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Just got back from a round trip marathon drive and thought I would share thoughts on a long-distance trip.
Temperatures: 38-52 degrees, encounter a little snow in the Siskiyou’s
Average speed: 70 mph
Miles per KW ranged from 1.4 to 2.0 with an average of 1.6
Charging to 80% gave me 175-mile range.
Average distance between chargers: 130 miles
Average time between charges: 2 hours
Approx. Time driving each day: 12 hours
Approx. time charging each day: 2.5 hours
Number of stops for charging per day: 5
I learned to avoid charging near larger cities. Bakersfield, Sacramento, Portland, Etc.
The chargers where always busy and I had to wait for a free charger 3 or 4 times. All but one of chargers I used where 350 KW Electrify America and mostly at Walmart’s. I encountered about 1 in 10 broken chargers and some that would only put out 50 KW. 90% of the time I just plugged in and it connected and charged just fine. 10% of the time I had to reconnect or move to a different charger.
Though the above numbers don’t look very impressive I found that they worked good for me. Breaking a trip up into 2-hour chunks was fine. I used the Hands free 75% of the time and the lane centering 20% of the time. I’m looking forward to the automated lane change and the moving away from semi’s though. California had 55 mph speed limit signs for trucks and multi axel vehicles. These tripped the cruise control suddenly down 15 or 20 mph, 1 out of 10 signs, mostly in the dark. To prevent Charger Anxiety, I would always make sure I arrived at a charger with enough range to get to another charger or stop short at another charger to make sure I always had an option. When we get the use of Tesla chargers, I expect the Charger Anxiety to go away. I used ABRP app connected to the truck with a Veepeak OBD2 scanner most of the time. This app has its issue’s but it Gave me stats on the truck that Ford does not give.
Now I can drive down to Palm Springs next month with my wife in the truck and know it will all go smoothly.
Temperatures: 38-52 degrees, encounter a little snow in the Siskiyou’s
Average speed: 70 mph
Miles per KW ranged from 1.4 to 2.0 with an average of 1.6
Charging to 80% gave me 175-mile range.
Average distance between chargers: 130 miles
Average time between charges: 2 hours
Approx. Time driving each day: 12 hours
Approx. time charging each day: 2.5 hours
Number of stops for charging per day: 5
I learned to avoid charging near larger cities. Bakersfield, Sacramento, Portland, Etc.
The chargers where always busy and I had to wait for a free charger 3 or 4 times. All but one of chargers I used where 350 KW Electrify America and mostly at Walmart’s. I encountered about 1 in 10 broken chargers and some that would only put out 50 KW. 90% of the time I just plugged in and it connected and charged just fine. 10% of the time I had to reconnect or move to a different charger.
Though the above numbers don’t look very impressive I found that they worked good for me. Breaking a trip up into 2-hour chunks was fine. I used the Hands free 75% of the time and the lane centering 20% of the time. I’m looking forward to the automated lane change and the moving away from semi’s though. California had 55 mph speed limit signs for trucks and multi axel vehicles. These tripped the cruise control suddenly down 15 or 20 mph, 1 out of 10 signs, mostly in the dark. To prevent Charger Anxiety, I would always make sure I arrived at a charger with enough range to get to another charger or stop short at another charger to make sure I always had an option. When we get the use of Tesla chargers, I expect the Charger Anxiety to go away. I used ABRP app connected to the truck with a Veepeak OBD2 scanner most of the time. This app has its issue’s but it Gave me stats on the truck that Ford does not give.
Now I can drive down to Palm Springs next month with my wife in the truck and know it will all go smoothly.
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