One Giant Leap Into the World of EV Ownership

[Logan]

We wanted to run that exact path (plus some driving south on the 15 from SLC) last year, but other obligations got in the way of that trip. We’re hoping to make a trip up along part of that path and then into the Rockies and into Canada later this year.

I'm sure a road tripping pro like you will have no issues.

My one takeaway from that route, is I would try to avoid the Electrify America chargers in Huntington Oregon next time. Really expensive ($0.64/kwh iirc), only 3 out of 4 were working, and not my favorite stop in general. So we skipped it on the way home.

 

[SpaceEVDriver]

Hi, what is the source for this map? My google-fu is failing me and I'd like to check it out more closely
Thanks

Oh, I forgot to respond to the second-half.
I don’t currently have a server providing this map for others to investigate, but if there was enough demand, it might be something I can put together. I haven’t done a lot of GIS web services work, so it might be a pain, but QGIS may provide some tools to make it easier to publish. I’m not sure. I haven’t investigated it in detail.

 

[cyure]

Oh, I forgot to respond to the second-half.
I don’t currently have a server providing this map for others to investigate, but if there was enough demand, it might be something I can put together. I haven’t done a lot of GIS web services work, so it might be a pain, but QGIS may provide some tools to make it easier to publish. I’m not sure. I haven’t investigated it in detail.

You need to figure out a way to monetize all of this.

 

[SpaceEVDriver]

You need to figure out a way to monetize all of this.

The problem is that as soon as I do that I stop doing the fun things because then they become jobs.

 

[cyure]

The problem is that as soon as I do that I stop doing the fun things because then they become jobs.

True.

 

[apex96]

I am the source.

I took the DCFC locations registered in the Federal Alternative Fuels Database and then wrote software to map 50-mile drives from each of those locations.

There are some faults with this map. First, it doesn’t include every DCFC, because not every DCFC is registered with the database. Second, it doesn’t exclude some of the Tesla SCs that are not available to non-Teslas; these aren’t well-identified in the database. Third, 50 miles is the longest range I could calculate (for the thousands of locations) on my server system in less than a week. Longer distances require that I take time away from contracted computing work.

Interesting thing about the Alternative Fuels data is that it considers anything over 50 kW to be DCFC... While true that's a really slow DCFC and the same goes for 150 kW stations as well. WV is mostly comprised of 50 - 250 kW stations and primarily is serviced by Tesla stations with V2 chargers so they're locked into only Tesla's... The only true fast charger in the state is located centrally in Flatwoods, WV and it's a Pilot/Flying J Evgo station with 350 kW output...