rhumbliner
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We just finished the 1st half of our trip towing our 28' Airstream to Vancouver Island. Leaving from Bend I admit to some range anxiety traveling from Madras OR (2200 ft) and crossing over Mt Hood (3900 ft) for a climb of 1700 ft. Actually the climb was probably closer to 2500 ft as there is an 800 ft drop into the canyon just north of Madras.
At Madras we charged to 100% and arrived in Clackamas with 34% (86 mi) for a total efficiency of 1.25 mi/kWh. I was very cautious driving up Mt Hood, going no faster than 55 mph and due to construction often quite slower.
The nav system predicted an arrival SoC of 103 mi so the 86 mi actual may seem a little disappointing but after we summited at Government Camp I ignored the speed limit and just cruised with traffic which was about +10 mph.
From Clackamas we drove to a campground just north of Castle Rock with an efficiency of 0.85 mi/kWh. This can be explained by my exuberance at having made it over Mt Hood and we drove I5 at 70-75 mph with a 25-30 mph headwind.
The next morning we stopped in Olympia for breakfast, charged up to 98% at the EA station in Capital Mall and then drove the very curvy, slow 101 up to Port Angeles. We attained an efficiency of 1.1 mi/kWh on this leg which was a little surprising because of our slow speed but this stretch of 101 has a lot of ups and down.
A few thoughts thus far:
1) Towing with the R1T is much more enjoyable than with my Ram 1500. The acceleration is great, as expected, but the ride is soooo much more stable. With the truck weighing more than the trailer there is no more "tail wagging the dog" whenever we met a semi or got hit by a crosswind. Sounds odd, but I had to keep reminding myself that I was actually pulling a trailer -- even in Portland traffic.
2) The usable range of 150 miles is all I needed for this stretch because there are just enough fast chargers to make the trip worry free. There are 2 sides to the range coin: a large battery or a lot of chargers; and this trip proved I really don't need the MaxPack.
At Madras we charged to 100% and arrived in Clackamas with 34% (86 mi) for a total efficiency of 1.25 mi/kWh. I was very cautious driving up Mt Hood, going no faster than 55 mph and due to construction often quite slower.
The nav system predicted an arrival SoC of 103 mi so the 86 mi actual may seem a little disappointing but after we summited at Government Camp I ignored the speed limit and just cruised with traffic which was about +10 mph.
From Clackamas we drove to a campground just north of Castle Rock with an efficiency of 0.85 mi/kWh. This can be explained by my exuberance at having made it over Mt Hood and we drove I5 at 70-75 mph with a 25-30 mph headwind.
The next morning we stopped in Olympia for breakfast, charged up to 98% at the EA station in Capital Mall and then drove the very curvy, slow 101 up to Port Angeles. We attained an efficiency of 1.1 mi/kWh on this leg which was a little surprising because of our slow speed but this stretch of 101 has a lot of ups and down.
A few thoughts thus far:
1) Towing with the R1T is much more enjoyable than with my Ram 1500. The acceleration is great, as expected, but the ride is soooo much more stable. With the truck weighing more than the trailer there is no more "tail wagging the dog" whenever we met a semi or got hit by a crosswind. Sounds odd, but I had to keep reminding myself that I was actually pulling a trailer -- even in Portland traffic.
2) The usable range of 150 miles is all I needed for this stretch because there are just enough fast chargers to make the trip worry free. There are 2 sides to the range coin: a large battery or a lot of chargers; and this trip proved I really don't need the MaxPack.
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