Range Anxiety

I wanted to share our experience with our over the weekend trip to Montreal, CA from Concord, NH. Concord-Montreal: We left fully charged @ 255mi and we made just one stop @ home charger with HPWC near Burlington VT. One of the best decision I made was to check the plugshare map and get in...

I haven't been on the forums in a while, but I noticed (here: Model S software/firmware changelog - Tesla Motors Club - Enthusiasts & Owners Forum) that there isn't a direct link to the 6.2 features thread... Does one exist? I received the update earlier this week, is anyone else on 6.2?

I used the Navigator to route me from Austin to my home in Houston. My Energy Page and my Rated Range said I had 120 miles of charge but the Navigator said I would not make the 90 miles to the Columbus supercharger and routed me to the San Marcos charger first. I decided to be conservative and...

My P85D is in Boulder, CO with 6.2. Given that I drove to San Diego and back a few weeks ago, I decided to give the Trip Planning feature a try to see how it worked compared to my manual trip planning. The first test was to put in a trip to Del Mar, CA from the car's location in Boulder, CO...

Recently, I convinced myself that the Tesla HVAC system does not have a reversible heat pump, capable of heating the cabin and batteries as well as cooling them. It took a while because I was convinced that Tesla’s design was too clever to omit such an obvious feature, requiring so little...

Elon Musk on Twitter: (I still don't know how to embed tweets :confused:)

Ben, the developer of EVTripPlanner.com here. I've gotten a lot of requests to make an app to help Tesla drivers manage energy predictions during road trips. I'm working on it now, but I wanted some input from the Tesla community. I can either make a website designed to run in the car's browser...

So, having read the posts in the other thread about reduced P85D range, I've become very concerned about the car that I'm taking delivery of in a week. With the exception of local travel, virtually all of my runs either start or end with a 300km (187 mile) run between Sudbury and a new SC in...

It is only recently after driving a Tesla for several months and occasionally having to drive our other (ICE) vehicle that I realize that the reality of range anxiety is the opposite of most people's perception. That is to say, I think that range anxiety is a much more common problem with an ICE...

Hi, I asked re route suggestions for Paso RObles to Tucson, and a couple of you were very helpful. However, I'm wondering, after a night of charging at Indian Wells Resort near Palm Springs, how's that long leg til Quartsite, it's over 200 miles and up hill at parts - anyone have experience in...

Sorry for the long rambling post. If you think this is bad, you should talk to me in person... I have been diligently reading the forum posts and have scheduled a meeting with a local Tesla owner here in Pittsburgh (JakeP), but wanted to post this question to the broader audience to validate...

Found this article this morning on CBC.ca: Electric car drivers hope more charging stations will reduce 'range anxiety' - Technology Science - CBC News Personally - I've been in more situations where I was ICEd/Charger broken rather than not being able to find a station. I'd like to know...

Here is a tale of my longest driving day yet. It was a day of firsts. The first day of relying on public charging infrastructure, my first day going into the single digits of range remaining, and the first time I saw multiple Teslas in one day. I set my charge timer for 3am and slid the SOC...

I recently did a number of long distance cold weather Chicago to Indy 200 mile trips in our S85. Just wanted to share a few things I did to decrease my range anxiety in the cold for long distance in addition to the normal recs: normal recs: 1) max range 2) range mode heater 3) preheat 4) time...

Priceless. https://www.facebook.com/groups/evclubsouth/permalink/192393364288360/

Addressing factors that cause range anxiety Putting some numbers on the factors that affect range How to plan a road trip - how long will it take? How to use the Energy Consumption for range projection (video) The Rules of Model S Road Tripping List Of Tips For Extending Range? EDITORS...

So I pick up my P85 Wednesday and I think I am going to christen it with a trip to the Gaylord Hotel in Nashville. I have a little range anxiety trying to figure out the best way to plan the trip. I would be fine except the hotel doesn't have a charger. I am coming from Canton, Ga I know its...

So I'm trying to do this trip in my Model S 85 kWh with only one overnight stop. Around Christmas. And I just don't think it's possible to do it reliably at the moment. Sun Country Highway has 90 amp chargers available from Niagara Falls to London, ON -- so I can get as far as London in one...

DSM, here's the picture you missed: :) For those viewing on a small screen, the red "box" behind the shouldered vehicle is a gas container.

Design News - Captain Hybrid - Is Range Anxiety Real? Curious... article seems to be going the route of saying Range Anxiety isn't real... but no, the conclusion:

Dealing with range anxiety today... My wife called on the way home from work... 23 mile trip, left work with 25 miles of range... It immediately dropped to --- In her Porsche Cayenne.... Had to say on the phone with her while she drove to the nearest gas station. I informed her that she just...

:scared:So good to be back behind the wheel of an EV. Of course, my red Model S P85 is far beyond what I expected to follow in the footsteps of the EV1 I drove for 3 years. The Tesla Model S is perfect car for our family of four. We will take our first long distance ride in early August...

I was looking at this video: Building a hydrogen refueling station in 48 hours (time-lapse) I just wonder if using H2 and Fuel Cells instead of a large capacity battery (300 to 500 miles range) would be more economical and practical? See: First production Hyundai ix35 Fuel Cell...

I was driving up the California coast on Friday afternoon from San Luis Obispo to Carmel. It's easily within the range of my 60 so I set out on a carefree trip. Unfortunately traffic was miserable on Highway 1 so I thought I'd shoot over to 101 for a more relaxed drive. This cost me quite a few...

My wife and I are extremely happy EV owners. We regularly take road trips in our EVs, and we don’t have range anxiety. We did when we first got the cars - at the time, we didn’t know anybody else that owned one. It didn’t take long for us to get over it, so we are confident that new owners will...

After picking up our P85 Model S on Friday (First Day Thoughts: #1 -- You Don't Need the P85. The 85 is more than Plenty. with the big learning being the Regular 85 is more than enough), we immediately did a roadtrip to San Luis Obispo for the weekend. First road-trip / weekend learnings...

Note: I don't have my Model S yet, so I don't know if some of this is already possible. What I was thinking, was that instead of showing just one "remaining miles" value on the dash, have more of a graph with min/max values depending on various conditions. (again I dont have my Model S yet so...

I'm not ready to post this on the main forum. I found the NY Times article annoying. I couldn't figure out how the guy ran out of charge so easily. Maybe he had bad info. Maybe running out of charge would make a better story. Then comes Elon's response which seems not too well thought out...

All the reading I have done makes me feel that the 300 miles of range should really be 200 miles (even less...177 according to some posts) . At this point I would not be able to make the 220 mile trip to Orlando or Key West without some great anxiety. I, like most people, enjoy driving faster...

OK guys, lesson learned! Always charge your car when you get home! Sunday night I did a range charge as on Monday morning I expected to go from North Burlington to Toronto and back and it was calling for bad weather. I think my rated range said 420 km as opposed to the normal 380 or something...

The Bay to LA in a Day in my BMW ActiveE - Sept 14, 2012: The Plan B Route and Charging Options

Hi, folks. We picked up our brown Sig Model S last Friday. Already have given at least two dozen test drives, participated in an Auto Show, and went over to Nevada to see my Mom and brother. We live in Napa Valley, and I have concerns about driving over Donner Pass on the way to Reno. We...

When I was first looking at the Tesla I was convinced I HAD to get the 85kWh battery to do what I needed. After 8 months of logging my daily travel I think I can comfortably get the 40kWh. I drive close to 20,000 miles a year. I drive 55 miles round trip for work every day. You might be...

Mods: I couldn't come up with a better sub-forum for this, please move if you think it belongs elsewhere. Theory is clear - Model S battery packs can be exchanged, and under the right circumstances it could be done relatively quickly. However, I've consided the current reality with some...

I'm really looking forward to the day (about a year from now, unfortunately) when I can accelerate off the line at a stop light or make a quick pass on the highway without being concerned about how much gas I've just used! I currently drive a car with pretty poor mileage so maybe it's more...

Electric car range anxiety evaporates after 3 months | VentureBeat Link to the study which this story is about - http://www.innovateuk.org/_assets/pdf/press-releases/ulcv_reportaug11.pdf

Spinning wheels etc Hits just about every bugbear there is.

Shock: It's not rational. Well, Duh! STUDY: "Range anxiety" not based on rational thinking — Autoblog Green