treinjapan
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- Dec 19, 2013
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Hey gang!
Will be picking up our Leaf here in a couple weeks. I've been reading through the road trip threads, and am often overwhelmed by the "technical jargon" about amps, charging stations, special extension cords, and all kinds of other things. I'm a COMPLETE noob when it comes to electric cars, but I've done loads of road trips over the years in normal cars. I live in northern Japan, and would like to someday (this Spring perhaps?) take a road trip down the west coast of Japan for a couple of weeks.
There is a pretty thorough network of charging stations in Japan it seems, but I'm a bit hesitant to be fast-charging once or twice a day for a few weeks because I don't want to mess up the battery. Nissan and Mitsubishi dealerships almost all have either L2 or L3 chargers which are free to use. The circles on the map below have roughly 50 miles/80 km radiuses.
Since the goal is to take it slow and experience different places in Japan, I wouldn't really be aiming to cover massive amounts of ground in a short amount of time. I would aim for maybe 200-300 km per day (125-180 miles) in a few hours, while stopping in cities for the afternoon and evening to recharge and explore the town.
What are some MUST DOs and MUST HAVEs for a long road trip in a Leaf?
Here are some things I've already thought of:
-Perhaps a spare rim/tire just in case.
-A careful plan laying out each stop and hotel/camping ground for each day. Make sure to have access to 2 or 3 charging stations just in case.
-Blankets
-What else?
Thanks all!
Will be picking up our Leaf here in a couple weeks. I've been reading through the road trip threads, and am often overwhelmed by the "technical jargon" about amps, charging stations, special extension cords, and all kinds of other things. I'm a COMPLETE noob when it comes to electric cars, but I've done loads of road trips over the years in normal cars. I live in northern Japan, and would like to someday (this Spring perhaps?) take a road trip down the west coast of Japan for a couple of weeks.
There is a pretty thorough network of charging stations in Japan it seems, but I'm a bit hesitant to be fast-charging once or twice a day for a few weeks because I don't want to mess up the battery. Nissan and Mitsubishi dealerships almost all have either L2 or L3 chargers which are free to use. The circles on the map below have roughly 50 miles/80 km radiuses.
Since the goal is to take it slow and experience different places in Japan, I wouldn't really be aiming to cover massive amounts of ground in a short amount of time. I would aim for maybe 200-300 km per day (125-180 miles) in a few hours, while stopping in cities for the afternoon and evening to recharge and explore the town.
What are some MUST DOs and MUST HAVEs for a long road trip in a Leaf?
Here are some things I've already thought of:
-Perhaps a spare rim/tire just in case.
-A careful plan laying out each stop and hotel/camping ground for each day. Make sure to have access to 2 or 3 charging stations just in case.
-Blankets
-What else?
Thanks all!