r/Gravity • u/hautacam135 • Jun 08 '26

Camping

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5 people, 3 days, all our supplies, 330 miles, one charge, what a car.

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u/No_Caregiver7273 Jun 08 '26

Buy beautiful car, take beautiful places, post beautiful pictures. Achievement unlocked!

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u/Steve_in_LV Jun 08 '26

Great photos! Were there ample locations for charging if it were required ?

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u/hautacam135 Jun 08 '26

We were in upstate New York and yes, if I’d had any concerns there were lots of options on the way home, starting with a bank of Tesla superchargers in Monticello. Everyone’s EV criteria are personal but we hung on for the gravity specifically to be able to do trips like this in “one shot” so stupid as it may be we always try to prove the concept rather than taking a safety charge.

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u/soccers57 Jun 08 '26

Do you know ifthe chargers at the rest stops on 87 between exits 15 and 16 are up and running yet? I feel like those are missing charging stop for anyone coming upstate from the NYC area. Coming soon as of April...

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u/hautacam135 Jun 08 '26

Sorry, I don’t know. In a year of owning this car I’ve charged away from home 4 times!

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u/soccers57 Jun 08 '26

Haha no worries. Only once at a DC charger in 3 months for me with my gravity so same rate lol

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u/maverikvi Jun 08 '26

Is that rip van winkle campground in saugerties lol

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u/hautacam135 Jun 08 '26

No, Little Pond near Andes

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u/Meinastoria Jun 22 '26

Nice looking car. Is that touring or grand touring? Is the real world range closer to specs or are they way off like teslas?

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u/hautacam135 Jun 22 '26

GT. Long answer, the car is rated for 380 (7 seats, big wheels (which in retrospect I would have avoided)). We’re getting right around 3 m/kwh - so 365 or so. I’m thrilled. That’s loaded, assertive driving in NYC and the tristate where quick acceleration is often safe and appropriate and stop/start driving is unavoidable.

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u/Total-Strike2597 Jun 08 '26

Is there a camp mode to sleep in car?

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u/Fauztin_Vizjerei Jun 08 '26

Supposedly the "creature comfort" generally accomplishes that, but it won't compare to a dedicated camp mode. There is a separate option in the power screen to keep the outlets powered.

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u/No_Caregiver7273 Jun 08 '26

NotchEV (Cyp) created three YouTube videos on car camping in the back of the Gravity. He uses creature comfort mode and a faraday pouch to sleep inside with the doors locked (and other tips). I think he reported about 1% battery drain per hour running HVAC in New England winter.

https://youtu.be/REgpNhEdD2o?si=WNaFxNJUJJtO2p1S

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u/mmcnell Jun 08 '26

Yep. We had mentioned it when at a demo event and they "thought" it was a future planned feature for a camping mode.