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Tesla's are already very close to that right now. I used to drive from Florida to Pennsylvania fairly often, and in my model 3 it's a rough cadence of drive fo
by Klathmon 6y ago
Tesla's are already very close to that right now.
I used to drive from Florida to Pennsylvania fairly often, and in my model 3 it's a rough cadence of drive for 2.5 to 3 hours, stop at a supercharger for under 30 minutes, repeat until I'm there.
And that's with the vast majority of the trip at 75mph/120km/h.
It does get worse in the winter though, I need to stop more frequently like every 2 hours, and for more like 30 minutes per stop.
- dahfizz 6y agoI think discussions of range alone are misguided for this reason. The state of charging infrastructure is just as important as the range of the car itself. The 300 mile range on a tesla is fine even for long road trips because the infrastructure is solid.
- kazinator 6y agoObviously, it's not fine for Klathmon, who minds the 30 minute charging stops. A much faster charging time could help independently of the range. Of course infrastructure outside metropolitan limits is important, since without that you're screwed and can't be even be having a discussion about annoying half hour stops in interstate driving.
- octorian 6y ago> The state of charging infrastructure is just as important as the range of the car itself. And this is why I facepalm every single time I see a car manufacturer trying to make a "Tesla competitor" by focusing on getting most of the range with none of the charging infrastructure. (Or they assume the infrastructure is someone else's problem, that can be solved with some press releases about business agreements.)