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The point is, that owners of traditional cars don't have to "plan" road trips unless they just like doing that sort of thing. I know when I have to make a 300+

The point is, that owners of traditional cars don't have to "plan" road trips unless they just like doing that sort of thing. I know when I have to make a 300+ mile drive I don't plan it at all, I just set off knowing that I can stop anywhere when I need gasoline. I normally don't stop for food and try to hold bathroom breaks to coincide with gas stops, which generally take no more than 10 minutes. The last thing I want to do when I'm trying to get somewhere is stop for an hour for a leisurely meal. Having t break up trips into 100-200 mile segments based on limited recharging sites might be acceptable for some, but for many I think it will be viewed as a step backwards.

dkonofalski 8y ago
That's not really true but, admittedly, it depends on where you're going. There are plenty of places in the US where you can go 50+ miles on the freeway without hitting a gas station. There are even signs on the freeways that will tell you "Last fuel stop for x miles" in some parts of the country. Also, considering that Teslas have a starting range of 250 miles, you're stopping just as much as you would be in a gas car, just for a longer period of time (30 minutes max).
- ecpottinger 8y ago
  And Canada too, the moment I go driving in northern Ontario to somewhere I have not been before I need to note where gas stations are and often refill my tank when I am still have over half a tank of gas left just because I don't know when the next gas station will come along.
ricardobeat 8y ago
When driving through Germany on the highway, it's not unusual for gas stations to be 50km apart. Tesla has a supercharger roughly every ~100km in all of western Europe (much closer in dense areas), meaning you'll be on average 50km away from one at any point. Not much of a difference in how far ahead you need to plan. https://www.tesla.com/findus?v=2&search=France&bounds=58.95487567439739%2C34.042713352607734%2C29.68534183191045%2C-29.61521535260772&filters=supercharger&zoom=5 https://www.tesla.com/findus?v=2&search=France&bounds=58.954...
mcv 8y ago
It's only thanks to GPS that we don't have to plan long trips anymore. Before GPS, it wasn't all that uncommon to plan your trip. (It's possible my dad went a bit overboard, though.) I expect that in the future, every parking spot will have its own charger. At that point, EV drivers won't have to plan anymore either.

dkonofalski 8y ago

That's not really true but, admittedly, it depends on where you're going. There are plenty of places in the US where you can go 50+ miles on the freeway without hitting a gas station. There are even signs on the freeways that will tell you "Last fuel stop for x miles" in some parts of the country. Also, considering that Teslas have a starting range of 250 miles, you're stopping just as much as you would be in a gas car, just for a longer period of time (30 minutes max).

ecpottinger 8y ago
And Canada too, the moment I go driving in northern Ontario to somewhere I have not been before I need to note where gas stations are and often refill my tank when I am still have over half a tank of gas left just because I don't know when the next gas station will come along.

ricardobeat 8y ago

When driving through Germany on the highway, it's not unusual for gas stations to be 50km apart. Tesla has a supercharger roughly every ~100km in all of western Europe (much closer in dense areas), meaning you'll be on average 50km away from one at any point. Not much of a difference in how far ahead you need to plan. https://www.tesla.com/findus?v=2&search=France&bounds=58.95487567439739%2C34.042713352607734%2C29.68534183191045%2C-29.61521535260772&filters=supercharger&zoom=5 https://www.tesla.com/findus?v=2&search=France&bounds=58.954...

mcv 8y ago

It's only thanks to GPS that we don't have to plan long trips anymore. Before GPS, it wasn't all that uncommon to plan your trip. (It's possible my dad went a bit overboard, though.) I expect that in the future, every parking spot will have its own charger. At that point, EV drivers won't have to plan anymore either.