07-03-2023, 02:26 PM
jdc wrote:
[quote=Carnos Jax]
This guy is in northwest Arkansas, he was traveling to Panama City Beach in Florida
All 250kw chargers made the difference, projected trip time in a gas car with no stops was 13 hours, we made the trip in almost exactly 14 hours. The gap in time/convenience vs ICE is closing rapidly.
what guy?
I mean I guess these tests are "cool" and all, and maybe Im off base a bit, but who drives like this on the regular? My guess? 1% of peeps. Or cross country? .01%
And why not use an S vs any other tesla? 405 miles vs 320ish for everything else.
Whats the point? tesla was never billed as an interstate traveling machine...
jdc,
This is very informative to me. I drive to FL from MI every Dec and back at end of April. I have a ICE van for this trip, but would like to get an EV. What has held me back was the lack of charging locations and charging speed. This 800 + mile trip "some guy" took in an EV gives me confidence that my next vehicle can be an EV. Charging an EV is not a problem at either end of this trip. It is the transition from one to the other that is always the question, and this example is very helpful for long distance travel.