1500 mile road trip with EV: 12 stops and no heat

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This seems kinda like a nothingburger. It's not required to drive around without heat, that's just what this driver chose to do out of anxiety.

I've had anxiety about getting gas on long road trips and turned off accessories to preserve fuel for fear that I would run out before getting to the station. Long road trips require planning for stops and fuel.

That’s really dumb. Of it requires planning for stops and fuel. EV infrastructure (and battery tech) is simply not there yet.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This seems kinda like a nothingburger. It's not required to drive around without heat, that's just what this driver chose to do out of anxiety.

I've had anxiety about getting gas on long road trips and turned off accessories to preserve fuel for fear that I would run out before getting to the station. Long road trips require planning for stops and fuel.

That’s really dumb. Of it requires planning for stops and fuel. EV infrastructure (and battery tech) is simply not there yet.

"Infrastructure is not there yet" poster has entered the room.

Can you stop with the broken record imitation already?

Newsflash: you can get pretty much anywhere you want in this country in an EV. Yes, there are a few places you can't go in and get out with a 250 mile range, but not many. Yes, you'll have to plan.

[Anonymous]

I'm planning to be away months at a time, like 3 months at a time. What would happen to the EV? Would it die? Battery drained? It would be parked in my garage which can get very hot in the summer.

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Anonymous wrote:Tesla just announced they will be opening up their network to non-Tesla vehicles.

Not out of the goodness of Elon's cold little heart. The US government is paying them to do it.

https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2023-02-15/u-s-government-will-pay-tesla-to-open-its-charger-network-to-non-tesla-evs

It's a business, not a charity.

He could have started out with compatible chargers right out of the box. If he actually cared about the environment. Instead he makes every station install two types of EVs. Oh right, it's a business.

Why is it on Elon to do all of the work?

Car manufacturers could have gone EV many decades ago before Tesla even existed.

What do you mean? A charger standard already existed. Instead Elon chose to do extra work to make his own special chargers.

The point is that you idiot haters of Elon and Tesla because of politics attempt to skewer him for being two faced for having something like a closed charging network his company built out, yet the hypocrisy is the fact you types will go out and buy other brands from car makers who’ve been polluting the planet for many decades longer and who dragged their feet with making EVs and EV infrastructure. They could have done that many years ago even before Tesla existed. So much hypocrisy by Tesla haters.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This seems kinda like a nothingburger. It's not required to drive around without heat, that's just what this driver chose to do out of anxiety.

I've had anxiety about getting gas on long road trips and turned off accessories to preserve fuel for fear that I would run out before getting to the station. Long road trips require planning for stops and fuel.

That’s really dumb. Of it requires planning for stops and fuel. EV infrastructure (and battery tech) is simply not there yet.

+1

Most people still consider it a hassle.

- EV owner

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm planning to be away months at a time, like 3 months at a time. What would happen to the EV? Would it die? Battery drained? It would be parked in my garage which can get very hot in the summer.

Leave it between 50-80% charged and try to get some ventilation in your garage so it's not more than 100 degrees in there. It will be just fine and stay charged for many months.

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Anonymous wrote:Did my 80 year old mother write this article? Whenever I express interest in EVs, she talks about running out of charge on a big trip. What big trip?

I have a 15 minute commute each way.

I never envision driving from Michigan to Florida, like the reporter. We fly places on vacation and rent cars at our destination.

It makes more sense to select a car for my daily needs.

Exactly.
We just bought an EV and so many people have asked how we would handle long road trips. What long road trip? We have none planned any time soon and have already bought plane tickets for our summer vacations.
If we did, for some reason, need or want to do a long road trip, we could rent a car without a problem.

+1
But I’d consider flying.

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Anonymous wrote:Tesla just announced they will be opening up their network to non-Tesla vehicles.

Not out of the goodness of Elon's cold little heart. The US government is paying them to do it.

https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2023-02-15/u-s-government-will-pay-tesla-to-open-its-charger-network-to-non-tesla-evs

It's a business, not a charity.

He could have started out with compatible chargers right out of the box. If he actually cared about the environment. Instead he makes every station install two types of EVs. Oh right, it's a business.

Why is it on Elon to do all of the work?

Car manufacturers could have gone EV many decades ago before Tesla even existed.

What do you mean? A charger standard already existed. Instead Elon chose to do extra work to make his own special chargers.

The point is that you idiot haters of Elon and Tesla because of politics attempt to skewer him for being two faced for having something like a closed charging network his company built out, yet the hypocrisy is the fact you types will go out and buy other brands from car makers who’ve been polluting the planet for many decades longer and who dragged their feet with making EVs and EV infrastructure. They could have done that many years ago even before Tesla existed. So much hypocrisy by Tesla haters.

This. Also, guess which company forced the major car makers to produce EVs well before they ever would have done so on their own? Tesla.

[Anonymous]

I drove to California from DC two weeks ago in an EV and returned last weekend in the same EV. No issues. I ran HVAC the entire way and never once worried about charge. I appreciate that stories like the OP posted simply mean that EV's are popular, but the back and forth and purely uninformed speculation in this thread is hilarious.

EV's are not ready for every use case but for the vast majority they are far better than the ICE you are driving now. But this thread is hilarious.

[Anonymous]

We’ve driven our Tesla up and down the east coast with no issues. The Tesla app even tells you where best to stop to maximize charge and whether there are open spots. It’s not much more than stopping for gas and bathroom. We also have a hybrid van and end up on gas when we use that one but it’s still helpful as we use the electric portion for our daily trips around town. I hate musk but appreciate the massive investment Tesla made in a charging network—unfortunately he gets my business until the other car companies can catch up.

[Anonymous]

I rented a Tesla for my husband in Germany last week. He said charging stations were out of the way, near absolutely nothing and it took a full hour to charge the car so he could keep driving. He was very nice about it but I think he was furious that I booked him the Tesla.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I rented a Tesla for my husband in Germany last week. He said charging stations were out of the way, near absolutely nothing and it took a full hour to charge the car so he could keep driving. He was very nice about it but I think he was furious that I booked him the Tesla.

Do you drive a Tesla at home? Why would you have your first EV experience be a rental overseas where you cannot even use the full capacity of the car because you are not going to be given access to the app etc. I am a huge EV advocate, but I can see that as being a difficult situation unless the trip was purely for leisure.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I drove to California from DC two weeks ago in an EV and returned last weekend in the same EV. No issues. I ran HVAC the entire way and never once worried about charge. I appreciate that stories like the OP posted simply mean that EV's are popular, but the back and forth and purely uninformed speculation in this thread is hilarious.

EV's are not ready for every use case but for the vast majority they are far better than the ICE you are driving now. But this thread is hilarious.

Great story, thanks. Could you share which EV this was?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I drove to California from DC two weeks ago in an EV and returned last weekend in the same EV. No issues. I ran HVAC the entire way and never once worried about charge. I appreciate that stories like the OP posted simply mean that EV's are popular, but the back and forth and purely uninformed speculation in this thread is hilarious.

EV's are not ready for every use case but for the vast majority they are far better than the ICE you are driving now. But this thread is hilarious.

Great story, thanks. Could you share which EV this was?

Audi e-tron. The 'fat' e-tron.