So far on your trip, how fast have you driven? what was the distance traveled? and what was the remaining rated range prior to the next charge?
At 70 mph (typical CA speeds) you lose 10% of rated range. and then there is the elevation...
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So far on your trip, how fast have you driven? what was the distance traveled? and what was the remaining rated range prior to the next charge?
At 70 mph (typical CA speeds) you lose 10% of rated range. and then there is the elevation...
IIRC, I was able to get slightly better than rated range (~295 Wh/mi) going 50-60 mph in good conditions, luggage but no passengers.
That 212 on a 200 miles is tough. Drive slow, follow safely behind a big rig, try not to brake, consider minimizing regen unless you're good at keeping it out of the green. Might be easier to just stop for lunch.
efxjim
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Liz G
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I assume you checked Plugshare to see if there were any chargers near by.
Also, some of the campgrounds with cabins have 50 amp plugs that they plug the cabins into. If you ask nicely they may be willing to let you unplug the cabin and plug your car in. Though those plugs are not always in easy to reach, with the UMC, places.
One other word of advise. If you didn't know this already, you may want to lower the amperage overnight. During the day it's not a big deal cause your up and can check it. But if the breaker blows while your asleep its no fun to wake up to a less than full battery. Had this happen on my trip from Denver. Luckily my husband is a night owl and noticed on the app the car had stopped charging and called me to let me know.
Good luck on the trip. Hope you found an outlet to use.
Also, some of the campgrounds with cabins have 50 amp plugs that they plug the cabins into. If you ask nicely they may be willing to let you unplug the cabin and plug your car in. Though those plugs are not always in easy to reach, with the UMC, places.
One other word of advise. If you didn't know this already, you may want to lower the amperage overnight. During the day it's not a big deal cause your up and can check it. But if the breaker blows while your asleep its no fun to wake up to a less than full battery. Had this happen on my trip from Denver. Luckily my husband is a night owl and noticed on the app the car had stopped charging and called me to let me know.
Good luck on the trip. Hope you found an outlet to use.
gg_got_a_tesla
Model S: VIN 65513, Model 3: VIN 1913
Any chance Zextraterrestrial is reading this? You can try sending him a PM. He lives up in the Eureka area, I believe, and may be able to help.
Edit: oops, you meant Yreka (didn't know there was one such town):
Here's a site I found on Recargo:
Edit: oops, you meant Yreka (didn't know there was one such town):
Here's a site I found on Recargo:
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Morristhecat
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Yikes, plug share doesn't show much. I would bribe somebody. All you need is about 45 min at a 14-50. Better than getting stranded with the kids...
On your return through Nor Cal and Southern Oregon, I think you need to plan for more stops at Level II chargers and take longer breaks rather than try to make it 200 miles nonstop and arrive at your next charging station with 1 or 2 rated miles, if you're lucky and there is a space available.
Wow thanks all for the super quick help!
Yep checked plugshare and recargo. Problem was the campsites/rv places were all full and 14-50s used
So we ended up bribing someone to let us plug in for an hour. Collected just enough and made it mt Shasta!!!
Get to the koa and plugin... ...umc won't work. Red red red!! Plugin again and it starts then red red red . Crap. 8km range now what
Tried three other plugs and finally it works
Ok here's a good note: camped in the car with 4 people with the heater at 20degrees. Almost zero out side. Love this car!
Yep checked plugshare and recargo. Problem was the campsites/rv places were all full and 14-50s used
So we ended up bribing someone to let us plug in for an hour. Collected just enough and made it mt Shasta!!!
Get to the koa and plugin... ...umc won't work. Red red red!! Plugin again and it starts then red red red . Crap. 8km range now what
Tried three other plugs and finally it works
Ok here's a good note: camped in the car with 4 people with the heater at 20degrees. Almost zero out side. Love this car!
Vger
Active Member
Congrats!!! Great story. We were at Fremont one month ago (9/11) to take the tour. Our girls are 9 and 7. I jokingly told them that they were 12 year old twins!! I was shocked when Tesla let them take the tour. If you get the chance, take the tour. It is awesome and when you get out you will want to buy many more Tesla's. Have fun.
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