I drove from California to Maine earlier this month in a MYLR, just me and the dog. I don’t know exactly how many miles, how many hours, how many Kwh, how many times I stopped to charge, how much time I spent charging, how much it all cost, or how much carbon I saved. I just know that I got here safely and it was pretty simple to do. I’m trying not to let my MYLR become a new “hobby”, but I do have a few subjective observations:
— Each long day of driving (there were 5, and 2 short days) probably took an extra hour or two compared to ICE due to charging. The dog was happy to get out and romp every couple hours or so.
— I subscribed to FSD for the trip. I’ll cancel it before the second month kicks in. Auto lane change was kind of nice, but I think basic autopilot will suffice. Autosteer and dynamic cruise control definitely cut down on fatigue. It might be worth subscribing to enhanced autopilot, but not FSD.
— Phantom braking was definitely a problem. It seemed to happen less when “navigate on autopilot” was turned off, but I can’t be sure.
— Finding chargers was a snap, but I was on major arteries the whole way.
— With a house in CA and house in ME, six months spent in each, I’ll be making this driving every spring and fall for the next decade or more, as I have been the last couple years. It takes longer but it’s easier in the Tesla than it was in the 2001 Tacoma. I’m satisfied.
Dan
p.s. Sorry to disappoint those of you who want to hear all the nitty gritty statistics. I’m too disorganized to pull all that together, and just not that motivated.
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— Each long day of driving (there were 5, and 2 short days) probably took an extra hour or two compared to ICE due to charging. The dog was happy to get out and romp every couple hours or so.
— I subscribed to FSD for the trip. I’ll cancel it before the second month kicks in. Auto lane change was kind of nice, but I think basic autopilot will suffice. Autosteer and dynamic cruise control definitely cut down on fatigue. It might be worth subscribing to enhanced autopilot, but not FSD.
— Phantom braking was definitely a problem. It seemed to happen less when “navigate on autopilot” was turned off, but I can’t be sure.
— Finding chargers was a snap, but I was on major arteries the whole way.
— With a house in CA and house in ME, six months spent in each, I’ll be making this driving every spring and fall for the next decade or more, as I have been the last couple years. It takes longer but it’s easier in the Tesla than it was in the 2001 Tacoma. I’m satisfied.
Dan
p.s. Sorry to disappoint those of you who want to hear all the nitty gritty statistics. I’m too disorganized to pull all that together, and just not that motivated.
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