Having recently completed a 50,000km road trip through 30 countries from Australia to the UK, we’re now planning the next stage of the journey, a 6 month circumnavigation of North America, this time in an EV. Starting out from LA in April we plan to drive north as far as we can, to Alaska if possible, then across Canada to Newfoundland and Nova Scotia before heading down the east coast to Georgia and across to New Orleans and the canyons of Arizona and Utah, returning to LA in October. Whilst the initial plan was to ship my ICE car from Sydney to LA it would be way more cool although somewhat more challenging to do it in an EV.
As we are as yet unfamiliar with the practicalities of Tesla ownership, and contemplating a trip well beyond the supercharger network, any advice as to logistics would be very much appreciated. For example, assuming no one will rent us a Tesla for the trip, if we were to buy, say, a used S85 from Tesla in southern California or Vegas for perhaps $45k, with say 40k miles, and then sell it again six months later when it might have 65-70k miles, what sort of net cost might we be looking at?
How dependable are L2 public or private charging points shown on OCM, especially in remote locations. Obviously we wouldn’t want to get to ones such as those in Whitehorse, Yukon or Fairbanks, AK with only 10% charge left only to find they're abandoned, out of order or non-existent.
How practical is it to use power in RV parks, small workshops or motels and what sort of connectors/adaptors would we need to take to give us maximum charging flexibility?
Noting that the EPA range is but a general guide, dependent on temperature, driving style, load, tyres etc etc what is the broad general experience for non urban, non freeway driving at 60-65mph for an S85. Is 265mi wildly optimistic or can it be achieved with care?
All advice gratefully received.
As we are as yet unfamiliar with the practicalities of Tesla ownership, and contemplating a trip well beyond the supercharger network, any advice as to logistics would be very much appreciated. For example, assuming no one will rent us a Tesla for the trip, if we were to buy, say, a used S85 from Tesla in southern California or Vegas for perhaps $45k, with say 40k miles, and then sell it again six months later when it might have 65-70k miles, what sort of net cost might we be looking at?
How dependable are L2 public or private charging points shown on OCM, especially in remote locations. Obviously we wouldn’t want to get to ones such as those in Whitehorse, Yukon or Fairbanks, AK with only 10% charge left only to find they're abandoned, out of order or non-existent.
How practical is it to use power in RV parks, small workshops or motels and what sort of connectors/adaptors would we need to take to give us maximum charging flexibility?
Noting that the EPA range is but a general guide, dependent on temperature, driving style, load, tyres etc etc what is the broad general experience for non urban, non freeway driving at 60-65mph for an S85. Is 265mi wildly optimistic or can it be achieved with care?
All advice gratefully received.
