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Trip Report - A trip to the Hills.
Prologue - As the 26th January long weekend was approaching, my wife, me and my daughter were discussing our weekend plans. My daughter wanted to see snow. There was a minor prediction of snow in Kufri so we made a plan to spend the long weekend in Kufri in anticipation of snow.
With the plan set, it was the time to get ready for the trip. I had never been to hills with my EV. So called up my friend for some tips and tricks for driving in the hills with an EV.
Now Faridabad to Kufri is 395 kilometers and it takes around 9 hours (without any break) to reach. We didn't want to waste one day each of the long weekend in travelling to and fro from Kufri. So decided to leave in afternoon on 25th Jan after finishing up work early and stay at a relative's place in panchkula for the night before continuing to Kufri next morning.
Charged the car overnight to 100%. Got the tyre pressure checked and made sure it was set to 35 PSI. Packed the boot with luggage (Two bags) and two more small bags. Left Faridabad at 2 PM
Leg 1 - Faridabad to Panchkula
After reaching the destination, i went to charge the car for next day. As my relative's society doesn't have charging setup yet. Charged the car again at Statiq charger in Chandigarh from 34% to 100%.
Charge cost - Rs 500
Leg 2 - Panchkula to Royal Tulip, Kufri
Started at 8 AM in the morning.
Stop - Solan is midway on the route so took a breakfast stop at Amolak Towers. The place has food court and Sunfuel 120 KW charger. Charged the car from 56% to 93%.
Leg 3 - Driving in and around Kufri
After reaching the hotel, we went back to Shimla for lunch at a cafe. The next day as chances of snow dwindled to zero, we headed out for lunch to Taj, Theog. Also, charged the car in preparation for the drive back home. Charged from 44% to 79%
Leg 4 - Royal Tulip, Kufri to Faridabad
This was going to be one long drive, we didn't have the luxury of overnight stop as it was school day for my daughter the next day. So we started back after breakfast at 10:30 AM. Plan was to stop for lunch and charge the car and then drive home non stop.
Salient points of the trip
Elevation chart from Panchkula to Kufri with charging stop marked
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