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How far away is 4 hours?

• kylec 13y ago
  Interestingly, it's about 270 miles, just outside the quoted range. I might be able to make it by hypermiling, but I fear that Tesla's numbers are under ideal conditions. If it were cold out, or if I were going faster than 55 mph, I probably wouldn't make it, and I'd be stuck in the middle of nowhere, so I'd probably have to proactively find a place to charge it about halfway.
  • sukuriant 13y ago
    Yeah. That's getting in the scary "I don't want to run out of juice" range, especially if there's any range of problems. I actually thought the range of the Tesla was 300 miles and 265 for 'real' driving; but, again, all it'd take is for you to have too much fun for a little bit of the drive, and you're out of range 10 miles before you get home. A bit of a bummer. Grabbing a meal halfway through there (if there were a supercharger more than 100 miles into the trip) and back might not be /that/ bad. That's an individual preference, though. Actually, if they're not charging from flat, it might not even be 30-45 minutes.
  • pbreit 13y ago
    Are there conventional charging stations? A 20 minute stop on a 4 hour trip doesn't sound horrible.