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Re:Driving 1725km in an electric car in 2 days by rootusrootus on Friday August 06, 2021 @02:03PM (#28090798)
> Making the 1000km+ drive in one day isn't a big deal at all,

I'm getting old. The thought of driving 600+ miles in a single day sounds like hell.

Re:Driving 1725km in an electric car in 2 days by s0rce on Friday August 06, 2021 @02:10PM (#28090906)
Depends on if you have someone to do it with and the scenery. I just drove from CA to NV, little bit of ID, and OR in a day and it was a great drive (just shy of 800mi). Lots of interesting scenery and places I've never seen. Broke it up into 2 days on the way back and slept at a nice campground.
Re:Driving 1725km in an electric car in 2 days by ghaff on Friday August 06, 2021 @02:06PM (#28090846)
I find that on trips, I'm a whole lot less interested in doing long drives than I used to be. I arranged a trip in the Western US for September and one of my decisions was that I'd basically limit the trip to one area of a state rather than zip around to multiple distanced places.
Re:Driving 1725km in an electric car in 2 days by notJim on Friday August 06, 2021 @02:36PM (#28091206)
It's not so bad if you make sure to get good sleep the night before and start in the morning sometime, and perhaps take a long break somewhere in the middle.
Re:Driving 1725km in an electric car in 2 days by aakour on Friday August 06, 2021 @02:07PM (#28090865)
This is IMO where the Model 3 shines - it's a great car for longer trips. Comfy seats, and autopilot really reduces the strain of highway driving.
Re:Driving 1725km in an electric car in 2 days by rootusrootus on Friday August 06, 2021 @05:07PM (#28092755)
That works for some people. I found that the seats in my P3D were decidedly mediocre at best (but I've gotten spoiled over the years by a lot of cars with Recaros). And AP does not drive either as smoothly as I do, nor as defensively as I do, which actually raises my blood pressure a bit. Cruise control with me steering is my most comfortable.