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DMV Rivian Owners

Rivian owners in DC, Maryland and Virginia (DMV)

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McBogey
FYI… for those curious about getting to/from Canaan Valley or Timberline ski resorts. It’s a charging desert in that part of WV. I charged to 308 (Conserve Mode) miles at Front Royal RAN. Drove the 108 miles to Timberline Mountain. Upon arrival, R1T said I had 135 miles of range left. I chalk that up to it being 35-40 degrees out, and gaining over 2,000 feet of elevation.

For the return, it gave me a 5h 30m itinerary via a Level 2 charger in Maryland and then a high speed charger along I-270.

my boys convinced me to instead drive a little slow, especially on the uphill sections, to get back to the Front Royal RAN. It worked. Left Timberline with 135 miles of range left. Drove the 108 miles to Front Royal. Arrived there with 29 miles of range left. Saved me over 2 hours.

Gotta get more RAN. West Virginia is a great Adventure state, fit their brand. (Any high speed charging would be great, but RAN still best experience -speed, reliability, availability - and price so far.)
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jeeden
jeeden
Yea, WV is crazy with how few charging locations are there. The easy answer was always that it is a heavy coal state and EV chargers kind of go against that, but I remember seeing now that the state is really heavy in solar so you would think they would go for some EV chargers, especially the tourist spots like all the resorts.
McBogey
McBogey
WV also have built a lot of wind farms. But my guess (and it is simply a guess) is that few in WV buys or owns an EV (cost?) and thus businesses don’t think about putting in chargers. Sort of a chicken and egg thing. But if the ski resorts, state parks, small town businesses put in more L2 chargers, that would be a huge help. Wonder how long until they made money off them too.





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