Anybody here routinely run between Charlotte and Atlanta? I have a trip scheduled for Jan. 11th. Google maps is telling me 243 miles from my house to Buckhead area. This should be easily doable, but will cut into any reserve margin I might like to have. Not sure what the cold weather range hit might be either. I have run from CLT to North Myrtle Beach several times (202 miles) so it's not my first road trip. My range charge is 258 these days, so 243 sounds really tight. Anybody have any suggestions to stop for some charging buffer south of Greenville, SC where a lunch stop for an hour could be planned to pick up 15-30 miles of range? I am not finding much with Recargo south of Greenville. I would love for that Northern GA SC grey dot to turn red before that weekend, but that's not looking to promising at this point. Have not heard of any sightings of it yet...
Thanks!
See my writeup of a long-distance, winter trip in a P85:
Realistic Range Expectations in Crummy Winter Weather - Page 2
This was a 240 mile equivalent mile trip with elevation change added. If I remember correctly, Buckhead is higher than Altlanta, so you probably have something like another 3 miles of range tneeded for elevation change. This trip will be
really close to your range limit, especially if you run into a winter storm, or heaven forbid, headwinds.
If you really want to try this on one charge, plan on a 50 mph or less max speed until you know that you have Atlanta made with some margin. If I were you, I would plan on a charge stop. A 30-Amp J1772 in town is better than an RV, 50-Amp outlet that will give you 40 Amps. Its worth it to me to charge a little slower, but have restaurants, coffee shops, shopping, etc in the area. If you do use an RV park, call ahead. I like to find one that has a community room with WiFi. Often, I will also stop shortly before the RV park and pick up some lunch to eat there. Remember that even with the intermediate charge stop, because the charge speed is only 20-28 mph, you can often arrive at your destination sooner by driving slower and not needing to add as many miles at the charge stop.
Happy Electric Thanksgiving!