I am in the process of purchasing a 2014 P85D. I am planning on picking up the car tomorrow in the Cleveland area, and will be driving home early morning Saturday to the Milwaukee area. This will be my first Tesla, and by the time all the papers are signed, and I pick up the car it will be late Friday night, and I need to be back in Milwaukee very early afternoon on Saturday. It is about a 450 mile trip, so I will not have much time at all to get to know the car, and learn much about it at all before I start on the road. The temps will be in the upper 20s most likely, so that will also factor in the range of the car. I am planning on staying at a hotel that has "destination charging", that is located about 80 miles from where I am buying the car. I will request that battery be charged up before I get there to make the purchase, so I have plenty of juice to get to the hotel, even with the cold soaked battery and everything. Other than putting my final destination into the nav and having it point out the charging stations for me, is there anything that I need to know to make this trip a success? I am a little concerned with the cold weather range, only because I don't know what I am doing. There shouldn't be any snow, and I know that if I do slow down some that will help extend the range if there are any stations far apart. It looks like most charging stations along the way are about 100 miles apart, so it really shouldn't be a problem at all, even if not done optimally.
Are there any "quick tips" or words of advice, or things that I should know before taking this trip? I'm an engineer, so typically the type of person who reads the manual from cover to cover to know all the features intimately, does a ton of research, and over analyses everything, but there isn't time for that before this happens!
Thanks for all the suggestions and any comments you might have!!
-Derron
Are there any "quick tips" or words of advice, or things that I should know before taking this trip? I'm an engineer, so typically the type of person who reads the manual from cover to cover to know all the features intimately, does a ton of research, and over analyses everything, but there isn't time for that before this happens!
Thanks for all the suggestions and any comments you might have!!
-Derron