You also gain 1200 ft. of elevation from Denton to Childress. It's a challenge.
.@mkjayakumar good catch... my grace-period to edit has expired. As I understand it, 1,000' elevation gain is +6 RM needed; while 1,000' descent is -6RM needed. As the difference going down versus up (2 x 1,600' elevation) is 3,200', it would take about 18 more RM if fighting gravity going from Denton to Childress. So assuming no winds, flats, windows up, (throwing the kids out to walk, heh!), that 75D would have had 14 range miles to spare, if driving up hill, instead of the 32 range miles to spare.
Translated to my S 70D (240 RM v. 249 RM, per EPA), I could do the Denton->Childress with 5 range miles to spare. Sounds like fun
I was looking at this over the Christmas holiday (coming from Houston) and almost convinced myself that Waco -> Sweetwater/Cisco -> Childress was practical in a P85. You get up on the plateau on the way to Sweetwater/Cisco, and are then going northbound while going up to Childress.
I assume Nav will route you through Corsicana, but I would go through Waco (Bellmead) so you'll have more charge while in Bryan. You'll be hanging out in a Collin Street Bakery either way.
Thanks for the tip.
I'm 3/4 mile from a Whole Foods with a ChargePoint-linked (but free) 30A, so the past two days I parked there and had leisurely lunches, so I think I'm good. In exchange, my wife and I bought a bunch of stuff there. And I should have thought of looking on Plugshare: I put my home charger on there too once it went hot.
And oh! Are you a subscriber?
Ah, you've reminded me to renew. Now you can afford to stop at Cocoamoda as you pass through Calvert, TX and splurge on awesome chocolate truffles. Please get a picture while you're there.
I've got nothing to add in this thread other than to say I like your avatar picture. One of the things that drive me nuts when I see it. I know on forums like this that English may not be everyone's native language, but still makes me cringe.Thanks for the tip.
I'm 3/4 mile from a Whole Foods with a ChargePoint-linked (but free) 30A, so the past two days I parked there and had leisurely lunches, so I think I'm good. In exchange, my wife and I bought a bunch of stuff there. And I should have thought of looking on Plugshare: I put my home charger on there too once it went hot.
And oh! Are you a subscriber?
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Just made the Denton to Childress drive (10.15.2017) in a 75. Charged to 100% in Denton arriving easily in Childress with 5%...When I set off from Denton(50°F), my driving technique for the first 80 miles was power output control with a steady right foot. (Tesla, please offer us a Power Control in addition to Speed Control) After passing through WF, my est SOC had jumped from 5% to 11%, so on came Autopilot at 75mph arriving at the Childress Supercharger having had used about 60kW.
