12v vacuum it fits nicely in trunk side wells

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12v vacuum. it fits nicely in trunk side wells.

i've taken 6 road trips in 1 year (25k miles in 12.5 months!). never had "range anxiety" but i did drive it down to single digits miles in terms of range a couple times (lowest was 2miles of range). the nav is generally conservative (it yells at me to drive slower than 55mph but i just set ap to 70mph and monitor the consumption).

use the energy information to determine your actual range (i.e. if you're consuming 290wh/mi for that leg, you are getting rated and can expect 290 miles of actual range). if you start to consume more, you should reduce your expectations. the nav will eventually stop yelling at you to slow down (sometimes it just says slow to 65mph) after it sees that you'll have at least 5% soc by the time you reach your destination/sc.

if you have ap, this will be great. just get into the mindset that you are the supervisor of the driving and keep an eye out for all the other cars (they will be your biggest worry). i set following distance to 6 for long trips and mostly try to stay engaged in the supervision tasks.

i was able to do 17 hours of driving in one day (including charging stops) thanks to ap. your plan on obtaining rest is a good one but remember that your avg speed will be around 50mph with stops included (if you set 70mph, you might actually average less with higher speeds because you'll need to stop to charge more frequently).

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thanks yes i have ap and know from the few day trips i have made it really cuts down on the fatigue factor. 12v vac a good idea, i want to arrive at my daughters place in san jose with a clean car!