brucedp
Well-known member
I request the help of drivers for their opinions on the following:
There is currently a public forum going on about installing a Level-3
and some Level-2 EVSE in the City of Tillamook, OR. Currently the Leaf
EV is what is available for the public to purchase with a 100 mile
range. The question they posed is:
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... Tillamook, OR is approximately 73 miles from downtown Portland.
However, there are about 15 miles of uphill highway (55mph) and 30
miles of downhill highway coming to the coast and vice versa the
other way.
What do you think about the capabilities of an EV making it here? ...
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Checking Google Maps
http://g.co/maps/7zu45" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Portland, OR to Tillamook, OR 72.8 mi, 1.5 hour US-26 W and OR-6 W
My thinking if I had a 100 mile range Leaf, and the climb the Council
member mentioned was lets says as high as I have near me to the coast
(a ~2000 foot elevation change),
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_State_Route_17" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
that I would not want to go directly from Portland, OR to Tillamook
http://www.milebymile.com/main/United_States/Oregon/State_6/United_States_Oregon_road_map_travel_guides.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
as that would be right on the edge of the Leaf's capabilities.
More likely, in the same the way I would top off at Los Gatos before
attacking the climb through the Santa Cruz mountains to get to the
coast, I would want to charge just before the climb away from
Portland. The nearest public EVSE are some Blink EVSE at Forest Grove:
http://recargo.com/search?search=Forest+Grove%2C+OR&commit=+++SEARCH+++" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
which would save 20 miles of range on the Leaf's 100 mile pack
http://g.co/maps/kheu5" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Forest Grove, OR to Tillamook, OR 52.0 mi, 1.1 hour OR-6 W
While there would be plenty of power to climb and then use the regen
to recoup some of the energy back, not all of it would be recovered.
I am thinking, a drive directly from Portland to Tillamook would be
about 95 energy miles used, whereas a drive from Forest Grove to
Tillamook would be about 75 energy miles used.
I ask drivers:
-Do you think a Leaf EV could make it from Portland and arrive in
Tillamook having a 5 mile residual left in the pack when they connect
to a public EVSE?
-Would it be best to plan to charge at Forest grove (top off if you
will) before starting the climb?
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There is currently a public forum going on about installing a Level-3
and some Level-2 EVSE in the City of Tillamook, OR. Currently the Leaf
EV is what is available for the public to purchase with a 100 mile
range. The question they posed is:
-
... Tillamook, OR is approximately 73 miles from downtown Portland.
However, there are about 15 miles of uphill highway (55mph) and 30
miles of downhill highway coming to the coast and vice versa the
other way.
What do you think about the capabilities of an EV making it here? ...
-
Checking Google Maps
http://g.co/maps/7zu45" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Portland, OR to Tillamook, OR 72.8 mi, 1.5 hour US-26 W and OR-6 W
My thinking if I had a 100 mile range Leaf, and the climb the Council
member mentioned was lets says as high as I have near me to the coast
(a ~2000 foot elevation change),
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_State_Route_17" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
that I would not want to go directly from Portland, OR to Tillamook
http://www.milebymile.com/main/United_States/Oregon/State_6/United_States_Oregon_road_map_travel_guides.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
as that would be right on the edge of the Leaf's capabilities.
More likely, in the same the way I would top off at Los Gatos before
attacking the climb through the Santa Cruz mountains to get to the
coast, I would want to charge just before the climb away from
Portland. The nearest public EVSE are some Blink EVSE at Forest Grove:
http://recargo.com/search?search=Forest+Grove%2C+OR&commit=+++SEARCH+++" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
which would save 20 miles of range on the Leaf's 100 mile pack
http://g.co/maps/kheu5" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Forest Grove, OR to Tillamook, OR 52.0 mi, 1.1 hour OR-6 W
While there would be plenty of power to climb and then use the regen
to recoup some of the energy back, not all of it would be recovered.
I am thinking, a drive directly from Portland to Tillamook would be
about 95 energy miles used, whereas a drive from Forest Grove to
Tillamook would be about 75 energy miles used.
I ask drivers:
-Do you think a Leaf EV could make it from Portland and arrive in
Tillamook having a 5 mile residual left in the pack when they connect
to a public EVSE?
-Would it be best to plan to charge at Forest grove (top off if you
will) before starting the climb?
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