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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Took a road trip to New England last week ahead of the July 4 holiday. Drove I-95 and noticed all the Teslas sitting around at the rest stops, waiting to recharge. Seems like an unnecessary pain in the ass and could easily add hours to a longer road trip, especially if all the chargers are taken and you need to wait for one to open up. That’s a killer if you’re traveling with kids.

At this stage of our life, I could only see us getting a plug-in hybrid.

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I have a Model 3, and when I drive long distances I have to stop once every 4 hours or so to charge. It takes about 20 minutes to recharge, and we either take a lunch break or a bathroom break. 
Which is exactly what I’d be doing anyway after four hours in an ICE car with kids. 
So not a pain at all. [/quote]

Do you have the long range Model 3?[/quote]

Agreed. We have an older model X and it takes an hour+ at a super charger. We recently got the long range model 3 and it takes 15 minutes to fully charge at super charger. We’re trading in the X for a Y next week. We’ll never go back to an ICE car.  Teslas all the way!

One important thing though.  You have to remember to plug it in when battery is low!  Sometimes I come home, am tired or distracted, and forget to plug it in. [/quote]

Our X charges pretty quickly; we’ve had it for four years.  More than 15 minutes but less than an hour, for sure.  When our elderly Prius finally dies, we’ll get a Y or a 3.  Loooove our Tesla!  (And we always plug it in as soon as we get home)[/quote]

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