efxjim
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Was confirmed by the Owner? Manager? at the ranch. Maybe 10 spaces. Also a plan to use Tesla provided batteries to do power load sharing for the ranch.
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Took factory delivery Saturday 22nd and took a quick break in Gilroy (2 cars charging) for breakfast. (should have charged up enough to bypass Harris ranch!). Got to Harris ranch needing 30 more miles of range only to find I was the 4th S in line to charge (only one charger). Waited about 90 min for the charger took a sip (15min) and proceeded to Tejon. (no cars charging). It does take more time to put miles into the battery as you approach full charge. It would be nice if the HPC Tesla charger located there was converted to J1772. It is about the only one left in the wild. They might make up an adapter for the S that could be kept behind the counter.
I did the drive home yesterday and took the conservative approach as suggested about. I got a full range charge at Gilroy (270 miles showing when I left). I drove conservatively to Harris Ranch (about 70mph). When I got the Harris Ranch there was one car charging (he just plugged in and had 30 more minutes) and another car waiting. I just took a quick bathroom break and then got on the road to Tejon Ranch. I drafted behind a truck going about 63mhp and my range meter said I had about a 20 mile cushion while driving. Once I got within 20 miles of Tejon Ranch I decided I could burn up some excess energy and left the truck behind and jumped in with the 80+ mph crowd in the fast lane. I got the Tejon Ranch with 7 miles of range left. There were three other cars there when I arrived. I charged for about 25 minutes and left with 140 miles of charge to make the 70 miles left to home. So the moral of the story is, get a full range charge at Tejon Ranch or Gilroy (depending on if you are going North or South) and then you can skip Harris Ranch if there is a wait.
I had 138 miles when I got to Harris Ranch and it is 112 miles from Harris Ranch to Tejon Ranch. If you want to drive at 70+ mph you will be forced to stop at Harris Ranch.That's awesome! Thanks, DrComputer. What was your rated range when you got to Harris Ranch?
Looks like i'm definitely going to have to charge at Harris Ranch since I won't be charging in Gilroy, and I want to average 70mph for the whole trip.
Amazing that these I-5 chargers are so busy already.
I would suggest to avoid following semi trucks because the side of the road with the trucks is in horrible condition (as expected).
Amazing that these I-5 chargers are so busy already.
SF to Harris Ranch = 185 miles
I traveled from Napa to Harris Ranch which is 209 miles. Had 45 rated miles upon arrival. Because it was my first long distance trip I drove very conservatively, staying at 5mph under the limit the whole way. Was concerned about the "cost" of the Altamont Pass stretch, but regen on the backside seemed to maintain the expected rated range. I found that doing 65mph in the 70mph was not a problem as the trucks basically are doing about 65mph. Does grate to get passed by a Prius, however.Hi Darren
Just to clarify. You are quoting SF to Harris Ranch of 185 miles. I'm assuming you mean from your home in Los Altos Hills?
I also live on the Peninsula and am trying to figure out the details as of your journey. So you comfortably got to Harris Ranch from Los Altos Hills not "the city" proper, which would be another 35 miles longer.
Hi Darren
Just to clarify. You are quoting SF to Harris Ranch of 185 miles. I'm assuming you mean from your home in Los Altos Hills?
I also live on the Peninsula and am trying to figure out the details as of your journey. So you comfortably got to Harris Ranch from Los Altos Hills not "the city" proper, which would be another 35 miles longer.
Hi Darren
Just to clarify. You are quoting SF to Harris Ranch of 185 miles. I'm assuming you mean from your home in Los Altos Hills?
I also live on the Peninsula and am trying to figure out the details as of your journey. So you comfortably got to Harris Ranch from Los Altos Hills not "the city" proper, which would be another 35 miles longer.
Starting to get excited about receiving one of the first 60kwh packs. As the reality begins to set in that my model s is almost here, I am really starting to wonder if we 60kwh guys will be able to make the drive from the Bay Area to LA. The EPA has an estimated range of 209 miles.
The longest leg of my trip will be from San Jose to Harris Ranch - approx 141 miles. I dont see any point in stopping in Gilroy because my battery should be mostly full and it will take far too long to top off. If I can make it directly from San Jose to Harris Ranch, then my battery will be at a very low SOC and therefore a SC will be much more efficient in terms of the time.
The real question I have is what SOC will be desired for the trip from Harris to Tejon and from Tejon to LA. Not sure I want to be the first person to get these data points, and not sure I want to be driving under 65mph on I-5.
The main difference for us I think is that we'll need to get a nearly full charge if we want to keep up with traffic, which means hanging around superchargers for maybe a full hour instead of a half hour.