Definitely couldn't wait on our first road trip, we drove on Tuesday morning with medium to heavy rain and wind with 90% battery, the average speed was between 65-70mph, which traveling with my wife, two kids, couple luggage.
Started - Roseville, CA at 5.15am
1st stop - Patterson, CA - No wait, only 7am, plugged in and walked in closest location (Best Western), hotel employee not even bothered and we went in straight for toilet break. Car was ready when we came back.
2nd stop - Kettleman City - No wait and still raining, plugged in and paid attention on my phone, made sure it was not idling, this location has Tesla cafe area and PIN access shown on screen.
3rd stop - Tejon Ranch Outlet - Supposed to go there but somehow Tesla screen shown unavailable, found closest supercharger nearby, Tejon Ranch was back to available before arrival so went to Tejon Ranch to charge. It was outlet so drove few minutes from freeway before got to supercharger, took time and walked in to toilet.
4th stop - Irvine - stopped for dinner with friends, still raining, charged and headed to San Diego
Anyway, we used ABRP and could have stopped less to charge, anyway, it could be rain and wind, even we drove under 70mph, the car consumed more energy than what shown on ABRP.
Yes, we went to supercharge at 11pm for $0.21 / kWh for the following days sightseeing.
Came home on Friday afternoon, car was charged in San Gabriel, CA - $0.61 / kWh Ouch at 2pm to 85%
1st stop - Kettleman City - no rain, max 70% battery - stayed for 25 min, charged to 85% (263 miles), expected to have enough to come home (233 miles away) with no more stop
2nd stop - Stockton - heavy rain, Tesla screen told we need to stop to charge, took us 5 to 10 minutes to find superchargers, charged from 30 to 50% to home (5 minutes)
Pros
- seat and steering wheel are comfortable
- no problem on charging
- definitely able to achieve 250 kW from 10-50%, afterward the system turned down to 150 kW
- excellent experience and not so much range anxiety, thanks to supercharger network
- even whole station was down, there was another station close by
- definitely will use more basic autopilot (cruise control + auto steer), help to rest my foot and able to drive longer
- Car was smart enough to pre-condition battery when navigated to supercharger
Cons
- not comfortable yet to use basic autopilot in rain yet, still scare if any sudden brake or steer
- not friendly to change wiper speed or turn off on screen
Definitely looking for next road trip
Started - Roseville, CA at 5.15am
1st stop - Patterson, CA - No wait, only 7am, plugged in and walked in closest location (Best Western), hotel employee not even bothered and we went in straight for toilet break. Car was ready when we came back.
2nd stop - Kettleman City - No wait and still raining, plugged in and paid attention on my phone, made sure it was not idling, this location has Tesla cafe area and PIN access shown on screen.
3rd stop - Tejon Ranch Outlet - Supposed to go there but somehow Tesla screen shown unavailable, found closest supercharger nearby, Tejon Ranch was back to available before arrival so went to Tejon Ranch to charge. It was outlet so drove few minutes from freeway before got to supercharger, took time and walked in to toilet.
4th stop - Irvine - stopped for dinner with friends, still raining, charged and headed to San Diego
Anyway, we used ABRP and could have stopped less to charge, anyway, it could be rain and wind, even we drove under 70mph, the car consumed more energy than what shown on ABRP.
Yes, we went to supercharge at 11pm for $0.21 / kWh for the following days sightseeing.
Came home on Friday afternoon, car was charged in San Gabriel, CA - $0.61 / kWh Ouch at 2pm to 85%
1st stop - Kettleman City - no rain, max 70% battery - stayed for 25 min, charged to 85% (263 miles), expected to have enough to come home (233 miles away) with no more stop
2nd stop - Stockton - heavy rain, Tesla screen told we need to stop to charge, took us 5 to 10 minutes to find superchargers, charged from 30 to 50% to home (5 minutes)
Pros
- seat and steering wheel are comfortable
- no problem on charging
- definitely able to achieve 250 kW from 10-50%, afterward the system turned down to 150 kW
- excellent experience and not so much range anxiety, thanks to supercharger network
- even whole station was down, there was another station close by
- definitely will use more basic autopilot (cruise control + auto steer), help to rest my foot and able to drive longer
- Car was smart enough to pre-condition battery when navigated to supercharger
Cons
- not comfortable yet to use basic autopilot in rain yet, still scare if any sudden brake or steer
- not friendly to change wiper speed or turn off on screen
Definitely looking for next road trip
