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Re:Tesla on track to smash targets after producing almost a ... by brianwawok on Sunday July 02, 2023 @11:10PM (#36568296)
I got used to this by my second road trip and it’s a nonissue. You control discharge rate Tina large extent. Battery on track to hit 0? Low speed from 74 to 69 and you do just fine and arrive at 12%. Have near 50k miles in road trips and won’t ever buy a Dino bone burner again.
Re:Tesla on track to smash targets after producing almost a ... by omgwtfbyobbq on Sunday July 02, 2023 @11:36PM (#36568449)
Yup. The sane applies to ICEs, but fast refueling means people don't need to think about it.
Re:Tesla on track to smash targets after producing almost a ... by ggm on Sunday July 02, 2023 @11:40PM (#36568474)
Battery swap (please, don't swamp this with statements about greshams law and batteries) would eliminate this anxiety/speed thing too.
Re:Tesla on track to smash targets after producing almost a ... by anonu on Monday July 03, 2023 @02:41AM (#36569587)
Battery swap is probably not the way. My prediction is charging times will get much faster with better battery tech in the next 5 years. We might be able to get a full charge in under 10 minutes - which starts to match the convenience of a gas fillup.
Re:Tesla on track to smash targets after producing almost a ... by kelnos on Monday July 03, 2023 @05:28AM (#36570659)
I don't see manufacturers agreeing on a standardized battery pack size and shape. I also don't see battery swap stations getting built to the density needed, even if only as a supplement to charging stations. Battery swap stations would be significantly more expensive to build and maintain than charging stations.

Regardless, we don't have battery swap, and I don't think any (serious) manufacturers have plans to go that route, so it's a moot point.

Re:Tesla on track to smash targets after producing almost a ... by BluePen7 on Wednesday July 05, 2023 @02:30AM (#36596259)
I regularly do a 200 mile mountain pass with a 75MPH limit, and have been explaining all this to my wife regarding our new Tesla.

But I'd have never admitted how much more efficient our old ICE car would have been at 50MPH than the usual 85MPH I preferred (it's 3 lanes wide and empty, so it's not unsafe to go slower, I just didn't want to).