How to efficiently drive cross country

yep, that's why we'll be driving a hybrid for the foreseeable future. i look forward to the day when ev trips are as convenient.
i hope it isn't too far away

 

• • ... now I just need the Supercharger network to be built out to the places I want to go.
    
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i would happily drive a tesla to florida and back, but i'm still married

 

Happily too I bet.

 

yep, as long as it's a hycam

 

You can accommodate that.

It’s the other off the wall requests that are hard to meet.

We’ll be going to Houston next week.

I said “yes dear”.

 

nice time of year too

 

Those were the first words out of my mouth.

But we haven’t seen our friends in several years, so I made the concession.

 

i would have met them half way, in monterey

 

The last time we met them was in Vegas.

I just want them to travel out here to wine country .

They are fans of wine, so you’d think that’d be easy.

Maybe one of these days.

 

couple other things we've noted (& corroborated via the boards) regarding speediest supercharging.
* below a certain % remaining, the 'throttle-up' to full speed is delayed. Don't recall if it's 3% - 5% or whatever.
* after supercharging a number of (excessive?) times, there's an algorithm that goes off that limits the max charge rate. Tesla confirms, but only admits it slows charge times by 5-10 minutes, turning on several other variables. Hackers post that the algorithm launches once charge speeds are >20kW's - whether charging via home brew Chademo to tesla adapter or via model S 80amp / dual chargers .... but no sub-20kW charges are counted towards throttling. Can't recall if it's the curve/rate or max power that alters.
Just minutia, to keep in mind - prepping for, or on a long haul - just like freezing temp driving .... always keep it plugged in over night, or that too, will delay charge speeds until minimal high speed temps are achieved.

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Umm, tip for life long Texan: Don't go to Houston in July.

GOOD LUCK!

 

.... unless you've been to Japan or Miami or similar in August ... & ya love it

 

Bisco is just do funny. Emmmmm, and what does that driving got yo do with being married sir?!. Ibet she already understands that at least you're driving.

 

she would not be happy if we had to stop as many times and for as long as tesla drivers here describe.

the idea is to get there asap, not dilly dally down the coast spending hours at superchargers staring at each other.

she's not interested in trying to save 20 dollars on a $10,000. vacation

 

BISCOOOOO!

 

By that logic, you should be flying.

 

I have a feeling stuff hauling factors into the equation .

Otherwise the $10k vacation turns into much more .