Zcd1
Active Member
Advice:
Use only V3 Superchargers (250KW, no power-sharing between stalls) when possible.
(Power-sharing really extends charging time on V2 and V1 Superchargers.)
Bring a squeegee and some window cleaner and paper towels.
Relax.
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First road trip coming up
- Thread starter JWhite65
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Use only V3 Superchargers (250KW, no power-sharing between stalls) when possible.
(Power-sharing really extends charging time on V2 and V1 Superchargers.)
Bring a squeegee and some window cleaner and paper towels.
Relax.
BigNick
Infamous Fat Sweaty Guy
If you're out in the boonies where there are likely more RV campgrounds than chargers, I'd also recommend a TT030 adapter and 14-50 adapter for the Tesla mobile charger. The 14-50 can be acquired from Tesla easily, the TT can be found here: TT-30 Adapter for Tesla Model S/X/3/Y Gen 2
I think the only damage our friends had was the patio screen and a boat blown off its lift. That's also why we're going in February / March.
Zcd1
Active Member
One more thought:
The car's NAV is accurate but conservative with regard to charging. It aims to have you arrive at Superchargers at 20% SOC or more. While that's the safest plan, you can save overall travel time if you're comfortable arriving at <20%.
That said, I generally charge about 5 minutes PAST the notification that I have enough charge to reach my next stop. One never knows, after all...
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jddaigle
Member
Great advice so far. One more I’d throw in there is to put a regular 15-amp extension cord in the frunk along with the mobile connector. It won’t charge very fast, but if you end up spending the night somewhere that only has a 15amp outdoor outlet and that outlet isn’t convenient to your parking spot it can still let you start the day with 15-20% more charge than the night before. Basically a charger of last resort.
Have a blast!
Have a blast!
thank you. we are heading west on I-10 to Austin for Eclipse for heads up.
as an aside, IF you charge in the downtown Rockville, Maryland chargers in parking garage 3rd floor (free to enter exit garage, don't lose ticket) the Tesla Service center nearby uses garage to park over flo Tesla's for service and sales staging (80+ per level so at least 160 there when I charged in January)
BigNick
Infamous Fat Sweaty Guy
Just saw that I called it a TT030 instead of a TT-30. A TT030 is a computer from the Cretaceous period. A TT-30 is a 120V 30A connection originally used for RVs.
Stupid TTypo.
It is almost that old, but my TT030 computer still works as well as ever. Slow by modern standards.
Agree with post #20.
One additional note: when planning a trip with ABRP, be sure to point the navigation to the next Supercharger when you are about to leave the one you are currently at. This causes the car to precondition (heat up) the battery shortly before arriving at the Supercharger to allow for faster charging. Without preconditioning, you may only see slower fast charging, like 70kW in moderate temperatures.
One additional note: when planning a trip with ABRP, be sure to point the navigation to the next Supercharger when you are about to leave the one you are currently at. This causes the car to precondition (heat up) the battery shortly before arriving at the Supercharger to allow for faster charging. Without preconditioning, you may only see slower fast charging, like 70kW in moderate temperatures.
I've only navigated to a supercharger once and it was about an hour away. As soon as I started the navigation, the car started preconditioning. An hour away seemed like overkill to me - is that normal?
