taking the plunge - rural EV

[lnsh]

Living in a rural area -- eastern WA -- we've been mulling over the electric vehicle idea for a few years. Decided to take the plunge at the announcement of the new Y. Range anxiety is a normal thing -- and probably more on the brain if rural folks before they take the plunge. Realistically, the 8-12 600+ mile round-trips to the big city are easily supported by the supercharger network. I've been doing a lot of reading in these threads about the impacts weather, wind, elevation, etc. can have on range -- so thanks to every poster on this forum! Glad to be here.

 

[Big Earl]

Congratulations on the Y. I've done a bit of driving in Eastern Washington and it can feel like the wild west sometimes. Plug-In North Central Washington has done a good job of covering a lot of the area with 70 amp level 2 charging stations, but that can be slow going and require quite a bit of planning. Tesla is expanding the Supercharger network and I think you'll have quite a few options by the time you're ready to take delivery of your Y.

 

[lnsh]

thank, Earl! Lots to learn between now and delivery, for sure. We're about an hour out of both the Tri-Cities and Pendleton -- both good starting/ending superchargers for trips to either Seattle or Portland. We're hoping by the time we take delivery there will be a few more plugs along the way. I'll be sure to checkout Plug-In North Central Washington.

 

[Big Earl]

thank, Earl! Lots to learn between now and delivery, for sure. We're about an hour out of both the Tri-Cities and Pendleton -- both good starting/ending superchargers for trips to either Seattle or Portland. We're hoping by the time we take delivery there will be a few more plugs along the way. I'll be sure to checkout Plug-In North Central Washington.

Have a look at www.plugshare.com and www.supercharge.info ... between those two sites, you'll have a good idea of what's available and what's coming.

According to www.tesla.com/findus , more Superchargers are planned for Spokane, Chelan, Okanogan and Yakima. I expect all of those to be operational by the time the Y starts getting delivered.