MY weekend #EV #RoadTrip:
Atascadero, CA - Auburn CA (round trip)
Charged my #Tesla M3 to 95% the night before.
Drove 163 miles to [Santa Nella][1] and arrived with 30% charge. I used the restroom and walked to Starbucks where I picked up the mobile app order that was waiting for me when I arrived. by the time I got back to the car it was at 80% and I left. 18 minutes
Got to Sacramento with 38% charge. Visited friends went to lunch did 20 or so miles around town. There was a wait at both local super charger locations so I drove to [Loomis][2]. Arrived with 16% left in the battery. Spent 25 minutes at Raleys buying car snacks for the ride home. Left with 80% charge.
Spent the night with friends near Auburn (76%). Could have plugged into their 110AC but they pay a lot for electricity after dark and I didn't need to charge. Went to my medical appointment the next morning then drove all the way back to Santa Nella, 147 miles 28% charge.
Got a burger to go at In-n-Out and just barely got back in time to catch the car at 80%; 25 minutes.
Drove 163 miles home with the A/C on and going a few mph over the 70 speed limit. Got home with 25% charge. If I needed to I could make it to work and back tomorrow with the remaining charge, but I will charge over night.
642 miles. Total cost of supercharging $44 at $0.46/kWh
Yes, it is very easy to take an electric car on a road trip.
@antares I wonder what things will be like after the majority of cars are electric. What happens to all the gas stations? Do the local ones that are near a highway just go automated and ditch the convenience store aspect?
