Leave unexpectedly with a Tesla Y and a Bonair trailer
Today, we are going for an impromptu picnic in Estrie with our Bonair trailer pulled by our Tesla Y. We tell you about the little unexpected things we encountered!
We leave with our vehicle loaded at 80%. At the beginning, our average consumption is 163W while driving. We will follow this closely during the road and see the result. We are heading to the Eastern Townships with no plan in mind. We have the TerraGo application in hand to help us in our adventure.
On the road, our consumption increases and is now around 241W.
We decide to follow the road to Magog in order to rent bikes. However, since we came with the trailer, there is no place where we can park. We are asked to park at a distance of about 3KM and walk back to rent the bikes. Let’s say it’s not easy! We feel far from the “van life” where we can go as we want.
We then arrive at Parc de la Pointe-Merry in Magog where we stop for a picnic.
After three unsuccessful attempts, we finally arrive at the parking lot of Escapades Memphrémagog accepting RVs. We will then go for a short family hike on nearby trails.
Once the ride is over, we head to a Tesla supercharger station, just to charge ourselves before the return road. Only 10 minutes to recharge to reach halfway, just enough time to buy us a little refreshment before returning.
Review of our improvised picnic
Before leaving, it is necessary to plan in advance where it is possible to park your RV. We did not know that the majority of parking lots were prohibited with a
trailer. Vans are accepted everywhere. All around the lake, all the parking lots were one lane, so we couldn’t park there. Finally, we
We cooked on the induction hob inside the trailer, even though we had our barbecue. We then ate in a park. In all honesty, it’s not exactly what we had in mind! However, this allowed us to test the transport of the trailer in new conditions, a much more mountainous and very windy region.
We got great results! On the driveway, we broke records, averaging 230W per KM. On the way back, it’s something else! In hindsight, maybe we should have been wary and done a full charge instead of half. We arrived in Sainte-Julie with about 40 KM of range remaining, we also had messages indicating that the car might not start again if it was switched off. The consumption varied between 330W and 380W of the KM, which was closer to the results shared by other campers. We also realized that despite the aerodynamic shape of the trailer, we still feel the wind very well. Our little impromptu getaway certainly bolstered our previous purchase of the CHAdeMo adapter. It is reassuring in these cases to know that it is possible to charge quickly even if there are no superchargers nearby.
All in all, it was a pleasant day, once parked, we discovered trails to explore which kept our day busy! Check our website regularly to read our latest articles!
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