Johnny Vector
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I think your estimates of how much you'll need to charge are right on.Thanks for all the responses. This helps a lot. I anticipate its gonna be a learning curve but I’m looking forward to it.
To clarify a things.
I do have a garage so I can charge at home. I am installing a wall connector.
What is a common SoC that people use as a goal when the arrive? It seems like 10-20% is pretty normal.
It also seems most people don’t charge past 90%. Is that your experience?
I live in central Wisconsin and have five main routes that I work. I almost always to out and return on the same day, so 90% of the time would be able to charge in my garage overnight.
1. Home - Madison (60 miles round trip) 1 SC near the route
2. Home - Milwaukee (164 miles round trip) 1 SC near the route
3. Home - Rice Lake (455 miles round trip) 4 SC’s on the route
4. Home - Minocqua (397 miles round trip) 2 SC’s on the route
5. Home - Green Bay (240 miles round trip) 3 SC’s on the route
I feel like route 1 & 2 should be able to get out and back without SC year around.
Route 5 I might need to charge for a few minutes in winter.
Routs 3 & 4 I will always need to charge and there seems to be sufficient charging stations along the way.
I’m encouraged by those responding that are doing 3k or more a month. Also appreciate hearing from those of you with cold weather experience.
As for my desire to drive the car over 300k, I guess we’ll just have to wait and see. It looks like everything is just too knew so we don’t have a track record to really know.
Thanks again for everyones $0.02.
I like the idea of slowing down a little and having a few extra stops for charging, stretching, and moving around. I hope, in practice, I feel the same way.
And I suspect you'll enjoy shorter legs with short stops. I find I'm substantially less beat at the end of a long drive than I was in any of my ICE cars. Don't know how much is stopping more often, how much is the smoothness of the ride, and how much is how well Autopilot works. But whatever the reason, my butt or my shoes, it's less like a long drive and more like a cruise.