EV Oneonta

This is a car post.

The charging routine is working well (more about that in a future post); my only concern was, ironically, the stretch between Binghamton and Albany, which is 145 miles, a little more than I’m used to. But add to that the complication that I’d like to stop at our house in Oneonta (halfway along) and stay overnight. I was afraid that the detour, and the long night worth of maintenance routines, would further drain the battery.

There is a destination charger at the Hampton Inn on the west side of Oneonta. A destination charger provides a much slower (usually overnight) charge. I was trying to figure out how to leave the car there, get home, stay over, and get back to the car in the morning. A cab each way was my best guess.

I called the Hampton Inn to make sure the charger was actually there, and talked with Kerry, who was very helpful. She said the charger was out back by the dumpster. We did some problem-solving, and had a workable solution, when she asked me, “Where in Oneonta do you live?” I told her, and she said, “Just the other day I dropped a guest off at a brand new Tesla charger in the Dietz St. parking lot, just across from the Lizard Lick” (that’s what it’s called – I”m not making that up). So – there’s a Tesla charger in Oneonta! Apparently, it’s not on the map yet. Problem solved – I can walk home from there. But I don’t have to – fifteen minutes of charge and I’ll get to Albany with power to spare.