This is my messy text log of my trip. Thanks to PlugShare for info for charging. I logged my charges on this trip thru their app as well in hopes of helping others.
2013 Model S P85+ Dual Charger - VIN P27699 (Dec 2013 delivery)
1/9/15 - 1:30p leave Austin, TX. Rated Range 248 miles
290 East to 21 East to 30 East to Huntsville Supercharger - 153 miles on map
Arrived to Supercharger at 4:21p with 48 rated range remaining - avg for last 30 miles 365wH/m - tried to keep betw 60-65mph. Heavy wind and 55F
Charged from 48 miles to 243 in 68 minutes and ate Whataburger!
Huntsville to Lake Charles Charger shows as 187 miles on Tesla mapping.
Leave Huntsville at 5:28p - 47F seat heater 1 plus headlights. No A/C or heat. Low volume radio. Onboard map routing
190E at 55-60mph / 300 wh/m minimal wind
FM-943 at 55-60 / 300
FM-1003 at 55 / 290
U.S.-96 at 55-75 / 330
I-10E at 70-75 / 385
State line at 8:12p
Landed at Lake Charles Supercharger at 8:42p. 31 miles Rated range. 44F
Charged to 244 rated miles and departed at 10p/39F toward Best Western Inn in La Place, LA. They have two Tesla HPWC in back as reported by PlugShare.
183 miles on mapping.
65mph / 422 wh/mi / windy / 33F
Slowed to 60mph after 20mins since power use so high
Power use dropped to 350 after 10 miles
Dropped to 55mph at 120 miles remaining. Rated range showing at 150. 32F / 340 power
Pit stop at whole foods in Baton Rouge for more rated miles buffer at 12:25a / 30F / 60 rated range left, 50 map miles left to hotel
Whole Foods charger not operational. Trying a different spot on route!
BMW Chargepoint in Baton Rouge was open and working at 12:45AM - had 53 rated range when charging started. Charging at 204V at 30 amps = 18 rated miles per hour rate
Left with 67 range at 1:40a / 44 map miles remaining / 28F
Went 45mph on hwy 61 till I had to go I-10 / 270 pwr
60mph on I-10 East till hotel / 365 Wh/mi
Torque limit appears at 39 rated range of 19 map miles
Red battery at 18 rated range of 4.5 map miles
Torque limited to 160 / 30F
Arrived at planned hotel at 2:40a with 12 miles range left. Semi trucks totally blocking EV spots. Had to take car off road into field to get to other side of charger post. One HPWC didn't engage. Tried other and it engaged but at 'half' power (40A) so it says 9.5 hours till full charge but checkout is in 7.5 hours (11a) :/
Hotel let me stay in room till 12p as I got last part of battery charged up. Staff asked me many questions and I told them my suggestions for future customers (I apparently was the first person here that really used the chargers). They also have a Clipper Creek style public charger box back there.
Next stop is 208 map miles away. Benson Appliances in Foley, AL
Benson Appliances has several flavors of chargers available including a Tesla HPWC.
Charged to 244 rated range before leaving 1pm. Approx 37F
Low wind. 60mph. 305 wH power use climbed.
Increased to 65mph. Power steady at 335 and then leveled at 305 for bulk of run at 60mph
Got to Benson appliances at 4:33p with 14 rated range remaining.
Greenville, AL Supercharger is 134 miles from here and I'm at 15 range. So far charger is giving 40 miles of range per hour but it's still ramping up I hope. Full charge says 5.5 hours. Going to find food!
Charger was 200V/80A and eventually peaked at 49 mph charge rate so I wasn't able to leave until 8:15p with a rated range of 180 for 134 miles. Hoping that's enough buffer.
37F no wind
60mph / on hwy 39/51
55mph on 287 / avg 343 wH / 31F
65mph on I-65 / avg 365 wH / 27F
Dropped to 60mph with 98 rated of 68 map miles remaining
Hills. 24F. 86 rated of 60 map.
Lots of uphill. Dropping to 55mph at 83 rated of 58 map / 360 wH -hills!
Landed at Greenville Supercharger at 10:55p with 10 rated range remaining/ 28F
Next supercharger is 101 miles away in Auburn, AL so I'm planning to charge past 185 so I don't have to hobble along as much
Leaving supercharger at 11:55p with 215 range
22F / 70mph / less hills / 415 wH
Landed at Auburn Supercharger at 1:42a with 70 rated range
Leaving Auburn charger at 2:18 with 195 rated range for Decatur charger 114 map miles away. 24F -> 19F
70mph / 375-405 wH
Landed at Decatur, AL Supercharger with 39 rated range at 5:10a
Left charger at 5:25a with 105 range for a little buffer - 15 mins!
Landed at destination around 5:40a. Unloaded car. Plugged in car to wall.
I made it! Phew!
Now, if I run some summaries for everyone about the rated ranges versus map ranges I come up with an approx % drop of real-world in the cold performance of range.
2013 Model S P85+ Dual Charger - VIN P27699 (Dec 2013 delivery)
1/9/15 - 1:30p leave Austin, TX. Rated Range 248 miles
290 East to 21 East to 30 East to Huntsville Supercharger - 153 miles on map
Arrived to Supercharger at 4:21p with 48 rated range remaining - avg for last 30 miles 365wH/m - tried to keep betw 60-65mph. Heavy wind and 55F
Charged from 48 miles to 243 in 68 minutes and ate Whataburger!
Huntsville to Lake Charles Charger shows as 187 miles on Tesla mapping.
Leave Huntsville at 5:28p - 47F seat heater 1 plus headlights. No A/C or heat. Low volume radio. Onboard map routing
190E at 55-60mph / 300 wh/m minimal wind
FM-943 at 55-60 / 300
FM-1003 at 55 / 290
U.S.-96 at 55-75 / 330
I-10E at 70-75 / 385
State line at 8:12p
Landed at Lake Charles Supercharger at 8:42p. 31 miles Rated range. 44F
Charged to 244 rated miles and departed at 10p/39F toward Best Western Inn in La Place, LA. They have two Tesla HPWC in back as reported by PlugShare.
183 miles on mapping.
65mph / 422 wh/mi / windy / 33F
Slowed to 60mph after 20mins since power use so high
Power use dropped to 350 after 10 miles
Dropped to 55mph at 120 miles remaining. Rated range showing at 150. 32F / 340 power
Pit stop at whole foods in Baton Rouge for more rated miles buffer at 12:25a / 30F / 60 rated range left, 50 map miles left to hotel
Whole Foods charger not operational. Trying a different spot on route!
BMW Chargepoint in Baton Rouge was open and working at 12:45AM - had 53 rated range when charging started. Charging at 204V at 30 amps = 18 rated miles per hour rate
Left with 67 range at 1:40a / 44 map miles remaining / 28F
Went 45mph on hwy 61 till I had to go I-10 / 270 pwr
60mph on I-10 East till hotel / 365 Wh/mi
Torque limit appears at 39 rated range of 19 map miles
Red battery at 18 rated range of 4.5 map miles
Torque limited to 160 / 30F
Arrived at planned hotel at 2:40a with 12 miles range left. Semi trucks totally blocking EV spots. Had to take car off road into field to get to other side of charger post. One HPWC didn't engage. Tried other and it engaged but at 'half' power (40A) so it says 9.5 hours till full charge but checkout is in 7.5 hours (11a) :/
Hotel let me stay in room till 12p as I got last part of battery charged up. Staff asked me many questions and I told them my suggestions for future customers (I apparently was the first person here that really used the chargers). They also have a Clipper Creek style public charger box back there.
Next stop is 208 map miles away. Benson Appliances in Foley, AL
Benson Appliances has several flavors of chargers available including a Tesla HPWC.
Charged to 244 rated range before leaving 1pm. Approx 37F
Low wind. 60mph. 305 wH power use climbed.
Increased to 65mph. Power steady at 335 and then leveled at 305 for bulk of run at 60mph
Got to Benson appliances at 4:33p with 14 rated range remaining.
Greenville, AL Supercharger is 134 miles from here and I'm at 15 range. So far charger is giving 40 miles of range per hour but it's still ramping up I hope. Full charge says 5.5 hours. Going to find food!
Charger was 200V/80A and eventually peaked at 49 mph charge rate so I wasn't able to leave until 8:15p with a rated range of 180 for 134 miles. Hoping that's enough buffer.
37F no wind
60mph / on hwy 39/51
55mph on 287 / avg 343 wH / 31F
65mph on I-65 / avg 365 wH / 27F
Dropped to 60mph with 98 rated of 68 map miles remaining
Hills. 24F. 86 rated of 60 map.
Lots of uphill. Dropping to 55mph at 83 rated of 58 map / 360 wH -hills!
Landed at Greenville Supercharger at 10:55p with 10 rated range remaining/ 28F
Next supercharger is 101 miles away in Auburn, AL so I'm planning to charge past 185 so I don't have to hobble along as much
Leaving supercharger at 11:55p with 215 range
22F / 70mph / less hills / 415 wH
Landed at Auburn Supercharger at 1:42a with 70 rated range
Leaving Auburn charger at 2:18 with 195 rated range for Decatur charger 114 map miles away. 24F -> 19F
70mph / 375-405 wH
Landed at Decatur, AL Supercharger with 39 rated range at 5:10a
Left charger at 5:25a with 105 range for a little buffer - 15 mins!
Landed at destination around 5:40a. Unloaded car. Plugged in car to wall.
I made it! Phew!
Now, if I run some summaries for everyone about the rated ranges versus map ranges I come up with an approx % drop of real-world in the cold performance of range.
