FlynnZero
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- 2021 Supra A91 Nocturnal
An EV, yes, Tesla, no. I think they are fugly.Different but fun in its own way.
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An EV, yes, Tesla, no. I think they are fugly.Different but fun in its own way.
That assumes you WANT to stop somewhere over night, and also assumes you have a hotel you want to stay at that also has a charger near by. People take 4+ hour road trips all the time. Adding extra hours for most people is not reasonable just to charge. We all have one resource we dont get back and that resource is time. Electric cars are not time efficient, due to charging.That's fine, that's like 99% of people. Cars are a pain in the ass, people hate them, and just want to get to work.
That's just not true. I took the Tesla cross country a few times, Chicago <-> Denver <-> SF <-> Chicago. Chicago -> NYC -> Chicago, no issues or worries or struggles at all. Just plug it in at the hotels just like I did with my phone.
If you're taking a proper road trip, why are you worried about efficiency, just fucking fly if you're in a hurry.
I get about 350 miles or so, give or take, in the Subaru tank. So the number of stops is about the same. When I needed to charge up the Tesla, you just explore the town, eat, walk, hike, whatever when you plug in. It's really not all hard. There's a lot more to a road trip than sitting in the car tryna get to where you're going.
Voltage isn’t the problem. I thought the amp draw is the issue?Run an extension cord out there. You can charge on 120v.
I'm being facetious obvious, but you can charge on 120.
That's not a road trip, that's just driving somewhere. lol.People take 4+ hour road trips all the time.
These folks are not in the market for a Tesla, likely.Not everyone can afford to fly or even afford to get a hotel to begin with, especially afford to fly their entire family somewhere.
The installation of a charging station in an apartment garage has far more hoops than at a single family home, and often costs a lot more due to complexity. The HOA at my place did some rough estimates and said it would cost each homeowner somewhere between $7-10k.Yes, you absolutely can. Both of those things are false.
With Tesla Supercharging you can charge up to 200 miles in 15 minutes of charge time, If your taking a 7-8 road trip and left with a full charge that means your likely stopping once for 15-20 minutes which is pretty typical for a road trip for most people. The software plans the trip for you and can reserve a charger too.That assumes you WANT to stop somewhere over night, and also assumes you have a hotel you want to stay at that also has a charger near by. People take 4+ hour road trips all the time. Adding extra hours for most people is not reasonable just to charge. We all have one resource we dont get back and that resource is time. Electric cars are not time efficient, due to charging.
Not everyone can afford to fly or even afford to get a hotel to begin with, especially afford to fly their entire family somewhere.
I know very few people that hop in a car for 8+ hours to stop every 3-4 hours for 30min to an hour and walk around the nearest town while you wait for electrons to dance across a wire with crying kids in tow. That argument is just ridiculous, people have things to do and places to be.
As I said, yes you can do a long road trip, but its very time inefficient (and potentially more expensive due to overnight stops waiting for a charge) and requires a completely different approach to planning a road trip that is largely not compatible with most peoples schedule or life. Around town they make perfect sense, battery tech needs to get better before mass adoption happens.
This is an obvious. Tesla just sends you right to the supercharger, which is reserved.The software plans the trip for you and can reserve a charger too.
Yes, but based on some of the comments here it doesn't seem like people understand the technology. An 8 hour road trip in a Tesla does not require you to wait an hour to charge your vehicle. Tesla has already announced they plan to triple the number of superchargers over the next two years (and obviously you can charge your Tesla on other chargers/etc too).This is an obvious. Tesla just sends you right to the supercharger, which is reserved.
reminds you of some other car, huh ?I love all the comments from people about how shitty they are that have never owned one.
Well Tesla did not do themselves any favors with some poor quality control, but they have made a lot of progress in the past couple years and I think Tesla buyers are almost paranoid now to the point that some people pickup their car and use tools to measure panel gaps or reject a car because there are micro scratches.I love all the comments from people about how shitty they are that have never owned one.
That's a great combo! I would love to keep my Supra but with resale so high right now and the fact that I am now working from home, it makes no sense. Since taking my new job in September I have put about 500 miles on the Supra and less 2K miles on my other car (Jeep Wrangler). Between selling the Wrangler and Supra I will be saving a ton of money a month in insurance and car payments but still have a practical vehicle (MP3) that is fast and AWD.Supra is arriving in a few weeks.
Ordered a Model 3 Performance on Sunday.
Supra = my car.
Tesla = my car but run through my company so it'll do my Monday - Friday client journeys.
Supercharger network covers all of my 200+ mile journeys so it'll be a stop for a coffee and a charge.
I like both for differing reasons.