Yeah, I'd map out the available Level 2 sites on the route near a nice place to stop for an hour or so. Make sure you have them show you how to use the adapter. If there is CHAdeMO on the route, you might see if you can buy the adapter before your trip. CHAdeMO is much faster.
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Yeah, I'd map out the available Level 2 sites on the route near a nice place to stop for an hour or so. Make sure you have them show you how to use the adapter. If there is CHAdeMO on the route, you might see if you can buy the adapter before your trip. CHAdeMO is much faster.
Not sure why somebody decided to downvote my message at #25 but everything I wrote there is factual and can be checked easily. These are the range units Tesla uses:
North America:
The OP mentioned 259 mi range for the Model S 75D but because the OP is from the UK, he is not going to see 259 mi range when he picks up his new car. He will see 239 mi Typical range at 100% charge. That's a good thing. Typical range is better than EPA rated range because it is more realistic which is why Tesla created it.
@croman, I added you to my ignore list.
North America:
- EPA rated range (This is the advertised range and most commonly used range in North America)
- Ideal range
- NEDC rated range (This is the advertised range outside of North America. Check out Tesla.com by changing the country selection in the footer)
- Typical range (This is the most commonly used range outside of North America. For example, in all Bjorn videos, this is the range unit you see.)
The OP mentioned 259 mi range for the Model S 75D but because the OP is from the UK, he is not going to see 259 mi range when he picks up his new car. He will see 239 mi Typical range at 100% charge. That's a good thing. Typical range is better than EPA rated range because it is more realistic which is why Tesla created it.
@croman, I added you to my ignore list.
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So you are telling me (i.e. yourself) that you are going to get a brand new 75D that goes 0-60 in 4.2 seconds and drive it 235 miles from the store and not slam on the acceleration once!?!?
That is self control. I did it coming out of the stores drive way. Then 6 more times before the first traffic light.
Find yourself a slow charger on the way and don't torture yourself!
Also I understand it is bad for long term battery capacity to run it below 10%.
That is self control. I did it coming out of the stores drive way. Then 6 more times before the first traffic light.
Find yourself a slow charger on the way and don't torture yourself!
Also I understand it is bad for long term battery capacity to run it below 10%.
jelloslug
Active Member
You won't have any problems. I can get 275 with no problems in my 75D on the expressway.
^^ this is perfect advice. I think you'll be ok if 100% charged. Enter the destination in the car's navi - in my opinion the % battery life left on the gage in the navi is extremely accurate - while u drive keep a close eye on that percentage. If the goal is 7% make sure it doesn't drop from that (if it does shut down the A/C for example mid-way and drive slower). Keep it around or below 55 - it's going to depend if its level road or not but the car's navi seems to accurately figure that in. (75D AP2).
Take your home charger wtih you and the accessories and Also get the plugshare app. THere's bound to be an outlet somewhere on your trip if it turns out ur not gonna make it and worse case scenario you can plug into a 110v standard outlet for a slow charge. Range mode MUST be ON and standard regen braking. Avoid heated seats.
Slow chargers are most likely not needed. The UK is a small country full of Chademo chargers that are perfectly located at highway rest stop stations. The OP should have started this thread in the UK section of the forum instead of the Model S section. OP, check out the map here. Also, buy the Chademo adapter if you are going to make similar trips.
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clostridium
Member
It depends on how much it's raining and how well drained the road is. I'm assuming it's due to increased rolling resistance. I was surprised the first time I experienced it.
As to the original question - once you are used to the car you could probably make it at normal speeds. It seems very risky to do this on your first day. If you make it you will still be down pretty low and it will be stressful. There's got to be a level 2 charger somewhere along the way that you could spend even just 30 minutes at and pick up enough range to make this more comfortable.
Try running this trip through a good trip planner and see. You can do this right now before getting the car.
Alternatively see if there's a back road that runs about 50 mph and run it through a trip planner and see if that will do it.
HyperMiler
Member
A new car has a little bit of a break-in period with slightly to significantly elevated consumption, even an EV. The U.K. has many chargers, even on an 11or 22 kW you will gain enough range to tie you over.
divesturner
Member
Just drove an S75D 3000 miles from new England to Florida and back, with kids and luggage. Several times arrived at superchargers with <20 miles remaining after skipping a charger. Trust the nav system to be very conservative. I frequently ignored the"keep it below 60mph" warnings without an issue. Not that very high speeds are ok but 70-75 is fine. I took a trip on delivery day as well. Arrived at a supercharger with 9 miles remaining because a 240 charger was unexpectedly full. That was stressful but really demonstrated that the nav system range estimates are trustworthy.
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