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Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm’s Electric Car Road Trip Perfectly Illustrates Their Usefulness/Viability!! 😃😆😂🤣
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<blockquote data-quote="Hirschkopf" data-source="post: 4115163" data-attributes="member: 50724"><p>I promise this will be my last EV post of the day. That trip would take 4-5 days on 110v chargers. But, per the Tesla App I'm still learning to trust, and picking a random spot in Tulsa and another in Charlotte, that 1050 mile-ish trip could be done in 18 hours with 8 Supercharging stops with a combined charging time of 2.1 hours. Maybe a gas car would average 60 mph counting gas, food, bathroom breaks etc. (1050/60 = 17.5 hrs: YMMV). Since almost empty batteries charge faster, I'd sacrifice charging speed to ease my range anxiety, by charging to a higher level than absolutely necessary to make it to the next one. So, it would take a Tesla a little longer than an ICE vehicle and probably cost as much as gas.</p><p></p><p>Thus, the only reason IMHO to have one is saving fuel bucks on a daily commute; that and the torque factor. And the gas savings would likely be a wash by buying a more affordable ICE car.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hirschkopf, post: 4115163, member: 50724"] I promise this will be my last EV post of the day. That trip would take 4-5 days on 110v chargers. But, per the Tesla App I'm still learning to trust, and picking a random spot in Tulsa and another in Charlotte, that 1050 mile-ish trip could be done in 18 hours with 8 Supercharging stops with a combined charging time of 2.1 hours. Maybe a gas car would average 60 mph counting gas, food, bathroom breaks etc. (1050/60 = 17.5 hrs: YMMV). Since almost empty batteries charge faster, I'd sacrifice charging speed to ease my range anxiety, by charging to a higher level than absolutely necessary to make it to the next one. So, it would take a Tesla a little longer than an ICE vehicle and probably cost as much as gas. Thus, the only reason IMHO to have one is saving fuel bucks on a daily commute; that and the torque factor. And the gas savings would likely be a wash by buying a more affordable ICE car. [/QUOTE]
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