LeBeau's Tesla Model S 'Test Drive' Ends
CNBC's Phil LeBeau has been driving Tesla's Model S today and has arrived in Boston.
Tuesday morning, CNBC's Phil LeBeau left on a one-day test drive in the Tesla Model S from Washington, D.C., to a suburb just outside Boston. He is not the first, nor will he be the last to recreate the same test drive that led to a very public spat between New York Times reporter John Broder and Tesla CEO Elon Musk.
Here's how the test drive is going so far:
4:53 p.m. ET: After 445 miles and two stops to charge the Tesla Model S, Phil finally reached his final destination outside Boston. What stands out? "This is a car that you can drive over long distances," he said, "but you have to manage where you're driving and how long you're driving in order to match what the expectation is in terms of battery power."
1:40 p.m. ET: After commenting on "range anxiety" in his last update, Phil put those concerns to rest at the Milford, CT charging station. If you know how far you're going, the car monitors how many more miles you have left. "There shouldn't be range anxiety if you know exactly how far you're going," Phil said. He also said that he'll be charging the car for about 45 minutes before he heads off on the last leg of the drive up to Boston.
LeBeau's Tesla Model S 'Test Drive'
CNBC's Phil LeBeau reports how his test drive from Washington DC to Boston is going from Connecticut.
11:14 a.m. ET: Phil filed this report halfway between Washington, D.C., and Boston. He's had two key observations. First, you have a bit of "range anxiety" when you get into the vehicle because you know how far you need to go and how far it can go. The other is that as you accelerate the response is immediate so you can develop a bit of "lead foot" if you aren't careful.
9:48 a.m. ET: Phil filed a live report on "Squawk on the Street" while driving shortly after he left the Tesla charging station in Newark, Del. (Yep, he's hands free!). He was just getting on the New Jersey Turnpike.
On the Road With Tesla's Model S
CNBC's Phil LeBeau reports how his test drive from Washington DC to Boston is going at around the midway point.
The next stop is Milford, Conn., about 185 miles away at the time of this update. That's where the next Tesla charging station is located.
8:28 a.m. ET: Phil pulled the Model S into Newark, Del., to plug the car into the Tesla charging stations there, which are part of the company's Supercharger Network.
His first impressions on the drive: "I'll be honest, it took me a while to get used to all the information, but once I did, the instrument panel was no more distracting than the center stack in any other car."'
Tesla's Test Drive: Charge!
CNBC's Phil LeBeau is on the road with the latest update on his electric journey, driving Tesla Motor's Model S car from Washington, DC to Boston.
The trip to this point was 95 miles. The car with an 85 kWh battery has a range of 265 miles from full charge, so Phil made it with plenty to spare.
Phil said the more he accelerated the more juice he used. "If you are driving on cruise control and moderating your speed, the battery life and miles left decreases at a steadier, more gradual rate," he said.
The charging was expected to take an hour to "top off the tank," if you will, with enough power for the next leg of the test drive to Milford, Conn.
On Tuesday, CNBC will attempt to recreate the test drive of the Tesla Model S, which has been the subject of a dustup between an NYT reviewer and Tesla?s CEO. Regardless of the outcome, 2013 is shaping up to be as watershed year for the automaker.
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