Nice. Going out for a drive just because was one of life's great pleasure. Then it got expensive, really expensive and it wasn't worth it any more. Hopefully, this can get back on the menu when I get my electric car!

@PedroConejo1939

2 жыл бұрын

Yep, I cannot remember just 'going for a drive' since we moved back to the UK in 2012. It's not just expensive, but the traffic often takes the fun out of it too. Nipping to the Peak District back in the 70s was one of life's little pleasures.

@johnf3326

2 жыл бұрын

Yes indeed and the old folk used to go for a drive, sit in the car and read the newspaper with a flask and sandwich and then drive home without even getting out! Now theres traffic, speed bumps, cameras and eye watering fuel prices. Motoring is no longer a pleasure.

@qasimmir7117

2 жыл бұрын

But no nice engine noise…😐

@ciaranwebb6871

2 жыл бұрын

Just wait until they replace fuel duty with some sort of replacement!

@johnf3326

2 жыл бұрын

@@ciaranwebb6871 as my previous post, of course they will. Either huge road tax or pay by mile. Your electric vehicle will no longer be the cheap option

I regularly drive longer to avoid motorways and boring straight dual carriageways when possible. That Tesla looks like such a nice comfortable place to be but it has the epic acceleration and performance when needed.

5:46 that roundabout (I believe it’s know as the Ollerton roundabout) is a nightmare. I don’t think that’s just your cars acceleration coursing that problem. I’ve had that issue several times on that particular roundabout and I drive a Toyota Aygo. It seems to me that lorry’s just barge onto the roundabout because otherwise they’d have no hope of getting out, as the roundabout is tiny for the number of exits it has.

@Cirrus4000

2 жыл бұрын

I used to go through it quite regularly to and from work many years ago. I know what you mean. It was a real pain and a lot of care was needed.

@robsmithvideos

2 жыл бұрын

It was bad enough with the McDonald’s there, but now there’s a Costa on the other side and it’s absolute chocker.

@Adam2050

2 жыл бұрын

That truck was 100% going to fast, he's how many tons and he's trying to get out straight away.

@ReeceHud

2 жыл бұрын

I see no end of bloody problems on this roundabout. I’m in ollerton and use it every single day.

Thanks for driving us through the Peak District! I love that region, been there only once, you're lucky to live only 2 hours from there. Looking forward to the ford video!

taking off from lights in an electric is such fun, I got an ID3 and I had a permanent smile on my face the first month

Nice job. The superchargers are a bit variable in the pricing. I think the last one I used was 35p pKw but it was at a motorway service area. Still not too bad a price overall. You can program in your home address so that when you use Navigate you can just press "Home" and it does the route for you from wherever you are. I think you can also change the automatic "recalculate your route" timing. The Tesla works out from traffic info that if another route (including charging) is faster by 10 minutes (default) it will recalculate and give you a new route as you go along. It may even (I have no information on this) take into account how busy the charging stations are and/or how fast they can charge. If you have a reason to use a particular charging stop (theres a nice farmshop at Tebay services for example) you can fiddle around and add it manually and get it to recalculate based on your "preferred" stop(s).

Good insight to the near future. Thanks.

Hey Ashley, For the trip planner, the more you drive the car the more accurate it'll get, especially if you use Autopilot. I've had my Model 3 Performance for a little over 2 years now and on a drive from where I live in Cumbria down to Silverstone for their 'Lap Land' Christmas event I arrived within 2% of their estimate and within 5 minutes. (Over a multi hour drive this is amazing accuracy!) The car starts to take into account that you regularly do say 75 instead of 70, and the speeds you do on back roads as well. On my trip to the south coast of France (Visited Monaco) it was very accurate as well, within 3% for every stop along the way. Only time it got thrown off a bit was doing the North Coast 500, a lot of stopping to let people past and rather slow speeds due to the bumpy and narrow roads. :) (I used the Supercharger network entirely! Got some free charging in northern Italy but I'm not sure why!) The car is an absolute joy to drive for long distances. Comfortable seats, confident handling, amazing sound system, nice open cabin, and lots of performance. Hope you're enjoying yours too!

It’s great to have a practical route that I understand to compare the range on the Tesla. I live near rufford ford alongside the A1 and drive around the country a lot for work. When I go to Liverpool I take the quick route there (arrive 8am) then over the peaks on the way back usually leaving around 11am completely missing any rush hours. The A1 is full of people trying to rush and not getting anywhere. Lorries taking up the first lane or overtaking taking up both and tiny slip roads. You can’t go fast on it, best just to accept it :-). Lorries always cut you up on that roundabout with the McDonald’s even in my diesel Peugeot :-).

At the start of a journey it estimates the percentage of battery charge you will have when you arrive-38% in your case. However this estimate is arrived at based on its experience of your past driving consumption during local drives. Therefore, because you had a steady drive over the Pennines with few stop/starts, the consumption turned out to be a lot better than previous local drives and you managed to have 58% at the end of the trip to Rufford. Going back it would then be able to estimate the charge needed with much more accuracy.

Filled up my Honda with E10 at the weekend and did 2 journeys approx 50miles each. On the 1st which was most dual carriageway and long straight A roads, 50-60mph, I was averaging 60mpg. The 2nd journey with more hills, corners, junctions, I averaged 56mpg.

When I visit family back in Sheffield, the quickest route is over Woodhead Pass, for me. I like the drive along there. 😌

I didn't realise the camera came up on the display as you indicate, that's a really good function that!

@PedroConejo1939

2 жыл бұрын

Not well placed on the screen though.

@smc812

2 жыл бұрын

It was an over the air free update that came out at Christmas. Really though it's not that useful as I'm always going to look and it would beep anyway if there was something I missed in a blind spot.

@CraigNiel

2 жыл бұрын

@@PedroConejo1939 Where on the screen would you suggest it be placed?

@PedroConejo1939

2 жыл бұрын

@@CraigNiel Top right, closer to the line of vision. Maybe top left for the left indicator but that would need research.

Top video again!

I drove my Aygo through the peak District... It returned a fuel economy of 80mpg but I'm sure I was rolling down one hill in gear (fuel cutoff mode) for about 6 miles coming back down.

As Aways, excellent video.

I remember the first time I found the Cat and Fiddle road. Absolutely gorgeous drive! I've heard that it's not there any more.

@brantnuttall

2 жыл бұрын

@Lancashirelad yes, I now it wasn't that road. I was just commenting on driving off motorway. It's good to hear that the pub and carpark is still there though!

It'd be interesting to hear what you think of the touch screen for operating most of the cars features/functions. Personally I'm put off touch screens as they're difficult to use on the move, whereas the iDrive in my i3s is such a cinch (as with your 3 series). Otherwise, good video and glad you had an enjoyable drive. I still get a lot of enjoyment on the roads and would take the scenic route any day. Regarding the range predictions I see these in the same way as ICE to be honest and something that we need to accept as part of the tech second guessing. I've spend most of my driving life in ICE cars and the variability of urban vs extra urban etc. seems to give similarly big differences. Most cars seem to have a 15mpg difference which is a big difference in overall range. It's just that we never measure ICE by range as petrol stations are so quick/easy. So we tend to use mpg instead.

I have driven a 700hp Model S for 410 miles in one go, one of the best road trips I ever had

I like to have at least one day a year driving for no reason other than I want to . I did well over 600 miles going to the Mull of Galloway, from Manchester, of course breaks were taken just not anywhere near civilisation! I don’t use navigation , I just drive the way I want to go . I recommend a trip to the Mull in your Tesla .

would love to see a video from you about autopilot and ur experience with it!

Living where I do Woodhead feels a bit like a motorway to me. I take the scenic routes over motorway any day.

A bit surprised you didn't compare the supercharging experience to the normal charger experience in the audi. Personally I think it is dramatically better.

Everytime I see the Tesla on video I'm seriously impressed, least Tesla brought driving into the future..tho I dont drive or own a car but an admirer all the same

Regarding your comment on catching other drivers out. This is definitely a thing with EV's due to the instant torque/acceleration. When there are more EV's on the road, people will become accustomed to it but in the meantime, if you drive an EV it seems like ICE is ponderously slow. Gaps that were previously impossible (without causing traffic to slow) are easily managed. My i3s is supposed to be quicker to 30mph than the previous gen M3 and this is brilliant for a funny little hatchback. It catches people out all the time.

Also seemed much easier and quicker due to less charging issues

@audigex

2 жыл бұрын

That's the big advantage of a Tesla over other EVs - the Tesla Supercharging network is SO much better than the others. I own a Tesla, but most of my charging is at other public charging networks, and they're nowhere near as good as Tesla's

@VoxelLoop

2 жыл бұрын

​@@audigex With Superchargers you arrive, the chargers are actually working, you plug in, walk away. It's as easy as that. With third-party ones you're dealing with broken chargers, needing to install apps, call companies to get them to reset the charger, and to top it off, the fear of arriving at a charger at a low state of charge just to be greated with a broken charger. For EV adoption charging networks REALLY need to up their game! Otherwise Tesla is going to take their whole market by opening up Supercharger's to other brands as they've started doing in other countries. :)

After the Audi video and the other charging video with the different apps etc, you didn't really show the supercharger version. Grab the cable, open the port, plug it in, and it is charging.

That supercharger in Leeds is round the corner from me. Bet the Starbucks at the village cost 50% of the electric to drive that distance lol

Thanks for all your videos. The quality of your dashcam footage is excellent. Could I ask the make of the cameras? Sorry if you have already answered this.

@ashley_neal

2 жыл бұрын

The links are in the description 👍🏼

37p per kWh at most superchargers now. Prices are rising. Cheapest prices are down South it seems

i get that you want to compare something however comparing a sedan to a suv is a bit apples and oranges? Then you would also have to add a ratio for space cq cargo space / people to somewhat make a comparison right?

I have a 2020 Audi E tron sportback (standard mirrors) if I drive like a nun on a Sunday best I get is 2.7miles per kwh! 21 inch wheels.

Who would have guessed that aerodynamics would affect economy! 😉

You need to get used to using autopilot - once you are used to its limitations and adapt accordingly, it really is brilliant. I drove 1300 miles over 2 days in my Model S (granted on much better roads in France and Spain) and doubtful i'd have had the ability to do that in any other car as well over 95% of the journey was on autopilot. A few tips to hopefully help you get used to it: - avoid Navigate on Autopilot - it only has a tiny proportion of the features it has in the US so is mostly redundant over here and the one feature it has will occasionally try and take you off a junction you dont want to come off at - even on autopilot, rest your foot above the gas pedal in case there is any phantom brake. a quick tap and the brake goes away - when autolane changing, just be ready for it occasionally steering back and aborting the lane change - although i've used it elsewhere, it's mostly for motorways and dual carriageways and takes the stress and monotony out of the drive. Avoid using on single lane roads or in towns

Enjoying the drive as opposed to getting from A to B ...... No comparison. However; unless driving a Tesla; pay over the odds to recharge. I'm not convinced about a switch to EV...... Despite being THIRSTY - can fill my tank in 5 minutes & be on my way without a queue. Infrastructure still lacking imho.

slow scenic route definitely better than a faster mundane motorway ( depends on if u wanna get somewhere quickly obviously)

I could have done you a brew b4 you joined Hattersley roundabout on your outward trip..

Ashley, can you give me a quick update on 'screens' viewable by the driver, in other words, what's the difference between the Tesla screen and a mobile phone

Don't you think that big screen is distracting in the same way as a phone is?

Let the car sort out the route planning and then it will pre-heat the battery before you get there, ergo you’ll get faster charge speeds 👍🏻🙂 In this colder weather, if you charge up a cold battery, you already know you’ll get very slow charge speeds. I want one so bad 😂 Just can’t get the finances right. I may well end up leasing ya know. I have thought about that too.

@tomg6333

2 жыл бұрын

I'm the same, really want one but they don't come cheap do they... 😂😔

@iKaGe01

2 жыл бұрын

I couldn't afford a Tesla so picked up a Nissan Leaf instead lol. Still really nippy on roads. Instant acceleration etc. It is also a bit more special because you see a lot less of them on the road. A Tesla you now see every few minutes lol (though not many in red)

@Richard_Barnes

2 жыл бұрын

@@iKaGe01 - ahh nice 👍🏻 Am glad you enjoy it. Don’t knock it though. Nothing wrong with a Leaf EV at all. I’ll end up leasing or something. I want the Supercharger network as I can never charge at home and I love gadgets, ergo the Tesla really appeals to me. But yep, can’t afford one either. 🙂

With all that rain, your gonna need a good 'stifner' Hmmmmm! Wait tillyou get home though.

What was the efficiency if you only consider the trip back?

Whats that weird circle thing on the B pillar? Looks like a manufacturing defect till I saw the same thing on the tesla next to you. Is this a camera or sensor by any chance?

at high speeds there is a olot of road noise, do you notice it in the car when driving

I can’t wait for a Super Duper Charging Station to be introduced

@roderickmain9697

2 жыл бұрын

Best I've had from a supercharger is around 190kW at Trentham Gardens. I think it maxes as 250 there but I still had some charge in the car when I stopped.

Good morning all

Online there have been recently a lot of complaints about the build quality of Teslas. What is your opinion so far?

@audigex

2 жыл бұрын

The build quality issues have dropped away a lot - early Model 3s (2017-2019 ish) had a lot of problems, but in mid 2020 UK cars switched from the California factory to the China factory (and later this year, should switch again to Germany). The MIC (Made-in-China) cars have far fewer problems than the American-built cars, since Tesla learned a lot of lessons from their first factory. There are still some quality control issues, but far far fewer than there used to be. Tesla are now selling over 1 million cars a year, so obviously you'll hear about some problems - but it's really not a massive issue now

@VoxelLoop

2 жыл бұрын

@@audigex Would totally agree with this. Though I have a Fremont (California) built Model 3 here in the UK which I picked up in late 2019, it doesn't have any build quality or reliability issues aside from some of the interior trim that wasn't clicked into place properly, fixed for free by Tesla Service ( Who came to me to fix it) when I reported a rattling issue. The China-built cars have thicker paint, good panel alignment, and are all-around better built than the ones we were getting back when I picked up mine 2019. :) But hey, I lucked out with the old Performance wheels though! Not sure I'm a huge fan of the new 'Uberturbines' personally! I love that 'spokey' look of the old ones.

@mr.mister6900

2 жыл бұрын

I’ve got the latest model 3 which I collected Dec21 and it’s been fine so far. Build quality I’d say is good, (if I had to really nitpick, the sun visors are a bit flimsy) there’s been an updated centre console since last. You won’t be disappointed. Have a test drive, the dealerships are very helpful.

@enyaq_gorm

2 жыл бұрын

@@audigex good to hear, my 2020 model 3 was plagued with faults and I had to get rid of it. Tesla weren't really interested in trying to fix the many faults.

If the speed is catching people out, slow down then. Clearly enjoying being able to warp quickly 🙈

6:04. Though you and the lorry were going in different directions...

i wonder if electricity will become more expensive than fuel soon. not that far off now, 7.7p per mile vs around 12-14p per mile for fuel

@Gdank72

2 жыл бұрын

If you charge at super chargers or rapid chargers only then it's already there with Shell charging 50p per kWh. However when you charge at home you'll still be at 5p per mile at 15p (and Octopus new deals are 7.5p / 15p at night).

I take it your heating / radio was off ?

5:31 literally, not figuratively, I hope!

Great video. And a great illustration of how utterly useless Tesla’s idea of a blind spot monitor is.

Liked the camera view on dash board , showing other car positions. You said on previous video about taking regular breaks and can fit in with recharging, as it was 107 miles can you say how many break’s you took?

@ashley_neal

2 жыл бұрын

2 hours then a break is my mantra 👍🏼

@calvinlomax9546

2 жыл бұрын

@@ashley_neal I have a question I'd be grateful if you could shed some light on, what is the law regarding driving and talking/presenting into a camera whilst driving Always strikes me as driving without due care and attention?

Might like to see Scotty Kilmers videos on EVs He's an American motor mechanic. So funny and very knowledgable.

9:02 Did that make anyone else jump? I thought a car pulled in front of you there!

I swear, if I lived near rufford ford I'd probably had plonked a snorkel on my car, even if it's a Skoda. What a weird place that is!

Hi Ash, Question for you and/or other viewers. How possible is it to get a subsidy for a home electric car charger without also buying an electric car? As someone who presently has a relatively new ICE car, I don't intend on getting an electric car anytime soon. My reason for considering getting a charger is that there may be occasions when my Family / Friends visit my home in their electric cars and I would like to offer them an opportunity to charge them. Has anyone tried this?

@ashley_neal

2 жыл бұрын

I'm sure I had to give confirmation of my EV purchase when I applied for my charger. Can't be certain though. Leave it with me!

The gauges behind your steering wheel are not working! Must be a blown fuse or something.

Hi Ashley. I am now planning to buy an electric car. My biggest concern is how to get used to an automatic gearbox, since I have been driving manual ones for about 20 years. I had an experience in the past where, I instinctively pressed the clutch which didn't exist, instead it was the break. Fortunately there was no one behind me. What are your tips for this? Thanks for your videos

@darreny8900

2 жыл бұрын

You will be fine as mostly you'll only ever need one pedal (if you use regen braking). Baby steps required though. Go out on a quiet day and take time to get used to it. It'll come but to be honest it took me 10 minutes. Getting used to one pedal driving takes longer but if your observation is good then it is easier.

You confused kW and kWh :) Physically, a kWh (unit of energy) is the amount of energy provided by a power of 1 kW for 1 hour therefore 3600 s -- hence it is 3.6 MJ. And by the way, a liter of petrol of Diesel fuel is roughly 10 kWh of energy content, and 100 kW is basically 136 metric hp.

@johnrussell5245

2 жыл бұрын

All correct but not very easy to understand. A kW is the instantaneous power available. A kWh is that power maintained for an hour. So, in other words, the power being generated is measured in kW. How long it can deliver those kW for is measured in kWh.

@twanasayar3314

2 жыл бұрын

🤓🤓

ford: Water running across a road or is it a road running across a river/ stream?

Are you going to try putting the Tesla through the ford, Ashley? :)

Hi Ashley, that lorry which pulled onto the roundabout in front of you never had any intention to slow or stop regardless of your approach speed.it looked to me as if he had seen you coming and decided that you would not have to slow much to let him through, all we wanted was to save himself a bit of time t your expense, exactly the style of inconsiderate driving that has sadly become so familiar. The fact that you were not in any real danger is true but inappropriate. Cheers, Richard.

Bad job at 6:00 didn't honk, swear and crash into the side of the lorry.

Cars are different things to different people, personally I want a involved drive which doesn't involve range anxiety. 0 to 60 times are great but soon become boring when that's the only exiting thing they do especially at cost of range and the waiting period to charge. The silent drive and the sterile environment isn't for me.

@smc812

2 жыл бұрын

Did Ash seem to have any range anxiety?

Whats the cost of a full charge at home with the new higher electricity prices?

@roderickmain9697

2 жыл бұрын

Last bill Ive got is 21.338 p per kW at home. So about 25-33% cheaper than a supercharger.

@smc812

2 жыл бұрын

EV owners don't tend to do a 'full charge' like you would in a petrol car, if you can plug in at home then you just plug in all the time and top up the miles you've used each night. That way you know every morning you''ve got the same, takes the need to think away. Most will find an electricity tarrif that allows you to charge in the middle of the night at a lower cost, I don't think Ash has this yet. My current contract is coming to an end, so I'm renewing with Octopus Go with a night time rate of 7.5p /kwh. So I can add about 100miles every night for £2.10, at the new higher electricity prices. If I needed to fill it then it would take 3 nights and £6.30.

@roderickmain9697

2 жыл бұрын

@@smc812 I think Ash's tesla is one with the new Lithium Sulphur batteries that you can charge to 100% on a regular basis as it doesnt have the same degradation profile as LiOn. I agree about the Octopus Go tariff. I'm going to look at that once my solar panels are installed (free charging !!!)

@smc812

2 жыл бұрын

@@roderickmain9697 LFP (Lithium Iron Phosphate) car should be routinely charged to 100%, but that doesn't mean you should drive them until 'the light comes on' before charging like a petrol car. My point is pricing a full charge probably isn't how either of us charge our EVs.

If you enjoy driving so infrequently you should change job….I’ve been driving for 40+ years, cover 15k miles pa, and still enjoy the majority of trips.

Whow beautifull as from 4:35

If the Audi was all motorway miles as you said, then you can't really compare the two...

🤩

Didn't you mention something about not becoming a "Tesla" channel?

That was freaky as soon as he said it was quarter to four in the vid it was quarter to four for me

Me: So what are you doing today? Ashley: I'm driving 100 miles to look at a puddle. Me: Based!

FRUNK?!

👍👍👍

100 miles? what a lightweight! lol

you know for a fact that Peugeot at 2:55 was STRUGGLING to over take you XD

@joshmiller3139

2 жыл бұрын

Why's that?

@tjzero849

2 жыл бұрын

@@joshmiller3139 because it’s a 206, can’t handle 70mph let alone anything above it.

@joshmiller3139

2 жыл бұрын

@@tjzero849 evidently you've never driven a Peugeot 206

@tjzero849

2 жыл бұрын

@@joshmiller3139 lol i used to own one about 5 years ago, 40k miles on the clock so that was a good deal, 0-60 is non existent, and making it go above 70 makes the engine sound like its going to explode, not surprising with a 75hp engine. took it on the motorway once, never again. the car is a great first car, but its performance is shocking.

@joshmiller3139

2 жыл бұрын

@@tjzero849 I own one with the same engine and have found it to be perfectly comfortable on multiple longer motorway trips I've taken, happily cruising at 70 to 80 though I will agree the engine can be a bit vocal.

BLOODY hell that`s a BUMPY drive, and don`t blame it ALL on the liverpool potholes, that`s just poor suspension on the tesla ....................

This would have been a perfect car if the cluster wasn't in tablet but on its own.

The cost per mile of these is incredible. When new my car would cost 20p/mile on E5, but even with age and wear I get 19p/mile on E10, which is still ludicrous

@rrp6405

2 жыл бұрын

ive always thought it was around 10p per mile in a petrol car

@MPal24

2 жыл бұрын

@@rrp6405 My car will do 45 mpg, which is ~ 15p/mile at current fuel prices. At 20p/mile, it would be closer to low-mid 30s, which is terrible.

@hellfolf7343

2 жыл бұрын

@@MPal24 yeah, it's 18 years old and 250 in tax

@ivanhowlett4907

2 жыл бұрын

It will cost more than 3.5p per mile when the government find that they are losing vast amounts of revenue when we all go electric, the fuel duty will have to be recuperated from somewhere.

@qasimmir7117

2 жыл бұрын

I get about 15mpg in mine.😐

I can't wait to go electric.

The ride quality of the Tesla looks quite basic

Just wait until you have to charge up at a service station and get ripped off price per kw, thats if you can find a free charging point! Then when the majority of folk go electric it won't be cheaper any more because the government will have to recoup lost revenue so I expect we will be charged by the mile, or very high car tax. Then of course, is rechargeable electric the way forward? Remember when we were encouraged to go diesel? That was a disaster! So we may end up on hydrogen or swappable batteries and your current ev will be obsolete! Finally, do you have ownership not only of the car but also of the software that makes it work? Will you have to pay for updates? When you sell the car will all the extras you purchased be transferable or will the new owner have to pay again? If you have an accident and the main battery fuse is removed, will this only be replaceable by the dedicated dealer (Tesla etc) at whatever they want to charge? Whats insurance like for ev's? Do ev's work (range) and charge as well in freezing temperatures?

meme car