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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How do they do for long trips?  How long do you have to stop to charge?  Have you ever gotten stuck because others are charging at your planned stop?[/quote]

Our EV has a range of 250 miles. We don't make long trips very often, or we use our other (non-EV) vehicle just because it's bigger and we're carrying luggage.

250 miles is about 4 hours of driving, and you can look for charging spots along the way -- they usually have them at convenience stores or the like off major highways. Our EV comes with free charging on the Electrity America network, and they tend to have their charging stations at Walmarts or shopping malls. Charging is about 20 minutes to charge the battery mostly full.[/quote]

NP.  Suppose I wanted to drive to NYC.  That sounds like it would be cutting it close so I wouldn't want to go the whole drive without a charge.  I'm assuming I could charge at a rest stop.  But if all the chargers are in use, then I have to wait 20 or so to begin to start my charging?  So my 15 min rest stop to pee and fill up would know potentially become a 40min stop?[/quote]

Tesla owner here, I can make it to Brooklyn with 5-10% to spare. There are like 15 chargers along the route from DC to NY, and you can use pretty much any of them since you only need like 10-20% for a safety buffer to make sure you get to a charger on your way back.

Total charging time is like 10 minutes on the way there, 30 on the way back.  I've owned my car since 2019 and only ever had to wait for a spot to open up once.  I'm not a "power through at all costs" driver, I like to make stops to get a drink or food and stretch my legs. I'd be pretty confident in saying there is 0 difference in travel time for me doing DC-NY in an EV vs. an ICE. [/quote]

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