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[Big Earl]

July 5, 2020

We drove up to the summit of Pike’s Peak this morning. I managed to talk my way past the top, which is usually reserved for handicapped travelers and people with kids in booster seats.

We’re staying in Omaha tonight and continuing the journey home tomorrow.

424. Thornton, CO
425. Brush, CO
426. Sidney, NE
427. Ogallala, NE
428. Gothenburg, NE
429. Grand Island, NE
430. Lincoln, NE

 

[YYZ-IAD]

We drove up to the summit of Pike’s Peak this morning

must have been an interesting power consumption graph -- a huge spike up followed by a big green valley. I assume the two dont cancel out e.g. the regen down doesnt replaces all the lift energy up, netting the same energy as if you traveled same distance on the flats. It just can't be that efficient

 

[Big Earl]

must have been an interesting power consumption graph -- a huge spike up followed by a big green valley. I assume the two dont cancel out e.g. the regen down doesnt replaces all the lift energy up, netting the same energy as if you traveled same distance on the flats. It just can't be that efficient

It was just under 1,000 Wh/mi going up. Here is the picture of the trip down. I think we started the trip up at 70%, made it to the top at 45% and arrived back at the bottom with 56%.

 

[Randy Spencer]

must have been an interesting power consumption graph -- a huge spike up followed by a big green valley. I assume the two dont cancel out e.g. the regen down doesnt replaces all the lift energy up, netting the same energy as if you traveled same distance on the flats. It just can't be that efficient

My Insight Hybrid was that efficient, but then it still had the energy of the gas engine coming in.

Battery isn't too large in that vehicle, but going to Santa Cruz I would enter the hill on 17 at 100% and almost hit zero by the top and then going back down the other side be back to 100% before it leveled off. The other trick was it seems to auto-scale the battery gauge on that vehicle, it would hit 100% but it would continue to show regen happening. How can this be? The battery is full. Eventually, it would stop taking more energy and the brakes would require pressing farther to actually touch the rotors. Or going up a hill it would show the battery empty, but if you stomp the gas it squeezes a bit more out. Guess they are trying to keep users within the 20%-80% range to extend battery life.

Still better than the Guess-O-meter on my wife's Mitsubishi iMiev, no idea what's going on with that car's battery ever.

 

[YYZ-IAD]

It was just under 1,000 Wh/mi going up. Here is the picture of the trip down. I think we started the trip up at 70%, made it to the top at 45% and arrived back at the bottom with 56%.

Darned interesting. 14% net consumption not that bad, considering you would have used a good bit over that distance - even if it was flat.

 

[Bighorn]

Up and down is remarkably efficient at recapturing potential energy so long as you don't need to brake much on the descent.

As to long distance nav mapping, I've noticed a tendency to map very long, often impossible legs. I try to be aware of what's available along the way for backup and was happy to see that nav remapped to the intermediate supercharger after it became clear I couldn't make it. It did stand at essentially (based on my calculations, not the car's) a -17% arrival SOC for a significant amount of time before it assigned the closer supercharger, though.

 

[JSergeant]

Look what we've done:

Supercharger Usage In North America Reached Pre-COVID High - Tesla Motors Club

 

[Big Earl]

Anyone else want a first a O’Hare? Shake a leg.

 

[purplewalt]

Made a bit of headway today, at least three Superchargers denoted having reduced or indoor charging capacity. **
YMMV

Dows, IA
Saint Louis Park, MN ** (Two other cars charging)
Fargo, ND ** (One other car charging)
Jamestown, ND
Bismarck, ND

I had visited Albert Lea, MN at end of May. Something has happened to the gate at the charging equipment prior to my visit today, because the gate door is laying on the ground, and stall 2B is inoperable.

 

[NKYTA]

@purplewalt note the lines similar to the Unitarian church in Madison from Taliesen. Not sure which came first, though IIRC the house did.

 

[NKYTA]

@Big Earl firsts while most of the way through a road trip are twice as sweet!

 

[SK360]

I guess now that we're starting to travel again I'll start playing.

10/6/19
Franklin Park, PA

10/20/19
North Huntingdon, PA

5/23/20
Grove City, PA

6/19/20
Breezewood, PA
Strasburg, PA
Fredricksburg, MD

6/20/20
Glen Allen, VA
Norfolk, VA
Kill Devil Hills, NC

6/27/20
Hagerstown, MD
Somerset, PA

7/6/20
Strongsville, OH



Strasburg by far was my favorite stop, Absolutely awesome view. Stopped here before getting on Skyline Drive on the way to the Outer Banks for vacation. Found a destination charger on a random bathroom stop along Skyline.

 

[JSergeant]

I guess now that we're starting to travel again I'll start playing.

10/6/19
Franklin Park, PA

10/20/19
North Huntingdon, PA

5/23/20
Grove City, PA

6/19/20
Breezewood, PA
Strasburg, PA
Fredricksburg, MD

6/20/20
Glen Allen, VA
Norfolk, VA
Kill Devil Hills, NC

6/27/20
Hagerstown, MD
Somerset, PA

7/6/20
Strongsville, OH



Strasburg by far was my favorite stop, Absolutely awesome view. Stopped here before getting on Skyline Drive on the way to the Outer Banks for vacation. Found a destination charger on a random bathroom stop along Skyline.

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Welcome to the competition. You've been added to the spreadsheet.

 

[Bighorn]

Made a bit of headway today, at least three Superchargers denoted having reduced or indoor charging capacity. **
YMMV

Dows, IA
Saint Louis Park, MN ** (Two other cars charging)
Fargo, ND ** (One other car charging)
Jamestown, ND
Bismarck, ND

I had visited Albert Lea, MN at end of May. Something has happened to the gate at the charging equipment prior to my visit today, because the gate door is laying on the ground, and stall 2B is inoperable.

Saw a couple examples of surrounding enclosures down around charging equipment on our last trip. One, at least, seemed to be the result of wind/storm damage. Your mention of Albert Lea reminds me that we had a large container full of iced tea stolen from beside the car as we slept there, so there are some unsavory elements that pass through on occasion, apparently.

 

[Noblepine]

Good to get out on the road finally. Alone at Prawda but met a bunch of other owners at the Polo Park charger in Winnipeg.

2020 06 21
Prawda MB
Winnipeg MB

 

[Big Earl]

Here is the final update of our 7.5 week, 10,000+ mile trip. We made it home from Omaha this evening at 5:30 PM after driving through the night and clearing Chicago in the overnight hours without spending a dime on parking. I'll post some more trip stats and pictures tomorrow... bed time now.

July 6, 2020

431. Council Bluffs, IA
432. Shelby, IA
433. West Des Moines, IA
434. Altoona, IA
435. Coralville, IA
436. North Aurora, IL
437. Bolingbrook, IL (I charged at the original V2 and the new V3, just for good measure)
438. Rolling Meadows, IL (same - I charged at the original V2s and the new V3s)
439. Chicago, IL - O'Hare (first visit)
440. Rosemont, IL
441. Glenview, IL
442. Northbrook, IL
443. Chicago, IL - North Broadway
444. Chicago, IL - North Halsted
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July 7, 2020

445. Chicago, IL - North Columbus Drive
446. Chicago, IL - South Canal St
447. Evergreen Park, IL
448. Country Club Hills, IL
449. Flossmoor, IL
450. Merrillville, IN
451. Michigan City, IN
452. St. Joseph, MI
453. Mishawaka, IN
454. Grove City, PA
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Spreadsheet updated.

 

[purplewalt]

Stopped to admire and photograph some of the wildlife...

and the scenery

also picked up a couple more locations:

Dickinson, ND
Glendive, MT
Miles City, MT
Evansville, WY

 

[GHammer]

Here is the final update of our 7.5 week, 10,000+ mile trip. We made it home from Omaha this evening at 5:30 PM after driving through the night and clearing Chicago in the overnight hours without spending a dime on parking. I'll post some more trip stats and pictures tomorrow... bed time now.

July 6, 2020

431. Council Bluffs, IA
432. Shelby, IA
433. West Des Moines, IA
434. Altoona, IA
435. Coralville, IA
436. North Aurora, IL
437. Bolingbrook, IL (I charged at the original V2 and the new V3, just for good measure)
438. Rolling Meadows, IL (same - I charged at the original V2s and the new V3s)
439. Chicago, IL - O'Hare (first visit)
440. Rosemont, IL
441. Glenview, IL
442. Northbrook, IL
443. Chicago, IL - North Broadway
444. Chicago, IL - North Halsted
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July 7, 2020

445. Chicago, IL - North Columbus Drive
446. Chicago, IL - South Canal St
447. Evergreen Park, IL
448. Country Club Hills, IL
449. Flossmoor, IL
450. Merrillville, IN
451. Michigan City, IN
452. St. Joseph, MI
453. Mishawaka, IN
454. Grove City, PA
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Spreadsheet updated.

Too bad you couldn't get just one more

 

[Half Dollar Bill]

448. Country Club Hills, IL

I'll always remember Country Club Hills as our last stop on the first day of our first real long distance trip. Not much else.

 

[Big Earl]

Too bad you couldn't get just one more

455. Reston, VA
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