Re:Before the Electric Car Takes Over, Someone Needs to Rein...
by figers on Monday January 07, 2019 @03:07PM
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This summer will be my 3rd year driving our Tesla Model X from Boston to Hilton Head, SC. Superchargers are everywhere, it's an easy drive. We also drive from Boston 2+ hours into NH to go skiing all winter, also a breeze...
Re:Before the Electric Car Takes Over, Someone Needs to Rein...
by AshleyGrant on Monday January 07, 2019 @04:25PM
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> Today's batteries aren't really good enough for driving on vacation
Picked up our Model 3 in September. We've already driven it to West Texas, North Carolina, South Carolina, as well as multiple trips inside of Florida. Hit 10,000 miles yesterday.
I would never argue that road tripping in a Tesla is as worry-free as it is in a ICE-powered vehicle, but with a modicum of forethought I'd say the Model 3 is plenty good enough for driving on vacation today. The hardest part is limiting yourself to hotels that offer Level 2 chargers, but pretty much all new construction hotels have EV charging of some sort.
Re:Before the Electric Car Takes Over, Someone Needs to Rein...
by greglindahl on Monday January 07, 2019 @12:11PM
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I see plenty of people driving battery-electric cars on vacation; try hanging out at a Tesla supercharger and talk to the people there.
Today's batteries aren't really good enough for driving on vacation, but private practice is moving too. The number of 25-year-olds with driving licenses is dropping, I've seen surveys that list the iphone above a BMW as a status symbol, and then there are phenomena like this: https://www.citymetric.com/transport/driving-london-has-been...