Electric cars are still quite rare in the inner parts of Maharashtra. People were surprised to learn that these cars can’t run on petrol once the battery is depleted.
BHPian Venky03 recently shared this with other enthusiasts.
Day 1:
Mumbai to Pune (143kms) – Left Mumbai at 100% and reached Pune with 24% SOC left, maintained 95kmph on the expressway. Was stuck in the weekend stop and go traffic in ghat section which resulted in higher consumption. Decided to charge up at Shell Sus Lane charging station, this did not show up on plugshare and was only visible on Shell Recharge app.
One gentleman with his dark edition Nexon EV was trying to initiate charge with 87% SOC, since he was using the connector intended for bay 2, I had to use the one from bay 1 and was unable to initiate charge due to communication error. Called up shell helpline, they asked me to hold the connector until charge session initiates and then leave it. Had breakfast while the car was charging, after 45mins the battery was at 87% SOC.
Pune to Satara (137kms) – Left Pune at 87% and reached the stay with 29% SOC left, maintained 80kmph on NH48.
Faced the earthing issue with their 16A socket, I was prepared for this with separate socket for earthing on my extension. Was yet to get the copper earthing rod, so used the screwdriver instead for the time being. Charged overnight to 100%.
Day 2:
Local spots and Satara to Sangli (204kms) – Left the stay at 100%, topped up around 8% with slow charger while having lunch. Reached Sangli with 21% charge left.
Day 3:
Local spots (180kms) – Left stay at 100% after charging overnight, visited some local spots. Faced earthing issues here as well, used the same screw-driver earthing with my extension.
Day 4:
Sangli to Wai (180kms) – Reached Wai with 16% SOC left. Charged at Hotel Sai Park Inn Chargezone FC. Topped up to 78% while we had our lunch.
Water to Pune (77kms) – Reached Pune with 50% SOC, topped up to 88% at Jio-BP FC.
Pune To Mumbai (145kms) – Reached home with 32% SOC.
Electric cars are still quite rare in the inner parts of Maharashtra. People were surprised to learn that these cars can’t run on petrol once the battery is depleted. I explained that it is similar to how petrol cars can’t run once we run out of petrol. We offered to pay our hosts for the slow charge, but they kindly refused to accept any payment.
The car performed extremely well throughout the trip, and we did not encounter any issues with DC FCs. However, I did call Shell, Chargezone, and Jio-BP beforehand to confirm that their FCs were functional.
Total DC FC cost – ₹1183
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