How do Tesla owners make long road trips?

[johnnyS]

It really depends upon how long the trip is. Over the last few decades I have driven from L.A. to San Francisco dozens of times. For me it has always been a two stop trip--once for gas and once to eat. Now with the model S it is still a two stop trip--the Lebec/Ft. Tejon supercharger and Harris Ranch supercharger. The time driving is about the same. This is a boring drive, but meeting people at the superchargers makes it more interesting.

This spring we drove from Long Beach to Moab Utah and back--2000 miles, 5 days. There was a long driving day each way. When you are stopping a 4 superchargers in a day it does take a little longer. We planned the trip so that we had a supercharger in the parking lot of motel each night. We could spend the day in the national then get a free charge before dinner.

The Tesla is a great road trip car and using the superchargers makes for an interesting adventure.

 

[igotzzoom]

By the time the Gen-III comes out, there should be plenty of both superchargers and hotels/destinations with J1772 chargers that the "range anxiety" factor should be a non-issue.

 

[Owner]

Well I drove across country, here are my stats X Country Trip Statistics | Tesla Owner

I have a bunch of blog posts on the trip.

Its very doable. Kind of not as easy "off grid" but still doable.