Nobody posited that the Tesla 100 KWh battery is all the range anyone will ever need. Just that it was pretty impressive (implying that it will cover many people's use cases, i.e. people who don't regularly drive 1200km in one go).

I might just be tired of seeing this exact same discussion on HN over and over again. I was hoping to see discussion on the battery tech, not a discussion about how big of a bikeshed we need. The range anxiety discussion has been beaten to death. It's not insightful. I can read the exact same comments on YouTube.

> I was hoping to see discussion on the battery tech

Me too, but after this[1] comment, I'm a bit deflated on the tech discussion.

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13480593

I wouldn't call a 40 minute recharge break after 2-300 miles a long break, only slightly longer than the obvious rest/food/bio break time would need.

And you know, I want to talk about the recharge times further with you, but I'm not going to get the chance to do it if we're shutting down discussion.

Is that 40 minutes with the Tesla specific gear for charging?

Yes. Tesla has created a network of the so-called SuperChargers, which allow to charge with up to 120kW. So recharge times of 30-40 minutes for a leg of 200-300 miles are possible. Typically SuperChargers are placed on the main roads in less than 200 miles distance. You can find a nice overview of the network here: https://supercharge.info