I have a business meeting in San Diego on Tuesday - my first "trip" in the new P85D. I've driven many, much longer trips in my 2013 S85. But this will be the first trip in the D, first Supercharger with the D, and I wanted to reset and solicit some advice from the forums.
I think there are 2 options for charging, and given that I have brand new car and battery - was wondering which would be the best. Rather than compute it by mileage, I've used percentages.
A - Home
B - Meeting
C - San Juan Capistrano Supercharger
D - Home
Option 1:
Leave A with 90%
Arrive B with 40%
Arrive C with 20% - Charge to 70% (25 minutes)
Leave C with 70%
Arrive D with 40%
Option 2:
Leave A with 100%
Arrive B with 50%
Arrive C with 30% - Charge to 70% (15 minutes)
Leave C with 70%
Arrive D with 40%
Based on this somewhat crude guess, I could save about 10 minutes charging if I charge to 100% the night before.
My question is - is it worth it? In either option, I'll make it with no range anxiety, so should I bother and "stress" the battery for 10 minutes savings in charge time? Yes my time is valuable, but 10 minutes is no big deal... Is it really that bad to charge the battery to 100%? In this case I don't have to - so should I?
p.s. Not to be OT, but I still don't get everyone's desire for a 110kWH battery. With all the Superchargers being deployed, personally, at least for me in CA, I could probably make all my trips with a 60kWh.
I think there are 2 options for charging, and given that I have brand new car and battery - was wondering which would be the best. Rather than compute it by mileage, I've used percentages.
A - Home
B - Meeting
C - San Juan Capistrano Supercharger
D - Home
Option 1:
Leave A with 90%
Arrive B with 40%
Arrive C with 20% - Charge to 70% (25 minutes)
Leave C with 70%
Arrive D with 40%
Option 2:
Leave A with 100%
Arrive B with 50%
Arrive C with 30% - Charge to 70% (15 minutes)
Leave C with 70%
Arrive D with 40%
Based on this somewhat crude guess, I could save about 10 minutes charging if I charge to 100% the night before.
My question is - is it worth it? In either option, I'll make it with no range anxiety, so should I bother and "stress" the battery for 10 minutes savings in charge time? Yes my time is valuable, but 10 minutes is no big deal... Is it really that bad to charge the battery to 100%? In this case I don't have to - so should I?
p.s. Not to be OT, but I still don't get everyone's desire for a 110kWH battery. With all the Superchargers being deployed, personally, at least for me in CA, I could probably make all my trips with a 60kWh.