In 2019 my wife CAT and I had a chance to take a train trip from Tampa Florida all the way up the east coast to New York. The trip takes 26 Hours, so we opted for a private two person “Roomette” that has two seats that can be converted into two beds. On August 30th 2019 we boarded Amtrak Silver Star train 92 for our our Sleeper Train Adventure!!
Our first long trip with our new Tesla Model 3 (December 2018) We try auto pilot and juice up with a super-charger for the first time! It’s an electric motoring adventure!! We visit The Roscoe Diner in Roscoe, NY (The Roscoe charging station was finished in February 2019.) …and The Spot Diner in Binghamton NY.
update: 100,000 views in 90 days on YouTube! Not bad. Lots of comments on the video though. Here are answers to some of the most common questions:
The car is dual motor (AWD) with the extend range battery, auto pilot, and 19 inch wheels.
We stopped in Binghamton twice to charge up. It took about twenty minutes each time. The first time was when the battery was lower the cost was $8.64. The second time on the way back it was $3.60. (When your battery is relatively full the charging goes much slower.) You don’t need a credit card. The charger recognizes your car and bills your Tesla account directly. The price shows up on the screen inside the car. 6:47
We were following the Roscoe super charger construction for a long time. The only information on the Tesla page for completion was “forth quarter 2018.” Since it was the end of the year and we were stopping anyway we gave it a shot.
The video was mostly shot with a sony a6000 with a sony ecm-xyst1m mic on top. Some of it was shot with a GoPro when the sony batteries died.