Day 11: Bødo (Norway) → Mosjøen (Norway)
Though there was only a light snowfall overnight – we have to complete our now usual snow clearing ceremony. Any snow that we don't remove and isn't in the airflow will stay on the car – because EV's don't emit much heat and unlike ICE vehicles – it won't melt off.
Our winter tyres continue to perform brilliantly – together with the amazing all-wheel-drive and traction control of the Taycan – our wheels will not slip one bit – pulling away out of the parking spot.
Driving through a quiet Bodø.
And past the ferry port.
Driving south along the now familiar E6.
With plenty scenery to keep us interested.
Which we occasionally stop off to admire.
Until we start to climb up the Saltfjellet.
Following a train across the arctic circle.
Reaching the centre shortly afterwards. Where we struck up a random conversation with two Norwegian's on fish farm technology. It was much warmer today at -2c then the -10c last week.
After a few snaps, we head back down.
Stopping off outside Mo i Rana for a energy top-up at the always brilliant Kempower charging pedestals. This was a 400v station – so we were limited to a 150 kW ingestion rate.
Darkness falls – always early in this region – though the days are getting noticeably longer as we head further south.
Our hotel tonight – Fru Haugans – has a sneaky free destination charger at the rear – but unfortunately it is occupied with an ID.3. There is a Tesla supercharging station 10 meters away but there is no free pedestal that wouldn't result in us blocking two stalls with the location of our DC charging port.
Therefore we drive the 2 km to our fall back chargers at Mosjøen Camping – which delivers us energy at the stated 180 kW.
Before parking up for the night across from our hotel.
Where our room has its own stairs down to the pub.
Where we enjoy a few beers – being cosy – looking out on the snow outside.
The days charging stats
| Location | Start SOC % | End SOC % | kWh added | Cost | Duration | Ambient Temp | Battery Temp | Charger Type | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recharge Mo i Rana | 30% | 72% | 28.593 | €15.99 | 13 mins | -3C | 35C | DC 150 kW | Recharge |
| Mosjøen Camping | 13% | 54% | 33.22 | €20.80 | 13 mins | -4C | 37C | DC 200 kW | Fontum Charge & Drive |
Today we did 318 km over 5:38 hours, with an average speed of 58 km/h, consuming 25.2 kWh/100km.
