Just returned from a 6,800 mile drive to California and back with my brother for TMC Connect. We stopped at more than 70 Superchargers and were faced with a number of situations when management of range proved critically important. Based on our experiences over the next few days I'm going to post observations, comments, and experiences on the following:
- The great value of drafting big rigs to conserve energy
- The inside scoop from the contractor who installs all the Superchargers for Tesla nationwide (they were at the Kansas City SC shooting a film when we were there charging and we had a long conversation)
- The inadequacy of navigation details for finding the precise location of Superchargers
- The quality of old versus new Superchargers
- The plusses and minuses of Supercharger locations
- The mileage differences between the Supercharger Nav page and the GPS calculations
- How we managed to avoid a speeding ticket after blowing by a cop at 85 mph (in a 65 mph zone) in St. Louis and getting pulled over
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