Re:Changes to Models S and X allow them to travel longer wit...
by alkonaut on Wednesday April 24, 2019 @08:17AM
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> Besides, how is this different than a gasoline-powered vehicle?
My gas car has a 700mi range so its simply not an issue as I tend to not drive that long on a day trip. I have the X% fuel spare for N hours of emergency heating so long as I do say < 600mi/day. I can drive indefinitely in my gas car while keeping the fuel meter over half tank and that doesn't cause any inconvenience in terms of extra stops. Doing that with an EV (never going under say 50% charge) would be inconvenient.
The same would be true for battery cars once the range is enough. And the problem of course would exist for an ICE car with a shorter range.
Re:Changes to Models S and X allow them to travel longer wit...
by TheCraiggers on Wednesday April 24, 2019 @08:45AM
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Doing a few simple searches online, most gasoline cars do not have anything close to that kind of range, unless you're "hyper-miling" or something. What the hell do you drive?
Besides, how is this different than a gasoline-powered vehicle? In your situation, you'd still be reducing your range by X% in order to survive N hours in case something happens- your gas tank is not infinite, after all. I suppose you could make the case that you currently have more refueling options than recharging options, but I don't think it will always be that way, and it's not currently that was in some locations, such as Norway.