乘坐特斯拉電動汽車自駕游，兩天950英里

乘坐特斯拉電動汽車自駕游，兩天950英里

In 2013, I drove a Tesla Model S from Washington, DC, to Boston. Back then, the trip was a sensation as we tweeted about our progress and bloggers followed along. Tesla's Supercharger network of charging stations barely qualified as a network. The car I was driving had 270 miles of range, which seemed like a whole lot at the time. But there were no Superchargers at all in the entire state of New Jersey. We made it through, but only after stopping for a conference call with Tesla engineers to decide whether we should go around or through New York City. (We decided it was best to go around.)

2013年，我開著特斯拉Model S從華盛頓到波士頓。當(dāng)時，當(dāng)我們在推特上談?wù)撐覀兊倪M展時，這次旅行引起了轟動，博客們也紛紛跟進。特斯拉的超級充電站網(wǎng)絡(luò)充電站勉強稱得上是一個網(wǎng)絡(luò)。我開的那輛車有270英里的行駛里程，這在當(dāng)時似乎是一個很大的距離。但在整個新澤西州根本沒有超級充電器。我們挺了過來，但只是在停下來和特斯拉的工程師們開了一個電話會議，決定我們是應(yīng)該四處走走，還是穿過紐約市之后。(我們決定最好四處走走。)

Six years later, eons in technology years, Tesla's Supercharger network has grown enormously. And Tesla has started production of the new Tesla Model S Long Range, which provides 370 miles of range on a full charge.

6年后，在科技時代的億萬年間，特斯拉的超級充電網(wǎng)絡(luò)網(wǎng)絡(luò)得到了極大的發(fā)展。特斯拉已經(jīng)開始生產(chǎn)新的特斯拉S型遠(yuǎn)程汽車，充一次電可以行駛370英里。

It seemed like a good time for another road trip. But Washington to Boston wouldn't be interesting at all today. New Jersey is now pretty well supplied with chargers. So I decided to take the new Tesla Model S Long Range from CNN's New York offices all the way to CNN headquarters in Atlanta, with a few side trips thrown in for fun.

這似乎是再一次自駕游的好時機。但是今天從華盛頓到波士頓一點也不有趣。新澤西現(xiàn)在有很好的充電器供應(yīng)。所以我決定把新的特斯拉S型遠(yuǎn)程汽車從紐約的CNN辦公室一直開到CNN在亞特蘭大的總部，順便來幾次有趣的旅行。

With a base price of $88,000, the Tesla Model S Long Range isn't just a Tesla Model S with bigger batteries. It's a Model S into which Tesla put every efficiency improvement its engineers could think of. For instance, it has more energy-efficient electric motors as well as improved lubrication and gears. Also, it has no practical purpose except to make your friends momentarily incontinent.

特斯拉的S型遠(yuǎn)程汽車底價為8.8萬美元，它不僅僅是電池更大的特斯拉S型汽車。這是一款工程師能想到的所有效率都改進的S型特斯拉。例如，它有更節(jié)能的電動機，以及改進的潤滑和齒輪。此外，它沒有任何實際目的，除了讓你的朋友暫時失禁。

On the first day, I planned to drive from New York City to Richmond, Virginia, a distance of about 345 miles. I had picked the car up the day before with a full charge from Tesla's store in New York City's Meatpacking District. It then spent a quiet night in a parking garage near CNN's New York headquarters.

第一天，我打算從紐約市開車到維吉尼亞州的里士滿，大約345英里。我在前一天從位于紐約肉類加工區(qū)的特斯拉商店里提了一輛充滿電的車。然后，它在CNN紐約總部附近的一個停車場安靜地度過了一個夜晚。

In the morning, I met photographer David Williams and we took a few spins around Columbus Circle for photos, then headed to the Lincoln Tunnel and out of the city. It was about 10:45 am, just after the morning rush.

早上，我遇到了攝影師大衛(wèi)·威廉姆斯，我們繞著哥倫布圓環(huán)轉(zhuǎn)了幾圈拍照，然后前往林肯隧道，離開了這座城市。當(dāng)時大約是上午10點45分，正好是早高峰之后。

I still had 167 miles of range in the battery when I pulled in . The car's navigation system strategically planned the charging stops and they were automatically included in my route.

當(dāng)我把車開進來的時候，我的電池還有167英里的續(xù)航里程。汽車的導(dǎo)航系統(tǒng)有策略地規(guī)劃了充電站，它們自動包括在我的路線中。

Along the way to Richmond, we made a couple of side trips that took us off our main route. First we stopped for a crab cake at Duda's Tavern on the Baltimore waterfront. A couple of hours later, in Vienna Virginia, we stopped in to visit my brother and check out his Triumph TR6 sports car. Then we went a couple more hours southward to see another brother in the small town of Spotsylvania Courthouse, Virginia.

在去里士滿的路上，我們做了幾次短途旅行，離開了我們的主要路線。首先，我們在巴爾的摩海濱的杜達酒館(Duda’s Tavern)停下來吃蟹肉蛋糕。幾個小時后，在維吉尼亞州的維也納，我們順道拜訪了我的弟弟，并參觀了他的凱旋TR6跑車。然后我們又向南走了幾個小時，去弗吉尼亞州斯波特西瓦尼亞法院看望另一個兄弟。