Can Elon Musk and Tesla Reinvent the Way Cars Are Made?

Re:Can Elon Musk and Tesla Reinvent the Way Cars Are Made? by dmoy on Saturday June 30, 2018 @01:21PM (#17431681)

I keep seeing this touted in every Tesla thread. But then every time I go look it up, the closest supercharger network to me in a metro area of ~4m people is like a 45-60 minute drive away. There's like 2-4 total chargers in the entire metro area, and they're all way out there.

The total capacity of superchargers for this metro area of 4m people is like a couple dozen charging spots.

I don't see why this is a relevant part of the discussion.

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Re:Can Elon Musk and Tesla Reinvent the Way Cars Are Made? by njarboe on Saturday June 30, 2018 @01:33PM (#17431742)

Supercharges are for people traveling long distances and need to charge up quickly after using up their battery that was fully charged over night. People in a city need to have a charger at home or at work for daily use.

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Re:Can Elon Musk and Tesla Reinvent the Way Cars Are Made? by kemiller on Saturday June 30, 2018 @07:01PM (#17433188)

They are not for routine use, they enable long distance travel, which is pretty impractical without them.

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