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[manlytom]

Hi all, seems we are getting into longer and longer rides. I came across this one:

 - 1000miles around Florida - in part two up
http://www.facebook.com/terryhershner

I only hope Terry posts his adventure in detail in a separate thread in this forum or so. Facebook muddles up things to much ....

I was wondering how much he planned the trip, finding charging locations etc.

Anyone else has gone on longer trips ? What shall we qualify as an "electric roadtrip" ? At least three charges along the way I suggest.

[protomech]

I've thought about it for TTXGP NA championship in Daytona FL. It's about a 600 mile trip for me.

You'd need to integrated 3-4 onboard chargers (or possibly use a separate 4 kW offboard charger) and map out J1772 / 220v charge points along the way. Ideally you would want to do a 1 hour ride (50-60 miles @ 45-50 mph) followed by 2 hours of charging.

Schedule might look like this:

0500-0600 ride 50 miles
0600-0800 breakfast, charge
0800-0900 ride 50 miles
0900-1100 charge
1100-1200 ride 50 miles
1200-1400 lunch, charge
1400-1500 ride 50 miles
1500-1700 charge
1700-1800 ride 50 miles
1800-2000 dinner, charge
2000-2100 ride 50 miles

charge overnight, could plug in @ 110v at a hotel

Note if you could find a 35 mph route that was fairly direct, you could probably make only two charging stops during the day and cut about 3 hours total off the trip time per day.

0800-1100 ride 100 miles @ 35 mph
1100-1300 lunch, charge
1300-1600 ride 100 miles @ 35 mph
1600-1800 dinner, charge
1800-2100 ride 100 miles @ 35 mph

Most of the roads I would have to take would be county roads and state highways, and realistic speeds are 45+ mph on the road.

An aero fairing would be ideal. Would love to see one.

[Electric Terry]

Hey guys, this is Terry.  Sorry it took me so long to find this post.  I've got about 2400 miles on the Zero S now in about 3 1/2 weeks.  Posting about the J1772 installation, the additional power connections, the charging stations and the additional onboard charger locations.  I'm seriously considering a 1500 mile round trip to Tennessee and back in a week to Bonaroo 2012.  If interested in this kind of stuff, follow the daily progress on the facebook page about this by 'liking" it.  Thanks!  You can ask me questions here or there.  http://www.facebook.com/lifeoffthegrid