Kyle and Tom race 1000 miles. NACS vs. CCS1

[bmwhitetx]

This should be interesting.

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[COPowderSkier]

Tom will still win, because Kyle has to record an hour long video at each stop.

Joking aside - this shouldn’t even be close. NACS should win by multiple hours.

 

[bmwhitetx]

Yeah they have been posting along the way. Kyle about ran out of juice at one point like he always seems to. They both promise videos. I’ll start with Tom’s!

 

[Tony Burgh]

NACS vs CCS1 on interstate routes ? BFD. Tell me about the non-interstate 95 route from southern Florida to Pittsburgh.

 

[Wsl346]

Joking aside - this shouldn’t even be close. NACS should win by multiple hours.

All things being equal, CCS and NACS should take roughly the same amount of time. Charging site coverage along their route is comparable and they’ll be able to charge at similar speeds.

The difference is going to be if any EA sites are down or not running at full speed. Taking a quick look in PlugShare along I-95, it seems that everything is operating smoothly CCS wise. I suspect that any drama in these videos is largely going to be manufactured.

 

[luebri]

All things being equal, CCS and NACS should take roughly the same amount of time. Charging site coverage along their route is comparable and they’ll be able to charge at similar speeds.

The difference is going to be if any EA sites are down or not running at full speed. Taking a quick look in PlugShare along I-95, it seems that everything is operating smoothly CCS wise. I suspect that any drama in these videos is largely going to be manufactured.

yea doing a road trip thru the middle of the country would be a different story where DCFC is much more sparse. Tesla would have a much bigger advantage in that regard.

 

[F150ROD]

CCS will lose, it takes about 2 minutes longer to get through all the screens even pressing continue. NACS is automatic.

 

[Yellow Buddy]

NACS vs CCS1 on interstate routes ? BFD. Tell me about the non-interstate 95 route from southern Florida to Pittsburgh.

Just get through SC..everytime I drive that. Just need to make it through SC.

 

[Pioneer74]

Kyle's giant ego will act as a parachute. It won't matter who has what charging option. He'll lose.

 

[Firestop]

yea doing a road trip thru the middle of the country would be a different story where DCFC is much more sparse. Tesla would have a much bigger advantage in that regard.

I’m with you there. I have a trip from Oregon to Texas planned for this fall. I had a route previously planned in ABRP…changed the filters to include NACS 250W+ and re-ran the route….all but two of the charge stops changed to Tesla SuperCharger locations…now I just need to cross check them all in my Tesla app to verify……

 

[Pioneer74]

I’m with you there. I have a trip from Oregon to Texas planned for this fall. I had a route previously planned in ABRP…changed the filters to include NACS 250W+ and re-ran the route….all but two of the charge stops changed to Tesla SuperCharger locations…now I just need to cross check them all in my Tesla app to verify……

Game changer. I didn't realize they released an update to single out NACS. Thank you.

 

[TheBigBezo]

I know they won't need to, but good luck crossing either Mississippi or West Virginia without NACS. I did both and had to go around (with the exception of Biloxi which had the best EA station I've seen, next to a huge mall). This race is in a decent area charging wise, I want to see the great Midwest and high plains cannon ball.

 

[Firestop]

I had to do some playing around and add NACS as an allowable adapter in Settings…it wasn’t intuitive. I created a separate “Tesla” profile for my truck, as my adapter isn’t forecast to ship until July, so I’ll use my original profile until it arrives….

 

[ytwytw]

I had to do some playing around and add NACS as an allowable adapter in Settings…it wasn’t intuitive. I created a separate “Tesla” profile for my truck, as my adapter isn’t forecast to ship until July, so I’ll use my original profile until it arrives….

ABRP will include all Tesla Superchargers, even those one that is not currently opened to NACS, or v2

 

[Firestop]

ABRP will include all Tesla Superchargers, even those one that is not currently opened to NACS, or v2

Yep, that is why I’m cross checking in my Tesla app to verify…hopefully, only a short term necessity…

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