{"id":24879,"date":"2022-06-18T06:03:46","date_gmt":"2022-06-18T10:03:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=24879"},"modified":"2022-06-18T06:03:46","modified_gmt":"2022-06-18T10:03:46","slug":"nissan-leaf-drive-mexico-canada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=24879","title":{"rendered":"New Nissan LEAF To Be Driven From Mexico To Canada"},"content":{"rendered":"

I\u2019m going to Canada from Mexico and I’ll be driving a brand new Nissan LEAF.<\/p>\n

I will be driving over 1600 miles (2575 km), just like I did 10 years ago. This trip will be conducted\u00a0June 18-21, 2022, during the 10th anniversary of the original All Electric Vehicle Rally from Baja California, Mexico to British Columbia, Canada. We called that original trip simply \u201cBC2BC.”<\/p>\n

That first journey was conducted on June 12-20, 2012. Originally, it was just a brand new 2012 Nissan LEAF<\/a>, then just two weeks old, plus my then 10-year-old daughter, Kendal. It was the first time an Electric Vehicle (EV) was driven between the two countries, and the first electric vehicle to cross both Oregon and Washington State using only \u201cDC fast chargers\u201d. Each of those two states were crossed in just one day.<\/p>\n

\"B2BC <\/picture><\/section>\n

This year, 2022, it will be just me, solo, with another brand new Nissan LEAF. Some of you are likely asking, \u201cWhy wouldn\u2019t you want to crush the time record, from the original time you set 10 years ago of 9 days, by using the most capable electric car, with the most cable electric recharging infrastructure?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

For the record, in 2022, it\u2019s not a Nissan LEAF, nor is it the Nissan LEAF charging infrastructure, that will set any time records! Think of this as a parade lap, and not a race. We proved that it could be done in 2012, and we brought attention to the state of California as to the woeful state of recharging infrastructure in 2012, compared to Oregon and Washington state with their brand new \u201cWest Coast Electric Highway\u201d.<\/p>\n

In June of 2012, my choices for an all-electric powered car were the Tesla Roadster (very expensive, quirky, rare, and not a mass-market vehicle, and already discontinued), the Nissan LEAF, the very rare Coda, or the Mitsubishi iMiev. The Tesla Model S<\/a> did not yet exist, the Tesla Supercharger network did not exist. There really wasn\u2019t much fast-charging infrastructure available even for the Nissan LEAF. Outside of Oregon and Washington states, there were only a few DC fast chargers in all of California. At least one didn\u2019t work, at least one was locked behind a fence, and most of them were poorly implemented. I believe I only used two of them in the entire state of California.<\/p>\n

5 years ago, Alex Bessinger drove my 2014 Toyota RAV4 EV (this car uses a Tesla drivetrain) from our shop in San Diego County, California to near the Canadian border in about 45 hours. Not a true BC2BC, but substantially the same route. It was a vast improvement over the 9 days required in 2012.<\/p>\n

\"B2BC <\/picture><\/section>\n

How fast could this trip be done if it were a \u201cCannonball Run\u201d type event? First, I would suggest that the entire trip be driven on both the shortest and fastest route, Interstate 5, which is only 1383 miles (2226 km), instead of the 1600+ miles of my route. Assuming an average speed of 66 mph (106 km per hour), which includes all recharging time, the journey could be driven in about 21 hours. Is \u201c66 mph\u201d even possible? It appears \u201cyes\u201d is the answer.<\/p>\n

Last year, a Tesla Model S crossed the USA, from \u201csea to shining sea\u201d, from east to west, in 42 hours and 17 minutes. Over the course of 2800 miles (4500 km) from the Red Ball Garage in New York City to the \u00a0Portofino Hotel in Redondo Beach, California required an average speed of 66 miles per hour. It is possible.<\/p>\n

If the Cannonball Run is considered a marathon, then the BC2BC event might be a half marathon at roughly half the distance. But, neither in 2012 nor in 2022 will any speed or time record be set with any Nissan LEAF. The drive is simply \u201caccomplished\u201d.<\/p>\n

\"B2BC <\/picture><\/section>\n

I will be driving the exact same route that I took in 2012, starting at the California \/ Mexico border in San Ysidro, California on the early morning of\u00a0Saturday, June 18, 2022. It\u2019s not the shortest route, nor the fastest route. It was the route I needed to drive in 2012 just to accomplish the goal. I expect my 2022 drive, including recharging events, hotel stays, social meetups, picture-taking opportunities, etc, to be about 80 hours over a 4-day period. My average speed will be dismal.<\/p>\n

I should depart the Mexican border to arrive at the QC Charge Electric Vehicle Super Center in Vista, California\u00a0at 9 am that\u00a0Saturday morning, June 18, 2022. Hopefully, I will see some of you there! \u00a0I will likely be leaving by 10 am.<\/p>\n

Then, it\u2019s up the California coast of the Pacific Ocean through Los Angeles, Malibu, Santa Barbara, and of course, scenic Big Sur along California Highway 1, for my first overnight in the Monterey and Watsonville area.<\/p>\n

Sunday, June 19, will be mostly spent in San Jose, California, where my company staff and I will be meeting with electric vehicle owners from the area. A few of them will be folks that my daughter and I met ten years ago when I gave a talk to the membership of the Electric Auto Association of \u200e\u200e\u200e\u200e\u200e\u200eSilicon Valley during the course of the original BC2BC.<\/p>\n

Then, it\u2019s a drive through San Francisco and over the Golden Gate Bridge. Hopefully, I\u2019ll arrive late that\u00a0Sunday evening\u00a0at the historic Benbow Inn in Garberville, California. We recharged there while eating dinner in 2012.<\/p>\n

I was only stopped by police once in 2012, and that was just north of Garberville\u00a0at 2 am, for driving too slow. Even though I impressed upon the California Highway Patrol officer that I wasn\u2019t drunk, he had me do a roadside sobriety test. My daughter took a picture from inside the car. I\u2019m convinced that he had never heard of a Nissan LEAF, and I\u2019m equally confident that he never would want one after seeing our 75-mile range car. The Nissan LEAF that I will be using this year has a 226-mile range. It also can charge twice as fast, at up to 100 kW.<\/p>\n

On Monday night, June 20, 2022, I should arrive in the Eugene, Oregon area, and the following day, I should arrive at the Canadian border at the Peace Arch State Park in Blaine, Washington state on the evening of\u00a0Tuesday night, June 21, 2022… or maybe\u00a0June 22\u2026 depending on how long I decide to \u201csmell the roses\u201d along the way.<\/p>\n

I think that I\u2019d like to walk across the border to Canada if it\u2019s not too late, and I can meet the COVID era entry requirements for Canada.<\/p>\n

We will post a link on our website,\u00a0QCcharge.com\u00a0for tracking my progress in real-time using the Bluelane app. Here\u2019s the planned route with Google Maps:<\/p>\n

https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/LtXCWiRiRNtBNi4g9<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t be bashful about saying hi at one of the many stops I\u2019ll be making along the way!<\/p>\n

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