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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My issue with the Tesla isn't the stopping, it's how long it takes the charge once you stop, and that you have to find a plug so you can't do it the most efficient way.  There are only so many super chargers around right?  Otherwise it can take awhile!  So it's not just that you are stopping, you have to stop for awhile each time.

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IME, as a Tesla owner for ~3 years, we've had no issues with supercharging.  Tesla's building more and more of them, and do a great job of choosing locations near various food options.  We don't have to "find a plug," we pull up, plug in, eat/hit the restroom, and go.

Also, even if you have to stop for a while each time, it's worth it to us.  It's not just about our convenience on road trips.[/quote]

How long does it take?  Do you pay?[/quote]

How long it takes depends on how much we need to charge.  It almost never is longer than our stop otherwise would be, put it that way.

We bought long enough ago that we don't pay anything.[/quote]

I’m sorry, but what does THAT mean?  20 minutes?  2 hours?  Overnight?  And “how much you need to charge?”  If you are on a road trip, wouldn’t you need a complete charge?  How long does that take?

And I don’t know how to decipher your other comment either.  Is charging free for owners?  Some owners?  All owners?  How does that work?[/quote]

-Breathe
-When you enter your road trip final destination, the Tesla map automatically identifies where you need to stop and charge along the way and it estimates how long each stop will take, depending on how long you drove.  That can vary somewhat, but usually it's pretty accurate
-I don't think we've ever *needed* to charge for more than 45 minutes.  We don't run the battery to zero, and the superchargers are fast
-We bought in 2016; at that point, they offered free supercharging for all Tesla owners.  At some point since then, that changed, and so people who purchase Teslas now do need to pay for supercharging.  I'm not sure how much that costs.

I would imagine all of this information is available via Google, too.[/quote]

Thank you.  You’ve completely talked me out of ever owning a Tesla until they make one that can go at least 500 miles without charging.[/quote]

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