ABRP and Plug Share are HUGE helps with EV road trips.
When do you think you will buy a 100% pure electric vehicle?
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I haven't done as well as you, needed a truck upgrade right before it went crazy and snuck into a 13 F150 with 84,000 for under $15,000 needed it for work deliveries, the 03 it replaced is my beater now with 268,000 on it. Had to replace my car when it got totaled last winter ended up with a new Kia Rio for under $20,000 but already have 29,000 miles on it so I'll run it for quite a while. Do all the oil changes myself but have a independent mechanic for fixing the stuff I'm not brave enough to tackle. Well I suppose I should quit derailing the electric car thread.
Just finished up a round trip to Orlando and back a few weeks ago in our new Model X. About 3,000 miles total. With the extended range compared to my Model 3 and all of the new 250kW Superchargers they've built along the route over the past couple of years, it was a much quicker trip than the one I took 2 years ago. Less time spent charging and I was able to skip past almost all of the older 150kW stations and even a good number of the 250kW stations. Think I only had to stop at 1 of the 150kW stations this time, the one in Kuttawa, KY.
We've got a free trial of FSD going now until December 1st. It was pretty sweet being able to use that out on the open road but I will say that even when telling it to make minimal lane changes, it wanted to switch into the fast lane a bit too much for my preferences. But I like to wait until someone passes me so I can trail them, I don't like being the lead car in the fast lane if I can help it. It also would unexpectedly slow down when passing the Minimum Speed 40mph signs in Georgia because it thought those were new speed limit signs. Had to keep an eye out for those. All in all, a really great drive. Was able to do 860 miles in one day on the way back even when I was sick as a dog, without feeling fatigued because of the assistance from autopilot.
We've got a free trial of FSD going now until December 1st. It was pretty sweet being able to use that out on the open road but I will say that even when telling it to make minimal lane changes, it wanted to switch into the fast lane a bit too much for my preferences. But I like to wait until someone passes me so I can trail them, I don't like being the lead car in the fast lane if I can help it. It also would unexpectedly slow down when passing the Minimum Speed 40mph signs in Georgia because it thought those were new speed limit signs. Had to keep an eye out for those. All in all, a really great drive. Was able to do 860 miles in one day on the way back even when I was sick as a dog, without feeling fatigued because of the assistance from autopilot.
How fast was the fast lane? Does your travel distance decrease substantially after a certain speed?
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I will buy one when there are A LOT more charging stations, such that I don't have to plan long trips around where they are, and when the charging doesn't take much longer than filling up my gas tank.
We have about 3,000 miles on our Tesla. We've now spent around 80 minutes waiting to charge. I fill up my Kia about every 300 miles and it takes me around 5 minutes each time. So we've spent around an extra 30 minutes to charge during this time. Every 5k miles, I get my oil changed in the Kia, which usually takes about an hour of my time.
Yeah, maybe it's not always convenient but it really isn't as bad as I thought. On Friday, when we knew we had to charge for 30 minutes at a Hy-Vee, I walked over to a ****'s and shopped for some shoes. I got back to the car and it was ready to go.
When we originally bought this Tesla, I only did it because we still had an ICE vehicle for long trips. The more I drive the Tesla, the more I think the next vehicle will be another EV. Maybe we've just gotten very lucky.
Yeah, maybe it's not always convenient but it really isn't as bad as I thought. On Friday, when we knew we had to charge for 30 minutes at a Hy-Vee, I walked over to a ****'s and shopped for some shoes. I got back to the car and it was ready to go.
When we originally bought this Tesla, I only did it because we still had an ICE vehicle for long trips. The more I drive the Tesla, the more I think the next vehicle will be another EV. Maybe we've just gotten very lucky.
Once again, they are not for everyone and there are more and more options coming to market. It kind of reminds me when I went from Directv to Youtube TV. I had used Directv for so long and couldn't imagine moving away from something without a physical DVR. I wasn't going to be able to get the Sunday Ticket package, I wasn't going to be able to use my Harmony remote, I was going to miss some channels., etc. A few weeks into using YTTV, I couldn't imagine going back. A few years later, there are still things I hate about it but overall I couldn't imagine going back.
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Or when they have a reliable 600 mile range. I’m one of the outliers that can drive that much in a single day for work purposes.
We had a 2013 Volt that we leased for $185/month. That was such a fun vehicle and way better design than the Bolt. The eRange was not great but you could put gas in the generator. Such a brilliant idea for the early adopters. Not sure we will ever spend the money for an eVehicle unless it's mandatory or less expensive than a combustible. I would love an EV GMC truck though.
Seemed the ethical thing to do as i am the only electric vehicle owner charging from the (common) garage outlets.
Unless you go to Jiffy Lube, they drive them anyhow to warm up the oil and do a quick inspection.
And that's another thing I don't do
I'm fine waiting in hour every 5k miles or so.