2019 Blue Ridge Parkway Tesla Drive

[Big Earl]

Here are a few pics from today.

 

[08micev]

We had such a great time, I made a youtube video on this.

 

[Big Earl]

We had a wonderful time. 120 Teslas driving through the mountains. The Superchargers were packed for most of the weekend but that spurred some great conversation while we waited. Definitely interested in attending again next year.

 

[tylerthehuman]

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Did a test run yesterday. This is in a P3 from Asheville to Cherokee, 2.5 hours on the Parkway.

The drive back was just an hour/50 miles. Easy in even an older 60 kWh Tesla.

Hi. I’m trying to plan this trip tomorrow. I’m coming from pigeon forge and want to ride the parkway to ashville SC. It appears to be only 131 miles but i’m having a hard time mapping this route because every map completely avoids the parkway. ABRP hasn’t been super easy to use lately. I’m thinking i should be able to make it in a a long range 3.

 

[Zarwin]

you should be fine in a LR 3. Oddly enough I was just working on forcing abetterrouteplanner to use the parkway as an example today and man, it took about an hour of cut and paste GPS waypoints into the thing to make it work. Let me give that route a crack and will paste the link here when done.

 

[Zarwin]

See if this works for you. A Better Routeplanner

 

[tylerthehuman]

I made it through a very foggy morning through the parkway! Very fun drive.

I started at the end of the parkway in cherokee to the asheville charger, using about 30%.

thanks @Zarwin

 

[EnrgyNDpndnce]

@Zarwin are you guys planning a 2020 BRP Drive for this fall or has Covid-19 ended this tradition? My wife and I registered for last year’s event then had to cancel late because of a family emergency. Really hoping this happens in 2020.

 

[Zarwin]

@Zarwin are you guys planning a 2020 BRP Drive for this fall or has Covid-19 ended this tradition? My wife and I registered for last year’s event then had to cancel late because of a family emergency. Really hoping this happens in 2020.

At this time I don't believe we will be able to do one in the fall due to the number of people that would gather before the event and restrictions still likely in place. We had over 200 people at the gathering point last year and anything in Asheville over 100 requires a permit, which of course can't even be applied for until the limit on outdoor gatherings is above the estimated person count. I'm sure we could do this responsibly with masks and proper social distancing but I don't think we would be allowed to as it would fall under the category of a planned outdoor gathering.

The tradition will not end though and we will certainly be organizing a 2021 drive. We might be organizing a drive in the spring of 2021 as well, depending on the state of COVID, in addition to the BRP drive in the fall of 2021.

 

[WarEagleGo]

The tradition will not end though and we will certainly be organizing a 2021 drive. We might be organizing a drive in the spring of 2021 as well, depending on the state of COVID, in addition to the BRP drive in the fall of 2021.

Any news to share on 2021 Blue Ridge Parkway Tesla Drive?

 

[Zarwin]

Sorry for the delay. We are very close to opening registration for the 2021 BRP Tesla Drive. Will be September 25th at Asheville Outlets in Asheville. Same route as 2019.

 

[Zarwin]

Registration is now open for the 2021 BRP Tesla Drive!

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