1,400 km trip in 5 days with my Windsor EV: Range & charging experience

All except the Voltran chargers were free for the Windsor and I paid a total of 1400 for a 1400+km trip.

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1400+ km road trip over 5 days

The missus and I along with our 2 kiddos decided to do our trip to Tirupati and around from Hyderabad in the EV this time. The distance from Home to Tirupati was around 560 km and then going to Tirumala, Kanipakam and Kalahasti and back to Tirupati and then home took us to a total trip of about 1440 kms.

We started at 6am on Sat, 22nd March with 100% SoC and sped away towards Kurnool. The first stop was at a Statiq charging point which also had a drive in where we decided to stop for breakfast. We had traveled 210 kms and SoC was down to 29%. I had consistently driven at around 80-85kmph on Eco and Normal Regen. This equates to a range of about 290+. Charged to 90%. Took about 40 mins.

Next stop was a Voltran charger, 188 kms away. Drove at speeds of 90-110 kmph. Range came down considerably, close to 235, Charged for 50 minutes. Initial SoC 10%, final 89%.

Next stop was Hotel Ekante Bliss at Tirupati, 171 kms away. Drove at speeds ranging 60-80 kmph. End Soc 28%. Range of about 283 kms.

From Tirupati, we had a trip to Tirumala, where we stayed for a day. Driving downhill was amazing and it still blows my mind that I gained 2-3%SoC driving down the hill.

The drive to Tirumala and back, some local driving in Tirupati and a couple of trips to Kanipakam and Kalahasti and back was about 320kms and consumed about 120% SoC.

Started back on Wednesday after breakfast. We stopped at the magnificent Ontimitta Kodanda Rama Temple near Kadapa. It was very hot and we couldn't spend a lot of time there.

The 2 charging stops were at the Voltran station and a ChargeZone charger right across the highway from the Statiq charger which was our first stop on day 1.

All except the Voltran chargers were free for the Windsor and I paid a total of 1400 for a 1400+km trip.

Driving comfort was excellent throughout. It was me alone driving close to 11 hours on day 1 (with the charging breaks) and almost 12 hours on the last day. I was just a little tired but absolutely no discomfort while driving.

The rear seats were pretty comfortable for both the kids and they did not complain about comfort except when it got a little too hot after one of our stops and the ac took some time to show its effect.

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