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How many times did you stop to charge? I avoided renting an EV because I didn't want a 30m+ stop during an otherwise uninterrupted road trip.

• sliken 4y ago
  My longest trip in my Tesla was just west of Sacramento to just past Denver, 1150 miles. The car charges at between 600 and 1000 miles per hour when it's nearly empty. Our stops were in the 15 minute range, often as the last person returned after a snack or bathroom break we had enough to drive enough 50-75% of range (180 to 270 miles). Not bad for driving since the stops were every 3 to 4.5 hours. Charging often is most time efficient to charge fairly often since charging is much faster when the battery is in the bottom 50% than the top 50%. Keep in mind charging is much nicer than filling. No pulling out a credit card, no typing in your zip code, no skipping the car wash, no selecting a fuel type, no "delays" while watching a loud ad, no trying to find the mute button, no getting sprayed with stinky gas tinged air (not all states reclaim the vapor), no hitting a mute button again because it timed out, etc. Just grab charger, hit button to open the charge port, and plug in.
  • kwhitefoot 4y ago
    > (not all states reclaim the vapor) What?! That's just so primitive it's hard to understand.
    • sliken 4y ago
      I first noticed it in Nevada, dramatically thinner nozzle. At first I thought I was using some diesel or something else not compatible. Then the smell hit as the gas started flowing. I have noticed that driving an EV makes you much more aware of the smell of gas cars. Even in traffic I notice smelly cars much more often.