2021-11-28 Thanksgiving with the family in Woodburn and Salem (Portland OR area)
My very first road trip. Got the car Nov-23-2021, just in time for family Thanksgivings in Seattle and Oregon.
Visited Sister Cindy in Woodburn, Daughter Aimee and Grandson Harry in Salem).
Free recharges (no $80 round trip gas bill for this visit!). So far I’ve only found 15mph chargers (220v@30a), so the 200mi one-way trip takes 8-9 hrs. Looking for better charging options since I visit family regularly. I have the Tesla 220v, 50a Mobile Charger, hoping to find an RV place or something like that to speed up recharge times.
Way points – Federal Way I-5 south (to Longview, Portland), then on to family in Woodburn and Salem.
Charge points, outbound – Longview 4hr charge* (adds 80 ideal miles about ¾ charge) gets you to Woodburn**. Woodburn overnight home charge (115v, 15a) was enough to get me to Salem for my daughter and grandson visit. On the return, stopped at the Woodburn Columbia Bank (branch just off Woodburn I-5 exit) to top off the pack since home charging would take too long for a full charge.
Charge points, return – Longview, Tumwater Shell.
* Longview outbound recharge was scary – went 110 miles from full charge and only had 5 mi left at I-5 exit, then 1.5mi, then “critically low, range unknown” by the time I got to the Longview Maple Street charging station. At I-5 exit, battery system made a whole lot of scary sounds. So on the return, I stopped at the Tumwater Shell for 2 hrs to get 30mi back on the pack.
**The 4hr charge at Longview outbound was also scary – got to Woodburn with 7 miles left. Plan to do a 5 hr charge at Longview in the future.
My very first road trip. Got the car Nov-23-2021, just in time for family Thanksgivings in Seattle and Oregon.
Visited Sister Cindy in Woodburn, Daughter Aimee and Grandson Harry in Salem).
Free recharges (no $80 round trip gas bill for this visit!). So far I’ve only found 15mph chargers (220v@30a), so the 200mi one-way trip takes 8-9 hrs. Looking for better charging options since I visit family regularly. I have the Tesla 220v, 50a Mobile Charger, hoping to find an RV place or something like that to speed up recharge times.
Way points – Federal Way I-5 south (to Longview, Portland), then on to family in Woodburn and Salem.
Charge points, outbound – Longview 4hr charge* (adds 80 ideal miles about ¾ charge) gets you to Woodburn**. Woodburn overnight home charge (115v, 15a) was enough to get me to Salem for my daughter and grandson visit. On the return, stopped at the Woodburn Columbia Bank (branch just off Woodburn I-5 exit) to top off the pack since home charging would take too long for a full charge.
Charge points, return – Longview, Tumwater Shell.
* Longview outbound recharge was scary – went 110 miles from full charge and only had 5 mi left at I-5 exit, then 1.5mi, then “critically low, range unknown” by the time I got to the Longview Maple Street charging station. At I-5 exit, battery system made a whole lot of scary sounds. So on the return, I stopped at the Tumwater Shell for 2 hrs to get 30mi back on the pack.
**The 4hr charge at Longview outbound was also scary – got to Woodburn with 7 miles left. Plan to do a 5 hr charge at Longview in the future.