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From Stressful Hills to Deep Recharge is just 1 day!

I put myself into a stressful situation yesterday.   I promised to pick up my daugter from a birthday party near the Trail of the Madrones deep in the heart of Westlake (clap clap).  If you are not fortunately enough to drive in Michael Dell’s back yard, you may not realize that Westlake is 1) hilly, 2) confusing, 3) not accurately Google mapped.  In an ICE car that’s no big deal, but an EV is very stressful when you’re lost, past bingo (1/2 fuel), late, and swelting without A/C.I ultimately found the party (10.5 miles into my 20 mile range) and drove conservatively (belated appologies to south bound 360 traffic) to my daughter’s soccer game.  It’s important to note that 20 miles is my safe range and it’s possible to nurse more miles out the batteries.  Yesterday I got 22 miles and could have gone longer.  Yeah!I drove 30 miles today.Yes, 30.  The batteries got a long drink after the deep discharge yesterday then I took a 6 mile trip with recharge bounce at home.  The result was extra long range!  Even after 30 miles (ok, 24) the batteries had relatively little sag.  I probably could have gone another 5 miles!Hopefully this means that nursing my batteries has been paying off and they are recovering some of their lost zest. 

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