Hello all
We finally made it safely to CA and well..That was def something! Hopefully the information I am sharing will help other trip adventurers
The route we did took us through the north (due to closeness of every leg between each supercharger) from NJ to PA, OH, IN, IL, IA, NE, CO, UT, AZ and NV. I took pictures of 22 of the 30 legs to document every wh/m resultant “card” and I will not share every one but I will share some of the most dramatic ones:
The one I pushed the battery the lowest was to 8% in Des Moines supercharger, IN which had small number of uphills and was pretty much any other highway in the US:
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The other “special one” was getting to Denver, CO. There was some construction going on in the highway, the winds were awful at over 20mph and there was literally nothing around us except a sign that said “dont stop for hitch-jackers, correctional facility nearby“ (thats reassuring!). Just to made sure, we turned off the AC, lower the screen brightness and made sure the acceleration was set as “chill”. It was nerve wracking. No plan Bs around per Plugshare (not even a NEMA 14-50 around!). That card was this:
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It was 126 miles and we got there with 15% (maybe we were a bit dramatic?) This and the one within Green River, UT and Richfield, UT were the most challenging ones on the whole trip; range anxiety kicked in. No backup plans!
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There were points were we made sure we were not going over 50mph on very steep, windy hills. Those drove us to even 40 mph sometimes.
In total the average was
500 wh/m over the 22 documented “cards” in the infotainment system. Like I said, volume wise the uHaul was 99% and the weight was pretty close to its capacity.
A last tip that caught me by surprise is that as soon as I hooked the empty uhaul it took the system a while to understand tow mode it seemed. It kept showing me poor range estimates on the navigator, with averages of 900 to 1000wh/m and giving me alerts that I was not going to reach my destination (my house; to load the trailer) being in 90% and less than 28 miles away.
Also I never understood what the color of the towing icon meant( red or blue ). Googling it said it was a faulty connection but we tested it all lights in both color icona and there was no difference whatsoever! It did seem to change more at night than at day but not exclusively. The cables were never even touched since its installation.
I hope this helps and you enjoyed reading this adventure!