So, Essex to Reims in France, then on to Switzerland and back.
Facts are, we spent £77 on charging for just over 1200miles. All Super chargers apart from two destination/half charges. Including tolls it came to £180 overall.
The tunnel, simple and easy. Took the "large" carriage as per booking. Again, simple and wide and easy to drive into and off. Couldn't fault the service. Arrived, drove about 100 metres and the sat nav kicked in.
Driving in France was easy as pie, so much nicer driving there. Autopilot was a dream, the car just worked, no hassles at all. We stayed in Reims, got a half charge free at the hotel Mercure. It had two Destination chargers and I noticed MG, EV6 and Kia Niro all using them too. Lots of electric cars around Reims.
After a day there we travelled to Switzerland stayed at Brienz for two nights. Again, the driving was comfortable and no hassle at all. The only part I didn't like was driving through Basel at rush hour. It's a crazy network of motorways with very quick signage for junctions. The Sat Nav was a dream at this part.
Arrived Brienz late afternoon, just enough to see the sunset over the lake, what a sight. We even took a dip as the sun went down. Absolutely stunning place to stay and one of the best evenings of my life.
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Again, we charged the car for free the next day while we took a trip to Jungrfraujoch. Public transport was just amazing, we grabbed a boat to Interlaken, train to Grimewald, Gondola to the top. Spent the day in the snow at the top, it was amazing.
View attachment 849456The next day we drove to Lake Lucerne, up the mountains along winding roads, then back down into Luzern and out the other side. The Sat Nav was brilliant again, we took some detours to see the lakes and it couldn't have been easier.
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We spent most of the day in the Museum of Transport, which I have to say was probably the best museum I've been in. Very interactive and the kids loved it, I loved it too. We spent all day there and still didn't have time to see it all.
Again, we arrived at our Hotel and got another free charger overnight. Managed to get it working with our own plug adaptor after a bit of back and forth with reception and lack of language skills on my part.
Next day a trip to Pilatus. cloudy for most of it apart from the top, where we sat above the cloud for a few hours. That night we spent the evening in the Stadtkeller, which had a Swiss Folk show with Fondue and the rest. An expensive but fantastic place for go to for some fun.
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The next day we drove back to France and stayed in Troyes, it was a long journey, with rain here and there. The wipers worked for most part but struggled in the really heavy storms we hit. We stayed at a beautiful B&B just outside Troyes, stunning garden for the kids to play in. The house had a dual charging station too, so we charged up there for €5, it was a 70% charge so worth it.
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Getting back to the UK after the tunnel, and we realised how rubbish our roads are. The M20 is shocking, and so are most of the drivers in our country. Its a disgrace in fact when comparing to the continent.
Anyway, that was a quick rundown. Without the Tesla, we wouldn't have done this trip. We saved ourselves about £600 in petrol and had our favour holiday/break yet as a family. The car was a dream to use travelling through Europe and we are already planning our next trip.
Norway is possibly next......suggestions are welcome...