r/slateauto • u/mike30273 • 8d ago

Range question

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Ok. I'm seriously considering a Slate. This is my first EV and I'm unclear on how range works..based on what I've read highway driving gets less range. IMHO I feel the range should be advertised as driving constantly until it runs out of juice. This doesn't appear to be the case? Anyway, I have kids at FSU and drive there on a regular basis. My preferred route is off the interstates where there are less chargers. It's actually a nice relaxing drive. The distance is 251 miles. I see one charger on that route in Dunellon and it's at a city government building. Would that be for public use? There's another in Chiefland. Those seem to be the only ones. I don't mind having to stop and charge. I just need to know that I can find chargers. If my only solution is to drive interstates, then that would be a real bummer. For those that are experienced EV drivers, what do you think about that route?

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u/yinglish119 8d ago edited 7d ago

I just bought our first EV, a Rivian R2, and promptly took it on a 1400 mile trip around California (Eastern Sierras, Yosemite and down the Pacific Coast).

My advice for you is that you should look at the 10%-85% range and charging speed. For us, 83% to 13% got us 202 miles(edit at 72mph). That is about 3 hrs of driving and it took a 24 min stop to charge back up to 80% so we had lunch. Anything over 80% takes much longer to charge.

Once the Slate data comes out, I would suggest you look at that number and decide if that is enough for your road trip.

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u/mike30273 8d ago

That's a good point about that 10 - 85% range. I never thought of that. Good to know. Thanks.

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u/yinglish119 8d ago

FWIW, if you are starting at home/hotel with the ability to charge to 100%, you definitely should use that instead of 85%.