No way to get to Carlsbad Caverns?

[SanteeMike]

I'd like to go from El Paso to CC via 62. If I remember right it's a nice drive, but it's also 300 miles one way. I guess I could do Barstow, TX to CC. 97 miles one way, but looks sort of boring.

Hey Elon, looks like we need a SC around Cornudas, TX. Or, at least by Whites City, NM...

 

[Ferengii]

I was interested in visiting Carlsbad Caverns at some point as well. Here’s a link to someone who made the trip which sheds some light on what it involved. I’d have an easier time of it with my LR AWD M3 than the OP of the trip with a MX.
I agree that we could use more SC’s in that area!

White Sands and Carlsbad Caverns trip

 

[AxlxA]

It's doable. Check comments. They're friendlier with EV now.

PlugShare - Find Electric Vehicle Charging Locations Near You

 

[Zaxxon]

@nwdiver has been working a project to install L2 charging throughout SE New Mexico. He's had some success but could still use help.

Not necessarily enough success to help you coming from El Paso yet, though.

 

[SageBrush]

Way

Spend an evening in Roswell, NM and fill up with L2 charging. Check plugshare for details, and if used consider a donation to grow TMC activist nwdiver's gofund me project to install even more charging in the area.

 

[nwdiver]

I'd like to go from El Paso to CC via 62. If I remember right it's a nice drive, but it's also 300 miles one way. I guess I could do Barstow, TX to CC. 97 miles one way, but looks sort of boring.

Hey Elon, looks like we need a SC around Cornudas, TX. Or, at least by Whites City, NM...

I would go through Cloudcroft, NM. It's a great little town worth visiting. Lots of trails nearby. If you don't mind a bit of L2 charging there are lots of options.

 

[SanteeMike]

Sorry, @nwdiver I didn't know about your GoFundMe. I punched it up a bit for you.

 

[user212_nr]

A Better Routeplanner

 

[AxlxA]

Sorry, @nwdiver I didn't know about your GoFundMe. I punched it up a bit for you.

What a great person.

 

[SanteeMike]

A Better Routeplanner

But that leaves me with 14% battery left and not a SC in sight.

 

[AxlxA]

But that leaves me with 14% battery left and not a SC in sight.

Ya you have to make it show you supercharger to park to supercharger. And you'll see how slow it wants you to drive.

You have to use the campgrounds to charge tbh. Otherwise just go rent an ice car

 

[Zaxxon]

But that leaves me with 14% battery left and not a SC in sight.

Whites City RV Park looks to be less than half a mile from Carlsbad Caverns. Not ideal but workable.

 

[Zaxxon]

Ah, never mind. 7 miles to the visitor center...

 

[user212_nr]

But that leaves me with 14% battery left and not a SC in sight.

Unless you are returning the same day, you do not need a supercharger. As other users have mentioned, there are campgrounds with a 14-50 outlet.

A Better Routeplanner

55 mph and stopping at the campground first leaves you with 36%

 

[korinel]

Some not-widely publicized options in NM, if you don't mind camping (with $14-$18/night fee):

Valley of Fires | Bureau of Land Management

www.blm.gov

Brantley Lake State Park Acivities

EMNRD State Parks Division

The BLM site is first-come, first-serve, but often has EV hookup availability with zero notice. Best to have a backup plan, though. And while all of these have NEMA 14-50 outlets, I recommend carrying a TT-30 adapter as backup too, in case there's an issue with the 14-50 outlet.

 

[JCtx]

I live in El Paso, and there's a GIANT 'hole' around Albuquerque, Santa Rosa, Amarillo, and Midland with no freaking superchargers anywhere. We can't go to Amarillo to see our daughter on the Tesla, since I'd make it to Santa Rosa with fumes (and a reduced speed of 60 mph), even on my '21 LR (in winter, at least). I'd have to detour 150+ miles thru Albuquerque, which is stupid. And other nice places like Ruidoso, Cloudcroft, Carlsbad Caverns, etc, are not reachable with an electric car. At least not in a safe way, since no freaking way I'd venture on such a trip with the prospect of arriving in fumes, and/or with a ridiculous top speed of 60, or even 70 mph. There should be a supercharger at least in Roswell, NM, but also Ruidoso, NM. If not Tesla, hopefully Biden will invest in 'universal' superchargers soon. We'll see. I'd make those trips in a day, so L2 charging is out of the question for me.

 

[nwdiver]

I live in El Paso, and there's a GIANT 'hole' around Albuquerque, Santa Rosa, Amarillo, and Midland with no freaking superchargers anywhere. We can't go to Amarillo to see our daughter on the Tesla, since I'd make it to Santa Rosa with fumes (and a reduced speed of 60 mph), even on my '21 LR (in winter, at least). I'd have to detour 150+ miles thru Albuquerque, which is stupid. And other nice places like Ruidoso, Cloudcroft, Carlsbad Caverns, etc, are not reachable with an electric car. At least not in a safe way, since no freaking way I'd venture on such a trip with the prospect of arriving in fumes, and/or with a ridiculous top speed of 60, or even 70 mph. There should be a supercharger at least in Roswell, NM, but also Ruidoso, NM. If not Tesla, hopefully Biden will invest in 'universal' superchargers soon. We'll see. I'd make those trips in a day, so L2 charging is out of the question for me.

There are destination chargers in Roswell now and we're installing more in Artesia soon. They're not L3 but you can get a good 48A out of them so you should be able to make Santa Rosa after 1-2 hours of charging.

 

[JCtx]

There are destination chargers in Roswell now and we're installing more in Artesia soon. They're not L3 but you can get a good 48A out of them so you should be able to make Santa Rosa after 1-2 hours of charging.

Do you have a link where exactly those chargers are? They didn't come up when I tried 'a better route planner'. And I wouldn't go thru Santa Rosa if there was a supercharger in Roswell (El Paso, Ruidoso, Roswell, Clovis, Amarillo). But I'd make it safely with a full charge with just a Roswell stop. Even at 48A, it'd still be a heck of a stop to 100%. It's like a 220+ mile each leg, and you can go fast for many stretches, so I'd do it that way the first time, and adjust the charging % down after seeing how we fared. But with a super long stop, I'd just take the ICE car instead. It's a long day already as it is. We'd need a level 2 supercharger.

 

[nwdiver]

Do you have a link where exactly those chargers are? They didn't come up when I tried 'a better route planner'. And I wouldn't go thru Santa Rosa if there was a supercharger in Roswell (El Paso, Ruidoso, Roswell, Clovis, Amarillo). But I'd make it safely with a full charge with just a Roswell stop. Even at 48A, it'd still be a heck of a stop to 100%. It's like a 220+ mile each leg, and you can go fast for many stretches, so I'd do it that way the first time, and adjust the charging % down after seeing how we fared. But with a super long stop, I'd just take the ICE car instead. It's a long day already as it is. We'd need a level 2 supercharger.

The red text should be a link. They're on plugshare. Tesla refused to add them to their system.

 

[The Duke]

Update on July 4 2021
Road closures put an extra 50 miles on us coming from east so we stopped in Hobbs with 5 miles range. Stayed at Town Suites Marriott, charged at Cowboys RV overnight for $20. Really nice people.
Taxi is called 777 taxi and $20 to hotel.
Good nights rest, taxi back to Cowboys RV, Starbucks and off to Carlsbad.
There are a few other RV parks, but they want $40.