Blucy goes to San Diego

May 16–17, 2025 · Salt Lake City → San Diego · Towing empty 20-foot MAXX-D H5X trailer

May 18–19, 2025 · San Diego → Salt Lake City · Towing 20-foot MAXX-D H5X trailer with 1974 Ford F-250 Ranger

Total miles

1,604 mi

Energy consumed

1,703 kWh

Efficiency

1.062 kWh/mi

Avg driving speed

47.5 mph

Avg highway speed

51.3 mph

Drive time

~26 hrs

Charging time

17.0 hrs

Charging cost

$885

Cost per mile

$0.55 /mi

Avg cost / kWh

$0.56 /kWh

Miles & energy by day

Miles kWh consumed

May 16

745 mi

582 kWh · 7 stops

May 17

49 mi

117 kWh · 2 stops

May 18

472 mi

555 kWh · 9 stops

May 19

338 mi

449 kWh · 7 stops

May 17 kWh is high relative to miles because the two big charges (80 + 98 kWh) were restoring energy consumed May 16 and pre-loading for May 18's return.

Battery state of charge across the trip

kWh per charging stop

Charging time by day

May 16 May 17 May 18 May 19
Drive time~26.0 hrs
Charge time17.0 hrs
Charging stops25
Avg stop duration41 min
Charge / drive ratio65%

All 25 charging stops

May 16 · 7 stops · 489 kWh · $232
  • 12:17Scipio, UT — EA Flying J61.2 kWh26 min
  • 13:52Beaver, UT — Tesla77.9 kWh30 min
  • 15:12Cedar City, UT — Tesla56.2 kWh24 min
  • 16:28Mesquite, NV — Tesla73.2 kWh63 min
  • 19:48Las Vegas, NV — Tesla89.7 kWh51 min
  • 20:43Baker, CA — EA57.6 kWh28 min
  • 22:13Barstow, CA — Rivian RAN73.0 kWh29 min
May 17 · 2 stops · 179 kWh · $122
  • 00:01San Bernardino, CA — Rivian RAN80.4 kWh46 min
  • 12:55San Diego, CA — Tesla98.4 kWh81 min
May 18 · 9 stops · 484 kWh · $324
  • 08:05San Diego — ChargePoint (overnight)38.1 kWh185 min
  • 10:48Perris, CA — Tesla93.4 kWh51 min
  • 13:12Barstow, CA — Rivian RAN96.9 kWh53 min
  • 14:21Baker, CA — EA (failed)3.1 kWh1 min
  • 14:49Baker, CA — EA (retry)58.6 kWh24 min
  • 16:49Primm, NV — EA97.1 kWh58 min
  • 18:10N Las Vegas, NV — Tesla37.2 kWh24 min
  • 19:31Mesquite, NV — Tesla 1A19.3 kWh13 min
  • 19:48Mesquite, NV — Tesla 1B40.5 kWh14 min
May 19 · 7 stops · 435 kWh · $213
  • 09:38St. George, UT — Tesla75.1 kWh29 min
  • 10:34Cedar City, UT — Tesla 2B38.8 kWh14 min
  • 10:39Cedar City, UT — Tesla 2C8.0 kWh4 min
  • 11:05Cedar City, UT — Tesla 1B45.3 kWh24 min
  • 12:48Beaver, UT — Tesla94.0 kWh51 min
  • 14:59Scipio, UT — EA Flying J77.4 kWh33 min
  • 16:59Nephi, UT — Tesla96.9 kWh68 min