Road Trip Gear

What to keep in a Tesla Model Y for winter: a tire inflator and plug kit (there is no spare), a soft snow brush for the glass roof, traction mats, a blanket and more.

Driving a Tesla Model Y to Thanksgiving with kids: when to leave, how busy Superchargers really get, cold-weather range, car seats and coats, and what to pack.

Do you need a portable power station for Tesla camping? What the car already covers, when a power station makes sense, and our Anker SOLIX, Jackery and EcoFlow picks.

Tesla Model Y tire pressure, per Tesla’s manual: where the right number is, how to check it, and why the warning shows up in winter.

Every Tesla Model Y size in one place: tire sizes by wheel, wiper blade sizes, lug nut socket and screen sizes, from Tesla’s owner’s manual.

Which rooftop cargo boxes work on a Tesla Model Y: Thule Motion 3 picks, the crossbar-spread and liftgate checks to do first, and the 165 lb roof limit.

Yes. Camp Mode uses about 1% per hour in mild weather and 2–3% in the cold, and shuts off at 20%. How much battery to arrive with, and the settings that matter with a small kid.

A cooler up to about 26 × 17 × 13 inches fits the Tesla Model Y sub-trunk with the floor closed. The measurements, what owners confirm fits, and the Juniper caveat.

No, the Tesla Model Y has no spare tire. Here’s what Tesla gives you instead, how a flat actually gets fixed, and the one item every family should keep in the sub-trunk.

Yes, a stroller can fit in a Model Y frunk, but only an ultra-compact travel fold. The two strollers owners have confirmed fit, a roomier pick for the trunk, and what to avoid.