden- Did you put Saran wrap around your car?
Temporary PPF from Xpel
Hi there. Greetings from Germany. Just curious: why do you have your Speedo on km/h instead of mph?
Allows a higher speed on autopilot - 87mph vs 85mph
I found, recently, that if I didn’t use the plastic charge adapter lock I could unplug the ccs charger & then take the adapter from the car. Car was locked the whole time.
CCS or J1772?
How many additional hours do you think were added to your trip versus an ICE vehicle?
This trip was not even close to optimized and probably added 4-5 hours, but it would add probably 2 hours
Do you look for higher KW when you charge? I did when I rented a model 3?
To some extent, but 150kW vs 250kW makes a very marginal difference on a Model 3 or Model Y
Thanks for the video. Brandon, I have a speed question on the Tesla.
Would there be any difference in the total mile range on one full charged battery - if we go at 55 mph or if we go at 70 mph??? So are slower speeds better to give us further battery range??
Planning on getting an EV vehicle in 2024. Seems all the videos I watch everyone does 70 mph.
Thanks and take care.
Speed is by far the biggest factor that impacts range - slowing down will increase range. However, driving faster will yield shorter overall times even with the incremental charge time increase.
My understanding is that wind resistance increases in a ratio to the square of the speed so you would use approximately 60% more energy doing 70 as opposed to 55 over the same distance. This probably isn't exact but it wouldn't be too far off I think. Cheers
Do you regret not getting the long range model?
Not currently
So is the standard range MY charge curve similar to a RWD model 3? It's a bigger cell than the long range and lower cost but very little info yet on the 4680 charge curve. I have a 2019 Model 3 SR+ that peaks at 175kw and drop quickly but the added efficiency and smaller pack still makes charging stops usually 20-25min.
It's not as good as the LFP Model 3 - I'll have a deep dive on the charging curve. I wanted to gather data first.
Hello! What does 360 miles mean under "Model Y" on the main screen?
That’s the odometer
Kind of surprised Tesla doesn’t offer a hotspot option in their cars by now. Seems like a pretty basic feature.
Seems like something they could offer in Premium Connectivity+ along with updates over cellular
@@brandenflasch Agreed!
They’re rumored to be working on smartphone capable Starlink. Priorities, priorities!!
@@Crunch_dGH Nice!
May be coming soon, yesterday there were some release notes that mentioned Apple Airplay support which is WiFi only.
Do you feel like Tesla is being extra safe with the new 4680 batteries for safety before they start to lean on them harder since they are not only new but their own design and manufacturing? I assume they will ramp them up with software updates as the years go by and they have much more data on them.
It seems plausible, but they’ve been on the road for over a year with employees
Tesla is constantly changing/improving their battery and pack production process and chemistry to see what works best and to reduce cost. The same goes for all the batteries they use in their products. So, it’s likely Tesla is sandbagging their current 4680 packs to reduce risk, but they are also gathering useful data from every battery pack to learn and optimize from. Tesla’s previous battery packs have received many software and hardware upgrades that improved their range and durability over the years. There’s nothing like getting a software update that increases your range by 5-15 miles just months after taking delivery of the vehicle. Sometimes Tesla doesn’t even announce the increase, but the internet will.
Oh, so that’s what Walterboro looks like there in the daytime hrs every time I’ve been to that site on my way back from Florida to NJ It’s been during the evening hours.
Use a better route planner, keep your requirements to above 20% to relax your significant other, charge quickly in the bands between 20 and 80, never think about charging at all other than that. Running to 1% is unnecessary.
Hi Branden, informative video. Incidentally, how did you add your "BF" logo to the screen?
You just need to add an image to your Tesla account on the Tesla app
Enjoyed it.
Solar canopy is awesome. ALmost dumb not to have that everywhere. It will pay for itself over time+shade/protection from rain/snow.
I own a chevy Bolt but I don't know that much about Teslas, is supercharging a Tesla free?
No it’s not
@@brandenflasch do you know how much it normally costs per kilowatt to charge
Typically $0.30-40/kwh but some areas are a bit more and some a bit less
@@brandenflasch ok, thanks
Subbed, long journey, 😉 thanks for sharing 1st video ive watched.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Did you end up using navigate on autopilot at all on this trip? If so, what were your impressions on how it performed?
I used it a bit - the top speed of autopilot is too low
Top speed of 85 mph for autopilot/FSD is more than enough considering the top speed limit on i95 is 70 mph. Once you go over 80 mph, your chances of getting a speeding ticket increases greatly. But you do you.
Plenty of places with 80mph speed limits
@@brandenflasch I have the same configuration as your Model Y SR, HWR 4. Did you experience any glitches while on FSD apart from the top speed? Any phantom braking? I'm planning a long drive next month and considering activating my FSD subscription for that month.
Don’t bother with FSD sub yet unless you really want Navigate on Autopilot / auto lane changes - nothing else works on FSD on HW4. There is no FSD beta yet on HW4.
🤔 TWO B OR NOT TWO B THAT WAS THE QUESTION 😊💚💚💚
I may have missed this in an earlier part of the video, but I’m assuming the saran wrap looking stuff in the front is to avoid bugs and or damage during the trip?
That’s correct - temporary until professional PPF
@@brandenflaschwhat product specifically did you use for the temporary protection?
Xpel tracwrap - amzn.to/44TvrAL
I haven't sat through the hour yet. How many miles did you lose by removing the wheel covers?
Haven’t tested it yet