Driving abroad

[Mitrovic]

Tomorrow I will drive my Roadster for the first time out of Switzerland. I'm excited! B.t.w. in Switzerland there are more then 100 roadsters now! With a population of about 7 Million, we have the highest density of Tesla roadsters!

The trip will be a round trip to Germany, only. It will be about 400 Km - but as I am aware that I like to discover things, it will be more.
Eberhard was able to make 400 Km on one charge, so we will see. I hope, I will be able to charge at some point, but we'll see!

 

[doug]

Good luck, have fun, and take photos!

 

[Eberhard]

don't miss the HPC at the Meilenwerk in Böblingen, but they will charge you €10,--

 

[Mitrovic]

Going to Freiburg, only...

 

[Mitrovic]

on my Way. First disappoinred, because where i wanted to take beakfast the Charging Station is broken allthough I allready Had payed ( Grauholz, texxenergy )
But now i m Charging in Deitingen where to my surprise they have 32 A and Not only 16 A As i thouht! Solar Panels also!

 

[Eberhard]

i wonder, why you have to charge after less then 50km. you can do it to Freiburg straight, its only 170km (an return if you like). on Lemnet.org Deitingen is rated 32A?

 

[Mitrovic]

Well I did not have to charge, but I had to take breakfast!
Last time when I was in Deitingen, I was not able to find the 32 A plug, it is a little bit hidden, you have to open a second door, that is why my surprise.
But let's sum up: I'm back home, and it was great!
I never had to stop to charge, I charged when I had to stop!
I did take breakfast in Deitingen and charged with 32 A



Then I did drive to Freiburg in Germany. I did drive with 90 to 110 Km/h with the top on, as there was also some rain.
In Freiburg I visited a car dealer and looked at a car. As soon as I arrived I put the schuco adapter on my spare charging cable and put it to charge with 16 A.
After 90 minutes ( nice dealer, nice car ) I started my drive back home. I took a sandwich at astop without charging and drove back home. I did some food shopping and then put the car in my garage and charged it with 16 A for about 30 minutes before I went off to a friend to discuss... ( cars of course ), at his place i did plug in the car at a 16 A outlet, and after one hour of tea and discussions did drive home.
I arrived home with around 50 Km left.
The summary of the day :



So, i would not have had to charge all that often, but it was my first trip of over 300 Km, so I just was cautious.

I love Tesla that they are conservative with their range number. I would say now, that a Tesla roadster can have easily a range of 400 Km!

And with the Tesla roadster:


I never had to stop to charge, I charged when I had to stop!

 

[NigelM]

I never had to stop to charge, I charged when I had to stop!

I like that expression, I'm going to use it....:biggrin:

 

[S-2000 Roadster]

Agreed. That is a great expression.

I was recently at a car stereo shop, looking for Alpine accessories (a remote), and the fellow asked "How often do you need to charge?" Well, I don't know how often I need to charge because I just plug it in every time I park, which is more often than I plug in my cell phone. I guess it's like asking a guy who lives as a gas station how often he needs to refuel. If you had a gas station at home in your garage then you might not even think about the whole refueling issue.

 

[Eberhard]

Well I did not have to charge, but I had to take breakfast!
Last time when I was in Deitingen, I was not able to find the 32 A plug, it is a little bit hidden, you have to open a second door, that is why my surprise.
But let's sum up: I'm back home, and it was great!
I never had to stop to charge, I charged when I had to stop!
I did take breakfast in Deitingen and charged with 32 A



Then I did drive to Freiburg in Germany. I did drive with 90 to 110 Km/h with the top on, as there was also some rain.
In Freiburg I visited a car dealer and looked at a car. As soon as I arrived I put the schuco adapter on my spare charging cable and put it to charge with 16 A.
After 90 minutes ( nice dealer, nice car ) I started my drive back home. I took a sandwich at astop without charging and drove back home. I did some food shopping and then put the car in my garage and charged it with 16 A for about 30 minutes before I went off to a friend to discuss... ( cars of course ), at his place i did plug in the car at a 16 A outlet, and after one hour of tea and discussions did drive home.
I arrived home with around 50 Km left.
The summary of the day :



So, i would not have had to charge all that often, but it was my first trip of over 300 Km, so I just was cautious.

I love Tesla that they are conservative with their range number. I would say now, that a Tesla roadster can have easily a range of 400 Km!

And with the Tesla roadster:


I never had to stop to charge, I charged when I had to stop!

nice story and nice phrase. you had a quite low consumption too.