Great insight into road tripping with an EV car. I was stressed just watching you guys. You were both right in saying you couldn’t enjoy the journey. (Hope the ankle is much better.) 🇬🇧xx

I enjoyed the vlog guys. I've got a Volvo EV in England and I love it , I drive to Scotland for work a lot and no problem so far in 12 months, plus no tax to pay.

Great vlog Barry and Max. Very informative and useful. Impressed by how calm you both were. Good luck with the injury👍

Great video, not so great for your ankle so pleased it’s not broken. Tesla not a road trip car I was worried you might not make it to charging points and we was just watching it on tv. Hope your ankle is feeling better now Barry. Looking forward to watching the full vlog next week. Have a nice weekend with Maxine and family in U.K. ❤❤

Just watching your vlog, only a short way in but loving it, thank you .

Thanks for such a good review. It is something we were very interested in.

Loved this vlog but was sorry to hear about your accident. You both kept so calm despite all the problems of charging/not charging. I don’t drive now but you highlighted perfectly what problems can arise and I can pass that information on to friends and family. As you say, a hybrid is definitely the better option. As a Lancastrian I love that you haven’t lost your Yorkshire accent even though you have lived in America for over 20 years. I look forward to your weekly vlogs and can’t wait for the next one. Best wishes to you both.

Sorry to hear about your experience and I hope you are well healed now. I hope to see you at one of the meetups soon given I too live in ORL (or maybe see you two at a stoplight). I have made several x thousand long road trips in my Model S - up and down the East Coast and twice to Minneapolis (stopping many times at the same SCs you stopped at). I am glad my road trip experiences have been very enjoyable and relaxing with the FSD. Agreed, a few issues continue but I am never going back to gas. On my first trip, my range anxiety was high (in 2019 when there were many many few superchargers). However, after the first trip, I adjusted and it just disappeared. Looking forward to your next vlog and hearing more of how you are spending your retirement time. BTW, loved how you both planned your retirement so well in advance.

I was so stressed for both of you, glad you’re both home safe. Hope the ankle is healing.

Love the license plate! Aye up!! 😂😂

Bless you both ❤️ I had anxiety for you whilst watching. Thanks for vlogging and I wished that I’d seen you up here in Falls Church 🇬🇧 call in for coffee and Bourbon biscuits next time 👍👍

Great vlog glad you got back safe and well 😊

great vlog. I tell you the worry, I'd probably forget it haha. Sorry about your ankle..Can't believe Tesler made you drive to them. Thought there would be better customer service...the first guy didn't sound like he had a clue.

Great vlog! I've stopped at many of these super chargers in VA, NC, and SC including the Richmond service center (towed to it w/ a bad motor @ 400 miles 🤦‍♀) it was fun to see many of the stops! I had very high range anxiety with my first couple of road trips, but it has subsided as I got used to the car and it's navigation...though there are still times where I'm drafting a truck to up my efficiency. I've had my ups and downs with the MY, but overall find it a more enjoyable road trip car than my prior gas vehicles. Hope the ankle is better!

Glad you got back safely in the end, I was exhausted just watching your journey! I have a Tesla and definitely get ‘charge anxiety’ when we do longer trips. Chargers are even more sparse in the uk and you usually have to wait for them. Our second car is petrol for that reason! That being said I do love the Tesla, it’s perfect for short trips and everyday use. Hoping have healed well and are back on 2 feet now 😊

All I can say is watching that road trip and recognizing 90% of those roads from our over 30 trips down to Fl… I’m so happy we’re flying in September!! lol

Me and Mrs Ping couldn’t help notice that the Texaco facing where you stepped into a ditch has been converted from a Pizza Hut. A great example of US engineering that we all must take time to applaud. Get well soon Dazza!

Omg , I would have been on pins ! No pun intended! So much for these fancy cars . I only drive a little VW and it would get me anywhere,

Compelling viewing, excellent vlog. Thinking about buying an EV as our next vehicle however, clearly more work to be done reference infrastructure, reliability, etc. Thanks for sharing.

Wow ! Hope your ankle is getting better. I was looking at an EV for my next car in UK but was put off before your vlog. We went to Buc-ee’s in Daytona Beach earlier this week and the pulled pork sandwich is just divine ! Hope you’re having a good time in Blighty we’ve got some naff weather here at the moment x

Very stressful journey. Hope you’re fighting fit again my friend. Buccees burger looks nice!

That was a very helpful, informative video. The pain and discomfort you were experiencing came through the sound on the video. I see from comments you are still dealing with it. We still have two gas cars but the plan is one EV for around town and one hybrid to be used for long journeys. But really all cars are subject to issues. A friend bought a plug in hybrid. Week 3 went on the first long drive away from home for 4 days. On journey home day as she tried to reverse the car out of the drive it would not move, it was immobilized. She was in a fairly remote area, no roadside assistance until the next day. When they arrived they admitted they did not have the skills to work on a plug in hybrid. Had to get a tow truck to take it to the nearest dealership 70 miles away. Car was there a week because only one technician trained and qualified to work on the plug in hybrid vehicles. This type of car was brand new. I learned the hard way…..never buy a new style/model of a car the first year it is on sale. Did that in 2016 and it had 6 recalls the first year.

Excellent video. Stressful and why. Challenge Anneka meets crystal maze . Planning, strategy and issues. Nope give me a normal car. A great video and shows the issues with electric vehicles

So glad to have this informative video to justify cancelling all of my future Tesla road trips. Though I've never experienced any issues on our family's several 2500+ mile road trips across europe, this has shown that it simply isn't worth trying..how long until we get caught out? Our Daughter will be disappointed to not see the Swiss alps this year, but hey she got to see Portugal and Spain a couple of months ago and that will have to be the end of it. Seeing the otherside of road trips has led me to the conclusion that it's not worth bothering. For all the struggle and challenges that I'll be avoiding thanks to this vid I am eternally grateful. Your experience has shown that anyone even attempting this has got to be mad . Already booked the campsite down the road as we now have so much spare time where we'd otherwise be driving to other countries. Looking forward to more local holidays (ideally in walking distance) until we trade in the Tesla for a reliable and more capable petrol car.

Omg it looked like it was going great at first hope you enjoyed your time with your lovely Chloe anyway ♥️

Once again thank you for a great video from you both “ it seems a real task with a EV road trip “ and really stressful thanks for taking us along With you . I hope buc-ees restrooms didn’t disappoint “ I’d love a cuddly buc-ee says a 54 yr old male . I hope to visit one “ one day “ wishing you both a good rest and I hope your ankles pain goes soon Barry . Best wishes Philip essex🇬🇧

I would have thought that the best car to do the road trip would have been in a tesla. And on the whole it looked great. You did manage to get a charger at every stop, yes you had to swap one or 2 to get the higher charge rate. But looking at it everything looked the best it could have been. The cars issue with the charger not charging was an issue but tesla did sort it pretty quickly. Gas cars can break down as well with a multitude of different reasons. I'm not having a go, I have an ev in the uk and love it. Maybe things are different in the US I don't know. Good road trip video and sorry for your sore ankle, I hope your feeling better, take care both of you.❤

Your experience is the EXACT reason why I will NEVER purchase a Tesla. I can drive nearly 400 miles in my Lexus, spend less than 10 minutes to fill up my car and I am off on my way again. Having to plan a trip around charging station stops = A waste of valuable vacation time and a lot of ANXIETY! Glad you are okay now.

Felt for you both... what a stressful session!

I have to say I anticipated your final decision about moving to a Hybrid vehicle Barry, it makes sense for a long distance journey. We did a long road trip last year while we were at our place in Kissimmee for 9 weeks and for sure we wouldn't have wanted to do what you and Max did. Hope your ankle heals soon mate.

I have a plug in hybrid -- EV around town and gas when I am road tripping. I feel it's the best of both worlds.

Loving the reg plate !

Gosh, I don’t think I will ever buy an all electric car, too much planning and stress, thanks for all the info and hope your ankle is ok now.

My son’s car got flooded out in Tennessee and he bought a used Ford Fusion hybrid. He moved back here to California as costs went up there, no houses to buy, apartments to rent, pay was really low and California weather has been better (cooler in summer) last 2 years, no twisters too. Governor here is horrible, just horrible. Anyways he uses little gas and electric recharges driving around. We always take his car sightseeing around here. The all electric are great as a second car for local driving or company cars. Looking forward to finishing watching this vlog.

Wow just wow thanks for sharing this. $220 charging costs for 2k miles? That would fill my Pacifica minivan 4 times and I would easily get 2000 miles out of it give or take. Your comment of ‘range anxiety’ nailed it. Appreciate your honesty in n sharing this. I will never by an EV. I thought having an EV saves on petrol or overall costs?

Thank you both for the vlog very informative. Here in the UK charging stations are sparse and the anxiety aspect and the EV cost are big issues - Kevin & Cyndy

Brilliant vlog, really really interesting. You should put the 6 hour version out at some point. People love that type of stuff 😅

Very interesting vlog, I drive a hybrid in the UK but only use it on electric locally still use petrol on a long journey. We just visited friends in Michigan and did a road trip to Canada whilst there and we saw very few charging stations our whole trip we did not see any at the petrol garages we used to fill up our hire car in Michigan or Canada.

Well guys great video. If you don't recommend a road trip in a tesla with your skill of been prepared and your planning ability. The rest of us are up the CREEK. you mentioned the cost for electric but what was the time spent at all the charging points. Just as well you waited till you retired to do this video. Great job and advice. 👍👍👍👍

Sorry about your ankle injury. Those are so painful and tough to deal with. You're not the first EV owners I've heard talk about charging anxiety. General traffic issues can be daunting but adding in all of that math would be WAY too much for me. Looking forward to seeing how much you both enjoyed the rest of your trip.

Thank you for all your videos, including your retirement one. First, I would like to say I would not wish what happened to you during your road trip vacation to even my enemies lol . Sadly I have a similar experience except my video would be Do Not road trip with a Ford. Lolol. We had it afford that was about a year old. This was a new model that had been out for two years while road tripping from the West Coast to Toronto Canada, and pulling out of a hotel parking lot. The engine dropped. And I mean literally I was going like 3 miles an hour went over speed, bump, and boom slammed on the brakes found out the bolt that holds the engine sheared and the engine fell on the axle. Luckily nothing was bent, and we were up and running in a few hours.. we found out that this was a known advisory issue and when vehicles of my make and model and year come in, they are to review it and between the start of the advisory and my last oil change in lube it came up. So they never looked at that part and worked notified of that part at that time. So bad things happen to good people, but I would love for you to review your first 42 minutes before the issue would you change the title? lol I do understand the issue of supplying voltage to an EV vehicle and spikes can happen. I’ve had one happen in my house that blew out our TV in fridge once. But Would like to add that since living in my small town for 15 years three times the local Kroger‘s has put diesel fuel in the underground non-diesel storage . So for three days over 15 years, people got diesel in their vehicles and it pretty much destroyed their vehicles. Similar to all vehicles. My opinion of your first two minutes is, we’re having a great time. please keep up the good videos as I watch all of them

Enjoyed the Vlog. Eye opening experience for people considering an EV. And that's with Tesla's who as you say have the best charging infrastructure and range. Other EVs experience on that road trip would have been much harder

Have a brilliant time guys keep safe ❤🇬🇧

Loved going through Virginia (I’m from Maryland) and especially Williamsburg but, I was on pins and needles for the 2 of you. Saw Bazzar limping his was through Disney with Lodge Guys. They certainly could have slowed down a bit 😂

Happy birthday to Maxine, best wishes for a happy and healthy future.

Wow day one and it’s already a lot to deal with! Not sure I’d be doing that. Got a rental car when mine broke down twice. The first car was a hybrid. It was fantastic. Halved the petrol bill. It was a plug in hybrid. I tried, and failed to charge it after booking and pre paying at the hotel. The idea is great, but way too much messing for me. I drive 200 miles each way on university pick up. I do A roads. It would stress me no end having to look for chargers 😂.

I couldn’t poke up with the uncertainty of it all, bad enough driving to unknown places , but to have to keep looking for charges , then when it fused! What a nightmare!!!

Oh dear, what a trip, Mr. and Mrs. Bazza! I'm not sure I could have dealt with all of that hassle with the chargers. A hybrid car does look like a better choice for such a trip. My brother and sister-in-law have one (Honda) and they love it. As for your ankle, I can relate. About 10 years ago, I dropped into a similar sort of hole and sprained mine. It took over a month before I could walk properly again, and I still have issues with it to this day.

What a kerfuffle. It’s a shame it took the pleasure out of the road trip. I can only imagine the anxiety. At least you know now though. I hope your ankle is on the mend. Thanks for sharing your EV road trip experience. Very helpful for others thinking about doing an EV road trip ☺️

Very interesting watch. As a high mileage field service manager in the north of Uk, I will hold on to a diesel for as long as possible !

So, it was the supercharging that made the error? Love the video and thank you for sharing your trip.

Just went on my third trip on a Tesla. I saw more ICE vehicles on the side of the road than EV. I had no issues and the trip planner was awesome. Texas was long but no problems.

Glad you are ok. Pity maxine didn't film it 😮 I have dodgy ankles and fall over nothing all the time. Would love to go to savanna

I would change the car. When you go on a road trip it is mentioned to be enjoyable. I only watched you I would be stressed. Love the videos

Proper British reg 😂 we have friends in South Carolina with ‘Ar Lass’ 😊😊 My husband has just bought his third Lexus RX450 , beautiful car, never had any problems with previous 2, highly recommend hybrid.

Hi did the phantom braking happen with cruise control? Or can it happen with just manually driving. It’s the one thing that scares me with kids in the car. If it’s possible to manually drive without phantom braking although not ideal I would prefer this. Thanks

I just did my first road trip from Massachusetts to Toronto and niagra fall and back and no issue here... sorry to hear but I would most definitely do another

Glad you went and got your ankle checked! Hope you were able to rest it!

Best decision to get a hybrid- I was feeling the anxiety just looking at you trying to charge

Sorry you hurt your ankle, we have a mokka ev vauxhall, can i ask u why u only charged it by 20% and not full just curious x

What a pain in the *** give it up guys, get rid its draining me of energy just watching the faff you are going through!! Its not the future. Speedy recovery Bazz 👍

I have a Model Y. We live here in Virginia and I do understand a lot that you went through. I've experience phantom braking but I usually recover fairly quick and get up to speed. But that is a major downfall of going vision only in a Tesla. Overall your trip was good but those chargers not charging at the optimal speed is an issue..especially if you're at a 150kw station because you split the power. I try to navigate to all 250kw stations if I can. I view the battery/contactor issue like I view my gas car. I've been on a road trip with my gas car and had transmission problems but the worse was when I was driving normally and blew a rod in the engine. And I'm one for making sure it has a good oil change regularly and more and always prep the entire car for a road trip...but on that day..none of that mattered.

Hope the ankle gets better quickly…we have the same car in the UK (MYP) and tbh have the same issues with the braking and the wipers. We really like the car having come from a RR sport, but having done a number of road trips in the USA (last one Nashville to Orlando last sept), I 100% wouldn’t have an EV for long journeys; that said seemed really good value at 10c / mile….as a buyer and EV just doesn’t work for me as I would never recoup the difference in cost compared to a pure ICE car….sure you already now know, but with that update, when you manually touch the wiper button on the stork a pop up comes on the screen and can switch it easily from auto - it’s def better when it rains compared to looking for that bloody icon! 😂

Ay up both. I couldn't get over the scale of the States when we were over there so I guess the distance between chargers (and service centres) is a big part of the range anxiety. While you're in the UK I think you'll find it a lot more enjoyable. From the Midlands, we've done Cornwall and a Netherlands road trip in our little MG4 and had no problems. Instead of going for the most efficient charging time, we just aim for a rapid charger when we're down to sub-20%, charge to 80-90 (no matter how long) and carry on. I think the Tesla app tries to overcomplicate things. But, as I say, we are very lucky as we're in a much smaller country so we're never too far from a charger. Oh, and by the way, sorry we missed your meet up - I'm afraid the weather beat us (are you doing any in the UK?)

How long did that full charge take at firehouse subs ?

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Great vlog Bazza, a true and honest review showing why you should not buy an EV. Would be interested to know how much this would cost in fuel.

As Scotty once said, "The more they overthink the plumbing, the easier it is to stop up the drain." Star Trek

What is the ring road around Orlando? Would love to use it instead of 1-4 !!

Very interesting video. Just arrived in Orlando a couple of days ago and hertz are really pushing their EV’s. I believe if it’s a Tesla, they have a deal with Tesla to use the superchargers and then pass on the bill without any surcharge to your rental agreement charges. I know there is a supercharger just a few mins from Disneys Saratoga where I am staying but am still not convinced. I’ve used Nissan leafs in the UK and you really have to be on your game to think about long journeys.

Oh my gosh how stressful! Bet you both needed a good stiff drink or 2 after that! 🥃🥃

Shame that you're thinking of getting rid of the MY.. I've been trouble free in my Model Y for 2 years and prior to that, was trouble free in my Model 3 for 3 years. I've driven up and down the UK various times and never once had the worry or felt it impacted our journey to consider moving back to ICE or Hybrid. I guess it's all down to the lack of full infrastructure (including service stations) which sounds like the USA which isn't quite up there or as reliable as other countries. Thing is though, driving a ICE/Hybrid - you could get just as worse issues on a 2,000 mile journey, so it's all relative I guess.

Oh Barry, I’m half way through this vlog and what you are describing about the Tesla customer service is exactly the same here in the UK, they are awful, so much so we’ve had a 6 month battle trying to return the car due to having over 18 faults and 2 repeat issues. I feel your pain, clueless company imo.

Running up the battery to eliminate stops actually costs you more time. We do nj to disney once a year and u should be doing multiple shorter stops to get faster chargers from 10% to 60% then it will taper down.

One of my friends, a new Tesla owner was just telling me in China they are doing battery swaps so you don't have to charge. Still have to make it to a service center for the swap but much faster

Bukees brisket is the best 😊😊also thr jerky and the beaver nuggets 🎉

I had an ev for 6 months and hated every month of that 6 I had it. Major anxiety trying to find chargers that were not full or broken, journeys taken longer, hated driving which I normally love. Glad to get rid of it.

Greetings from Yorkshire! You guy's have once again reinforced for me that EV's are not the answer. The infrastructure worldwide is probably 20% of what it needs to be minimum at best. My 2019 Mercedes diesel gives me an average of 55 mpg, driven however you want, in fantastic comfort, and the longer I keep it, the less impact to the planet through manufacture. Great vlog's btw!

I think all of the charging and waiting around would have driven me crazy. Sorry that you sprained your ankle, you really did sound in agony, its a horrible feeling. I hope it has healed and you are pain free now

This was a great video, I do wonder whether EV’s really are the future or a bit of a cul-de-sac before (perhaps) a more practical sustainable alternative is invented. It seems unlikely there will ever be the infrastructure required if EVERYONE drives an EV.

Ouch that ankle i feel your pain, i have a trimalleolar fracture of the ankle currently.

It's crazy how much planning has to go into the trip in terms of calculating charge and where you'll have to stop, fair play for taking everything in stride guys :) Hope your ankle is getting better 👍

Thought you would have rung Morgan & Morgan lol

Crikey!!!! stressful 😩 A lot more work needed on the whole EV system I think 🤔 Non needed stress to add to a road-trip with traffic etc 😮 Sue!!! For the hole in the grass Bazza 😂😂😂😂 Hope you are well ❤

Wow what a faff to have a Tesla that would stress me right out, I get stressed enough driving already let alone contending with all that technology, I’m sticking to my chuggy diesel. x

I drive a Mercedes hybrid. I will never rely on electric only, especially in the uk, it’s simply not practical for a road trip. Hope you’re ok Bazza!

I’m not a person that suffers from anxiety however I would find that experience totally anxiety inducing. Road trips in outback Australia certainly wouldn’t work. I live in an inland Australian city and I love my hybrid.

I’m still not sold on electric cars. My friends new Audi e-tron has been in the garage for 4 months! Plus the infrastructure just isn’t there yet although Tesla seems to be getting there. In theory you could have businesses spring up alongside charging stations and offer different services while you wait. Sorry your trip wasn’t tip top but those southern states look nice

To be honest we do not really understand the mechanics of ecv, but what alot of faffing about with all the charging etc😂 What we liked about the vlog was not so much about the car but the route you took. I'm really into American Civil war history and have done a couple of road trips around viginia, the carolinas and Georgia so probably driven down the same roads. You said you vloged your visit to busch Gardens but did you film anything else? Hope your ankle is on the mend, my wife had a similar incident in 2018 whilst riding around celebration in 2018 miss placing her foot, ended up in celebration hospital with a boot and spent the rest of the holiday in a wheelchair

Waaay late to the party. Hopefully you've mended and are hybrid car shopping. Oh and Happy Independence Day 🇺🇸 😉

I thought you would be driving something like a Corvette in sunny Florida!

I think your experience just goes to show it’s still new technology and it has issues. Having something like petrol you can just fill up and go means you’ve just got to know there’s a petrol station. Let’s hope it gets better.

Don’t know if I’d have worse anxiety about the charging or knowing two dodgy characters from the UK living in my newly renovated home

I'm not sure if you will answer, but here goes. How do you fill how Disney is treating the disable people with DAS ? And now Disney has come out and said over sea people will not be able to book rides until they are on USA land ?

All vehicle purchases, gas or electric, has the possibility of giving you a lemon. Could this be one of those times? Or is it just a sour taste in your mouth from the experience that you're ready to cut ties and recognize? Glad you two were safe when the car gave you grief. P.S. Loved having dinner with you in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Sorry about your sprained ankle, and the problems with the car. Great that you posted this because it shares what trips could be like. We travel cross-country a lot. We've driven to Washinton State, Florida, Ga, several times. So, I don't think an only electric car would work across country through desert driving. Tesla has lots of chargers it seems. Must be the ones the government paid millions for and only got 7 installed must not have been done through Tesla. Elon Musk must be the only person in the country who can accomplish anything. Too bad he wasn't born here so he could run for the presidency!

I think any issue can occur when driving that amount of mileage even in a normal vehicle but wouldn’t say it’s a disaster . Sorry about your ankle Bazza

Why don’t you use your sun visas that would sop you getting sunburn x very good vlog

Haven't watched the video but we drove 2000 miles across Europe in our 2015 Model S, it was a piece of cake with the car finding chargers and free supercharging. I'd never go back to ICE.

I so enjoy all your vlogs but, this one caused anxiety for me as well as you. I felt that you were not fully enjoying your trip because you were constantly watching your battery charge and continually stopping at the next charging station. It makes more sense to have a hybrid or gas only vehicle for long journeys. I hope that your ankle heals, or has already healed quickly.Just another added dilema. Be well. Keep taking us on all your adventures.