RedOctober
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I didn’t have to wear gloves but it was cool in the car. I had 250 miles of range when I started but I did mention there are a couple Tesla level 2 chargers at the Hawks Nest Park if someone is having range anxiety.
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Thanks for clarifying the starting range.
As for the side trip to Hawks Nest ... I don't think that is even worth entertaining. It is 8 miles from Rt 19 and would take 11 minutes plus 1 minute to park and plug in. Charging for 1 hour should get about 25 miles of charge (28 max). Then another 1 minute to unplug and get to the road, then another 11 minutes to get back to Rt 19.
You'd get 25 (or 28) miles of charge and take 83 minutes to go over, charge, and come back but would use 8 miles getting back. So 83 minutes would only get 17 (or 20) net miles of charge. It would probably be MUCH quicker to just drive 5 mph slower for 2 hrs and lose just 10 minutes of time and NOT take an 83-minute side trip for a Level 2 charger. 10 minutes longer of a trip is much better than 83 minutes longer imho.
Besides, if you are going to make the trip 83 minutes longer with a Hawks Nest stop then just detour to Charleston as that only adds 30 minutes longer of a drive and then ~30 minutes at the supercharger so even heading over to Charleston would be quicker than a stop at Hawks Nest ... assuming the driver won't be able to safely make it directly to Wytheville.
I agree it is very unusual, when we visited on Nov 15 it was complete with transformer and meter. There must be some local politics or power company issues , unless they have developed an issue in the relationship with Sheetz.
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Tuesday Jan 30th 10:45 am.
This may have been addressed prior and I just missed it.
Has anyone verified if the installed meter is powered? If not it is probably still a power company supply issue.
This may have been addressed prior and I just missed it.
Has anyone verified if the installed meter is powered? If not it is probably still a power company supply issue.
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No power to the meter on November 15, see #49 in this thread. That could have changed in such a long time.
The X should definitely be able to make it even if Beckley isn't online in time. What's your max range? I assume your route would be from Bristol to Wytheville to Weston? It also depends where you head in PA so Pittsburgh vs Erie vs Harrisburg and east / northeast could have different route options.
Read some of my posts earlier in this thread and just reverse the trip that I noted from Weston to Wytheville or Cambridge to Wytheville. Again, if the 185-mile mostly-downhill section from Wytheville, VA to Weston, WV isn't possible (as it might consume 265 miles of range in your X) then just take the short detour over to Charleston, WV which only adds 45 miles and 40 minutes to the drive plus whatever time you'd charge in Charleston (15 to 20 minutes is probably all that is needed).
The detour to Charleston would only add ~1 hr on to the trip instead of taking a gas car and spending ~$100 in gas? The detour doesn't seem like that much of an inconvenience to save $100 (or more) but that's up to you.
Take the X!
I tool my little ol' 70S to Toronto for the holidays and detoured to CHS WV - a rather nice drive actually. Not a big detour and certainly not big enough to take an ICE!!
RedOctober
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I know someone contacted Tesla already about the Beckley site but it would be interesting to find out Sheetz or the local utilitiy company’s take on the delay.
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In Beckley with my wife now looking for a resort home or cabin. We came in her gas car from the Baltimore area. With weekend traffic it was a 6 hour drive. The supercharger will be a deciding factor, so I’m very pleased to learn that there will be one. Also pleased to learn that the toll is EasyPass — we went around it through Beckley itself, not to avoid the toll but to see the town. It’s a PIA diversion of you’re in a hurry, especially to avoid 40 cents.
I wouldn’t be so sure this will ever be operational. It has been complete since mid November.
RedOctober
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Was hoping to use it at the end of March but I’m starting to doubt that is will open. It must be a local utility or government thing. Tesla wouldn’t have spent the money have it sit around for 5 months.
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