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Old 06-23-2019, 08:35 AM   #14
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I agree with JST.

The Clean Technica article uses one of the better EV trip planners -- which takes into account the charger speed, vehicle charging capability, and vehicle range in the planning, and shows the results. Its a great comparison, and in my experience the EV trip planners are very accurate (within a couple miles of actual energy usage and within a couple min per charge). They also used very conservative input on those estimates. It still showed that a Model 3 would need ~90 min of charging for such a trip, compared to over 4 hours for the other EVs. On a ~500+ mile drive, you'd likely stop for 60-90 min total time anyway in an ICE just for bio breaks and meals -- so the Tesla is very close.

Also, our experience with the Model S on real road trips shows that the additional time it takes is pretty small. We've driven from our old house in Scottsdale to Disneyland in Anaheim several times over the years -- in both ICEs and the Tesla. Once the superchargers were avail for the full drive, the Tesla took at most 30 min longer than an ICE since it had the small battery and needed 2 charging stops. A Model 3 would only need 1 charging stop and would be equivalent time to an ICE (or you could do 2 quick stops in the 3 and only charge while you do the bio breaks and grab a snack/lunch)...
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