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I drove from Houston to San Diego and back in my EV6. It wasn't bad, but in the interests of disclosure, I'll point out some of the caveats (some of which may n
by bdcravens 3y ago
I drove from Houston to San Diego and back in my EV6. It wasn't bad, but in the interests of disclosure, I'll point out some of the caveats (some of which may not apply for those using the Tesla network)
1. Our trip was on major interstates (I10 and I8)
2. Not every charging station had full speed
3. Charging stations weren't so close that I could reliably skip one
4. Range goes way down on open freeways (wind resistance, lack of regen)
5. Charging stations aren't always on the freeway like gas stations, so you may find yourself going into towns and off of the freeway, increasing drive time
6. Charge times weren't bad, but I have one of the fastest charging cars, so literally, YMMV
Overall, in a gas car it would have been a 2 day trip; in my EV, it was more like 2 2/3 days (adjusted our intinerary in SD, else we would have had additional hotel costs). That said, I drove just to prove haters wrong; I'd fly the next time. However, if I had to do a long trip, I'd probably consider renting something else.
- chrismcb 3y agoSeems to me like you proved the haters correct. That is a significant cost on time and money, to recharge. To me this is the biggest downside to an EV. Not too mention, of I rub it off juice, the car pretty much has to be towed. Will this problems improve? Sure, but until then...
- natch 3y agoIt was an EV6 though, not a Tesla. So it had a disadvantage to start with.
- bdcravens 3y agoNot entirely. I proved the "good luck when you can't find a charger and have to tow your car" haters wrong. We've moved from the realm of impossible into possible, but we're just not in the convenient territory yet. (akin to the lifecycle of depending on mobile Internet)