9-day Tesla trip saved by trickle charging at old gas station

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A Tesla owner says she made a 9-day rural road trip through a town without an EV charger by trickle charging from an outlet at an abandoned gas station

on a 9-day road trip through a rural area and had to get creative at one point when it came to charging.

The Tesla owner said she planned her route ahead of time using a Travelocity filter that allowed her to find hotels with EV chargers and Plugshare's Trip Planner, which helped her plot out charging stations along the way. However, the owner of the lodge told the couple they could use an unused gas station across the street that was also owned by the lodge.

A trickle charge adds only a few miles an hour to the car's battery life, while a Level 2 charger can charge an EV to 80% from four to 10 hours, according to theThe couple relied on the old gas station to replenish their car for two days while they explored the surrounding area and later used a Level 2 charger and Tesla Supercharger to finish their trip and eventually travel home, Goforth said.

 

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