Happy New Year! Fair warning: this is a long one. I wanted to get our full road trip over to Cleveland, Ohio and back to Boston up as quickly as possible so that I can dive into different aspects of route, performance, cost and convenience over the next few weeks.
Even with heavy edits this still crossed the half-hour mark, so I've added timestamps below for the relevant sections. Skip to the part that interests you or sit back with some munchies and watch the whole shebang!
Taken as a whole, I think there are several interesting takeaways from this EV road trip. The outbound leg was all about comparative convenience (relative to other electric vehicles) but still worked out very affordable, while the return leg focused on minimizing cost and taking a more scenic route. The latter worked out ridiculously cheap, with the whole journey home costing less than $15 in charging fees! But was going out of our way worth the lower fees? I cover it a little here and will do a lot more in a future video on the Southern Tier of NY route.
Whatever your stage of EV adoption, whether you're considering an EV for the first time or have been driving them from day one, this trip provides a diverse look at how the infrastructure is quickly changing. Road trips in electric vehicles can vary greatly, depending on the route you take and the conditions along the way, so plan accordingly!
My thanks and best to everyone who has watched and left feedback on the channel during 2019. I wish you all an exciting and prosperous 2020!
Please e-mail any feedback and/or questions to plugandplayEV@gmail.com or share your EV road trip experiences in the comments below... what's the most cost-effective route you've ever taken, for example? Or the most expensive?!
It's always good to listen and learn from other owners and the comments often help other viewers, so thanks in advance for contributing.
Timestamps:
1:10 - Video Summary
1:45 - Happy New Year! (and thanks)
2:12 - Fully Charged + Ready to Roll
2:42 - Traffic + Albany, NY 123 Miles
2:58 - Lee, MA Service Plaza EVgo (Winter Worries)
3:57 - Single Stations = No Redundancy
4:34 - Arriving in Albany (Electrify America Stop #1)
5:50 - Handshake Issues + Cable Relief
7:18 - How to Overcome Cable Weight + Albany Charge Start/Stop/Start
9:08 - Goodbye Albany, Hello Herkimer
10:10 - Arrival at Herkimer (Electrify America Stop #2)
10:42 - 300 miles in, 3 miles per kWh
11:10 - Arrival at Hotel, Day 1 Recap + Destination Charging
12:18 - Reminder of 15-20 Miles Range Buffer + Regen Off Interstate
13:05 - Fairport, NY: Model EV Community Meetup
14:45 - Day 2 Start + Fully Charged Summary (Torque Pro Battery Heater)
15:10 - Back on the road to Cleveland, OH via Fredonia, NY + Erie, PA
15:59 - Brief Flash of Fredonia - Electrify America Stop #3
(Edit Cock up! - Charged 24 mins to 22-56% / 17.9kWh / $3.99)
- Will post proper session details in a subsequent video.
16:19 - Arrival at Erie, PA - Electrify America Stop #4
16:45 - End Erie Charge - PA More Expensive Rate Than NY or OH
17:18 - How the Teslarati Live / Comparison to Electrify America
18:03 - Final Leg to Cleveland, OH + Recap of Energy Consumption
19:26 - Trip Stats - Boston, MA to Cleveland, OH (+ Christmas in Strongsville, OH)
20:10 - Previewing Return Journey Route, Temps + Conditions
21:13 - Why Southern Tier is “the Frugal Route”
21:52 - Instagram Plug + Comparing to Previous Road Trips
22:28 - Skateboard and Keyboards and Baggage, Oh My
23:00 - Trolling Tesla Slowpoke… (our family members ;- )
23:40 - Onto I-86 - Southern Tier Expressway
24:10 - Arriving into Jamestown, NY ChargePoint DCFC (15 cents per kWh)
25:30 - Ending Session + Charging by Energy Delivered vs. Minutes Taken
26:10 - Energy Consumption 300+ Miles Into Return Leg
26:38 - Hotel Arrival + Destination Charging
27:25 - Starting Final Day + 184 Miles Fully Charged / 3.2 mi/kWh
27:56 - Back on the Road
28:30 - Heavy Rain at Binghamton + Arrival at Southern Tier Welcome Center
29:20 - Reviewing Journey + Energy Consumption Over Last 100 Miles
30:10 - Charge Session Summary + Jump to Capital Region Welcome Center
31:00 - Plugging in at Capital Region in Low Temps
32:10 - Charge Session Wrap w/ Hyundai Kona Electric + Discussing Last Leg into Mass.
33:09 - Snowy in Chicopee for Electrify America #5 (Where It All Began!)
34:00 - Starting Final Charge Session at 23% State of Charge
35:20 - Unplugged Session Summary + Look at Energy Consumption
35:57 - Final Summary Post-Trip + Complete Trip Details
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