> Wow, as someone who's never even seen a true electric car up close, I'm curious how you can keep it going for a full day of work. Charging it takes hours, rig

> Wow, as someone who's never even seen a true electric car up close, I'm curious how you can keep it going for a full day of work. Charging it takes hours, right? Unlike gasoline which you can just pull in and be back on the road in a couple of minutes. Right and wrong. 110v charging would take days. Supercharging takes minutes. I don't drive a Tesla, I have a Leaf. 110v is enough to recharge overnight for my commute (~20 miles each way). Or about a couple of hours charging at work. Not an issue for commuting. Were it used as a Taxi, I'd have to rely on quickchargers. About 20 minutes from 20 to 80% SOC. It's not linear, so very low and very high state of charger takes longer. A Taxi Leaf would likely be doable for a dense city, very bad for highway driving, as speed kills range (for any kind of car). For a Tesla it's not an issue.