Daily Life with an EV: Charging<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/ventricular.org\/ItsElectric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/M3inGarage-768x1024.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\nI charge my electric car every night in the garage. I park in the garage, plug in, and don\u2019t think about it again. My car charges for about 2 hours every night while I sleep. Read on:<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nSupercharging II: 800 miles in a day<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/ventricular.org\/ItsElectric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_6838.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nSpring 2021 we drove 800 miles to the Grand Canyon to spend a week in one of the best places in the world. Read about it here<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nCharging an EV at an RV campground<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/ventricular.org\/ItsElectric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_9924-1024c-902x1024.jpg\")
Our Model 3 charging on a 50 amp RV hookup.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nRV parks are found just about everywhere. They are a good way to power your journeys – especially if you like exploring. We recently visited the Mount Shasta area and stayed overnight at a Lodge \/ RV campground where we charged our car on an RV electrical hookup. Check it out<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nSupercharging II: Emissions<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/ventricular.org\/ItsElectric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Kingman.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nOn a family trip to the Grand Canyon, charging our Model 3 produced 287 lbs of CO2<\/a> – 1\/5 of the emissions that would have been produced by driving a 25 MPG car.<\/p>\n\n\n\n– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nSupercharging on a Road Trip<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/ventricular.org\/ItsElectric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_6241-1024x768.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nThe range of electric cars on the market today can easily meet the daily driving needs for the average person. But what about when you take an electric car on longer drives or road trips?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nAmerican Southwest Electric Road Trip<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/ventricular.org\/ItsElectric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_6427-1024x768.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nI recently went on a 2700 mile road trip through the American Southwest in our Model 3. I stopped at 15 different Superchargers on the trip and Tesla’s Supercharging network worked as advertised. I drove an average of 150 miles between Superchargers and charging stops averaged 23 minutes. Read more details about the trip here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nCHAdeMO Charging the Model 3<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/ventricular.org\/ItsElectric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_4566sm-1024x768.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nI tested Tesla’s CHAdeMO adapter to see first hand how many miles I’d get and how long it would take to charge from a given SOC. Tesla’s CHAdeMO adapter is easy to use and provides more charging options for the Model 3. Read on for more details<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\ufeff- – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nEV Charging Primer<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/ventricular.org\/ItsElectric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Level3-1024x388.jpg\")
Left: Charging my 2012 Rav4 EV at a CHAdeMO DC quick charge station. Right: Charging my Model 3 at a Tesla Supercharger.
<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nWe use electricity every day to power and charge all kinds of devices, phones, computers, shavers, televisions etc. But driving an electric powered car is still a new idea for many people so it helps to understand the terms you\u2019ll be using and the type of charging that best suits your needs. Read more here<\/em><\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nCharging our Rav4 EV<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/ventricular.org\/ItsElectric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_7977-1-1024x768.jpg\")
Ski resorts in the Sierra Nevadas are starting to provide charging infrastructure for customers.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nThis post goes over the basics of charging our 2012 Rav4 EV. It was written 5 years ago, after we’d been driving our Rav for about a year, but before we added the DC charging port. This post applies to any EV that charges solely through Level 1 and Level 2 charging (120V \/ 240V). The article was posted on the Transport Evolved website. Read more here<\/em><\/a>: <\/p>\n\n\n\n– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nAdding a DC Charging Port to our Rav4 EV<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/ventricular.org\/ItsElectric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_6506-1024x768.jpg\")
Tony Williams of Quick Charge Power installing his JdeMO DC charging port on our 2012 Rav4 EV back in 2015. We can now charge at up to 380 volts and 125 amps. This greatly expanded the horizons of our car. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nToyota did not include a DC charging port on the 2012-2014 Rav4 EVs. A major shortcoming in my opinion. Lucky for us Quick Charge Power manufactures and installs an aftermarket DC charge inlet for the 2012-2014 Rav4 EV, called JdeMO. We had JdeMO installed on our Rav4 EV in the fall of 2015 and it greatly improved our cars utility. Read this post about the DC charge port installation and how it all works here<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nComparing how we used our Rav4 EV before and after getting a DC Charge Port<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/ventricular.org\/ItsElectric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Yosemite.jpg\")
We used DC charging stations on our drive to Yosemite Valley in 2017.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nThis post compares how we used our 2012 Rav4 EV before and after installing a rapid DC charging port. As you’ll see we went to a lot more places once we could use DC charging stations throughout California. Read all about it here<\/em><\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nHow we use Charging Stations for Summer Road Trips<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/ventricular.org\/ItsElectric\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_6837-1024x768.jpg\")
Driving through the Eastern Sierras in 2018.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nSince getting our first electric car in 2013 we\u2019ve taken our EV on summer road trips. This post describes some of the great sites and beautiful places we’ve visited in our Rav4 EV and Model 3 over the years, with emphasis on how we charged to get there<\/a>:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"On this page you can find links for posts related to charging EVs based on our experience driving our 2012 Rav4 EV, Tesla Model 3, and Model Y. – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1115","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ventricular.org\/ItsElectric\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1115","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ventricular.org\/ItsElectric\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ventricular.org\/ItsElectric\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ventricular.org\/ItsElectric\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ventricular.org\/ItsElectric\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1115"}],"version-history":[{"count":46,"href":"https:\/\/ventricular.org\/ItsElectric\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1115\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9661,"href":"https:\/\/ventricular.org\/ItsElectric\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1115\/revisions\/9661"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ventricular.org\/ItsElectric\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1115"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\nI charge my electric car every night in the garage. I park in the garage, plug in, and don\u2019t think about it again. My car charges for about 2 hours every night while I sleep. Read on:<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Spring 2021 we drove 800 miles to the Grand Canyon to spend a week in one of the best places in the world. Read about it here<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n RV parks are found just about everywhere. They are a good way to power your journeys – especially if you like exploring. We recently visited the Mount Shasta area and stayed overnight at a Lodge \/ RV campground where we charged our car on an RV electrical hookup. Check it out<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n On a family trip to the Grand Canyon, charging our Model 3 produced 287 lbs of CO2<\/a> – 1\/5 of the emissions that would have been produced by driving a 25 MPG car.<\/p>\n\n\n\n – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The range of electric cars on the market today can easily meet the daily driving needs for the average person. But what about when you take an electric car on longer drives or road trips?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n I recently went on a 2700 mile road trip through the American Southwest in our Model 3. I stopped at 15 different Superchargers on the trip and Tesla’s Supercharging network worked as advertised. I drove an average of 150 miles between Superchargers and charging stops averaged 23 minutes. Read more details about the trip here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n I tested Tesla’s CHAdeMO adapter to see first hand how many miles I’d get and how long it would take to charge from a given SOC. Tesla’s CHAdeMO adapter is easy to use and provides more charging options for the Model 3. Read on for more details<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \ufeff- – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n We use electricity every day to power and charge all kinds of devices, phones, computers, shavers, televisions etc. But driving an electric powered car is still a new idea for many people so it helps to understand the terms you\u2019ll be using and the type of charging that best suits your needs. Read more here<\/em><\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n This post goes over the basics of charging our 2012 Rav4 EV. It was written 5 years ago, after we’d been driving our Rav for about a year, but before we added the DC charging port. This post applies to any EV that charges solely through Level 1 and Level 2 charging (120V \/ 240V). The article was posted on the Transport Evolved website. Read more here<\/em><\/a>: <\/p>\n\n\n\n – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Toyota did not include a DC charging port on the 2012-2014 Rav4 EVs. A major shortcoming in my opinion. Lucky for us Quick Charge Power manufactures and installs an aftermarket DC charge inlet for the 2012-2014 Rav4 EV, called JdeMO. We had JdeMO installed on our Rav4 EV in the fall of 2015 and it greatly improved our cars utility. Read this post about the DC charge port installation and how it all works here<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n This post compares how we used our 2012 Rav4 EV before and after installing a rapid DC charging port. As you’ll see we went to a lot more places once we could use DC charging stations throughout California. Read all about it here<\/em><\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Since getting our first electric car in 2013 we\u2019ve taken our EV on summer road trips. This post describes some of the great sites and beautiful places we’ve visited in our Rav4 EV and Model 3 over the years, with emphasis on how we charged to get there<\/a>:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" On this page you can find links for posts related to charging EVs based on our experience driving our 2012 Rav4 EV, Tesla Model 3, and Model Y. – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1115","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ventricular.org\/ItsElectric\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1115","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ventricular.org\/ItsElectric\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ventricular.org\/ItsElectric\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ventricular.org\/ItsElectric\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ventricular.org\/ItsElectric\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1115"}],"version-history":[{"count":46,"href":"https:\/\/ventricular.org\/ItsElectric\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1115\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9661,"href":"https:\/\/ventricular.org\/ItsElectric\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1115\/revisions\/9661"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ventricular.org\/ItsElectric\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1115"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Supercharging II: 800 miles in a day<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nCharging an EV at an RV campground<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Supercharging II: Emissions<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nSupercharging on a Road Trip<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nAmerican Southwest Electric Road Trip<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nCHAdeMO Charging the Model 3<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nEV Charging Primer<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nCharging our Rav4 EV<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Adding a DC Charging Port to our Rav4 EV<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Comparing how we used our Rav4 EV before and after getting a DC Charge Port<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
How we use Charging Stations for Summer Road Trips<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n