Recent content by JamesG

To add: I’d read elsewhere that south to north was generally a little more downhill on the BRP than starting on the north end, so that’s what I did, which worked out great. Plus that Saturday was an utterly gorgeous day without a ton of BRP traffic. Never had crowding on any pullout, including...

I think the car said 3.8 trip avg but that was probably rounded. But yes that sounds about right. I tried hard to be under the speed limit, which was easier to do late at night and far away from major cities. For the BRP, I charged to 90% at Dandridge TN EVgo (at Wendy’s) and headed right to...

Thanks Paul! I learned a lot on this trip which will enable me to be more confident in extending distance per leg. All the expected SOC and GOM range estimates were pretty accurate, so I will probably need to do less agressive planning on the next big trip. My daily commute is just 12mi round...

Ha, edging off topic here, but twice on my last road trip EA phone reps absolutely instructed me to "turn the car off and shut the door" before starting charging :roll: We know that is completely false, but it seems that some EA call center reps may not be familiar with the cars they're...

I just bought a 2020 Bolt EV Premier, and took a long road trip on Labor Day weekend, starting from home in Omaha Nebraska, through TN NC VA OH and points between. Mostly I always wanted to drive the Blue Ridge Parkway, which I did - and the weather was perfect. The road leading to the Great...

[I drive a 2020 Chevy Bolt] I got burned in Asheville NC Sat 9/5 at the Sams Club on the north side. I checked all the usual apps before arrival into town (including EAs own) and saw nothing about EA being down at the site. Arriving with a very low SOC, the EA chargers were blocked off and...