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VIDEO: A Tesla Model S owner travels from Florida to California AND back!

  • Posted by EVandMore
  • On 22/12/2015
  • 4 Comments
  • Categories: Electric Vehicles, EV ownership experience, Road trip, Supercharger, Tesla Model S

«This car is so amazing that we want to go everywhere with it!» says Daniel Dalpé, Tesla Model S owner.

«We took possession of our Model S on May the 2nd 2015 and since that moment, driving has a very different meaning for us. This car is so amazing that we want to go everywhere with it. We are from the province of Quebec and since the past few years we spend our winters in South Florida. Before our Model S, we were thinking about putting our car on a trailer and flying to Florida. I was the kind of guy who would drive 5 hours straight, eating while driving and stopping only for gas and restrooms, arriving early but extremely tired.

Now that we own a Model S we have learned to travel in a much more pleasant way. Stopping every 2 hours or so where the scenery is nice, gives us the opportunity to relax and get to our destination way less tired, though a little later. It is in fact so pleasant that we want to travel more than ever. We started with short distances such as Montreal (Qc) to Niagara Falls (On). This was such a beautiful first road trip for us. The evidence was there (long trips are possible) and we were then ready for longer distances. November soon arrived and it was time to go south with our car. It would be our first real big test with the Supercharger network and a full electric road trip. We decided to make a video of this trip like we did for the previous one to Niagara Falls. This way, Model S owners who would like to do the same trip, would see what it’s like and know that it is very easy to do. Everything went as planned and we easily completed the 1800 mile trip in two days.

Even before we left for our Montreal-Florida trip, we had already planned a much longer distance : from south Florida to California, including a Tesla factory tour in Fremont. We went to Las Vegas, Palm Springs, and Los Angeles. We also did Highway 1 along the beautiful California coast, Fremont, San Francisco and came back via wonderful Colorado. Of course, we got most of it on video. We stopped at 66 Superchargers, drove 7500 miles in 18 days and 75% of this mileage done on full Autopilot «relax» mode. It was a wonderful experience with not a single problem. We are definitively in love with our Model S and the whole Tesla concept.»

Videos below : #1 Tesla road trip Miami to California, #2 Tesla road trip Montreal to Fort Lauderdale

VIDEO Miami to California and back : Come on board for a «coast-to-coast-to-coast» road trip in a Tesla! Over 7450 miles in about 40 minutes… impressive!

VIDEO Montreal to Fort Lauderdale with English subtitles

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Ed Hart
  • 2015-12-22 21:25:21
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A Really great video production. It looks like you had a lot of fun and got to see how much variety the US has to offer. Many thanks for posting this fabulous trip. You should submit it to Tesla for possible inclusion on their Customer Stories page. We did not record our last trip as well, but my wife and I were doing something similar to your trip, but in the opposite direction. You can see it here: http://www.teslamotorsclub.com/showthread.php/56457-Yorba-Linda-Vacationers-First-To-Go-Coast-To-Coast-Mostly-by-Autosteer And the Autopiloting Coast to Coast story here: https://www.teslamotors.com/customer-stories Please connect if you are coming this way again! Regards, Ed Hart
    Daniel Dalpe
    • 2015-12-23 10:45:07
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    Thank's Ed ! I've already sent it to Tesla and YES the US is a beautiful country. Happy Holidays to you and your wife ! Daniel and Julie.
Stephan Dufault
  • 2015-12-29 11:36:45
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Wow... Merci beaucoup Mr. Dalpé !!! Superbe vidéo! Vraiment incroyable ce que l'on peut faire avec une Tesla et en plus les habitudes de vie qui changent aussi. Nous vivons tellement vite et ne prenons pas le temps d'apprécier notre entourage et les paysages qui nous entourent. Je n'ai pas "encore" de Tesla mais c'est dans ma mire, J'attends la nouvelle version que Tesla a annoncé pour 2017 ... plus abordable (environ 35000$USD / 45000$Can) Ça fais tellement longtemps que les pétrolières me font "suer" et que dire des constructeurs automobiles qui rient de nous depuis trop longtemps. Avez vous vu les documentaires " Who killed the electric car"? en plus vous devez surement vous rappeler du fameux "moteur-roue" d'Hydro-Quebec ??? qui a été relégué aux oubliettes et mis sur les tablettes ou... acheté pour le détruire par la suite. Je suis Elon Musk depuis déjà pratiquement 10 ans et je l'admire au plus haut point. Un homme visionnaire qui a les moyens mais qui ne s'est pas laissé acheter par les pétrolières ou les constructeurs automobiles et qui va passer à l'histoire comme étant celui qui a révolutionner le monde automobile...et beaucoup de comportements! J'ai pris connaissance de votre vidéo par le site de Tesla (facebook) qui envoie des "news" et des histoires de ses clients. Je partage ce vidéo sur mon FB. Merci encore de nous avoir fait découvrir les charmes de votre Tesla. Bravo! Salutations d'un Québécois...un peu jaloux :-) Stephan (Xterieur Design)
Al S
  • 2015-12-29 19:12:08
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This morning, Tesla Motors posted a link to this article on facebook.
 

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