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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]lol people are talking about derechos and the coming apocalypse and whether ice or electric is better. The reality is much more basic - if I drive to Virginia Beach on most electrics I have to stress the whole time about deviating from my path to find a charging station, pray there isn't a big line, and best case scenario sit there for 30-45 minutes. I also have to do this on the way back. A 3.5 hour trip becomes a 4.5 hour trip plus a bunch of additional worry. No thanks. Someday electric technology will be "ready" and that day is when cars can charge in 10 minutes or less and go 300-400 miles AND not be crappily made and boring (looking at you Tesla). That day is not here yet, but when it comes I will gladly buy one[/quote]

+1. My friends with EVs are like, "it's so easy! When we want to drive to the mountains or the beach, the nav system will direct you to the nearest charging station along the way, and you just spend an hour or so there, and then you're all set! You get back on your way!" Like, I have no interest in adding 45 minutes to a 4-5 hour trip to charge.[/quote]

To the previous poster, about going to VA Beach,  pretty much every WAWA now how has Tesla superchargers, and so do many national chain stores that are close to highway.  You don’t really need to hunt for them.  Also the state run rest stops on 64 have them, and 90% of the time they aren’t being used.

To PP we do long road trips in our Tesla all the time.  It takes max 40 min to get back to a full charge and that is only if you let it get really low.  By the time we get out go to bathroom/grab food/eat it is typically done.  Parents live in Hilton Head and having an EV hasn’t really added any time to our trip there, one charge/stop.[/quote]

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