2,000-Mile Road Trip Results

[wareagle1440]

So I stopped reading this forum for the most part quite a while back. The main reason was how negative some people were being or just looking for things that were wrong and I just wanted to experience the MME on my own terms. Additionally I feel like people tend to grasp onto negative news and miss the positive. Well I thought I would post some positive news.

Below are the notes I took on a 2,000 mile road trip from Denver, CO to Memphis, TN (via Kansas, Oklahoma and Arkansas) with two days in Memphis before heading back to Denver. I divided the trip into 2 days each way. Each day was about 10 hours in the car and charging total. Minus one segment where I ran into a pretty strong headwind in Kansas, I maintained a speed of 75 mph via the intelligent cruise control and via lane centering. One thing I found out is the lane centering does not work when driving into the sun. Not a big deal honestly but thought I would pass it along.

In summary, I had anxiety as this was my very first long road trip. I had made a couple of 4 hour trips (total not each way) into the CO mountains without needing to recharge due to the regen I got on the way down. But nothing this long. I charged almost exclusively on Electrify America minus in Oklahoma where I basically had to use Frances Energy except in Blackwell, OK. Plug and charge worked flawlessly for EA the entire time. Had one charger reset in Tulsa for Frances Energy and I avoided that station on my way back due to the lack of amenities nearby.

Here are my notes on my charges.

I ran out of free kwh with EA after the return trip in Hays, KS. I had 500 free kwh due to the delay and had used a little before this trip on a test. When I ran out, I switched to EA pass plus and turned off plug and charge. Also I included the costs of charging with plug and charge so those can compare to gas vehicles. For me I actually saved money as my old car was a Mini countryman and took premium which is about $4.00 a gallon. Each leg would have used about 18-19 gallons for the mini at an average of 31 mpg or about $75 per segment. Lastly it took me between 9.5 and 10.5 hours for each segment. If a segment does not mention the charging company, it was done via EA.

Trip to Memphis Charging Notes
9/22/2021. Left Denver, CO at 99% at about 850 am

Maintained speed of about 75 mph.

Stop 1: Flagler, CO, arrived at 56%, charge time 9:03, 13 kWh; $5.59; 3.1 kWh to this location; left at 69%

Stop 2: Colby, KS, arrived at 29%, charge time 19:13, 34 kWh; $5.44; 2.8 kWh to this location; left at 66%

Stop 3: Hays, KS, arrived at 24%, charge time 23:27(switched plugs due to slow charge speed), 38 kWh; $7.35, 2.7 kWh to this location; left at 67%

Stop 4: Salina, KS, arrived at 26%, charge time 30:10, 49 kWh; $8.98; 2.7 kwh to this location; left at 80%

Stop 5: McPherson, KS (non EA charger: 100 kWh ev connect), arrived at 65%, charge time 10:00, 11.83 kWh; $4.14; 2.5 kwh to this location; left at 80%

Stop 6: Blackwell, OK (stopped for the night) arrived at 32%, 26:55 charge time (switched plugs due to slow charge speed), 44 kWh; $5.45 ; 2.7 kWh to this location; left at 80%

Total for first leg (588 miles): $36.95; 1:58.48 charge time; 190 kWh charge added; 2.75 miles per kWh

Stop 7: Tulsa, OK (Frances Energy - charger fault/reset) arrived at 32%, 25:00 charge time, 42.9 kWh; $9.01 ; 2.6 kWh to this location; left at 77%

Stop 8: Porter, OK (Frances Energy ) arrived at 64%, 10:00 charge time, 15.3 kWh; $4.34 ; 3.0 kWh to this location; left at 80%

Stop 7: Clarksville, AR (Back to EA) arrived at 29%, 19:40 charge time, 35 kWh; $15.05 ; 2.8 kWh to this location; left at 68%

Stop 8: Little Rock, AR arrived at 30%, 25:01 charge time, 36 kWh; $15.48 ; 3.0 kWh to this location; left at 70%

Stop 9: Forrest City, AR arrived at 33%, 15:53 charge time, 28 kWh; $12.04 ; 2.8 kWh to this location; left at 65%

Stop 10: Memphis, TN arrived at 43%; 3.0 kWh to this location;

Total second leg (526 miles): $55.92; 1:34.34 charge time; 157.2 kwh charge added; 2.86 kWh per mile average

9/26/2021 return to Denver, CO. Left at about 9:15 am at 96%

Stop 11: Little Rock, AR arrived at 37%, 16:56 charge time, 27 kWh; $11.61 ; 2.8 kWh to this location; left at 67%

Stop 12: Clarksville, AR arrived at 28%, 28:51 charge time, 48 kWh; $20.00 (estimate as charged faulted during totaling after stop); 2.8 kWh to this location; left at 80%

Stop 13: Porter, OK (Frances Energy ) arrived at 26%, 30:17 charge time, 49.6 kWh; $10.91 ; 2.7 kWh to this location; left at 80%

Stop 14: Blackwell, OK (stopped for the night) arrived at 16%, 37:00 charge time , 58 kWh; $11.84 ; 2.5 kWh to this location; left at 79%

Totals for third leg: $54.36; 182 kwh; 2.7 kwh per mile average; 1:13:04 total charge time

Stop 15: Salina, KS; arrived at 26%, 20:40 charge time , 37 kWh; $6.62 ; 3.1 kWh to this location; left at 66%

Decent headwind so slowed to 70 mph

Stop 16: Hays, KS, arrived at 21%, charge time 30:56, 50 kWh; $9.90; 2.4 kWh to this location; left at 75%

Wind died down. Speed returned to 75 mph

Stop 17: Colby, KS, arrived at 32%, charge time 23:19 (switched plugs due to slow charge speed), 34 kWh; $6.06; 2.6 kWh to this location; left at 65%. Paid with EA pass plus

Stop 18: Flagler, CO, arrived at 22%, charge time 33:48, 52 kWh; $16.91; 2.7 kWh to this location; left at 80%. Paid with EA pass plus.

Stop 19: Denver, CO (home), arrived at 22% at 5:19 pm. 3.1 kWh to location. Final stop . Charged at home overnight.

Total for 4th Leg: $39.49; 173 kwh; 2.78 kwh per mile average; 1:08.43 total charging time

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[Ma9573]

Great write-up!

It's crazy the difference in efficiency between mid 60s mph and mid 70s mph. I drove from SF to the Fresno area yesterday, about 209 miles. Started at 84% battery and arrived at my hotel with 29%. Averaged about 67mph on the roughly 195 miles of freeway driving, pretty flat outside the Altamont Pass, and possibly a slight helping wind from the Northwest, although I didn't feel it. I averaged 4.1mpk for the total drive (3.9 for the freeway portion).