NYLEAF
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I occasionally drive between Long Island and Albany, NY to visit friends. I know that the Leaf won't make it on a single charge, and probably wouldn't make it on the Thruway at the speed limit, even after a stop-over for a charge (this is assuming that L2 or L3 chargers are eventually constructed at the Thruway rest stops). I mapped out the shortest distance on Mapquest, with a stop at a Nissan dealer that happens to be conveniently located approx. halfway between the start and finish.
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From the reading I've done on this forum, it seems like this trip will be a huge stretch. I usually do this trip in the winter, so I'll probably have the heat going, and there is definitely some increase in elevation through the Catskill Mountains (which I don't think are anywhere near as high as what you guys deal with out West...) Obviously, I'm assuming that the dealer in Poughkeepsie will even allow me to charge, and I am assuming that I would even want to hang out at their dealership for however long I would need to.
From looking at the roads and the directions, I figured out the following. I would travel about 3 miles of the trip at under 40mph, most of the trip (about 123 miles) at speeds of about 50mph, another 23 miles at 60mph, and 6 miles at speeds of 70mph. Before stopping in Poughkeepsie, I would have gone 2 miles at under 40mph, 44 miles at roughly 50mph, 24 miles at 60mph, and all 6 miles of interstate driving at 70mph, for a total distance of about 78 miles. Assuming I had charged to a full battery before leaving, is there a way to tell how much charge I would presumably have left? I tried doing this using the range chart that I found on this forum, and it looks like I would have used about 17.55kWh for the trip to Poughkeepsie using this route, leaving me with 6.45kWh in the battery. If my math is correct, this would leave me at about the very end of the third fuel bar., or roughly 29 more miles at 50mph. Of course, this is from the chart, which assumes nice weather and no heater/AC. It also doesn't take into account the elevation, which I'm not even sure how to measure/figure out.
So, enough rambling from me. My questions to you guys...can I make this trip with this planned route? Should I be looking at another planned route? Assuming I make it to Poughkeepsie Nissan, how long should I expect to wait there to recharge so that I can make it all the way to Albany? How long will this entire trip take me? I did the trip down from Albany to LI today and, with traffic, it took me four hours (this is in my ICE car, of course....my LEAF won't be here until who knows when!) Will there ever be a level 3 charger in NY State?
Thanks for reading...
http://mapq.st/pREGbs" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
From the reading I've done on this forum, it seems like this trip will be a huge stretch. I usually do this trip in the winter, so I'll probably have the heat going, and there is definitely some increase in elevation through the Catskill Mountains (which I don't think are anywhere near as high as what you guys deal with out West...) Obviously, I'm assuming that the dealer in Poughkeepsie will even allow me to charge, and I am assuming that I would even want to hang out at their dealership for however long I would need to.
From looking at the roads and the directions, I figured out the following. I would travel about 3 miles of the trip at under 40mph, most of the trip (about 123 miles) at speeds of about 50mph, another 23 miles at 60mph, and 6 miles at speeds of 70mph. Before stopping in Poughkeepsie, I would have gone 2 miles at under 40mph, 44 miles at roughly 50mph, 24 miles at 60mph, and all 6 miles of interstate driving at 70mph, for a total distance of about 78 miles. Assuming I had charged to a full battery before leaving, is there a way to tell how much charge I would presumably have left? I tried doing this using the range chart that I found on this forum, and it looks like I would have used about 17.55kWh for the trip to Poughkeepsie using this route, leaving me with 6.45kWh in the battery. If my math is correct, this would leave me at about the very end of the third fuel bar., or roughly 29 more miles at 50mph. Of course, this is from the chart, which assumes nice weather and no heater/AC. It also doesn't take into account the elevation, which I'm not even sure how to measure/figure out.
So, enough rambling from me. My questions to you guys...can I make this trip with this planned route? Should I be looking at another planned route? Assuming I make it to Poughkeepsie Nissan, how long should I expect to wait there to recharge so that I can make it all the way to Albany? How long will this entire trip take me? I did the trip down from Albany to LI today and, with traffic, it took me four hours (this is in my ICE car, of course....my LEAF won't be here until who knows when!) Will there ever be a level 3 charger in NY State?
Thanks for reading...