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Are Teslas as great as they say? Model 3 Italian road trip: part 1

Are Teslas as great as they say? Model 3 Italian road trip: part 1

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Are Teslas as great as they say? Model 3 Italian road trip: part 1

With a great range and efficiency, charge stop route planning built-in, and the Supercharger network all over the place, is the Tesla Model 3 really the best EV road trip machine?

Having driven to Italy in the Kia e-Niro (https://youtu.be/vSg5EYFk1I8) and Hyundai IONIQ 5 (https://youtu.be/DmO0jwcc0Js) before — wrestling with A Better Route Planner each time — I was keen to try a similar journey with a Tesla which should make life much easier.

Will it be stress-free? Will it fit all our luggage? Will Flaviana like it? Her previous Model 3 experience wasn’t so good, after all. https://youtu.be/wuyH6wehnTs

Let us know your comments!

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Chapters:

00:00 – Getting ready
01:11 – Toll tag
02:41 – ‘Planning’ the route
03:26 – Cargo Tetris: fitting stuff in the Model 3 boot/trunk
05:24 – Feeling Blue
06:04 – Animal Health Certificates
08:47 – Can’t Stop the Feeling
10:15 – At the vet
11:50 – Supercharged argument
12:41 – Dog Mode
13:38 – Le Shuttle
14:59 – Burger Queen
16:51 – Bonjour Français
16:53 – Route planning not going well
21:58 – Charger 1: Lille Lesquin Supercharger
23:13 – Avoid Avoid Tolls. So that’s why the route planning was rubbish
23:32 – Model 3 thoughts so far
28:30 – Charger 2: Aire de Reims Supercharger
30:05 – Stay 1: Vaugency Mill, Saint-Quentin-sur-Coole
31:53 – On our way again
32:17 – Thoughts on the Airbnb from some introverts
36:11 – Trying Autopilot
37:38 – Charger 3: Supercharger Nancy
39:05 – Flaviana’s not impressed with me filming playing "it"
40:28 – On our way to Colmar
40:53 – Andrew gets flashed (not in a good way)
41:03 – A Brexit benefit
45:47 – Stay 2: Greet Hotel, Colmar
47:22 – Flaviana’s not happy
53:58 – Leaving Colmar
55:14 – Checking your efficiency
57:47 – Charger 4: Supercharger Pratteln
58:05 – Tesla Mobile Service is amazing
59:47 – Off to find a vignette
1:03:06 – Charger 5: Würenlos services
1:07:37 – Leaving for the Italian Alps
1:08:07 – An Austrian vignette
1:10:37 – Stay 3: Haus Flexen, Stuben, Austria
1:16:42 – Charger 6: St. Anton Supercharger
1:18:07 – Inflating the tyres
1:19:59 – Food stop: Abbazia di Novacella, Italy
1:22:43 – Flaviana wants suggestions as to where to live
1:34:43 – We’ve arrived! Hotel Peter

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