[ref http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/Leaf-trip-to-Sacramento-from-San-Francisco-tp4683478.html Leaf trip to Sacramento from San Francisco ]
For those curious about the Leaf term 'battery heat' used, see http://www.mynissanleaf.com/viewtopic.php?t=7648 And a 'light (right) accelerator foot', brings to mind what Clare Bell (Women's Racing Team) had often said in the past, 'Drive like there is an egg under your foot', see: http://www.changeyourcorner.com/articles/eggtrick.php ... imagine you have an egg taped under the toes of your right foot when you drive ... without breaking the egg ... ... http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/travel/a32428/driving-mistakes/ ... 7. You're applying too much pressure to the gas and brake pedals ... to get the best [energy] economy " ... drive like you have an egg under your foot." The more smoothly you accelerate and brake, the further your [energy] will go ... ... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clare_Bell#Biography ... Bell also became interested in electric vehicles. After converting a VW beetle to electric with a conversion kit, she began building, racing, repairing, designing, and racing electric cars ... As part of the Women's Electric Racing Team, she competed in the Arizona Public Service utility company's APS Solar and Electric 500 and APS Electrics electric vehicle races, held in Phoenix, Arizona from 1993 to 1997 ... ... http://evworld.com/article.cfm?storyid=437 ... one of the EV industry's most remarkable women ... I am glad Lawrence posted his EV trip on the evdl. It reminds me of the all the many evdl posts I made of my e-trips when I pushed my Blazer EV conversion's range envelope. While Lawrence did not say, I am assuming his 90mi e-trip was on one charge. If so, I am not stating Lawrence's 90mi e-trip did not happen, nor do I have doubts: https://www.google.com/#q=%22range%22+Leaf+miles Leaf range is 84 to 107 mi http://www.nissanusa.com/electric-cars/leaf/charging-range/range/ Nissan tool to estimate a trip's range, Enter: San Francisco, CA 94110 & Sacramento, CA 95814 Gives: 89 miles But after reading Lawrence's brief/terse post, I was left hungry for more details (perhaps Lawrence will post more later). So, the following it totally conjecture, and possibly just a brain-exercise, so as to give a whiff of what Lawrence's Leaf-trip was like/about, etc. Evdl old-timers know Lawrence is a musician (from his previous msg trailers). Looking at his professional profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lawrence-rhodes-6a79419 ... California Musical Theatre March 1994 – Present (22 years 6 months) Sacramento, California Area Woodwind musician as needed ... [ (CMT) 1510 J Street, Sacramento, CA 95814] So, I will run with him having a 'gig' (gigging) in Sac. as his reason/purpose for the trip. Using the traffic option, and setting it to have him leave at 11am for his ~2hr e-trip to Sac: https://goo.gl/maps/miqC9kRimJ32 traffic really was not that bad (he wisely missed the going-to-work or coming-home traffic mess). Setting the terrain option on that map, I see the only energy-eating hills/mountains were between San Pablo and Cordelia, else most of his trip was flat (not much gravity involved). I have driven this route many years ago, but in an old technology (PbSO4) 50mi EV conversion, which required I charge along the way (I was not able to reach Sac on one charge). My first try was a 50mph to conserve power (I was driving a wind-pusher Blazer EV, which was no-way as low a Cd as a Leaf). But later trips to Sac (I had done six), I found I could get away with driving a little faster at 55mph which got less flying-middle-fingers in my direction). After 90+mi, Lawrence's Leaf EV is going to need a charge in old-town Sac. So, manually peeking and poking (searching) plugshare.com for EVSE near 95814, I found several, but will run-with the following EVSE as where he charged his Leaf because it is less than a mile walking distance from CMT: http://www.plugshare.com/?location=19157 Park Tower Garage Ports 4 EV Plug (J1772)s Address 805 J St., Sacramento, CA, 95814 Phone (916) 442-2217 Hours Garage business hours; pay lot Description Enter from J St., one-way east. CS-40 - ClipperCreek updated J1772 compliant equipment. paid $7 for weekend parking So including those three location points (home, charging, destination) in the map: https://goo.gl/maps/zcF8tvberVA2 Lawrence's Leaf SF to 'SacraTomato' EV-trip 89mi I'll also assume after his gig, he likely stayed overnight either with family, friends or at nearby lodging: https://www.google.com/#q=lodging+near+95814&rflfq=1&rlha=1&rlla=0&rllag=38580139,-121498747,746&tbm=lcl&tbs=ls:-1,lf_hd:-1,lf_maxhp:-1,lf_maxhpitems:75-100-125-200,lf_maxhpcur:USD,lf_msr:-1,lf_hc:-1,lf_ha:0,lf_haitems:767,lf:1,lf_ui:6&hotel_dates=2016-09-11,2016-09-12 Sadly, not too many of the lodging shown offered EVSE. My assumption is Lawrence will return to his SF home via the same route (now fighting a head-wind, and that gravity). But for those considering a similar EV trip, look at that portion of the map of just old-town Sacramento and see the points labeled with Sutter ... [sidebar ... some CA history When the U.S. was created (1776), Spain's CA capital was Monterey (195mi south of Sac) https://www.google.com/#q=capitals+California+Monterey After gold was found and the gringos took over CA, CA had several capitals until finalizing on Sacramento: http://www.city-data.com/forum/california/1407688-capitals-california.html Most of old-town Sacramento was made from Sutter's Fort: https://www.yelp.com/biz/sutters-fort-state-historic-park-sacramento Sutter’s Fort State Historic Park ... The fort covers the periods 1839-1850 ... As Sacramento grew the old fort was torn down and used to build what is now Old Town Sacramento ... http://www.sacbee.com/entertainment/article90865287.html It was at Sutter's Mill in 1849 that gold was found which started the population explosion in CA (both by land and sea): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sutter%27s_Mill#History http://www.sfmuseum.org/hist6/grush.html California Gold An Authentic History of the First Find With the Names of Those Interested in the Discovery Sac itself did/does not have much gold, the gold that was found at Sutter's Mill washed down from the Sierra Nevada Mountains near Coloma (the mother lode), which where all the miners headed. A huge influx 300+k gold seeking wannabes (of all nations) invaded CA. But sadly it wasn't many miners that made their fortune by gold mining, it was the retailers (gougers) that sold (stiffed) to the miners, bilking them of their hard-earned gold dust. Much in the same way, there are now tourist-traps that feed off that old-timey gold-fever https://www.google.com/#q=gold+panning+sacramento Other activities in Sac are: http://www.sacramento365.com/event/sacratomato-festival-2016/ Sacratomato Festival 2016 CA's central valley https://www.google.com/#q=ca+central+valley consists of San Joaquin Valley in the south and the Sacramento Valley in the north https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacramento_Valley which are mostly agriculture which feed the U.S. and the world. So, Sacramento is surrounded by agriculture. During the summer months it is common to see on the highways large trucks http://news.plantsciences.ucdavis.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/15.07.24-tomato-harvester-STAR-NTD-Tomato-Harvester-e1436906748749-680x418.jpg delivering canning tomatoes http://www.shuttersandsunflowers.com/uploads/2013/07/tomato_harvest_in_california.jpg to the canneries: https://localwiki.org/davis/Tomato_Trucks which also means tomato-truck spills https://tribfox40.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/chp-tomato-truck-crash.jpg https://cbssacramento.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/tomatoes.jpg Hence, the 'SacraTomato' play on Sacramento's name. /sidebar] I hope we hear how Lawrence's return trip on the way back home went :-) For EVLN EV-newswire posts use: http://evdl.org/evln/ {brucedp.0catch.com} ... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gig_(music) gigging ... https://www.techopedia.com/definition/3857/peek-and-poke Peek and Poke ... http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=gringo ... Folklore ... when the US invaded mexico, wearing green uniforms, and the people shouted at them "Green Go Home" ... a north american ... it isnt a hateful term but it can be used hatefully ... - https://www.mail-archive.com/ev@lists.evdl.org/msg17970.html [EVDL] Leaf trip to Sacramento from San Francisco Lawrence Rhodes via EV Fri, 26 Aug 2016 14:30:12 -0700 91 miles 25% of charge remaining. Stiff tail wind. 29 miles of range on the range indicator. Battery heat at 6 bars. Lawrence Rhodes - - and dont forget.....one light right foot :) Great job! Jeff - >Lots of Gravity drive. Better than Regen. Lawrence Rhodes (12:29pm pst)< - -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/Leaf-trip-to-Sacramento-from-San-Francisco-tp4683478p4683507.html Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
