AdmiralYamo
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Wanted to drop a trip report from Chicago to Upstate NY.
Takeaway: Yes I would do it again. ~$220 in charging costs and $$ in tolls. Would fly and rent a car if flights are cheap.
Summary:
Outbound Trip
Lariat ER. 14k miles.
729 mile trip on dec 28th Google Maps estimated 11hrs 30min. Completed in 14hrs door to door (2.5hrs non travel). 3 charge stops. 40-50min each. Used EA (stop 1), EA (stop 2), EA/Evolve NY (stop 3). All chargers were operable. Some stations were offline or derated but all the slots i had were open.
Return trip
727 mile trip on dec 31st. Google maps estimated 11hrs 45min. Completed in 16hrs 30min. (4hrs 45min non travel). 5 charge stops 30 to 40min ea. Used Tesla MagicDock, free dealer chargers, and EA. Some trouble with 350kw chargers only outputting 30kw. Also in Ohio, stations state per minute but charge per kwh.
Started at 100% and made it to the Indian River stop in ohio on rt 90. Great 170kw charge there.
Left at 80% and continuted to the east side of cleveland. Stopped and charged st 125kw. Uneventful.
Stopped at Olean, NY and got a 170kw charge.
Arrived home.
Im on my way back and it's a very different story... having started at 40% in the middle of a charging desert.
Leaving today Dec 31st. Limited to no infrastructure in my hometown. Stopped by the waterloo outlet mall. All chargers were taken and one was down. Limped to Rochester but the 62kw chargepoint was derated to 23k at the bmw dealer (went to meet a friend anyway so didnt care).
Limped over to the tesla charger in Batavia. Charging at 135kw on magicdock. Good performance. Few places to eat.
Stopped at Erie, PA walmart charger. Tight squeeze to get the truck in and someone was charging at 50kw on the 350kw. They left and i swapped to their station and pulled 170kw.
Stopped in sheffield, Ohio EA by the giant eagle. Again... 350kw combined station pulled 30kw. Moved to the next station 350kw and pulled 170kw.
Stopped at indian river rest stop on ohio turnpike. Charged to 85% hoping i could get home. Needed to stop in southbend. Pulled 170kw again while the rivian who pulled up to the next station only got 40kw on the 350kw.
Stopped at south bend, IN. One of my most hated stops being so far off the highway (10min detour) but spent 20 min and pulled 170kw. Charged to 70%.
Made it home alright. After 16.5hrs.
Some things i noticed that's helpful.
Truck is quite accurate on range when traveling consistently.
Youre better off sprinting between charge stops if youre on a long trip instead of eaking out every little electron. If the truck is using 30kw to travel at cruise speed and you pull 170kw while stationary. Then you definitely gain time by just getting to the next stop quicker.
Holiday travel wasnt bad. I was expecting more business at the chargers during new years.
Headwinds traveling west ate into my efficiency by about 25% and i did not plan for that.
Bluecruise has drastically reduced my driver fatigue over traditional cruise control in my older 2015 honda accord with no lane centering. I believe bluecruise has moved my driving endurancr needle from 8hrs to 16hrs alone with this feature.
Takeaway: Yes I would do it again. ~$220 in charging costs and $$ in tolls. Would fly and rent a car if flights are cheap.
Summary:
Outbound Trip
Lariat ER. 14k miles.
729 mile trip on dec 28th Google Maps estimated 11hrs 30min. Completed in 14hrs door to door (2.5hrs non travel). 3 charge stops. 40-50min each. Used EA (stop 1), EA (stop 2), EA/Evolve NY (stop 3). All chargers were operable. Some stations were offline or derated but all the slots i had were open.
Return trip
727 mile trip on dec 31st. Google maps estimated 11hrs 45min. Completed in 16hrs 30min. (4hrs 45min non travel). 5 charge stops 30 to 40min ea. Used Tesla MagicDock, free dealer chargers, and EA. Some trouble with 350kw chargers only outputting 30kw. Also in Ohio, stations state per minute but charge per kwh.
Started at 100% and made it to the Indian River stop in ohio on rt 90. Great 170kw charge there.
Left at 80% and continuted to the east side of cleveland. Stopped and charged st 125kw. Uneventful.
Stopped at Olean, NY and got a 170kw charge.
Arrived home.
Im on my way back and it's a very different story... having started at 40% in the middle of a charging desert.
Leaving today Dec 31st. Limited to no infrastructure in my hometown. Stopped by the waterloo outlet mall. All chargers were taken and one was down. Limped to Rochester but the 62kw chargepoint was derated to 23k at the bmw dealer (went to meet a friend anyway so didnt care).
Limped over to the tesla charger in Batavia. Charging at 135kw on magicdock. Good performance. Few places to eat.
Stopped at Erie, PA walmart charger. Tight squeeze to get the truck in and someone was charging at 50kw on the 350kw. They left and i swapped to their station and pulled 170kw.
Stopped in sheffield, Ohio EA by the giant eagle. Again... 350kw combined station pulled 30kw. Moved to the next station 350kw and pulled 170kw.
Stopped at indian river rest stop on ohio turnpike. Charged to 85% hoping i could get home. Needed to stop in southbend. Pulled 170kw again while the rivian who pulled up to the next station only got 40kw on the 350kw.
Stopped at south bend, IN. One of my most hated stops being so far off the highway (10min detour) but spent 20 min and pulled 170kw. Charged to 70%.
Made it home alright. After 16.5hrs.
Some things i noticed that's helpful.
Truck is quite accurate on range when traveling consistently.
Youre better off sprinting between charge stops if youre on a long trip instead of eaking out every little electron. If the truck is using 30kw to travel at cruise speed and you pull 170kw while stationary. Then you definitely gain time by just getting to the next stop quicker.
Holiday travel wasnt bad. I was expecting more business at the chargers during new years.
Headwinds traveling west ate into my efficiency by about 25% and i did not plan for that.
Bluecruise has drastically reduced my driver fatigue over traditional cruise control in my older 2015 honda accord with no lane centering. I believe bluecruise has moved my driving endurancr needle from 8hrs to 16hrs alone with this feature.
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