LA to Bryce Canyon Charging Question for M3 LR

[bottomsup]

Hi,

How many of you have done this trip? I am mostly over range anxiety but have never gone further than a one super charge stop. I plan to drive to Bryce and it looks like between St George and Bryce is cutting it close. 15% arrival charge with a lot of elevation change.

I guess i just trust the car but interested in others who have done it. Seems it will be better when the Ceder Creek opens.

Thanks

 

[AxlxA]

I guess Beaver is your bailout

 

[e-FTW]

Looking at the same trip in two weeks (from SF) and I indeed plan to overshoot a bit and range charge at Beaver before going up.

 

[bottomsup]

Looking at the same trip in two weeks (from SF) and I indeed plan to overshoot a bit and range charge at Beaver before going up.

I charged at st George and had no problem

 

[smatthew]

Hi,

How many of you have done this trip? I am mostly over range anxiety but have never gone further than a one super charge stop. I plan to drive to Bryce and it looks like between St George and Bryce is cutting it close. 15% arrival charge with a lot of elevation change.

I guess i just trust the car but interested in others who have done it. Seems it will be better when the Ceder Creek opens.

Thanks

Elevation changes are not a worry. The car knows the elevation profile of roads and seems to be very accurate in accounting for elevation effects.

And remember, the energy graph is your friend. If it shows you're using more energy than predicted, just slow down. Or, if it's a "clean" road - i.e. one without much gravel on it - just set your follow distance to 1 and sit behind a big rig or a RV.

 

[Fernand]

Not specific to this trip, but if you get a 100ft extension cable and you have your mobile charger, you know you can always find some humans with 'lectricity, and at least you can be sure that even at 120 volts you won't get stuck for too long. And worst case, you can lose some extra weight, leave the kids to wait for you on the flats.

I'm thinking of going to Zion, but coming from California, there sure are a lot of fires all around ...
And to think those great canyons once carried big flowing water. We could use some now.
.

 

[Sam1]

Going to Bryce and Zion this weekend as well. Our solution was to rent a gas car. Was an easy fix, and we don't have to worry about anything for $100.

 

[bottomsup]

huh? Did you confuse 100ft extension cord for $100? Buying a Tesla and renting a car instead because i'm worried about range would drive me crazy.

 

[bottomsup]

BTW OP here. I have since done this trip and posted my experience with pics here

2000 Mile Roadtrip from LA to Colorado. First long road trip (Pics)

 

[Sam1]

huh? Did you confuse 100ft extension cord for $100? Buying a Tesla and renting a car instead because i'm worried about range would drive me crazy.

Why? Electric cars are awesome, but they're not a perfect solution to every situation. You're already worrying about range and haven't even started the trip yet. We'll just pay a few bucks and not be concerned with anything.