Newbie Trip Planning

[mattpo]

I live in Spokane, and had to make an emergency trip up to Colville about a week ago. Left my house at 70%, drove up there and was at 51%. Drove home and arrived at about 28% (I went a little bit faster on the way home to pick up lunch for my wife).

While parts of Washington seem like a charging desert, it's really not that bad. There's plenty of charging along I-90, so crossing the state west/east is really quite simple (to the point that I've skipped planned charger stops the truck suggested to go to a cheaper location further along).

This image is from PlugShare, and shows all of Washington State:

Orange is Level 3/DCFC chargers, all of which work with Rivians (some would require the NACS adapter). Green is Level 2 chargers.

In other words, Washington is just fine, charger-wise.

Thanks...and I have now explored plugshare...starting to feel better. Of course the other place I am excited to go to is my in-laws cabin between Twisp and Okanogan. One of the few places that does not have a L3 charger nearby...but can always top off in Twisp or Wells Dam. Excited to have a huge battery at our off-the-grid cabin.

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[Wefty]

It will definitely take a few trips to start to understand how to do it well. If you are driving with a copilot it helps. When planning, the setting for state of charge at arrival setting can be very important. If you have it too high the mapping will give you extra stops. Something else to consider is if there is a charger near your destination plan on arriving early and hit that charger before your meeting. You'll be ready to go afterwards and have less stress about arriving on time.

Don't forget to contribute to Plugshare as well. It is one of the most helpful tools we have.