November 5th set out to drive my newly purchased used second Model S 85 from Maryland to Arizona. I did not want to take the northern route due to weather worries, so decided to cross the great wasteland from Normal, Illinois to Topeka, Kansas. Here is how I did it...
Started Baltimore Washington International Airport
SC; Somerset, PA
SC; Wheeling, WV
HPWC; Columbus, OH Tesla HPWC Mall, Overnight at Residence Inn
SC; Dayton OH was not up yet would have helped
SC; Indianapolis, IN (new)
SC; Normal, IL
Range Charged in last Supercharger in Normal, IL
Stopped at Double J Campground, 9683 Palm Road, Springfield, IL; bought 3 hours of a 14-50 connector for $10
Headed out for Columbia, MO
Used the J1772 at the
Boulder Springs Apartments
2260 Bennett Springs Dr, Columbia, MO, 65201
Ran across the highway at night (minimal traffic) to stay at the
Stoney Creek Hotel and Conference Center
2601 South Providence Road Columbia, Missouri 65203
In the morning, was not fully charged but enough to get me to the Raphael Hotel in Kansas City, MO for an amazing lunch.
The Raphael Hotel has a HPWC charger and got 50 Miles of charge (dual chargers) for the jump to Topeka, Kansas.
Then back on superchargers all the way to Tucson.
3000 Miles, 5 Days, $10 total electric cost, 1 Megawatt hour of power, 325 Wh/Mile, Speed limit + 5mph the whole way. Priceless trip.
Started Baltimore Washington International Airport
SC; Somerset, PA
SC; Wheeling, WV
HPWC; Columbus, OH Tesla HPWC Mall, Overnight at Residence Inn
SC; Dayton OH was not up yet would have helped
SC; Indianapolis, IN (new)
SC; Normal, IL
Range Charged in last Supercharger in Normal, IL
Stopped at Double J Campground, 9683 Palm Road, Springfield, IL; bought 3 hours of a 14-50 connector for $10
Headed out for Columbia, MO
Used the J1772 at the
Boulder Springs Apartments
2260 Bennett Springs Dr, Columbia, MO, 65201
Ran across the highway at night (minimal traffic) to stay at the
Stoney Creek Hotel and Conference Center
2601 South Providence Road Columbia, Missouri 65203
In the morning, was not fully charged but enough to get me to the Raphael Hotel in Kansas City, MO for an amazing lunch.
The Raphael Hotel has a HPWC charger and got 50 Miles of charge (dual chargers) for the jump to Topeka, Kansas.
Then back on superchargers all the way to Tucson.
3000 Miles, 5 Days, $10 total electric cost, 1 Megawatt hour of power, 325 Wh/Mile, Speed limit + 5mph the whole way. Priceless trip.