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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The range issue is really the only downside for me. I have had a Nissan Ariya for a year. It’s been great — easy to charge, nice to not pay for gas, all around good experience.[b] The long distance charging challenge, however, is real. [/b]
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This is not a minor concern. I have heard crazy stories of people needing to drive 20-30 minutes (or more) out of their way to charge, and then sometimes all the chargers are taken, so then needing to wait 20 minutes for your turn to begin, and another 20 minutes for the charge. It's weird to me that people just accept this on road trips. Maybe if you only drove locally and only charged at home, I could see it. [/quote]
We have had an EV (Tesla) for years and take road trips and haven't had this issue.  I suspect there probably are still some choke points where it is an issue during particularly busy periods (e.g., driving back to a city post eclipse when the whole world is driving through the same rural areas in a very unusual traffic pattern or leaving NYC on the Friday of Memorial Day weekend) but it is getting better and better.  I think those same times are moments when you're also likely to have to wait for a pump at gas stations too.

Our biggest issues with charging have been when we go to very remote areas to backpack or camp.  There just aren't as many charges waaaay out there.   We tend to take our hybrid if we're going to be very remote.  All the typical highways and interstates seem to have plenty of charging options these days.[/quote]

Our Tesla neighbors have a second home in rural western NC. They say that have to plan their stops in advance and it takes at least 20-30 minutes to charge the car at the stop. They don't seem to mind, but I would mind. I don't need road trips to be slow and relaxing. I'm not retired. I just want to get there already. [/quote]

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