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Originally Posted by Hehe
TBH, the difference is much shorter than what people realize...
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Last summer I went to Kelowna with the Model X. I forgot to charge it to full since that's what you do a road trip. I left Coquitlam at 60% but my friends and I were going to have breaky in Hope anyways. Started the charge in Hope at 30% and walked to the restaurant a few blocks away. It was fast food since we know how fast, Superchargers can be. Just before finishing breakfast and going pee, Tesla app said we'll be at 100% very soon so we rushed eating to get back to the car. Drove straight to Summerland to run my errand with 30% left then we drove to Kelowna downtown to do some sightseeing at the waterfront and dinner.
After that we went to the Supercharger for 15 minutes just to get enough juice to arrive in Merritt with a low state of charge which the Tesla nav system tells you what you'll be at, at each supercharger when you punch in your destination. My goal always is to arrive at 3-10%, but many newbs can't do that (yet) and I get it, I have been there too. Got to Merritt, went pee and got some drinks because it was hot AF. We unplugged at about 60%, about 20 mins.
The trip home was mostly downhill with a summit climb and just monitored what SC we needed to get home but we made it all the way to the new Guildford Village with a very low state of charge to maximize time. Tesla nav had options to stop in Hope or Abbotsford but I ignored those knowing what the car can do. We charged at Guildford Village for 3 mins then went home and plugged in. Had I have known I would have made it home if I had just a tad more charge, I would have stayed in Merritt for another 5 mins, but life continues to teach you how little you know...LOL
This may seem like a crazy trip to some of you but really, it's just the similar stops we would have done with an 800km ICE road-trip. We didn't lose much time and none of us arrived irritated, tired or exhausted. Once you learn the battery tech in your car, it's pretty straight forward what you can and cannot do, just like with anything you own and use.