David Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 A route plan is necessary! We compared the Bolt range estimate with our iPhone GPS distance (or road signs) to the next charger. This indicated whether it would be easy, we would have to slow down or find a closer charger. We found that the GPS indication was sometimes erratic in remote areas. The Bolt range estimate does not include elevation so it is low after going uphill and high after coming down. Our route was over Donner Pass, 7,056 ft. and Vail Pass, 10,662 ft. Electrify America sites had 4 high power chargers. They take credit cards. EVgo and ChargePoint require membership cards and often has one or two stations. Costs are lower if your arrival charge is lower than 53% and your departure charge is lower than 85%. Sometimes we needed 100%. Many Chevrolet dealers do not have DC Fast chargers. When they do, they are free but often slower 25Kw units. They may not be available outside business hours. Only twice did we see another EV at a charger. At one site we found the charger broken and had to travel a few miles to another. Unfortunately, we did not find a motel with A Level 2 or Fast DC charger. Check the table below. Charging times were longer than we expected and we sometimes drove slower than necessary. We can improve these. We were very happy with the Bolt efficiency. Our cost for power was under $200. Nevada City Lakewood trip.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Michelle Milner Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 This is really cool! We are going to copy your spreadsheet and do one for our San Diego to Colorado Springs trip. We are leaving tomorrow AM and have “planned” more than Rich wanted to but not nearly as much as Michelle would like! More to follow once we get going. Thanks again! Rich & Michelle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
