When my Tesla was 300 miles old I took it on a 3,000 mile road trip in the dead of winter. I learned its idiosyncrasies and how far it can go in real world driving. Since that trip I have Zero range anxiety.
Here are some tips. You don’t give details on your car (why not?) so I’ll assume a modern car with 300 miles of range.
in an ice car there it’s a warning light that comes on when the gas gets low. I think of 10% charge remaining as that warning.
when planning a long trip into areas with poor charging support always navigate from supercharger to supercharger. My routes look like this: first where I want to go. Second where I’m going to charge. Ideally I get to the charger with 20% down to 10% charge. That amount leaves me a buffer for unforeseen events.
if you do get stuck without enough charge to get to the next charger Do Not run the battery to zero in some futile attempt to get there. Stop. Call a tow truck. Have them take you to the closest supper charger. It is massively simpler and less damaging to the car to drive it onto the tow truck.
my advice is to drive your car to a bunch of different chargers and get used to the way things work. The cure for anxiety is knowledge.
When my Tesla was 300 miles old I took it on a 3,000 mile road trip in the dead of winter. I learned its idiosyncrasies and how far it can go in real world driving. Since that trip I have Zero range anxiety.
Here are some tips. You don’t give details on your car (why not?) so I’ll assume a modern car with 300 miles of range.
in an ice car there it’s a warning light that comes on when the gas gets low. I think of 10% charge remaining as that warning.
when planning a long trip into areas with poor charging support always navigate from supercharger to supercharger. My routes look like this: first where I want to go. Second where I’m going to charge. Ideally I get to the charger with 20% down to 10% charge. That amount leaves me a buffer for unforeseen events.
if you do get stuck without enough charge to get to the next charger Do Not run the battery to zero in some futile attempt to get there. Stop. Call a tow truck. Have them take you to the closest supper charger. It is massively simpler and less damaging to the car to drive it onto the tow truck.
my advice is to drive your car to a bunch of different chargers and get used to the way things work. The cure for anxiety is knowledge.