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The wife, the dogs and I just completed a couple thousand mile road trip, mostly on Interstates in the CB. I drove at or somewhat above the speed limit most of the way, and here is what we got:

Tesla Cybertruck Lessons from a couple thousand mile road trip 1726695424817-3i


I was very pleasantly pleased with how the trip went. This is my first EV, and the first roadtrip in the CB, and I learned a few things (skip this section if you are a pro):
  • The Trip Planner (TP) is precocious. It is both very smart and very willful. I found that planning charging stops was easier done manually, by putting in the destination, removing all charging stops, then adding them manually using "Add Stop" by searching for charging locations. The TP will only list chargers within range, but all chargers show on the map (grey if out of range).
  • There is a lot of lodging with charging. We used two, and both were free. Love me some PlusShare.
  • Range in miles (upper left) and remaining charge at destination often do not agree, especially at the start of a trip. Sometimes they disagreed by several dozen miles. I found the Range to be more accurate at the start, but the two numbers begin to reach agreement as the trip progresses. This may be due to uncertainty regarding speed?
  • With dogs (and my old bladder) I found that stops every couple of hours very easy. We never had to wait on the truck to charge, as we were walking the dogs, or using the facilities or grabbing snacks.
  • My wife notices that all of the Supercharger locations were nice. We have a running joke were she requests I stop somewhere with clean bathrooms. She decided early on that all Superchargers were at locations with acceptable bathrooms.
  • Adaptive cruise + right-hand barrier + left-hand curve, can lead to abrupt braking by the cruise.
  • We drove two legs in some on-and-off heavy rain. The truck efficiency went down noticeably (-10% ish), and when i checked Energy, the truck showed a significant headwind that did not show up in my weather app. How does the truck calc winds?
I do have a few asks tho:
  • The use of the TP could be more straightforward and flexible. For example the ability to delete a charging stop that has been added automatically, and being able to specify general frequency of stops.
  • The intermediate stops in the list need to have range in miles. They currently only have time. The final destination is the only stop with milage (that I could find).
  • The vehicle needs a simple way to observe / manage the impact of speed on range. The only place I could find real time energy consumption was in the energy app, and that requires the kind of math I can't do in my head in order to get to range.
  • The truck needs a "flat-spot" for drinks, etc when getting the truck. Trying to hold a drink at the same time as loading two dogs is harder the necessary. I have some ideas I may post elsewhere.
Anyway, very pleased and looking forward to the next trip.
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  • The truck needs a "flat-spot" for drinks, etc when getting the truck. Trying to hold a drink at the same time as loading two dogs is harder the necessary. I have some ideas I may post elsewhere.
Anyway, very pleased and looking forward to the next trip.
The mirror bracket is flat. I use it hold my spray can when I'm wiping off finger prints. It holds a standard drink can or cup, but maybe not a "huge gulp". You'll only open the door with the drink sitting there once.

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  • The truck needs a "flat-spot" for drinks, etc when getting the truck. Trying to hold a drink at the same time as loading two dogs is harder the necessary.
I read about a new software update 2024.32.3 where by standing in front of the frunk, it would open.
 


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The wife, the dogs and I just completed a couple thousand mile road trip, mostly on Interstates in the CB. I drove at or somewhat above the speed limit most of the way, and here is what we got:

1726695424817-3i.jpg


I was very pleasantly pleased with how the trip went. This is my first EV, and the first roadtrip in the CB, and I learned a few things (skip this section if you are a pro):
  • The Trip Planner (TP) is precocious. It is both very smart and very willful. I found that planning charging stops was easier done manually, by putting in the destination, removing all charging stops, then adding them manually using "Add Stop" by searching for charging locations. The TP will only list chargers within range, but all chargers show on the map (grey if out of range).
  • There is a lot of lodging with charging. We used two, and both were free. Love me some PlusShare.
  • Range in miles (upper left) and remaining charge at destination often do not agree, especially at the start of a trip. Sometimes they disagreed by several dozen miles. I found the Range to be more accurate at the start, but the two numbers begin to reach agreement as the trip progresses. This may be due to uncertainty regarding speed?
  • With dogs (and my old bladder) I found that stops every couple of hours very easy. We never had to wait on the truck to charge, as we were walking the dogs, or using the facilities or grabbing snacks.
  • My wife notices that all of the Supercharger locations were nice. We have a running joke were she requests I stop somewhere with clean bathrooms. She decided early on that all Superchargers were at locations with acceptable bathrooms.
  • Adaptive cruise + right-hand barrier + left-hand curve, can lead to abrupt braking by the cruise.
  • We drove two legs in some on-and-off heavy rain. The truck efficiency went down noticeably (-10% ish), and when i checked Energy, the truck showed a significant headwind that did not show up in my weather app. How does the truck calc winds?
I do have a few asks tho:
  • The use of the TP could be more straightforward and flexible. For example the ability to delete a charging stop that has been added automatically, and being able to specify general frequency of stops.
  • The intermediate stops in the list need to have range in miles. They currently only have time. The final destination is the only stop with milage (that I could find).
  • The vehicle needs a simple way to observe / manage the impact of speed on range. The only place I could find real time energy consumption was in the energy app, and that requires the kind of math I can't do in my head in order to get to range.
  • The truck needs a "flat-spot" for drinks, etc when getting the truck. Trying to hold a drink at the same time as loading two dogs is harder the necessary. I have some ideas I may post elsewhere.
Anyway, very pleased and looking forward to the next trip.


Just got home from from a Tallahassee to CA roadtrip with wife and dog. 6500 miles round trip and the truck performed like a champ. No problems. Drove like a race car. Comfort like a luxury sedan. And the world's biggest trunk! No major problems charging---the computer set it all up but still needed a few tweaks to fit our schedule. No FSD but the cruise control and awareness of the car in front made driving easy. Traveled at 75-80mph and was quiet as a mouse. Made an appointment at the local (Santa Rosa, CA) SC and they replaced both sail appliques and the wiper motor. They determined the bed of the truck was not level and made an appointment with the Tally SC to replace it.

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love these road trip reports. We did 4500 miles 6 weeks ago. I agree with OP re: not necessarily liking the chargers that the system picked for me. Also, my spouse is on 2nd Tesla and we had never noticed this before BUT the kw rate at the superchargers can vary greatly - we saw a 30 cent difference per kw in south Chicago area. Just like gas stations, I suppose :)
 

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love these road trip reports. We did 4500 miles 6 weeks ago. I agree with OP re: not necessarily liking the chargers that the system picked for me. Also, my spouse is on 2nd Tesla and we had never noticed this before BUT the kw rate at the superchargers can vary greatly - we saw a 30 cent difference per kw in south Chicago area. Just like gas stations, I suppose :)
Agreed. I’ve seen several times where the nav picks a slower SC than a faster one just down the street.
 

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love these road trip reports. We did 4500 miles 6 weeks ago. I agree with OP re: not necessarily liking the chargers that the system picked for me. Also, my spouse is on 2nd Tesla and we had never noticed this before BUT the kw rate at the superchargers can vary greatly - we saw a 30 cent difference per kw in south Chicago area. Just like gas stations, I suppose :)
A couple of things here.

First, route planning. I use A Better Route Planner (ABRP ) as you can tell it what type of trip you want to have (shorter charging times, more relaxes trip, etc.). You can also adjust the time or percentage of charge to depart or arrive at a charger or destination and it will keep that in the calculation and planning. Great tool and no charge for a single vehicle (and it has my beast in there)!

I also recommend the PlugShare app as you can filter on just about any type of charger (Level 2, SuperChargers, CCS, and others). It will also let you know the max KW charging at the chargers....which takes to the second point.

Tesla SuperChargers come in (now) four varieties.
V1 and V2 top out at 150Kw. However, dispenders (the pedestal that has the charging cable) may be shared with the actual charger (located in a large box nearby). So, you often see cars spread among the dispensers as two cars on the same charger will split that 150Kw max (so about 75Kw each).

V3 chargers have a 250Kw max - but the same challenge with multiple dispensers sharing a charger.

V4 chargers are the newest and will support 350Kw max. These are identified with a new design on the dispenser - there is no hold in the middle of it, just solid white panels. They also have longer cables and a credit card reader on the side (for the 2025 fleet of non-Teslas with the NACS charge port).

V3+ (I will call them). These are V3 superchargers that already have the V4 dispensers installed (or they have not been teste and turned up), just not the chargers themselves. You can tell these as you will max out at 250Kw until the chargers themselves are upgraded or the rating increased.

There you have it!
 

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I did a 2200 mile round trip couple weeks ago to Moab (did the whole enchilada and Slickrock) from north Texas and agree with OP’s comments. Zero issues with the drive or charging. Most chargers were completely empty. Did manage to stop at a V4 charger one time which was super nice. Had a stiff headwind most of the way back. Avg energy was 441 with two mountain bikes in the back with the cover fully open pretty much whole trip other than around town.. Stayed right at the speed limit the whole way. Was such a pleasure to drive that distance.

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