Long Road Trip - Is it possible to customize charge duration during stops?

[Paes]

Hi all,

I have an upcoming long road trip and I'm running into some planning challenges.

Let's assume I'm starting at Point A (PA) and have scheduled overnight stops at (PB) and (PC) before reaching my final destination at (PD). How do I configure/inform the Tesla trip planner that the stops at (PB) and (PC) are going to be full charge stops?

The challenge I'm facing is that when I program the trip into the vehicle, only the segment of the trip from PA-PB contains appropriate stops and charging times. The segments from PB-PC and PC-PD are incorrect, because those segments have assuming a continuous trip PA-PD, without any full charge stops.

Thanks in advance for any suggestions!

 

[E90alex]

You can’t do that in the car.

Use ABRP. Or treat each segment as a separate trip and use the app. You can manually set starting percent to 100% (or whatever you want).

 

[Eric33432]

I do each segment as a separate trip.

Or if you prefer, just let it continue to charge to whatever percentage you want at PB and PC.

Since the Tesla app now allows you to set waypoints, I find it simpler to use than ABRP.

 

[Paes]

You can’t do that in the car.

Use ABRP. Or treat each segment as a separate trip and use the app. You can manually set starting percent to 100% (or whatever you want).

Yep, this is exactly what I was looking for. I wasn't aware of this in-app functionality. It's odd that the car software isn't capable of doing this. In any case, thanks for the help!

 

[traubgator]

Haven't recieved my car yet, waiting on delivery, so can't use the app yet.
Will say the trip planner on tesla's website isn't very helpful and I'm dieing to see how accurate ABRP is!

 

[RichAZ/CapeCod]

Paes, I see you are in Canada, so I'm uncertain the number of Superchargers available to you. Will depend on your route anyway (duh). I think you will find, speaking as someone who does a yearly Cape Cod~Tucson~Cape Cod road trip in a Tesla MY LR that once on the road you'll see the in-car computation as to your next best stop(s) will be pretty obvious.

In short order you'll find yourself modifying your travel charging stops "on the fly."

Rich

 

[Nosken]

In addition to the already mentioned ABRP and ABRP App, you should consult https://plugshare.com or search Google maps for EV Chargers.
I’ve done a lot of long road trips, and I make it a practice to look for overnight chargers at hotels that offer it for free. I don’t mind if I have to use my J1772 adapter, not limiting it to only Tesla wall chargers.
If I find a hotel that offers charging, I also like to have it be in a town that offers supercharging as a back up. It’s easier, and sometimes free, to charge overnight a hotel just like you charge at home. But, many times they could be ICEd or another EV would be charging, so I have Superchargers as my back up plan. One thing to remember if you use the Superchargers, Always make sure you charge on arrival, up to 90%, because the battery is already warm. If you wait until the car is cold soaked in the morning, it will charge much slower.
Once I’ve established my route, I always adjust on the fly using the onboard navigation to adjust charging locations depending on where I wanna stop for meals, etc. Always make sure you navigate to your next charging station so the battery will precondition.

 

[PKMAN]

I do each segment as a separate trip.

That what I did from SD to Vancouver and back; review and determine next stop at every stop. I prepared a list of SC locations en route; mostly V3 but also included a few V2 if strategically located. It’s 3-page and very helpful.