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I'm starting to plan a ski trip to Jackson Hole over the Christmas holidays, and it seems like getting to Jackson WY may have to be a hypermiling affair.
I first plan on driving from San Francisco to Salt Lake City along I-80, which now has a fair number of superchargers, so that first long leg of the trip should be relatively straightforward. Once in SLC, I'll probably ski a day or two at Alta/Snowbird to take a break from driving.
The only unknown at this point is how the SLC-Jackson leg will go. The closest supercharger to Jackson currently open is in Tremonton, UT along I-15, and that's about 230 miles from Jackson. Depending on the weather, even charging at Tremonton to 100% could be too far to make it without stopping along the way to charge again. There does seem to be some Level 2 chargers on that route in Pocatello and Idaho Falls, but they are few and far between, and slow ones at that.
It would be much better if a supercharger was built along that stretch of I-15 in eastern Idaho. Unfortunately, according to Tesla's supercharger maps, the earliest we could see superchargers on that section of I-15 would be 2016. Since my trip is in late-2015, the supercharger build-out there seems to be just a tad too late...
Does anyone have any other suggestions on how to minimize the time it will take me to travel that portion of the trip?
Thanks!!
-Marc
EVTripPlanner route Tremonton-Jackson via I-15:
Plugshare map of easter Idaho/western Wyoming:
Supercharger map of easter Idaho/western Wyoming for 2015:
Supercharger map of easter Idaho/western Wyoming for 2016:
If only one of the 3 superchargers planned between Tremonton and Jackson could be completed before the end of 2015...
I first plan on driving from San Francisco to Salt Lake City along I-80, which now has a fair number of superchargers, so that first long leg of the trip should be relatively straightforward. Once in SLC, I'll probably ski a day or two at Alta/Snowbird to take a break from driving.
The only unknown at this point is how the SLC-Jackson leg will go. The closest supercharger to Jackson currently open is in Tremonton, UT along I-15, and that's about 230 miles from Jackson. Depending on the weather, even charging at Tremonton to 100% could be too far to make it without stopping along the way to charge again. There does seem to be some Level 2 chargers on that route in Pocatello and Idaho Falls, but they are few and far between, and slow ones at that.
It would be much better if a supercharger was built along that stretch of I-15 in eastern Idaho. Unfortunately, according to Tesla's supercharger maps, the earliest we could see superchargers on that section of I-15 would be 2016. Since my trip is in late-2015, the supercharger build-out there seems to be just a tad too late...
Does anyone have any other suggestions on how to minimize the time it will take me to travel that portion of the trip?
Thanks!!
-Marc
EVTripPlanner route Tremonton-Jackson via I-15:
Plugshare map of easter Idaho/western Wyoming:
Supercharger map of easter Idaho/western Wyoming for 2015:
Supercharger map of easter Idaho/western Wyoming for 2016:
If only one of the 3 superchargers planned between Tremonton and Jackson could be completed before the end of 2015...