Blucenturion
Member
"I think people need to remember that the displayed "miles" is just an estimate. It changes.
I drove off last week for a road trip and completely forgot about the battery. Arrived to destination and suddenly realized .. there was just 50 miles on the "meter", and the nearest Supercharger was 20 miles the wrong way.
Quickly came up with a plan: park the car so the charging port is next to the motel window and run the "mobile charger" cable out the window from where the HVAC 220v plugs in. But the socket on the wall didn't match the 220v plug we had. Internet listing for "best 30 hardware stores in town" showed the one same ACE hardware in positions 1 through 30. They had no adapters, of course.
But then they say, there's a Tesla charger nearby. Huh? The guy in a cap escorts me outside and points at the Spa Resort 200 feet away that showed up as only a "destination charger" on the map. But sure enough, they had a couple of free Tesla wall chargers with long cables that ran at 32 amps. Moral of the story? Don't overthink it.
But maybe do carry an extension cord and some adapters."
Come to think of it, what kind of outlet is that, motels use for the A/C? Not having A/C is almost as bad as needing a charge for ones car, it'd be a serious tossup.
I drove off last week for a road trip and completely forgot about the battery. Arrived to destination and suddenly realized .. there was just 50 miles on the "meter", and the nearest Supercharger was 20 miles the wrong way.
Quickly came up with a plan: park the car so the charging port is next to the motel window and run the "mobile charger" cable out the window from where the HVAC 220v plugs in. But the socket on the wall didn't match the 220v plug we had. Internet listing for "best 30 hardware stores in town" showed the one same ACE hardware in positions 1 through 30. They had no adapters, of course.
But then they say, there's a Tesla charger nearby. Huh? The guy in a cap escorts me outside and points at the Spa Resort 200 feet away that showed up as only a "destination charger" on the map. But sure enough, they had a couple of free Tesla wall chargers with long cables that ran at 32 amps. Moral of the story? Don't overthink it.
But maybe do carry an extension cord and some adapters."
Come to think of it, what kind of outlet is that, motels use for the A/C? Not having A/C is almost as bad as needing a charge for ones car, it'd be a serious tossup.