Father, Daughter Drive Cross-Country in Tesla Model S

Jan 29, 2014 03:31 PM EST | Matt Mercuro

A Tesla owner and his daughter were able to make a coast-to-coast trip in less than a week following a strict 3,800 mile route in the U.S., according to a report by ExtremeTech.com.

The driver used just Tesla's 120 kW Supercharger stations to make the trip as well, meaning they spent no money on travel fees, other than tolls and wear and tear.

There are 71 amount of Supercharger stations located across the U.S., each available for free.

John Glenney, 62, and his daughter Jill, 26, finished their journey last weekend, according to ExtremeTech.com.

The father started his journey in Kentucky, drove to Hoboken, N.J. to pick up his daughter and then set out for their epic journey officially on Jan. 20.

The two arrived in Los Angeles on Jan. 26, after hitting 28 of the 71 Supercharger stations, according to ExtremeTech.com.

In total, John and Jill covered over 3,616 miles, which is slightly more than the 2,800 miles a traditional car would travel due to the locations of the Supercharger stations.

The Model S used up 1,366 kWh of electricity, or 2.65 miles per kWh, according to ExtremeTech.com. On average they went about 193 miles before needing to recharge again.

By 2015, Tesla believes 98 percent of the U.S. public will be within driving distance of a Supercharger station, according to company CEO Elon Musk.

Musk recently said we'll be doing the L.A. to N.Y. trip this spring with his family, and even joked on Twitter about making his family watch "National Lampoon's Vacation" to prepare for it.

The first coast-to-coast trip took place in 1903, and took 63 days to reach their destination, according to ExtremeTech.com.

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