Six months after buying my first EV (see My First EV — Part I), the time has come for the first long trip — Cupertino to Huntington Beach, about 420 miles each way. We decided to go on Highway 101 rather than 5, about 20 miles longer, but a prettier drive. We took two days to get to the destination, with one overnight stop in Santa Maria and one day to get back home.
Ready to go, 283 miles in the tank.
We drove 931 miles, including a few trips to the beach. We charged on the road six times at fast charging stations, paying an average of $0.47/kWh. We charged overnight at the Hampton Inn in Santa Maria at a Level 2 slow station, and overnight at our host in Huntington Beach, which had a Level 2 charger in his garage and was kind enough to let us use it.
Slow and expensive Level 2 charger…
Read the full article originally published at cleantechnica.com.