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Makes And Models => Zero Motorcycles Forum | 2013+ => Topic started by: Zen on August 07, 2016, 02:49:04 AM
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Which app do you use??
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Plugshare:). And charge point when using charge point stations!
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RV parky is also good for finding 50 amp NEMA 14-50 outlets.
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I will check these out
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Plugshare and RV Parky have helped me ride in all the lower 48 states. They are great!
Also, Chargepoint is awesome to track charging while you are plugged into a Chargepoint station.
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Ben when stopping at rv parks to charge what do they cost ? I guess what I'm asking is what does crossing the country cost to charge on your trip?
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Most RV parks let me charge for free. Others will accept $2-3 and KOA Kampgrounds always ask for $5. I didn't calculate charging costs for this trip but I estimate $2.50 for RV parks.
Last year's trip cost $53 total for 6,800 miles.
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Thanks Ben
Where I am located I can find more rv campgrounds than charging stations. I have only begun my search for charging in northern new england, but so far many of my normal weekend jaunts seem feasible on the DSR with power tank and supercharger. Starting to check car dealers now. Thanks for the great charging ideas
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Thanks Ben
Where I am located I can find more rv campgrounds than charging stations. I have only begun my search for charging in northern new england, but so far many of my normal weekend jaunts seem feasible on the DSR with power tank and supercharger. Starting to check car dealers now. Thanks for the great charging ideas
You're welcome. I always work hard to make a good impression at RV Parks by spending time explaining EV stuff and just friendly chatting. Especially if I know I wil be back. At this point there are several stops I have been to multiple times and I look forward to catching up with them.
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Plugshare has the most complete database around here because it's mostly user generated. If you see a new station, snap a pic, hit some buttons and boom it's in.
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Thanks Ben
Where I am located I can find more rv campgrounds than charging stations. I have only begun my search for charging in northern new england, but so far many of my normal weekend jaunts seem feasible on the DSR with power tank and supercharger. Starting to check car dealers now. Thanks for the great charging ideas
If you're ever needing a charge near Hudson, NH, feel free to plan a stop at the house. I have a 14-50, J-1772 40A, and soon a diginow. I swung by a few car dealers just to check them out and they seem to have a ice blocking the spots giving the impression they aren't very open to drop-ins.
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Thanks Ben
Where I am located I can find more rv campgrounds than charging stations. I have only begun my search for charging in northern new england, but so far many of my normal weekend jaunts seem feasible on the DSR with power tank and supercharger. Starting to check car dealers now. Thanks for the great charging ideas
If you're ever needing a charge near Hudson, NH, feel free to plan a stop at the house. I have a 14-50, J-1772 40A, and soon a diginow. I swung by a few car dealers just to check them out and they seem to have a ice blocking the spots giving the impression they aren't very open to drop-ins.
Hey! I'm in Nashua this week for work! I don't have my bike with me but I really want to ride up here the next time now that I have the DigiNow SC. If I do manage to ride up here we should go for a ride [emoji1]
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Thanks Ben
Where I am located I can find more rv campgrounds than charging stations. I have only begun my search for charging in northern new england, but so far many of my normal weekend jaunts seem feasible on the DSR with power tank and supercharger. Starting to check car dealers now. Thanks for the great charging ideas
If you're ever needing a charge near Hudson, NH, feel free to plan a stop at the house. I have a 14-50, J-1772 40A, and soon a diginow. I swung by a few car dealers just to check them out and they seem to have a ice blocking the spots giving the impression they aren't very open to drop-ins.
Hey! I'm in Nashua this week for work! I don't have my bike with me but I really want to ride up here the next time now that I have the DigiNow SC. If I do manage to ride up here we should go for a ride [emoji1]
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For sure! I'm hoping to have my SC later this month.
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Holy moly! So many super chargers in New England! We should meet up in the Berkshires for a ride!
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Holy moly! So many super chargers in New England! We should meet up in the Berkshires for a ride!
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Quite do-able!
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other than the plugshare website, is there any online map or app that will show charging stations and let me plot a route, mark the intended stops and distances between them AND SAVE IT?
the last part is important, because I may spend 15mins setting up a plan, but then I have to go back to work, or whatever I was doing, and I may have to close the window.... so then I lose it when I come back...
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I think plugshare is the only app with that capability. I always set the route using plugshare then into Google maps for more specific directions. I also take a lot of screenshots...
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Does plugshare have an export function to send to GPS? I really have not spent enough time in plugshare yet.
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Plugshare and RV Parky have helped me ride in all the lower 48 states. They are great!
I was planning a route in Plugshare and found a lot of pictures of a lightning and lithium ion covered motorcycle. It's good to see because it means they already know about electric motorcycles and I can count on a charge. 8) I can recognize the bike in the app and on the website without even having to click on the picture...thanks for that ;D
When you go to an RV park that you find through RV Parky, do you add it to Plugshare? Any experience on I-70 through Kansas? Looks like the middle of the state is an oasis when looking on Plugshare but on RV Parky it looks like there might be hope for a 50 amp outlet.
Also, on RV Parky Wal-Mart, Cabela's, Cracker Barrel and Camping World still show up after applying a 50 amp outlet filter but it doesn't look like they actually have a 50 amp connection. Any experience with any of those places actually having a place to fast charge?
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Is there a way on plugshare to set a route preference like "Avoid Highways"? I can't seem to find it so have been using Mapquest, which has that option, for the route, then flipping back to plugshare to find chargers.
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Is there a way on plugshare to set a route preference like "Avoid Highways"? I can't seem to find it so have been using Mapquest, which has that option, for the route, then flipping back to plugshare to find chargers.
I haven't found that functionality in the plug share website. In the plug share Android app it kicks to your default navigation app which is Google Maps for me. Google maps does have an avoid highways feature that I use all the time.
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Zen - Not sure if plugshare maps are exportable. I typically retype them into google maps.
dukecola - I always put the charging locations into google maps and use that for directions. They have an "avoid highways" option that I've used with success.
mrwilson - LOL! Yes, I try to "tag" every location where I charge just for fun, but also so people can see the charging setup.
I definitely add any RV Park I visit to Plugshare and try to describe how EV friendly (or not) they are. On rare occasions I have charged at local parks without permission (nobody to give money to, though I left money in the drop box). Mostly I call ahead and confirm there are 50-amp spots available.
There should be enough, or almost enough, places to charge along I-70 if you filter J1772 and NEMA 14-50 outlets on plugshare. It's always dicey asking to charge at a hotel that is for guests only, but I've had pretty good success especially in the middle of nowhere like Kansas.
I was only on I-70 through Kansas going west from Colby.
Using RV Parky, I always filter out stores, rest stops & gas stations because they will show up with the 50-amp filter, but if you click on them they do not show a 50-amp hookup. There are some Cracker Barrels in the Southeast that have J1772 plugs, but I haven't seen any with NEMA 14-50s.
Are you headed to Colorado Springs, Denver or somewhere else?
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This is what Kansas looks like to me. If you have a 2015 or 2016 with power tank, going 90 or 100 miles should be fine. There aren't many stretches that long anyway.