TESLA ROAD TRIP I Sunshine Coast to Melbourne, Travel Vlog 117, 2022
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- čas přidán 21. 08. 2024
- TESLA ROAD TRIP - Sunshine Coast to Melbourne.
It was a last-minute decision to make a quick road trip to Melbourne to attend a family reunion picnic. Paul stayed home to keep an eye on work being done at home (and the animals!) whilst Beth and Matty took it in turns to drive and recharge all the way to Melbourne....1900 km in total. Wait until you see how much (or should we say 'how little') we spend on electric car charging along the way.....
We hope this video is useful to people who are considering buying an electric car now or in the future....
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Hi, we're Beth & Paul from Brisbane, Australia and we love to travel!
Paul retired on 28th February 2020 and on the 1st March 2020, we set out on a 6-month adventure around South East Asia. This was a well-planned once-in-a-lifetime travel experience! It was our intention to show you how you can have a great time travelling without spending a fortune.
Our timing wasn't great - with the outbreak of the Covid-19 virus and subsequent global turmoil less than a month into our trip.
Until it is safe to travel internationally again, we turn our focus on travelling around Queensland and sharing everything our beautiful State has to offer!
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Great journey indeed🤗
Thanks Ramesh 😊
Thank you for taking us on a fabulous road trip in your Tesla Beth. So pretty. It's nice to be able to visit family now. Harriet and I plan to do the same. We are going to Boston, Ma.
By the way, Harriet and I are adding a new addition to our family. A Hava poo female dog. We are looking for names. Doing a poll with friends and family. Care to throw three names in a hat. We have a picture of her. I sent it to your e-mail . Sending you lots of love💖💖 Jim and Harriet. Richmond, Va.
Thanks Harriet and Jim 🤗 We hope you like the names we sent….there’s lots of pretty female names out there to consider so we’re sure you’ll find the right one 💗 We’re pleased you enjoyed this quick dash to Melbourne. We were in such a rush to make the reunion that we didn’t have time to film much along the way….and then we rushed back for Paul’s birthday! But yes, family is important and it was great seeing them all together ❤️
Your happiness is so contagious! Keep on smiling! God bless you!
Thanks so much RM K! Your message made our day 🤗
Some lovely little towns you stopped at. Looks like a great trip. Melbourne would have been lovely.
Hi Imogen 🤗 we think the best time to visit Melbourne is Autumn because it’s a little cooler (but not cold), sunny days and …..lots of Autumn leaves (something we don’t see much in Qld) 🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁
Free chargers 😱 fantastic😍
So glad you put this up! We love hearing about the Tesla, you’ve made us really want one 😁
Thanks guys…and thanks for encouraging us 🤗 it nearly ended up on the editing floor 😳
Amazing, love this
Thanks so much Madura 🤗
Thanks, that was really interesting. We're planning a trip the other way for next year between Melbourne and Queensland so it was great to see what some of the roads are like. Glad you had an enjoyable trip and a good family reunion!
Thank Julie 🤗 we actually came home a different (longer) way via Shepparton, Jerilderie, Dubbo, Tamworth, Esk & Gatton. The inland routes are not as quick as the Hume Highway and the M1 😉
@@BethandPaultravel thanks that’s useful to know. 🥰Our plan was to do the coastal route between Melbourne and Sydney and then continuing up the coast through Queensland. We have so many plans for Queensland now haha 😊
@@juliecullis5203 the coastal route between Melbourne and Sydney is beautiful ❤️….so much to look forward to!
@@BethandPaultravel Thanks can’t wait! ❤
Wodonga has Tesla chargers and the area there is beautiful! Next time give that a go!
Hi Ivan 😊 Thanks for watching! We’ve done this trip a few times now and don’t worry, we’ve also used the chargers in Wodonga. That entire region is beautiful isn’t it? 🤗
@@BethandPaultravel that’s awesome! I really enjoy the Albury/Wodonga region as well. Thanks for putting together a great video! Keep up the great work :)
I cannot wait to get my new Tesla!
Thanks Ivan 🤗 we’re really happy with our Tesla…we’ve travelled over 50,000 km in just over a year and couldn’t be happier with it …
everything very good
Thanks so much Mehmet 😊
Thanks, that was really interesting. We're planning a trip the other way for next year between Melbourne and Queensland so it was great to see what some of the roads are like. Glad you had an enjoyable trip and a good family reunion! :)
Nice video, I’m in Melbourne and I love the Model 3 and Tesla.
By the way Beth, the quality is excellent. In many cases the phone can be better than the GoPro. I use an iPhone 13 Pro for much of my videoing. It’s usually much better than many cameras especially in lowlight situations.
I like your presentation style too.🙏
Thanks @What’s happening? With Gary! I used an SE iPhone for this one and we’re happy that the quality was ok. We are genuinely wrapt with our car and I’m not a technically-savvy person at all. So hopefully, our viewers will not feel so daunted about charging an EV or worry about range-anxiety (if I can do this, anyone can!) We found that we needed a break and to change drivers at the charging stops, so it worked out great 🤗
@@BethandPaultravel Yes Beth, the iPhone SE is a good phone, my brother has the 2020 version.
I think range anxiety is a non issue now, especially with a Tesla. I’ve been waiting for the Model Y but I love the 3 and I may end up ordering one. Luckily my 2009 Prius is still a great car with no issues.
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Beth great video as usual, we missed Paul this week but hopefully will be back next time..
Thanks Stefano 🤗 we wished Paul was with us too, but we have some tradies doing some work at the moment and he needed to be here for them.
My hubby so wants an electric car…I said to keep buying the lottery tickets..🤞🤞
Hi @4evaCavaliers 😊 it’s hard to believe that we’ve travelled 36K kms in the last 10 months and spent no more than $200 on EV charging. Having solar power at home has made a huge difference to keeping costs down because we do most charging from home. We hope your hubby gets his wish one day….we know you’ll both enjoy it!
@@BethandPaultravel Yes solar is good. We have solar for hot water as well as electric and we haven’t had a power bill since it’s been installed. It’s great.👍
I've done Brisbane to Sydney before but Sunshine Coast to Melbourne !! wow, that's a long drive.
Hi @Derek Traveller 🤗 We’ve made this trip many times over the years but this time was much better…..there was far less traffic on the road, the roads were better (in NSW especially) and the car was a dream to drive. We came home a different way…through Shepparton, Jerilderie, stayed overnight at Dubbo then made it home the next day via Tamworth, Esk and Gatton 😊 We used free chargers all the way coming back, so the cost was $0 😲
You need one of those little Tesla desks you can get you do so much work in your car :) Another fab video. Thanks for covering the Tesla here in Australia for us people yet to get ours. We're so excited!!!
We’re excited for you!!! We’re so happy with our car and sure that you will ❤️ it 🤗 Thanks for the tip @Tesla Nonnas, the Tesla desk for the car sounds awesome 😊
@@BethandPaultravel Love how smiley you are.
@@BethandPaultravel and yes, we changed our name lol
Great video B & P ! If I did this trip in my petrol guzzling car, I would have to take out a mortgage to pull it off :( I wanna Tesla..
Thanks Wayne 😊 It was a big decision for us when we bought it, but we’ve been very happy with it (travelled over 30km since June 21) and spent less than $100 total in charging during that time.
I really enjoyed your video. Great channel. ⭐️ 💕
Greetings from Albania.👋🏼 🇦🇱
Thanks @M Travel Vlog 🤗 we’re really happy to hear you are watching our videos in Albania. We hope you’re having a great weekend ☀️
Amazing infrastructure with the charging stations strategically located. Is this because its a main route? Or is the standard the same everywhere?
Also would love to see more road trip vlogs.. great job Beth!
Thanks @wokemaster192 🤗 we decided to try a different route on the way home and drove through Nagambie, Shepparton, Jerilderie, overnight stay at Dubbo then Tamworth, Tenterfield, Warwick, Esk, Gatton and home. We were able to use free chargers all the way back, so it cost $0. But, it was a slower route and the roads were not as good. We use a free App called ABRP (A Better Route Planner) and it gives us all the route options and tells us where we can find charging stations…we totally relied on it for this trip 😉 When it comes to charging stations, we’re continually surprised to see more and more popping up in all sorts of places. Thanks so much for your encouragement 🤗 we’re planning our next trip!
Thanks, very interesting. I thought you would have used Tesla chargers: quicker for trips? BUT they do charge! Great to see that travel with an electric car is possible :)Did the car have autopilot?
Hi @Entropy Spin 🤗 For this video, we wanted to show how the trip could be done for next to nothing. The Tesla chargers are super fast but also the most expensive. We came back via Shepparton, Jerilderie, Dubbo, Tamworth, Warwick and Gatton then home 🤗 we were able to use NRMA fast chargers for free, so that trip cost $0. Yes, the car has auto pilot but not full self driving 😊
We enjoyed going along on the trip :) . It was very interesting to see a real first hand experience of a long road trip and charging stops with an EV.
At present, there does seem to be a frequent problem with non-functioning chargers in Australia, Canada and the U.S. from what I am seeing on CZcams. This situation should gradually improve.
For free charging at NRMA chargers, is that included with an NRMA membership?
p.s. hoping Matthew will eventually join you and Paul for a bit of screen time. I'm sure many of us would enjoy some of his insight as well.
Thanks David, we’re really happy you enjoyed this trip 😊 Luckily for us, we only came across one stop with broken chargers. The NRMA chargers are great - fast and free, but we did read they will be charging non-members soon. We would also like to see more of Matty in our videos, especially the driving ones because he knows so much about EV’s….but like so many people, he doesn’t like being in front of a camera…..thanks for watching 🤗
Why didn't u fly? That's That's huge drive. U could lap nz 6x lol
Ha ha yes it was a massive drive…but we really enjoyed it. We had lots of visiting relatives all over Melbourne, so having the car down there was really handy. Also, being able to spend time with one of our (adult) kids on a road trip was really special 🤗 and I may not get that opportunity again.
@@BethandPaultravel very true 🙂 I'm glad the new car went without a hitch. Quite good how you can work out how much charge you need to get to the next charging point. I'm glad you guys enjoyed the trip. Shame Paul couldn't make it. Cheers
your EV car can get to 400Kms per charge? how about if you use AC, will it shorten the distance of driving?
thank you for info
Hi Kirin 😊 We live in Queensland, so we almost always have the air conditioning on 😉 We haven’t noticed it makes any difference. We would easily get 400 to 450 km on a single charge and we use solar power at home to charge it during the day ☀️
Where did you stop over for the night?
We stopped at Budgewoi at the Hibiscus Lakeside Motel and they had an EV charger we could use 😊 So, we arrived with 9% but left fully charged the next morning.
Were you on the road for 12 hrs first day?
Hi AF 🤗 No, we left home at 4 am on the first day and from memory, we arrived at Budgewoi at around 6-6:30pm (that includes the charging breaks). Thanks for watching!
@@BethandPaultravel wow 14 hrs on the road. Your energy levels were definitely high despite long drive. Well done.
@@BethandPaultravel how long did each of you drive before a break?
Thanks 🤗 we just checked the video and we arrived at 6pm. We had a dream run on the Pacific Highway and the car was awesome. We drove in Autopilot most of the way which made it so much more comfortable.
@AF our first break was at 7am (after 3 hrs) when we had breakfast at Byron Bay and then we made stops every 2 hrs or so …whether we needed to charge or not 😊 …and we took it in turns to drive 😉
Can I ask if you are being paid for this
Ha ha no! Buying this car was a huge decision for us….and we’re just so wrapt that we did 🤗 Our videos are not sponsored by any organisations.
just asking
No worries Wayne 😊