Re:Toyota is quietly pushing Congress to slow the shift to e...
by kingnothing on Monday July 26, 2021 @03:12PM
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Model 3 owner here. In practice, I stop every 1.5 to 2 hours on road trips for a 10-20 minute charge. You're never going to realistically charge to 100% and drive to 0%. Staying in the 20% to 80% range is ideal for fast charging purposes and some breathing room in case of emergency.
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Re:Toyota is quietly pushing Congress to slow the shift to e...
by deelowe on Monday July 26, 2021 @03:39PM
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Standard or long range? To me, this seems pretty close to being practical. Driving for 2 hours and then stopping for 10-20 minutes is about where I'd prefer to be on long trips.
Re:Toyota is quietly pushing Congress to slow the shift to e...
by kingnothing on Monday July 26, 2021 @04:17PM
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Mine's long range and I find it to be pretty practical. I definitely stop more often than I did in my ICE cars but it doesn't bother me to be forced to stretch my legs, use the restroom, and watch a bit of Netflix in the car or play on my phone.
Edit: On the plus side, charging at home at night every evening is really nice compared to a weekly gas station visit.
Re:Toyota is quietly pushing Congress to slow the shift to e...
by guerby on Monday July 26, 2021 @06:38PM
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My TM3 SR+ (USA made in 2019) latest supercharge was 10 minutes to add 17 kWh going from just under 20% to 54%.
Charge started a 143 kW (on a 150 kW unshared charger) and I ended it 10 minutes later while it was at 80 kW. This was enough to drive 130km to home (non highway) with about 20% battery left so 130 Wh/km.
When I travel on highway I stop at all superchargers, they're usually 1h to 2h of highway driving apart in my country (France), so similar experience.