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I think the author brings up some fair points. I respect that she tried to make it about electric cars in general and not Tesla specifically, which is probably
by rconti 8y ago
I think the author brings up some fair points. I respect that she tried to make it about electric cars in general and not Tesla specifically, which is probably why she tried to avoid relying 100% on the supercharger network. In that way, it could be more balanced than an article merely about the Tesla world.
OTOH, the very first thing I did was bring up the Tesla supercharger map and see 8 superchargers between Paris and Mannheim, with no more than 160km between any of them. It seems like she basically ended up testing the worst of both worlds.
- gvhst 8y ago> More balanced than an article merely about the Tesla world. I don't think that was the point given that the article has Tesla in its title.
- rconti 8y agoAgreed, though I think there was a vague effort to make it more about EVs in general: > With 215 miles on a full charge, the 2015 Tesla Model S had the biggest range I could find to rent. The distance was more than rivals like the BMW i3 or the Renault Zoe: cars that are both advertised as primarily for city driving. And although I rented a Tesla, it could’ve been any other make or model: I didn’t care so much about the model as I did about testing Europe’s charging infrastructure.