Trip to Cape Cod

[kennethjk]

Left this morning from NY, 6 am. Car was charged to 100%, showed approx 90kw. My SOH seems to have gone up (to over 96.5 ) since the last time I checked. GOM showed 270. Car was loaded with stuff for a weeks vacation and 2 passengers.

I had several plans to charge during the 240 mile trip.

A: stop in Rhode Island at a park and lock , 2 ChargePoint 62.5 stations, 140 miles from home - charging is free
B: stop in another RI park and Lock 25 miles up the road , same fast charger setup. 165 miles from home - charging is free
C: stop at an EA station in Dartmouth, Mass, - 200 miles from home

Plan A - no good, both stations being used
Plan B - no good for same reason
Plan C- the one I used. 4 Stations, 1 was not working-plugged in getting 41kw. Stayed only 9 minutes to get a little juice.

I really did not need to charge since we could have made the trip with battery to spare but my wife said since we are so early let’s charge up a little. So I did as little as possible.

I FCDC‘d in Hyannis at the cape cod Mall at an EA 350 station- started at 164 and was close to 100 up until around 70% (went up and down at times) when it went down to about 41 before 80% Took 29 minutes to charge from 27% to 80%. Of the 4 stations, 1 was broken. a Rivian, ID4 and Audi were already there at the other 3 stations so I had to wait about 15 minutes.

The Audi charged to 100% unfortunately. He said he needed it to get home to Ct . I explained that there were chargers on 95 going home, he said he wasn’t aware of it. He also was not aware of Tesla adding CCS to a number of fast chargers in NYS. He loves his car but hates it and getting rid of it when lease is over. In the shop constantly and they don’t know how to fix it . Sound familiar. As an FYI, charging from 90% to 100% in his car was pretty quick. I didn’t look at the speed, a mistake.

The Rivian owner loved the car but took off quickly so I didn’t get much feedback. The ID4 owner didn’t know how to use EA equipment. I had to help her get it started.

Back to my car. based on the numbers I could have gotten about 315 miles on a full battery averaging 3.5 miles. Very happy with those numbers.

weather was mixed, a bit of drizzle and rain but nothing much. I never did above 67 mph. Cloudy all morning.

a few notes.

Wife still doesn’t like taking car on a long trip. She says it good for local driving but that’s it. This trip may have convinced her otherwise but she said , are you really thinking of driving this to Florida? so she’s not really convinced.

car was great but in order to get the range I did, I purposely went 5-7 mph slower than I normally would in an ICE, plus being retired I am not in a rush anymore.

to the GOM- before I brought it in to the dealer last Monday and they updated the GWM and APIM it would show up to 300 miles. This morning as I left the house it showed 270 and quickly went to 260 as I drove. I just fast charged it up to 80% and it registered 225 miles. In the past it would show 240 many times. For some reason it has changed so maybe what the dealer did affected the GOM. Suspect it will go back to norm after some more driving.

long distance driving is not a problem but, slow chargers, broken chargers and all chargers being taken are a real issue. First time all 3 affected me.

1: have many plans, I knew this but reinforced on this trip
2: Don’t trust the GOM, trust battery %, nothing new here.
3: I used EA and Chargepoint and Ford Nav along the way to check on charger availability so I did not have to get off road needlessly. All worked well.
4: make sure wife I phone is fully charged up so she is distracted from potential charging problems. Makes for a more pleasant trip.

good luck to everyone taking trips the remainder of the summer.

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[leehinde]

I had to google “park and Lock”.

 

[kennethjk]

I had to google “park and Lock”.

Ha, might also be park and ride. I am pretty sure I got it wrong .

just double checked it is park and ride. Just trying to keep you on your toes .

 

[GreaseMonkey]

What I trust on long trips is the estimated SoC upon arrival that Apple Maps displays AND continuously updates. If it remains constant, we stay the course. If it starts declining beyond our comfort level, we pursue plan B (and we always have one). As a secondary KPI, I also monitor the miles/ kWh and compare to the estimate I used on ABRP when planning the trip. Anything about 2.7 is good (we have a premium AWD ER, and drive 75 mph with 2 adults, 2 kids and a 20 lb schnauzer).

 

[kennethjk]

What I trust on long trips is the estimated SoC upon arrival that Apple Maps displays AND continuously updates. If it remains constant, we stay the course. If it starts declining beyond our comfort level, we pursue plan B (and we always have one). As a secondary KPI, I also monitor the miles/ kWh and compare to the estimate I used on ABRP when planning the trip. Anything about 2.7 is good (we have a premium AWD ER, and drive 75 mph with 2 adults, 2 kids and a 20 lb schnauzer).

Absolutely, I should have added that switched back and forth from Apple and Ford Nav

I also used ABRP for planning the trip

assume your Schnauzer is a standard one . We had one for 17 years. great dog, fierce, protective yet playful and lovable

 

[Teslaeata]

Left this morning from NY, 6 am. Car was charged to 100%, showed approx 90kw. My SOH seems to have gone up (to over 96.5 ) since the last time I checked. GOM showed 270. Car was loaded with stuff for a weeks vacation and 2 passengers.

I had several plans to charge during the 240 mile trip.

A: stop in Rhode Island at a park and lock , 2 ChargePoint 62.5 stations, 140 miles from home - charging is free
B: stop in another RI park and Lock 25 miles up the road , same fast charger setup. 165 miles from home - charging is free
C: stop at an EA station in Dartmouth, Mass, - 200 miles from home

Plan A - no good, both stations being used
Plan B - no good for same reason
Plan C- the one I used. 4 Stations, 1 was not working-plugged in getting 41kw. Stayed only 9 minutes to get a little juice.

I really did not need to charge since we could have made the trip with battery to spare but my wife said since we are so early let’s charge up a little. So I did as little as possible.

I FCDC‘d in Hyannis at the cape cod Mall at an EA 350 station- started at 164 and was close to 100 up until around 70% (went up and down at times) when it went down to about 41 before 80% Took 29 minutes to charge from 27% to 80%. Of the 4 stations, 1 was broken. a Rivian, ID4 and Audi were already there at the other 3 stations so I had to wait about 15 minutes.

The Audi charged to 100% unfortunately. He said he needed it to get home to Ct . I explained that there were chargers on 95 going home, he said he wasn’t aware of it. He also was not aware of Tesla adding CCS to a number of fast chargers in NYS. He loves his car but hates it and getting rid of it when lease is over. In the shop constantly and they don’t know how to fix it . Sound familiar. As an FYI, charging from 90% to 100% in his car was pretty quick. I didn’t look at the speed, a mistake.

The Rivian owner loved the car but took off quickly so I didn’t get much feedback. The ID4 owner didn’t know how to use EA equipment. I had to help her get it started.

Back to my car. based on the numbers I could have gotten about 315 miles on a full battery averaging 3.5 miles. Very happy with those numbers.

weather was mixed, a bit of drizzle and rain but nothing much. I never did above 67 mph. Cloudy all morning.

a few notes.

Wife still doesn’t like taking car on a long trip. She says it good for local driving but that’s it. This trip may have convinced her otherwise but she said , are you really thinking of driving this to Florida? so she’s not really convinced.

car was great but in order to get the range I did, I purposely went 5-7 mph slower than I normally would in an ICE, plus being retired I am not in a rush anymore.

to the GOM- before I brought it in to the dealer last Monday and they updated the GWM and APIM it would show up to 300 miles. This morning as I left the house it showed 270 and quickly went to 260 as I drove. I just fast charged it up to 80% and it registered 225 miles. In the past it would show 240 many times. For some reason it has changed so maybe what the dealer did affected the GOM. Suspect it will go back to norm after some more driving.

long distance driving is not a problem but, slow chargers, broken chargers and all chargers being taken are a real issue. First time all 3 affected me.

1: have many plans, I knew this but reinforced on this trip
2: Don’t trust the GOM, trust battery %, nothing new here.
3: I used EA and Chargepoint and Ford Nav along the way to check on charger availability so I did not have to get off road needlessly. All worked well.
4: make sure wife I phone is fully charged up so she is distracted from potential charging problems. Makes for a more pleasant trip.

good luck to everyone taking trips the remainder of the summer.

I went to Cape Cod when it was your Bicentennial!

Pleased your trip went reasonably well.

Nearly all my trips are over 300 miles, don’t you have apps for all the charge point providers over in US which show real time information on availability, out of order etc?

I use ‘em all the time so never arrive at a charge point that’s out of order or occupied, never been disappointed or have to wait.

 

[GreaseMonkey]

assume your Schnauzer is a standard one . We had one for 17 years. great dog, fierce, protective yet playful and lovable

He’s a mini, actually. Great breed. I never knew they have such a strong following! We always had a mutt and no one cared. This little guy gets a ton of attention in the city.

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