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A father-son duo took their Tesla on a 28-day road trip and slept in it every night

A father-son duo went on a roadtrip around the US.
A father-son duo went on a road trip around the US.Courtesy of Simon Wong
  • A Tesla owner took his 12-year-old son on a 28-day road trip.

  • The pair slept in the car every night and visited all four corners of the US.

  • Wong said the experience was a major contrast to horror stories some have shared about EV road trips.

While some EV owners have shared horror stories about taking an electric car on a road trip, other Tesla owners are bucking that narrative.

"How can they have trouble like that when I drove the Trans-Canada Highway in the middle of nowhere?" Tesla owner Simon Wong told Business Insider, referencing an EV road trip where even Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said he struggled to find working chargers.

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Wong, who took his Model Y all the way from Montreal to Winnipeg through the two-lane highway, said a Tesla might just be the ideal car for a cross-country adventure.

Wong and his 12-year-old son went on a 12,000-mile trip with their Model Y to see all four corners of the US over the summer.

Wong shared a map of the course his road trip followed.
Wong shared a map of the course his road trip followed.Google Maps

"There were four places we said we must go: San Diego, Key West, Maine, and Seattle," Wong said. "Beyond that we just relied on the Tesla computer to decide how far we would drive and sleep."

Tesla has an internal navigation system that will plot out chargers along a trip. Wong said the pair typically traveled between 400 to 600 miles per day, stopping for 15 minute breaks to recharge during the day, as well as charging the vehicle overnight.