Tin Poodle

Official statistician tldr; We haven't "run out of gas" Model X90D pulling trailer 485Wh/mi (early estimate for flat and 55mph) Estimated range pulling trailer 170 miles Long version We haven't "run out of gas"...yet When taking a trip in an electric vehicle, or any vehicle for that matter, it's important to know you can make it to the next gas station (or charging opportunity in our case).  I've been driving electric for almost ten years.  From short trips around town to long trips as far as Maine and North Carolina.  I've never "run out of gas".  What's different with this trip is pulling a trailer decreases "gas mileage" and range between charges.  How much of a range hit we'll take traveling back is the big unknown. There are not a lot of people pulling trailers with electric vehicles.  Different trailers affect range differently.  Weather, speed, and elevation changes all affect range. There are ...

Act 1...Wind Holy f#*#*g s### ! Driving through Kansas was like driving through a hurricane. Except no rain. The first clue on how bad the wind was going to be was at midnight when the howling of the wind woke us both up.  By the time we checked out, it had picked up so hard, that the car doors would slam open or closed if you weren't careful. Driving was ridiculous. The wind alternated between a dead headwind to a dead crosswind.  The car was being buffeted back and forth as the semi's next to us were having the same thing happen. Luckily with autosteer/autopilot engaged the car stayed centered in the lane.  I only had to drive manually when vehicles in the next lane would dive toward us. Steering wasn't the only problem.  The headwind made a serious dent on range.  As you can see from this picture even though I was driving at 73 mph the winds made the "gas mileage" equivalent to driving 100 mph!  Range was reduced 40-50% because of the wind...