Ben
Good points on both counts... I suppose, depending on the number of cars we ultimately get for this road trip, would tip the scales one way or another.
If we don't have a lot of cars, say 8 for a total of 2 hours at each supercharger, then doing this as a whole group would be easy. It would allow us to socialize while the cars are charging and also give us all more "recharge" time.
More cars could significantly lengthen the day of course, if we stay together. I tentatively have 8-10 cars starting from the east coast already, with another 4 tentative joining along the way (in IL, MO & CO!).
Ultimately, we'll discuss the pro's and con's and make a group decision...
Aaron
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Jim
I wasn't calculating speed, I was actually gauging it by days of travel. I was hoping we could do this in 5 days (each way). This would, buy my rough calculations via the map I made of proposed superchargers, total about 675 miles per day. Long - but doable!
Add to that the conference itself of 3-4 days and we're now at 2 weeks total. For many people, taking this much time off is probably a stretch. For those that, like myself are self-employed or retired (and are willing to take the time off), less so - but 2 weeks total is still a long time....
Aaron
Good points on both counts... I suppose, depending on the number of cars we ultimately get for this road trip, would tip the scales one way or another.
If we don't have a lot of cars, say 8 for a total of 2 hours at each supercharger, then doing this as a whole group would be easy. It would allow us to socialize while the cars are charging and also give us all more "recharge" time.
More cars could significantly lengthen the day of course, if we stay together. I tentatively have 8-10 cars starting from the east coast already, with another 4 tentative joining along the way (in IL, MO & CO!).
Ultimately, we'll discuss the pro's and con's and make a group decision...
Aaron
That's actually an interesting point -- what's the difference between staggering start times and breaking up the group, vs. the whole group showing up and hanging out at the SC while we swap cars around? There are pro's and cons ... like
* No groups means stuff like:
** We swamp the station which screws anyone else who shows up who's NOT part of the trip
** Everyone has a much longer day; may need to cover less distance per day
** We *all* get to hang out at the SC
* Groups means stuff like:
** Each group has a fixed, short stop time; overall trip time is approximately the same
** The first group starts early, ends early
** The last group starts late, ends late
** Easier to stay part of the caravan
** Breaks up the social part of the trip
*shrug*
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Jim
I wasn't calculating speed, I was actually gauging it by days of travel. I was hoping we could do this in 5 days (each way). This would, buy my rough calculations via the map I made of proposed superchargers, total about 675 miles per day. Long - but doable!
Add to that the conference itself of 3-4 days and we're now at 2 weeks total. For many people, taking this much time off is probably a stretch. For those that, like myself are self-employed or retired (and are willing to take the time off), less so - but 2 weeks total is still a long time....
Aaron
I agree 100%. There's a few reasons for this, but that includes safety as everyone checks in and we'll know who should be where and when. Another thing we can do is use either portable or CB radios on a dedicated channel for inter car communications.
Aaron, were you timing the speed out at 60 or 70? Thats going to be a big deal to avoid stacking at the SC stations (although Im not sure why we're so afraid of that)
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