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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Cottonwood" data-source="post: 1164092" data-attributes="member: 1339">A 14-50 for 2 hours in the middle of the trip should make this pretty straight forward.  Here is how I would do the trip:<ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Charge to 100% with scheduled charging, so that the car hits 100% SoC 15-30 minutes before departure.  Staying at 100% SoC for an hour or so should cause little degradation.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Turn on Climate Control 30 minutes before departure.  In Winter set the temperature higher than normal to preheat the interior; in summer set the temperature to lower than normal.  This will put the cabin in a good starting point and have the battery at the correct temperature at departure, reducing battery needs at trip start.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Set nav to your destination.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Watch the predicted round trip energy.  Each hour on the 14-50 should add about 10% SoC.  Mentally add 20% on the outboud.  If that is not enough, slow down.  </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Plug in soon at the 14-50, and use the App to make sure charging keeps going.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">The 14-50 should add over 20% SoC in two hours and keep the battery warm in winter.  Turn on Climate Control for personal comfort, if desired, but doing so while charging at this point won't help return range.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">On the return, set the Nav to home and watch the Energy:Trip screen.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">After 10-20 km, the Energy:Trip screen should have a good estimate of your SoC at trip completion.  If it is not enough to be comfortable, slow down or look for other charging options.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Keep the CHAdeMO adapter with you.  Per Murphy, if you have it, you won't need it; if you don't have it, you will wish you did...</li> </ol>I predict few problems if you use a little thought and care.</blockquote>

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