I like these real world driving logs. Thanks.
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I suspect the Lightning and Terra will have similar efficiencies, so imagine that the experiences I have in the Lightning will be similar enough that these logs can be useful.
No issues what so ever. The connector is cold until the car reads and responds to the low voltage pilot signal. When all is good the vehicle starts charging. The connectors should remain free of ice although this would be a mechanical issue to actually insert the plug. You will know if something is wrong. There would be no electrical safety hazard. The wall connector also has GFCI protection so if there was a fault all would turn off.
Question posted here: https://community.scoutmotors.com/threads/scout-traveler-suv-green-off-road-concept.2472/post-35069
I’ve never run out. I had one truly “pucker” trip where I wondered if we would run out because we hit some really high winds while on our first road trip. Slowed down a bit and ended up at the charger with 20% remaining. On that drive, I looked up the instructions on how to be flat-bed towed so we could get to the next charger. I have forgotten that information in the intervening years.
The closest “run-out” experience I’ve had is with a friend running a little bit low in their Kia EV6 and asking for a quick charge from the Lightning. They ran low because of a collision of several factors: Their mother had just passed away a couple of days before. They were moving a bunch of stuff from her house to theirs, climbing a 5000 foot mountain in the process. They had been packing up and otherwise moving stuff all weekend. There were two people in the car and it was filled with stuff. They had been driving that same route a bunch by themselves and with no stuff, so were used to a particular efficiency. There was a cold snap that dropped the temperatures by 20 degrees that evening. And they were super, super tired, stressed, and just wanted to be home. So they called me about 30 minutes from home asking me if I would come out and give them a quick charge. So I gave them 20 minutes charge from the Lightning and they were able to get home.
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I’ve never run out. I had one truly “pucker” trip where I wondered if we would run out because we hit some really high winds while on our first road trip. Slowed down a bit and ended up at the charger with 20% remaining. On that drive, I looked up the instructions on how to be flat-bed towed so we could get to the next charger. I have forgotten that information in the intervening years.
The closest “run-out” experience I’ve had is with a friend running a little bit low in their Kia EV6 and asking for a quick charge from the Lightning. They ran low because of a collision of several factors: Their mother had just passed away a couple of days before. They were moving a bunch of stuff from her house to theirs, climbing a 5000 foot mountain in the process. They had been packing up and otherwise moving stuff all weekend. There were two people in the car and it was filled with stuff. They had been driving that same route a bunch by themselves and with no stuff, so were used to a particular efficiency. There was a cold snap that dropped the temperatures by 20 degrees that evening. And they were super, super tired, stressed, and just wanted to be home. So they called me about 30 minutes from home asking me if I would come out and give them a quick charge. So I gave them 20 minutes charge from the Lightning and they were able to get home.
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