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> "Given my frequency of long distance trips, assuming the existence of charging stations along them" Where are those trips? That "assuming" is actually kind o
by glenra 13y ago
> "Given my frequency of long distance trips, assuming the existence of charging stations along them"
Where are those trips? That "assuming" is actually kind of a big deal given that there are currently only 9 supercharger stations in the entire US so far.
I grant that I might be a bit of an edge case - the last time I rented a car for an extended period it was to drive from New York City to Jackson, Wyoming and back. There are currently no supercharger stations at all along either route I took. Without the superchargers it would take about 20 days to drive that distance roundtrip in a Tesla - more than twice what it took me in a gasoline car.
The good news is that they actually did anticipate my driving pattern from back when I lived near SF. They appear to have a charger for driving to Lake Tahoe/Reno and several for going down the LA/San Diego. So at least it's possible to do those trips now, which it wouldn't be at all without the superchargers - driving to San Diego would take three days instead of one if you had to use wall-power based chargers.
(I currently live near Manhattan and don't own a car. Had a 1999 New Beetle the last time I did.)