Longest Supercharger Hop

This is based on https://supercharge.info and lists the hops between Tesla Superchargers that are the longest on routes which are ostensibly complete and have no real alternates.   Despite my car having rated range of 260 miles, I find that 210 is about as far as I dare go in flat country in nice weather if I've fully charged the car, and 160 is about as far as I dare push it if it's hilly or the weather is bad, or I don't want to charge through the full taper, which takes over an hour.

172 Centralia-Ellensburg, WA    Tacoma and Snoqualmie Pass in the way.  way too far
170 Burlington-Ellensburg, WA  Seattle and Snoqualmie Pass in the way.  way too far.
165 The Dalles, OR-Centralia, WA.  Sandy, OR, which is a bit out of the way, opened in late 2015
158 Eureka-Ukiah, CA.   Hilly.  too far without a 100% charge or in bad weather.
151 Burlington-Centralia, WA    Seattle is in the middle so traffic might create a problem.
147 Barstow-Needles, CA
147 Kingman-Flagstaff, AZ
146 Lincoln City-Bandon, OR.  Fairly flat
144 Gallup-Albuquerque, NM
138 Springfield-Grants-Pass, OR.    Uphill southbound

I can't find any routes in the east that push these limits.   There are routes which are not yet completed, but I don't count those here.   See: Suggested Supercharger Locations II, and Interstates and Superchargers.

(A central problem with EVs is that the infrastructure is still being built.  It's about where the petroleum infrastructure was in 1915 or so.  If you're driving a gasoline car on paved roads, there are very few places in the US where you need to worry about finding a gas station within about 10 miles.  With an EV, there are still plenty of places with NO place to charge for hundreds of miles.  You need to stick to known routes.  When you're close to home, EVs are vastly better than gas cars.  But long trips are a problem.

101 between Eureka and Ukiah is particularly frustrating, because it's near the limit of the car on a good day.  The very few J1772s and 14-50s are often closed.  Something needs to be built in Garberville or Leggett.)



addenda 8Apr2017 A new and very large supercharger is under construction in Monroe, WA, near the intersection of US-2, WA-522 and WA-203.  This is not too bad an option for people headed from Burlington to Ellensburg, although it's clearly meant for people going from Seattle to Stevens Pass and points east.  There's a proposal for an I-605 that would bypass the Seattle area and use the routes of US-2, WA-203 and WA-18.  It's a good idea, but political will for such projects died with the November 1980 election.  The existing roads don't meet Interstate standards, but 18 and 2 are not far from it.  203 is largely through rural floodplain and would need a dike or elevation, and southern part would need to be re-routed to bypass Fall City and Snoqualmie Ridge.