Mammoth Mountain is now open for the 23/24 season, not even 100 days after they closed on August 6 for the 22/23 season, and I drove my ’24 iX M60 up there for the opening weekend.
Charging:
I went to Santa Clarita for some errands first, and began my journey from there. I believed I might high off at Electrify America Westfield Valencia earlier than I left, however I could not get 2 charging stations to provoke session. The charging stations made some noises after I scanned my cross and hit Proceed on the display, and simply stopped themselves. I nonetheless had greater than sufficient juice so I simply left for Mojave.
Mojave EA was extensive open once I received there so I pulled as much as a 350 kW stall, however I bumped into the identical subject, so I known as EA assist, which shortly related to a consultant that pressured a charging session to start out for me. She knowledgeable me to strive updating or utilizing a completely different cost methodology within the cross as that had labored for some individuals. I spent 34 minutes to cost from 16% to 80% SoC and continued my journey. Whereas I waited I modified the bank card saved in my EA cross.
After I arrived in Bishop, a Rivian was simply leaving 350 kW station #2. So I attempted that first. It truly labored this time (and all classes afterwards), however the charging charge solely stayed at 31 kW, I waited a minute earlier than switching to the opposite 350 kW station #3. #3 gave the impression to be sharing energy with 150 kW #1, which had a automotive (VW?) charging. It solely charged at ~130 kW regardless of my SoC being at 16%. So I moved over to 150 kW #4, which began at ~140 kW.
I spent 40 min at station #4 and charged to 90% SoC earlier than heading as much as Mammoth. I arrived at Mammoth Mountain Inn with 58% SoC left.
The battery dropped about 3% in a single day whereas parked outdoors the primary night time, about freezing temperatures. Not a lot noticeable drop in any other case when parked within the storage for the next two nights.
When it was time to go again on Sunday, the automotive gained 1% rolling right down to the Black Velvet espresso store on Principal St, and used 9% going from Mammoth to EA Bishop. The EA Bishop is by the Vons and was extensive open once I received there and once I left. I began a charging session at 350 kW #3, the charging charge was once more ~130 KW regardless that no different automotive was current, however I did not actually care this time.
I left on foot to seize a Turkey Sandwich (actually good!) from Schat’s Bakery. I want the EA stations have been nearer to the bakery store. After I got here again 47minutes later, the automotive was at 99% SoC (began from 39%).
I charged another time at Mojave, 23 minutes from 36% to 80%.
Most of my complete journey was finished at ~75 mph on the freeway, for a small part I went as much as 77 mph to observe two different vehicles on the highway. I feel charging may need added about 50 minutes on the journey to and about 20 minutes on the journey again (I used to be going to seize meals in Bishop in any case) in comparison with once I drove an ICE/hybrid automotive., contemplating restrooms/fueling stops.
(Assisted) Driving:
Assisted Driving made the journey fairly enjoyable. Assisted Driving Plus (hands-free) was obtainable by means of the interstates and on CA-14 up until Mojave. It was not obtainable between Mojave and CA-14/US 395 junction, and never obtainable for my complete US 395 journey from the junction as much as Mammoth, which was actually disappointing. Effectively, common Assisted Driving mode carried out fairly nicely and predictably on 395, however I needed to preserve my arms on the steering wheel the whole time after all.
I feel probably the most enjoyable half and the spotlight of the journey, was when the onboard navigation determined to take me by means of CA-2 Angeles Crest/Forest Hwy on my means residence. At first I believed perhaps there was some visitors at CA-14 to I-5 junction so it needed to merge on the subsequent ramp. Then I noticed I used to be on a twisty canyon highway. Oh nicely, good factor I used to be in a efficiency SUV.
Sports activities B mode turned out to be actually enjoyable, and I might do all of it once more. My skis did roll round within the trunk a few occasions although, oops. The journey was finished on 22″ summer season tires, I solely noticed a temperature dip under 40°F/4.5 °C briefly on the primary night time driving up.
