Supercharging

We had our first “road trip” with Scarlett.

Just a relatively short jaunt to Sunriver, Oregon for my wife’s staff retreat. We did our first Supercharging since taking delivery in February. This is the Bend, Oregon Supercharger.

I wondered how the credit card link to our account and all that would work. In a word: seamlessly. Back in, plug in, charge, unplug and go. We were the only ones there on a Sunday afternoon until another silver M3 with California plates showed up.

About 40 minutes later (I was going to time it and forgot…), we topped off adding about 180 miles of range and we were on our way.

Total cost: $10.56. That’s the equivalent of about $1.46/gallon compared to our Passat. And that only because Tesla recently changed the supercharge rates and Oregon rates doubled from $0.12/KW to $0.24. My understanding is they are trying to keep locals from using the superchargers for their day-to-day charging and leave the stations open for travelers.

Like us.

So while it isn’t the screaming deal it once was, at $3.25/gallon for the Passat, this is VERY economical.

We are looking forward to our vacation to Lassen and Yosemite this fall.