Gas vs Electric Car on a ROADTRIP (Which is cheaper and faster?)

Getting rid of our only dynofuel gas car. Gifting it to my parents but I thought it would make a great video since we all have the question of how much more expensive it is to charge an electric car and how much longer does it really take?

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00:00 Intro
02:44 Differences between Electric and Gas Cars
05:06 Race Criteria
06:20: Race Begins
07:28: Buttonwillow
11:00: Coalinga Harris Ranch
13:04: Race Finish
13:51: Summary

[EverydayChris]

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[EverydayChris]

It seems like gas isn't as expensive as I thought on roadtrips! Elon needs to lower supercharging costs!

[JT]

Not surprised at your results. I have taken an 800 mile road trip that takes 3 hours longer than a gas vehicle. Super charging costs have almost doubled since I bought my Tesla making the cost fairly close. Gas power beats electric for road trips.

[ledp]

A 2 week comparison of daily work & life routine would be dope to see the real savings of electric vs gas

[Kareem-cxfi]

That's why I own both. Family uses the model 3 as our daily driver and it gets the most use. We also have a gas powered midsized SUV for road trips and utility duty for moving large loads of items or people or depending on the weather or situation. Ev infustructure and technology is not at the point where I can go all in. It's best served as a daily driver.

[YourTechGuide.]

*definitely noticed its more expensive and longer to drive a tesla compare to our gas car. reason why i bought a tesla was to save on gas but I guess found it the hard way to actually do it in real life. Tesla is just meant for local trips and gas is for long drive. I guess the best combination to have is tesla and hybrid vehicle for everyday and long distance driving.*

[boostedmaniac]

So in reality you have 132 miles of range left on the Lexus which means you really saved less than $8 (assuming you charge the Tesla so it would have 132 miles of range left to match or pumped 2-3 gallons less gas). It also took about 1 hour longer in the Tesla. Thanks for doing the comparison.

[afzalshaikh]

Damn $12 difference. Great video and really puts in perspective how far EV cars have to go before there is mass adoption

[jeffpicken]

Always like your vids. Thanks for sharing your comparison. Looks like your mom was very appreciative of her new ride.

[roryandsage]

Great info!!! We rented a Tesla recently and boy was there a learning curve!!! We didn’t know about the faster charging in the lower range! Good to know!

[MrKingkickass]

Keep in mind this is also in California exclusively which has far better ev charging infrastructure. Some states are borderline dead zones making cross country trips far more intensive.

[cosmicgirl]

This is a really good video, and edited very well! Thanks Chris!! :)

[alcaponed]

I love the RX. Super comfortable, smooth, and the intelligent cruise is pretty impressive. Slap a comma ai device and you get basic levels of autopilot for about 2k.

[melissaclemons]

It’s funny how he talks crap about the Lexus and he’s giving it to his mom. 😂 “Here, have this crappy car.” 😂 It’s super entertaining to watch though. Love his videos!

[dplorbl]

Previous Model S owner…couple years back, I needed to be at a meeting in TPA
Due to lack of chargers in TX (at the time), Tesla routed me up and over, amounting to several days drive; I got there in 25 hours in my Infiniti
Gas will always be cheaper

[kylej]

I think there is a better cost comparison?
For Tesla total cost is 0-100% home charge cost + supercharge cost to get destination.
For Lexus is Full tank cost + whatever needed to get there.
I have a Model Y and Lexus NX300.
For 500 Miles, Tesla would cost me around $50 CAD, and Lexus would cost me around $140 CAD

[BlackstonianTRD]

Great comparison! Time is money that is why I don’t mind paying extra gas for my 23 Tundra.

[bidensucks]

To save $8 at the cost of adding an hour+ to the trip.
I'll be keeping my XLR and CTS V wagon!

[ahkeen]

Thanks for making the video. Time is money…sounds like you need to take so many detours just to charge. But you guys are in warm California, but here in the east coast with 20 degree winter weather you can see a huge decrease of battery efficiency up to 25% less. Great for short trips but no good for longer drives.

[bailey.nt]

I'm glad I came across this video. I got a really good deal on a Model 3 LR rental for 7 days. It was like $350. I think I'm gonna just get a gas car rental instead. I'm going on a 1500 mile road trip. There are ample chargers but still. I'd be wasting 3 to 4 hours charging.