The NY Times article didn't pass the sniff test the first time I read it. If you look at the map on the article, it clearly shows that the writer chose not to

The NY Times article didn't pass the sniff test the first time I read it. If you look at the map on the article, it clearly shows that the writer chose not to charge in Manhattan when remaining range read 79 miles and destination was 73 miles away (he barely made it). Later he leaves Norwich after only charging the car up to 32 miles of range remaining while the destination is 68 miles away... No wonder he ran out and had to be towed after 51 miles. http://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2013/02/10/automobiles/10tesla-map.html http://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2013/02/10/automobiles/10t... Oddly, some of this data is conveniently excluded from the article. The writer claims Tesla cleared him to drive from Norwich to Milford (68 miles). But he fails to mention that at the time the car reported 32 miles of range remaining (As indicated in the data on the map). Something is very fishy here.