animorph
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But we can't get through AR on I40 without more Superchargers. That would be my preferred route.
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Yes this is the downhill (and usually downwind) direction so with a 100 in the summer it's a breeze. I'd still be careful if you try it in the other direction though.We just completed our similar trip and we stuck with the plan of diverting south from Amarillo through Childress, Denton, Little Rock, to Memphis. We have an MX 100D so didn’t really have a worry. Neither of us have ever been through Texas so driving through was an experience. The Childress to Denton leg was the only one we kept our eye on but we made it with close to 20% (was really 16%) but we managed it with trip mode and I drafted a few semis. I’m guessing that none of that was even necessary but when I saw the estimated arrival charge drop to 10% early on the leg, I figured I needed to be mindful.
Thankfully, the site currently under construction in Henrietta, TX will very soon eliminate such worries as well as enabling the route for those with the smaller batteries. And likely before the time of the year when the weather again becomes such a factor. Now if Tesla could just do the same for the empty I-40 stretch....Yes this is the downhill (and usually downwind) direction so with a 100 in the summer it's a breeze. I'd still be careful if you try it in the other direction though.
I think Fort Smith is just a general placeholder and I agree it likely won't be built inside the Fort Smith city limits. The general need is for something on I-40 near the AR/OK border. Another possibility is Exit 5. There are some gas stations and a ton of fast food options. There is also a Best Western Plus that might be willing to host.I'm hoping the west Arkansas SuperCharger gets built in Alma. Fort Smith (or even northern Van Buren)is too far off the Interstate
I think Fort Smith is just a general placeholder and I agree it likely won't be built inside the Fort Smith city limits. The general need is for something on I-40 near the AR/OK border. Another possibility is Exit 5. There are some gas stations and a ton of fast food options. There is also a Best Western Plus that might be willing to host.
As a Little Rock resident, my 100D has plenty of range to travel comfortably all directions except WEST! WhenI bought my S (Sept '18), I was told an SC location in Western AR was on the way - BTW, Tesla SC location map has shown several I-40 west locations "coming soon," for years...very frustrating.
As a Little Rock resident, my 100D has plenty of range to travel comfortably all directions except WEST! WhenI bought my S (Sept '18), I was told an SC location in Western AR was on the way - BTW, Tesla SC location map has shown several I-40 west locations "coming soon," for years...very frustrating.
Tesla are finally dropping a Supercharger station on I-16 in Metter, GA, a location that also has been promised for several years, and fills a long stretch between the Macon and Savannah Superchargers. Those of us with LR Model 3's can make the existing run along I-16, but it is problematic for people with SR+ and with S60 and S70.
The I-40 gap in Arkansas is becoming one of the few remaining obvious gaps in Interstate coverage for Tesla. They really need to drop in 3 Supercharger stations along I-40 in Eastern Oklahoma and Western Arkansas, but just one near Ft. Smith would fully open up I-40 for Tesla road trips of longer range variants.
For those who own a Chademo adaptor ($450 Tesla), an hour or so at the Clarksville Electrify America to gain 40 miles, still leaves about 200 miles to OKC SC (West Reno St). It defies logic that Tesla continues to make East/West I-40 travel though Arkansas so difficult.
Do you mean 40 kWh? Because you'll definitely be getting more than 40 miles of added range for an hour of CHAdeMO charging.For those who own a Chademo adaptor ($450 Tesla), an hour or so at the Clarksville Electrify America to gain 40 miles
It seems this is one of the Big Three Supercharger gaps left in the U.S.:
North Dakota
I-40
The Bermuda Triangle at the intersection of Oregon, Idaho, and Nevada