I went on my first long trip in my 2022 Model 3 Tesla. We drove from NJ up to Toronto and then Ottawa, Canada. Most of the time the trip mapped out by the Tesla map worked well, but on the drive home from Ottawa to NJ, it picked a route that went through a bunch of back roads where there wasn't a supercharger nearby. The battery got down to 13% before we found a super charger when we got close to Rt 87.
Here is the Apple Map route I expected to take, basically going down Rt 81 in NY to NJ. But the Tesla map had me drive across the Adirondack park in the middle over to Rt 87. Not only was there no superchargers between Rt 81 and Rt 87, it also had very winding roads, which I'm sure took more battery power, not to mention not being able to go 65 MPH that I would have gone on a major interstate highway like Rt 81.
My battery got down to 13% before reaching the supercharger in Chestertown, NY, just off Rt 87. From there we were fine, able to charge one more time off Rt 87 and comfortably arrive home. When my battery got down below 20% I was worried that I might run out of electricity before being able to make it to the next available charge. So 2 questions, why did the Tesla map choose this route that had less superchargers along the way? Is there a way to change the route that Tesla automatically picked? I would have liked to follow the Rt 81 path home, but I have no idea how to force the Tesla map to change.
Here is the Apple Map route I expected to take, basically going down Rt 81 in NY to NJ. But the Tesla map had me drive across the Adirondack park in the middle over to Rt 87. Not only was there no superchargers between Rt 81 and Rt 87, it also had very winding roads, which I'm sure took more battery power, not to mention not being able to go 65 MPH that I would have gone on a major interstate highway like Rt 81.
My battery got down to 13% before reaching the supercharger in Chestertown, NY, just off Rt 87. From there we were fine, able to charge one more time off Rt 87 and comfortably arrive home. When my battery got down below 20% I was worried that I might run out of electricity before being able to make it to the next available charge. So 2 questions, why did the Tesla map choose this route that had less superchargers along the way? Is there a way to change the route that Tesla automatically picked? I would have liked to follow the Rt 81 path home, but I have no idea how to force the Tesla map to change.