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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]

This is my experience. I drive about 38 miles each way, so about 80 miles a day if I only go to work and back. I do not have access to a plug in at work. I don't think there are any around where I live (if there are I don't know). For me, the cars with long enough range for my commute are out of my budget.

For now, I am looking at plug-in electric/gas hybrids. This technology seems to be the one that meets me where I'm at.[/quote]

You don't have an outlet at your house? We plug our Tesla into the regular wall socket in the garage.[/quote]

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