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SoCal to Vegas
- Thread starter Lucas007
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Why ask TMC? Just enter your hotel/casino destination in the Navigation system and your Tesla vehicle will plan your route and any needed Supercharger stops. It is a good idea to always stop, not skip a charging location when the Tesla vehicle recommends you stop and charge.
iamnid
Active Member
Yes, there are many superchargers along the way. Without looking at the map I can think of: Hesperia, a couple in Barstow, Yermo, Baker, Primm.
It's fairly easy to see them on the map. Just tap the map and make sure to hit the lightning bolt icon
. Also, if you simply put your destination into the navigation, it will route you to any charging stops you need.
It's fairly easy to see them on the map. Just tap the map and make sure to hit the lightning bolt icon
. Also, if you simply put your destination into the navigation, it will route you to any charging stops you need.
trips like this are pretty routine in the World of Tesla.
You start out with a 100% charge. Enter your destination and the computer will display where you should stop and for how long. It will show you how many stalls are open and what services are nearby.
Computer will have you coming in when the charge gets low (Faster charging at this level). It will pre condition your battery near the charger and allow for the fastest fill possible. When you have enough charge to reach your next stop you will be notified. Finish what you are doing and be on your way.
As you drive, your computer will constantly be rechecking the plan. If you are getting good mileage, it may extend your proposed stop to the next charger. If you are experiencing headwinds, driving faster, or for any reason exceeding your preset margin of error, it will direct you to pull in earlier.
Computer will calculate how much charge you will have left at your final destination, as you may wish to have "more in the tank" to drive around at your end point.
All in all, it provides the best driving and charging experience available anywhere else in the EV charging Universe.
Enjoy your trip
You start out with a 100% charge. Enter your destination and the computer will display where you should stop and for how long. It will show you how many stalls are open and what services are nearby.
Computer will have you coming in when the charge gets low (Faster charging at this level). It will pre condition your battery near the charger and allow for the fastest fill possible. When you have enough charge to reach your next stop you will be notified. Finish what you are doing and be on your way.
As you drive, your computer will constantly be rechecking the plan. If you are getting good mileage, it may extend your proposed stop to the next charger. If you are experiencing headwinds, driving faster, or for any reason exceeding your preset margin of error, it will direct you to pull in earlier.
Computer will calculate how much charge you will have left at your final destination, as you may wish to have "more in the tank" to drive around at your end point.
All in all, it provides the best driving and charging experience available anywhere else in the EV charging Universe.
Enjoy your trip
The only thing you have to be aware of is that there is a gate at the SC at Vegas by the high roller. The code to get into the gate is on your Tesla supercharger display page. I remember last time I charge there, I was near the gate. And I don't remember how many times I have to tell the person to look at their screen for the code when I saw a Tesla stuck there in the front of the gate.
Johnny Vector
Member
Also, don't bother charging to 100% for a trip like this. You're going to have to stop anyway, and the net difference in total trip time between starting at 100% and starting at 90% is a couple minutes at most. Save the 100% charges for when you're in a place with a long distance between charge stations (or if you're towing or carrying bikes on your roof or something like that, where you expect to use 80 or 90% of a full charge to get to the first available charger).trips like this are pretty routine in the World of Tesla.
You start out with a 100% charge. Enter your destination and the computer will display where you should stop and for how long. It will show you how many stalls are open and what services are nearby.
Computer will have you coming in when the charge gets low (Faster charging at this level). It will pre condition your battery near the charger and allow for the fastest fill possible. When you have enough charge to reach your next stop you will be notified. Finish what you are doing and be on your way.
As you drive, your computer will constantly be rechecking the plan. If you are getting good mileage, it may extend your proposed stop to the next charger. If you are experiencing headwinds, driving faster, or for any reason exceeding your preset margin of error, it will direct you to pull in earlier.
Computer will calculate how much charge you will have left at your final destination, as you may wish to have "more in the tank" to drive around at your end point.
All in all, it provides the best driving and charging experience available anywhere else in the EV charging Universe.
Enjoy your trip
The trip went great and the help I got here was awesome. I know I can just look up the map and see the SC, but I’d rather get an answer from people who actually drove what I’m about to do. I will be doing this on a monthly basis.
TY
Wolfhausen
Member
I stop in Baker. Nice large bank of chargers covered with a solar panel "car port". It's nice to be in the shade when you are charging in the desert.
kingkong5
Member
I like to stop at EddieWorld (Yermo) on the way out to Vegas because that store makes me happy. The restrooms are clean and you can stock up on the road trip goodies like drinks and snacks, even grab a quick lunch there. On the way back I like to stop at Barstow, since it's closer to home, it's getting darker, and there are a bunch of places to eat nearby. Sometimes we stop at In N Out to get food, then sit at the charger to eat. We stay at the Palazzo and have had somewhat good luck getting a spot at the Chargepoint chargers underneath it, which are free to use. If they're busy, the supercharger at the high roller next door works great, with the aforementioned code you find on the screen to get past the gate.
I'll stop in Baker to charge if we're making a detour to Pahrump for some fireworks. That's probably a good conversation for a different thread, though I feel so much like Han Solo when I put the goodies in that underneath storage in the trunk, as if we're about to make the Kessel Run in 12 parsecs.
I'll stop in Baker to charge if we're making a detour to Pahrump for some fireworks. That's probably a good conversation for a different thread, though I feel so much like Han Solo when I put the goodies in that underneath storage in the trunk, as if we're about to make the Kessel Run in 12 parsecs.
iamnid
Active Member
Have you ever looked at the usage graphs? Set a destination and then look at the projected usage graph. It absolutely takes into account elevation or that graph would simply be a straight line. Instead, you'll see steps on the graph to account for times when you're going uphill and down hill.
Silicon Desert
Well-Known Member
Actually it does take elevation changes into consideration for charging purposes, and it has for at least the last 4 years since I make monthly trips from home to the Fremont factory.... 4400 feet up to 7200 feet and then back down to practically sea level.
bpon89
Member
How fast you guys driving though? I go about 85-90 mph and I think that throws off the Navi estimates since it's probably assuming I'm going 65.
iamnid
Active Member
Use the graph -- it will adjust based on your speed. It will show a grey line that is the rated estimate of usage and then it will have a colored line which is your actual usage.
And yet it is woefully inaccurate.....It isn't clear they're using anything but a very basic assumption...the result is it just isn't very accurate...might be slightly better than before (which wasn't very good).
alexcue
Member
The only time I’ve gotten burned badly by the assumptions on this run, wind that was absolutely killing me on one trip back. My issue was my fault. It told me to stop at Baker, but I like EddieWold for the above stated reasons. But the wind was absolutely killing me and i had to slow down, turn off AC and draft behind trucks. If memory serves and this god awful trip, i made it to Yermo at 7%. Nice thing was it filled up pretty quick, since no one was at the SC there.
How bad was the wind? It was easily at least 35mph, rated. It wasn’t gusts, it was constant
How bad was the wind? It was easily at least 35mph, rated. It wasn’t gusts, it was constant
Having done the San Diego to St George Trek (so through Vegas) multiple times since getting my car in November 2021, the built in Nav is pretty darn accurate. I average 80-85mph too.
Hopefully the Primm Supercharger upgrades finish soon. On the way back from Vegas the traffic can unpredictably get so bad you may be forced to stop at Primm.
I concur, wind is the one that throws it off a bunch. Not super bad on this route but experienced it last year on a one of my San Diego to Seattle trips (back from Seattle). The wind was so strong at a rest stop in Northern California it was like walking through waist deep mud. I was probably averaging close to 180miles for an 80% charge (I had a roof box and probably close to 300lbs of gear and dogs) until I got to Central California. Brutal
Hopefully the Primm Supercharger upgrades finish soon. On the way back from Vegas the traffic can unpredictably get so bad you may be forced to stop at Primm.
I concur, wind is the one that throws it off a bunch. Not super bad on this route but experienced it last year on a one of my San Diego to Seattle trips (back from Seattle). The wind was so strong at a rest stop in Northern California it was like walking through waist deep mud. I was probably averaging close to 180miles for an 80% charge (I had a roof box and probably close to 300lbs of gear and dogs) until I got to Central California. Brutal
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