Planning for long drives - lesson learned
So drove from Philly to Florida. First ride trip. Amazed at how accurately the car planned charges. Then the drive between west and east coasts. Winter at home plus long drives had average wattages up high. That made ride to FL just fine. Was one west coast for six weeks and efficiency was great, under 200. Then the drive from Sarasota to the east coast. Car said one charge at 20%. That was based, it seemed in hindsight, on the 200 watt average. Unfortunately, ride averaged about 325 watts. As I drove, 20% dropped to 18, 16, and finally down to 2%. Yes, did things to stretch the mileage as we got closer, but damn near ran out. Granted this route was unique, but what I learned was to better understand averages using the energy screen before leaving on a trip and leverage ABRP to better anticipate charging needs. It has a setting where you can adjust average wattage for more peace of mind. I’m on the road back home and as expected, car’s charging estimates are spot on.