I'm planning a first trip involving charging away from home. Like first time at summer camp...
Assume vehicle range 300 miles. Distance to destination 260 miles.
Option 1: Charge midway, then charge at destination. Destination charge requires picking more expensive hotel, parking valet, to get "free charge" ($400-500 extra cost).
Option 2: Same, but different hotel, and less certain about charging. The other hotel is nice, and advises that "there are garages around here" that have chargers but it's hard to call up a parking garage to determine if in service, rates, or even to confirm anything. Map (Downtown Houston) says there are a number of options. I'm not under any time pressure on arrival or departure, and walk ing a few block s in no problem. Would like covered parking in a structure with decent security, not a surface lot with tight quarters. Unsure if garage would need to relocate the vehicle after its charged, or if I need to return and disconnect. Trust hotel valet but not random lot attendant.
Option 3: If possible stretch first leg to get close to destination. Go 200 miles instead of 150. Then, don't worry about a charge in Houston unless it works out nicely. Charge when needed when getting out of town (maybe make halfway, probably 1/3 since charging to 100% at SC isn't sensible) then try to make it home, and if not, it's a brief fast charge on a low battery. The objective isn't to stretch, but to relax and see if one can get a little farther. If I cant charge easily in Houston, I can charge on the way out of town on departure day, and then half way home.
Option 4: If the friend flying to join me for the drive to the same event cancels, fly JSX airlines from private terminal, with Starlink internet on board.