We've done summer vacations in Maine for 30 years for family reasons. This was our first year to do it on electricity.
It's about 900 km / 560 mi via supercharger, about 40 km longer than optimal for lack of a SC in central MA. It could be done easily in three equal legs of 300 km each, but we made it four legs because the first and third legs were shorter at about 250 to 285 km so the middle leg from Hamilton Township to E. Greenwich RI was long at 365 km. A stop in Milford CT reduced the risk of running low enough that I let my daughter drive from Milford to E Greenwich. She drove at or above 112 kph / 70 mph and ran up an average of 220 Wh/km, somewhat above rated consumption.
We like to travel with a 100 km/60 mi buffer, or about a "quarter tank". After this trip perhaps we will cut that down to 50 km / 30 mi because everything seemed so predictable. We would consult the navigation screen for distance remaining, compare that with the rated range remaining and the projected range remaining on the energy app. If the 100 km buffer started to decline, we adjusted speed or HVAC to arrest that.
So the longest leg was from E Greenwich RI to Scarborough ME at 286 km. We charged to 400 km rated (95%) and maintained 100 km buffer by slowing down to 100-105 kph when it got cold and we needed heat. Then at the NH border we cut loose a bit but still had 86 km left when we arrived.
Some impressions:
I95 through NYC over the GW bridge is a wreck and we hit one really nasty pothole that made us glad to have 19 in wheels.
The northbound supercharger in Milford CT is pretty limited at two stalls, but it worked great and no one else was there at 11 pm on a Friday.
The E Greenwich supercharger was pretty sleepy at 2:30 a,m, and nothing around there was open at that hour.
The Model S is such a wonderful highway cruiser! Whoever said the air suspension is firm without being harsh had it just right. But we really need those superchargers in Auburn MA, Portsmouth NH, and points north of there...
It's about 900 km / 560 mi via supercharger, about 40 km longer than optimal for lack of a SC in central MA. It could be done easily in three equal legs of 300 km each, but we made it four legs because the first and third legs were shorter at about 250 to 285 km so the middle leg from Hamilton Township to E. Greenwich RI was long at 365 km. A stop in Milford CT reduced the risk of running low enough that I let my daughter drive from Milford to E Greenwich. She drove at or above 112 kph / 70 mph and ran up an average of 220 Wh/km, somewhat above rated consumption.
We like to travel with a 100 km/60 mi buffer, or about a "quarter tank". After this trip perhaps we will cut that down to 50 km / 30 mi because everything seemed so predictable. We would consult the navigation screen for distance remaining, compare that with the rated range remaining and the projected range remaining on the energy app. If the 100 km buffer started to decline, we adjusted speed or HVAC to arrest that.
So the longest leg was from E Greenwich RI to Scarborough ME at 286 km. We charged to 400 km rated (95%) and maintained 100 km buffer by slowing down to 100-105 kph when it got cold and we needed heat. Then at the NH border we cut loose a bit but still had 86 km left when we arrived.
Some impressions:
I95 through NYC over the GW bridge is a wreck and we hit one really nasty pothole that made us glad to have 19 in wheels.
The northbound supercharger in Milford CT is pretty limited at two stalls, but it worked great and no one else was there at 11 pm on a Friday.
The E Greenwich supercharger was pretty sleepy at 2:30 a,m, and nothing around there was open at that hour.
The Model S is such a wonderful highway cruiser! Whoever said the air suspension is firm without being harsh had it just right. But we really need those superchargers in Auburn MA, Portsmouth NH, and points north of there...