The EV RV

07/06/2024

Made it home! 7304 miles, 29 days, 4.3MwH used, 2678 lbs of C02 saved, 487 gallons of gas saved, saved $1372 vs gas, only spent $0.16/mile in electricity. Drove much faster most of the trip, which definitely contributed to the higher price vs last trip.

05/05/2024

Drawer slides installed and beds all set for their mattresses.

04/21/2024

Trip details from the Great Eclipse road trip of 2024. 5824 miles, 70 supercharges, purchased 3,495 kwh for $1155.53 total, averaging $0.33/kwh cost, which works out to ~$0.20/mile while towing excluding AC charging while staying at RV parks and with family. Cycled the battery ~37 times. Often drove 65-75mph, definitely could have hyper miled driving 50-55mph which yield ~500wh/m which could have net close to 200 miles for 100% charge. 2022 model S LR.

04/21/2024

Kitchen fully plumbed and electrified. Ran a load of dirty dishes. 5500w tankless hot water heater is perfect for the sink, dishwasher, and shower.

04/10/2024

Currently on ~5300 mile trip for the solar eclipse. Tesla really needs to add more pull in/through chargers. I've had to unhook around 1/3rd of the time and the rest of the time I'm just blocking spots (thankfully the chargers haven't filled up where I needed to move as to not be a jerk). Could really use an extension cable please.

03/29/2024

Diamond plate upgrade installed on the hatch.

03/16/2024

Looking forward to this!

Tesla has confirmed that it is working on a NACS to NACS extension cable to fix the issues with Supercharging...

12/27/2023

Wheel wells completed and insulated. Electric brake wires ran. Bench seat tops cut.

12/23/2023

Plumbing mostly done. DC coverted 3kw hot water heater 125A relay arced closed even though the load is 56A. I've decided since the 2.5gal heater takes up a large amount of the under sink space, it's getting replaced with a 240v 3.5-5.5kw on demand heater and I'll just pay the 7% efficiency loss to heat in the inverter.

12/19/2023

Butcher block countertop installed! Well it's not mounted to the aluminum supports yet, but I will install L brackets underneath that screw in. Also need to run plumbing and electrical and secure the microwave/convection oven/air fryer/broiler 6-in-1 3700w 240v appliance (imported from the UK) so it doesn't move around.