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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I often forget to charge my cell phone.  I worry I won't remember to charge my car.  I also take my family on several road trips. Refueling with gas adds 30 mins to the trip but takes 10 mins to do.  I would be upset if I had to wait hours for a battery to recharge.  I should be able to drive over 1000 miles with 2 drivers and not have to stop longer than 15 mins at a time.  Can I achieve this with an all electric car?  I'm really interested in an electric but dear it won't work for road trips.[/quote]

Super chargers are 30 min.  DH saves about $1000 a month after buying his Tesla Y[/quote]

Are superchargers only available in major cities? I've arrived in towns at 3am with no gas and  in areas where I've said I need to out of here.  I'll usually get a  few gallons in the car and go. I would never want to have to wait to charge a car.

[b]It sounds like the technology has a long way to go to be viable outside of major cities.[/b][/quote]

Just like you don't fill your tank all the way if you are uncomfortable at the station, you also don't have to charge the car all the way to get out of there. Also, why are you waiting until arriving somewhere at 3 am to fill up -- top off earlier in a safer place. Plan ahead.

Also, a Tesla helps you plan. It tracks how far you are to the nearest chargers, how far you can go without charging, how much charge you need to reach your destination, etc. So you can plan better instead of arriving somewhere with an empty battery at 3 a.m. You don't treat a battery the same way you do a tank of gas either. You really have to adjust your thinking about what makes the car go. You don't drive it until it is dead and then recharge (though you could). Except for long trips, it's usually near full battery most of the time. Also, if you only stop to use a rest room or buy a cup of coffee, plug it in the Super charger while you do that even if you still have 70% left. By the time you pull out you are back up at 85%. You don't have to wait for it to charge all the way, though you might choose to. You also can just give it what you have time for and it takes you that much farther. [/quote]

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