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Decided to road trip our six month old Macan 4S from Palm Springs to Portland. I've done the drive 14 times in the past 4 years. 13 times were in our old Model 3 and last year was in our Cayenne. This year I decided (after watching daveo4ev's trip to WA) to try the Macan. I did my research as we take back roads out of the city and up highway 99 (versus the suggested route around Los Angeles and up I-5, which adds about six layers of stress). Mapped out the route, looked at the EA stations, came up with alternative plans, investigated the Pilot Flying J stations (at 66 cents/kwh!). Used the Porsche Navigation with ABRP on my phone as a backup. Said a prayer and took off with the dog and cat in tow...
Day One was Palm Springs to Red Bluff. We charged at four different EA stations without any issues! Plug and Charge worked flawlessly, charging speeds were good, we never had to wait for a station..... just like driving with the Tesla! 658 miles took 12 hours with charging stops.
Left Red Bluff this morning with a full charge (thanks, Best Western for the free charging!). At stop one, Medford OR, the fun begins... Plug and Charge won't work. Then I try through the app, but it won't connect with the car. Tried three of the six chargers. Finally called EA. The rep reset the charger and walked me through initiating through the EA app. 4th time was the charm.
Next stop was Sutherlin, OR. The PCS kept redirecting me further up the road to the Flying J, but it was 66 cents/kwh and I needed a long charge (16-85%) to make it to Portland. Decided I'd roll the dice at Sutherlin. Pulled in and noticed one 150 and one 350 charger empty. Started charging at the 350 kw (plug and charge worked this time). Was pulling a whopping 60kw at a 16% SOC. Now I see why Bolts tie up all the chargers. Time for a nap! The guy at the 350kw charger next to me was charging at 70kw at 70% SOC. This wasn't a "balanced charger." Kept charging and then the guy at the other 150kw charger left and someone else pulled in. Peeked around and they were charging at 174kw! Again called EA to inquire what was up. The non-helpful response was, "well, the last person who charged there was at 150kw, so the charger is working (even though it's labeled 350) so we will open up a ticket, but the charger is working as it's supposed to." Uh huh. Decided on a whim to move to the other 150kw charger. Started right up at 174kw!
Moral of the story... charging still is not perfect, but better than I expected. If you are getting slow speed, try the slower charger. Go figure! I will say that this car is THE BOMB on a road trip... so comfortable, incredibly quick, can zip around slow people driving in the fast lane... we did hit triple digits a few times by accident with such ease. Ended up at about 2.4 efficiency, which isn't bad with a full load + a/c going + ventilated seats + well over speed limit.
Day One was Palm Springs to Red Bluff. We charged at four different EA stations without any issues! Plug and Charge worked flawlessly, charging speeds were good, we never had to wait for a station..... just like driving with the Tesla! 658 miles took 12 hours with charging stops.
Left Red Bluff this morning with a full charge (thanks, Best Western for the free charging!). At stop one, Medford OR, the fun begins... Plug and Charge won't work. Then I try through the app, but it won't connect with the car. Tried three of the six chargers. Finally called EA. The rep reset the charger and walked me through initiating through the EA app. 4th time was the charm.
Next stop was Sutherlin, OR. The PCS kept redirecting me further up the road to the Flying J, but it was 66 cents/kwh and I needed a long charge (16-85%) to make it to Portland. Decided I'd roll the dice at Sutherlin. Pulled in and noticed one 150 and one 350 charger empty. Started charging at the 350 kw (plug and charge worked this time). Was pulling a whopping 60kw at a 16% SOC. Now I see why Bolts tie up all the chargers. Time for a nap! The guy at the 350kw charger next to me was charging at 70kw at 70% SOC. This wasn't a "balanced charger." Kept charging and then the guy at the other 150kw charger left and someone else pulled in. Peeked around and they were charging at 174kw! Again called EA to inquire what was up. The non-helpful response was, "well, the last person who charged there was at 150kw, so the charger is working (even though it's labeled 350) so we will open up a ticket, but the charger is working as it's supposed to." Uh huh. Decided on a whim to move to the other 150kw charger. Started right up at 174kw!
Moral of the story... charging still is not perfect, but better than I expected. If you are getting slow speed, try the slower charger. Go figure! I will say that this car is THE BOMB on a road trip... so comfortable, incredibly quick, can zip around slow people driving in the fast lane... we did hit triple digits a few times by accident with such ease. Ended up at about 2.4 efficiency, which isn't bad with a full load + a/c going + ventilated seats + well over speed limit.
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