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Lisa didn't know, but I booked us a cruise on Royal Caribbean's "Adventure of the Seas". We depart today and get back to Ft. Lauderdale on Saturday Jan. 5. We will be celebrating the New Year (and her Birthday) at sea on our way to Grand Cayman and Mexico.
I managed to keep Lisa in the dark about the cruise until we turned the corner and she saw the ship. We had a great road trip (I hope there will be many more in the future), but now it's time to turn the helm over to someone else and just relax.
We will not have access to the internet for most of the trip, so I will not be able to add any posts until we get back.
Weather conditions: 82 degrees, partly sunny.
Starting location: The Villages, FL, Hampton Inn and Suites
Ending location: Port Everglades, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Total miles travelled: 306.39
Departure time: 9:06
Arrival time: 14:58
Drive duration: 5:18 (+0:00 site-seeing and 0:34 charging).
Overall average speed: 57.8 mph
Total kilowatt hours used: 77.33
Average miles per kilowatt hour: 3.96
Estimated range available at departure: 310 miles
Estimated range added at superchargers: 140 miles
Estimated range remaining at arrival: 108 miles
Range lost due to driving conditions (weather, altitude, etc): 36 miles (12%)
Kilowatt hours added: 101.22 kWh
Charging cost: $7.92
Effective cost per kilowatt hour: $0.078
Cost per 100 miles: $1.97
Local gasoline price: $2.09
Estimated cost per 100 miles for a vehicle that gets 30 mpg: $6.97
Electric vehicle savings over today's 306.39 miles compared to a 30 mpg vehicle: $13.43
