Today is our first official 4-day trip to Beauce with our Tesla Y and our Bonair Oxygen trailer! We still have 3 hours to drive to get to Beauce. We are planning two stops at the superchargers, one in Madrid then one in Lévis. We are going for the first time to the Lac-Etchemin campsite in Beauce.
Departure
We have 91% autonomy. While planning the trip to the Lac Etchemin campground, the car suggested we stop at the Sainte-Eulalie supercharger in Madrid.
Route
Once on the road, we try to follow a truck in order to increase our autonomy through the suction effect. To do this, you have to position yourself two car distances away. We notice that our consumption decreases to approximately 180W per KM versus 280W without the suction technique. The technique really seems to work!
We arrive in Madrid where our autonomy is currently at 59%. We recharge our vehicle for about 10 minutes via the superchargers.
Arrival at the campsite
To get there, we had to stop twice to load up. We are at 45% autonomy and an average consumption of around 294W per KM. We finally reach our newly renovated campsite. We settle down and prepare to spend the night.
We are forced to charge the car at 8 amps because the circuit breaker keeps tripping. Rather surprising for new installations! It will therefore take 24 hours to fully charge the car. However, as we are spending the weekend here, there is no stress to be had.
Miller Zoo Tour
Following the overnight charge, we are at 75%. Consumption is doing very well. The zoo is located about forty kilometers from the campsite. Let’s go to see the animals!
Early return
Since it is raining today, we decide to move up our return. The light rain allows us to store our gear without it getting soaked. We leave for Lévis with an autonomy of 86%.
Weekend review
It was a very nice weekend! The campsite is very beautiful and well maintained. For the charge, we needed two recharges to go, about fifteen minutes maximum each, totaling approximately 50% charge. It would have been possible to do the trip on a single charge, according to what the car suggested to us. However, since we had planned to go to the Miller Zoo located about forty kilometers from the campsite. We therefore preferred to be careful, also not knowing how the charging would take place at the campsite. To be honest, we did well, since at the campsite, as mentioned, we had to recharge at 8 amps because the circuit breaker kept tripping. Following this incident, the person responsible for maintenance came to change the plug, which solved the problem and allowed us to charge more quickly afterwards. The service is therefore excellent at the campsite! For the return, we made the same stops for charging. The road and consumption were very similar.
To conclude, we announce that we are going very soon to Lac Taureau where we anticipate a good challenge since there are very few charging stations. Check our blog regularly to learn all about this crisp adventure!