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Not exactly, we do the same thing with our Polestar and Ioniq....we rely more on SoC. Range is only a guess at any given moment, no matter the brand
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Range is an educated guess based on an algorithm and considering how smart Tesla's are shouldn't they be better at it? My BMW does a better job and changes depending on my driving style and it is a "dumb" car. Why is it that Tesla being a "smart" car is so far off? Again, just because you like to use percentage doesn't mean everyone has to. If I had a ton of superchargers near me maybe I would use percentage but since I don't, percentage doesn't mean anything to me.
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Just because you don't doesn't mean I have to look at it the same way. I do it with my ICE car so why can't I do it with my EV? Why even put range in any ICE or EV if people don't use it. Different stroke for different folks. If I am going to drive around all day what is the percentage going to tell me? Am I supposed to put in my destination in my nav every time I go somewhere so I know whether I will have enough charge? It wouldn't have changed my habits that day because I didn't have time to charge my car anyway given what I was doing and the fact that I don't want to stop to charge since it isn't a 5 minute thing, it would cost me 20 minutes. Just because it using battery percentage works for you doesn't mean it works for everyone especially when the charging network isn't great. You live in CA so of course your network is way more built out than any other state so how can you even relate?
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Range is an educated guess based on an algorithm and considering how smart Tesla's are shouldn't they be better at it? My BMW does a better job and changes depending on my driving style and it is a "dumb" car. Why is it that Tesla being a "smart" car is so far off? Again, just because you like to use percentage doesn't mean everyone has to. If I had a ton of superchargers near me maybe I would use percentage but since I don't, percentage doesn't mean anything to me.
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That said, if others rely on range and that works for them, by all means, use range. I won't block your way 😂
I don't think the CA folks here appreciate how bleak the charging situation is in the NE and mid-Atlantic. Even with the amount of Tesla SCs it's a dicey proposition to veer too far from the major highways. It's not Midwest bad, but closer to Midwest than it is West Coast
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I don't think the CA folks here appreciate how bleak the charging situation is in the NE and mid-Atlantic. Even with the amount of Tesla SCs it's a dicey proposition to veer too far from the major highways. It's not Midwest bad, but closer to Midwest than it is West Coast
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I don't think the CA folks here appreciate how bleak the charging situation is in the NE and mid-Atlantic. Even with the amount of Tesla SCs it's a dicey proposition to veer too far from the major highways. It's not Midwest bad, but closer to Midwest than it is West Coast
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Obviously they don't. I charge to 80% every night thinking I would have enough range for daily duty but sometimes plans change throughout the day and one would think you could get more than 180 miles out of 80% charge. If I used percentage of charge as my view, wouldn't most people think you could get more than 180 miles of range in a day?
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You would love the i7 if you would have an open mind. I drove to the Pocanos after work Wednesday and I do admit, I was happy I didn't have to go sit somewhere 25 minutes to charge, but the ride and drive of the i7 is so incredible is it worth the tradeoff? 95% of my driving would be charge at home no problem.
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I may very well get an i7, right now its between keeping what I have and getting an i7. My issue is because I travel regularly to such a rural place, but even then having access to Tesla Superchargers will make that much better.
You would love the i7 if you would have an open mind. I drove to the Pocanos after work Wednesday and I do admit, I was happy I didn't have to go sit somewhere 25 minutes to charge, but the ride and drive of the i7 is so incredible is it worth the tradeoff? 95% of my driving would be charge at home no problem.
You would love the i7 if you would have an open mind. I drove to the Pocanos after work Wednesday and I do admit, I was happy I didn't have to go sit somewhere 25 minutes to charge, but the ride and drive of the i7 is so incredible is it worth the tradeoff? 95% of my driving would be charge at home no problem.
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Obviously they don't. I charge to 80% every night thinking I would have enough range for daily duty but sometimes plans change throughout the day and one would think you could get more than 180 miles out of 80% charge. If I used percentage of charge as my view, wouldn't most people think you could get more than 180 miles of range in a day?
I may very well get an i7, right now its between keeping what I have and getting an i7. My issue is because I travel regularly to such a rural place, but even then having access to Tesla Superchargers will make that much better.
You would love the i7 if you would have an open mind. I drove to the Pocanos after work Wednesday and I do admit, I was happy I didn't have to go sit somewhere 25 minutes to charge, but the ride and drive of the i7 is so incredible is it worth the tradeoff? 95% of my driving would be charge at home no problem.
You would love the i7 if you would have an open mind. I drove to the Pocanos after work Wednesday and I do admit, I was happy I didn't have to go sit somewhere 25 minutes to charge, but the ride and drive of the i7 is so incredible is it worth the tradeoff? 95% of my driving would be charge at home no problem.
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I may very well get an i7, right now its between keeping what I have and getting an i7. My issue is because I travel regularly to such a rural place, but even then having access to Tesla Superchargers will make that much better.
You would love the i7 if you would have an open mind. I drove to the Pocanos after work Wednesday and I do admit, I was happy I didn't have to go sit somewhere 25 minutes to charge, but the ride and drive of the i7 is so incredible is it worth the tradeoff? 95% of my driving would be charge at home no problem.
You would love the i7 if you would have an open mind. I drove to the Pocanos after work Wednesday and I do admit, I was happy I didn't have to go sit somewhere 25 minutes to charge, but the ride and drive of the i7 is so incredible is it worth the tradeoff? 95% of my driving would be charge at home no problem.
I'm more like 99% of my daily driving wouldn't be an issue, but keeping the van for Costco, airport runs, and longer trips has been great for us. Not as comfortable as the Rivian but I don't care about door dings and it has a TV so the kids can watch movies on the longer drives