I am planning to travel to Pune this weekend from Virar (Bombay). It will be ~220 kms one way. Here are the charging stops I have planned. Think its possible to make it to Pune? Mostly in Ride mode.
First stop:
Runwal Anthurium, Ather Grid, Mulund.
SoC on arrival: ~25%
Distance travelled: ~53 kms
Charging time: 1 hour
Charging Cost: Free
You need to charge your bike fully in Khopoli before starting the ghat, in ghats you need almost 3 times the charge as compared to straight road for same distance.
We Pune people have travelled to Sinhagad, Lavasa city, Bopdev ghats, experiencing this, we are sure that EVs drain the most in uphill regions.
True. I might end up charging before hitting the ghats. Also, hoping the range will not impact much as I ride down the hill reaching Wakad. I am a bit nervous.
Smoky mountains community charger is quite expensive. I will be there for the first time. Hoping its not quite as expensive as mentioned in the Source: reCharge India app
Be prepared to charge in between if the charge goes down more than expected in the ghats. Shopkeepers/roadside dhaba/restaurants usually give access to charging points. Don’t forget to carry a good quality extension board with you.
It’s good to carry an earthing kit as well. You can check this post where @Abhishek found that he couldn’t charge while on a long drive due to lack of earthing:
You can read his travelogue as well, it will give you good idea about what kind of battery drop to expect in ghat sections.
Abhisek’s is ather 450 and I am not very sure if earthing is required to charge a 450x too,on asking him he said the 450x chargers should do fine without earthing
There won’t be any earthing issue since there is no onboard charger in 450x, the portable charger works fine without proper grounding, I have checked it myself in my office where there is no grounding
Yes that’s correct I have used new portable charger between Delhi to HP and didn’t faced any earthing issues. Having charged at any ad-hoc tyre puncture shops…