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You can do 1000 miles in one day, but it is a really unpleasant trip. Doing it in two is so much nicer. Take a hotel one night. Have a really nice meal at a
by bryanlarsen 1y ago
You can do 1000 miles in one day, but it is a really unpleasant trip. Doing it in two is so much nicer. Take a hotel one night. Have a really nice meal at a slow restaurant a couple of times. Visit a couple of roadside attractions.
Those are five long charging opportunities, which is two more than you need for a 1000 mile trip.
- devilbunny 1y agoAh, yes, that’s the ticket. Spend far more money and time than you would with an ICE to do your trip. I get the concept, and I am not an EV hater. But let us not pretend that long-distance driving is an imaginary thing. I don’t stop - ever - for more than fifteen minutes, unless it’s to sleep.
- bryanlarsen 1y agoI've done 1800 mile trips in 36 hours. Stopping for 20 minutes every three hours to charge, bathroom, and grab food would not have added significant time to the trip. I've also done the same trip in 3 days, and in 5 days. The longer trips were far more pleasant, and were not slowed down at all by charging.
- catapart 1y agoAnd when I charge up. Well you know I'm gonna be, I'm gonna be the one who charges overnight...
- bryanlarsen 1y agoOvernight charging at hotels is awesome. 5 years ago if a hotel had EV chargers it was very likely one was available. Unfortunately, it's more common that they're all busy now.