Long distance trip ev (non Tesla) charging still a big problem
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I was thinking I read you had a Polestar but I may be mistaken.
If running a Polestar that may change the equation for this kinda traveling.
Luckily the cars navigation system is really accurate and takes weather/wind/etc etc into account so when it said we would in fact reach our next charger, even with a few battery % left, it was always right and it became easy to trust that we'd get to our next stop just fine.
Not our first long trip in the Tesla, but first long trip in very wintery conditions and below freezing temps. Stopping for charging was a non-issue. There were always chargers available, never had to wait for any, they always worked just fine. Due to the temps, we had to charge a bit longer than we normally would have because we needed to charge to 100% to ensure we'd have enough range to reach the next charger. In normal weather on these trips, we'd only have to charge to like 80% or so, sometimes less, which is easily 10-20 mins+ faster per charge. They charge slower the closer you get to 100%.
Not our first long trip in the Tesla, but first long trip in very wintery conditions and below freezing temps. Stopping for charging was a non-issue. There were always chargers available, never had to wait for any, they always worked just fine. Due to the temps, we had to charge a bit longer than we normally would have because we needed to charge to 100% to ensure we'd have enough range to reach the next charger. In normal weather on these trips, we'd only have to charge to like 80% or so, sometimes less, which is easily 10-20 mins+ faster per charge. They charge slower the closer you get to 100%.
Years ago, my step dad told me they ran into a blizzard a night and got stuck behind a multi-car pile up coming thru mountains near Asheville, NC- coming back from visiting my brother in Iowa- talk about a long and miserable drive.
Traffic was backed up for many hours and he saw MANY cars pulling off the road as they ran out of gas and didn't last while waiting for the road to clear- a person can freeze to death!
These are the unexpected things that can kill range for an ICE car(idling for hours in traffic to stay warm or cool) so that's why I was curious and appreciate your generous response.
I'm getting to the point if I hear the words, "Click that Like button and suscribe", I kinda take those videos with a grain of salt these days, just a little. Can't help it. lol
So many youtubers are in it for the money these days so info from Club Lexus contributing members caries a weight of X1000 to me.
Last edited by Margate330; Dec 29, 2022 at 08:17 AM.
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Yes I have a Plaid that I bought a little over a year ago. Excellent car and I love driving it even though the build quality and software has been a mess.
Its not ideal, no. The point is though in my normal day to day use I would never have to think about refueling the car and I would pay for no fuel. Avoiding buying an EV because one stop on one trip I take a couple times a year and challenges that might happen frankly is silly. Plus at the end of the day, if its a huge PITA I will just drive the gas car on that trip a couple times a year.
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Charging out on the road though is still a huge advantage for Tesla.
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