Re:Tesla Third Quarter 2018 Update [pdf]
by dpkonofa on Wednesday October 24, 2018 @09:28PM
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It's funny you say that because that's the exact reason Superchargers exist. The other chargers in question charge incredibly slowly compared to a Supercharger. Teslas main advantage was that they had to foresight to realize that people wouldn't swap to electric vehicles unless they could have a similar experience to pulling up, filling up your tank, and driving off. A Supercharger is the closest thing - 0 to full in 20 to 25 minutes. The Blink/Chargepoint/WhateverElse networks are a full charge in 8 to 12 hours.
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Re:Tesla Third Quarter 2018 Update [pdf]
by shaklee3 on Thursday October 25, 2018 @01:38AM
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20 to 25 minutes is still an eternity compared to gasoline. Yes, it's faster than the other chargers, but that's about the same amount of time an oil change takes. That's something people have to plan around since it's not 3-4 minutes.
Re:Tesla Third Quarter 2018 Update [pdf]
by ethbro on Thursday October 25, 2018 @07:25AM
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That seems like a perk to hosting businesses.
Re:Tesla Third Quarter 2018 Update [pdf]
by ryacko on Wednesday October 24, 2018 @09:44PM
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Realistically, people who could afford an electric car are more likely to take a plane and rent a car when traveling, unless they travel all the time as part of their job, then they’d be using ridesharing exclusively.
But people tend to be dominated by edge cases instead of giving up a small amount of mobility.
Re:Tesla Third Quarter 2018 Update [pdf]
by dpkonofa on Wednesday October 24, 2018 @09:49PM
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>people who could afford an electric car are more likely to take a plane and rent a car when traveling, unless they travel all the time as part of their job, then they’d be using ridesharing exclusively.
What is this based on? I know several people with electric cars and none of us take planes and rent cars on trips unless they're to another country. I drive to California and Austin all the time and the Tesla is the first car that I don't have to stay the night charging for.