Bought a 3 night stay in Las Vegas by Hilton as part of their points promotions for $200. Yep it was a timeshare deal so I had to endure a pitch but I can do that without biting standing on my head - and did. My preference was to fly but then I thought - The Big Roadtrip. If any car could do this well I believed it would be Circe the Tesla Model 3. Add that I had just come back from Wilmington NC so I could call it Coast to Coast ( return just to Blue Ridge Summit, PA ) out and almost that back. I emailed Tesla for an appointment for the factory and got one for Earth Day April 22. This tour of EV Willy Wonkaland is not to be missed and would be another great excuse for Road Tripping.
Let's give you the Cliff Notes version and then I'll spend some May blog entries going into the trip in detail.
Travel days out (5.5):
2019 APR 2nd Wilmington -> My home in Blue Ridge Summit
2019 APR 14/15 Home -> Plano TX
2019 APR 17/18 TX -> Vegas
2019 APR 21 Vegas -> San Francisco/Fremont CA
Travel days back (5)
2019 APR 24-28
Accomodations:
2 Car Camp (Glamp?) days at KOAs total about $95 with membership.
2 Hampton Inn stays on points.
3 Hampton Inn stays avg $130 with taxes etc - total $400
3 Nights at the Elara for $200
2 Nights with friends in Plano TX
Mileage total 6,810
Fuel - aka 45 SuperCharging stops totalling $357.58
Cost per mile with Super Charging = 5.25 cents a mile electric cost.
While this is higher than my rate at home ( when using the grid vs my solar ) of 3 cents a mile I figure it still beats the pants off gas at 10+ cents a mile ($3 gal / 30mph) + whatever costs one attributes to roasting your grandkids.
That's the overview, I'll add some articles in May in depth. Happy (Electric) Motoring.
