Nice! I’ve been calculating the range needed for a Victoria to Mount Washington and back ski trip. I had been worried about the climb up the mountain and over the malahat. If I gave up the big boat/truck/camper I could afford ski passes and spend more time with family in the valley.
mmm, yes, range, etc.... BUT HOW WAS THE SKIING???
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Base is fair at the moment but this warm week will cause some stress for sure. Although if anyplace can handle it, Apex can: high elevation and mostly north and east facing. Supposed to cool down by the weekend, which is good as we are hosting a race.
The apps I use for trip planning (FordPass and ABRP) both take elevation into account in the planning process. Easy to see by plotting a trip between two locations at different altitudes, then comparing to the return trip. Easy to see difference in projected state of charge for each arrival.
An obvious learning curve for first time EV Owners it seems. Gone are the days of jump in and go!
I tried jump in and go as a teenager in the 5 speed I learned on - nowadays I wouldn’t want to share the road with my past self. I thankfully took lessons how to drive an internal combustion vehicle and even passed a couple tests to get licensed. My point is, ICE cars have been an integral part of society, if not culture for the last 100 ish years. It’s no wonder that they are well understood by most. The days of jump in an go aren’t gone, just temporarily taking a back seat to technological progress and adaptation.
90% of my driving is jump in and go. Only for longer out of town trips do I plan charge stops. I would think once I've done the regular ones a few times I'll be able to just go. I was careful with the Sun Peaks trip last week because it was the first time out of town in fairly cold weather. I didn't bother to plan at all for the drive home [would have wasted my time anyway; hwy 97 closed at Monte Lake and I had to divert through Salmon Arm.]
Did anyone notice I "lost" 4 km of range between arriving at Apex and leaving? I'm putting it down to the battery cooling down to ambient temp, and then the GOM calculating the energy it will need to warm it back up to 18-20 C. Evidence: drive power was derated to 85% when I left, but was back up to 92% by the time I got home.
Especially with the camper on board or towing boat. Or both! Definitely reduces range, and you are clearly aware of it and plan for it.
There are lots of similarities to my experience there, although it sounds like they spend a lot more time on freeways and at public chargers than I do. It's absolutely a capable pickup, but long stretches over 100 km/h pull down its range significantly. That aero thing, and not much can be done about it other than moderating speed or accepting more stops. The math whizzes will tell you it's faster overall to drive fast and make frequent short charging stops.
Just for the sake of clarity and not to be picky but if you are in BC, which I think you said Kamloops, would your kWh cost be closer to 0.14? The first 675kWh per month is just under .010 per kWh and over that is just over 0.14 per kWh. Not sure what your normal draw is per month without the truck but for me in a house of two I very seldom go under the allowable 675 and not have the step 2 price kick in. Your cost would still be minor compared to what I put in my truck. I'm not great with numbers so I may be wrong.
