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03-08-2024, 7:08pm | #1181 | |||||||
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Like Republicans fighting over Obamacare back in the day: "We can't afford it." WRONG RESPONSE. It should be: "It's socialized medicine and we are opposed to that because it is oppressive and never works long-term." Plus, there's always this below. FWIW, the universe is considered to be "a closed system." |
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Until EV's can do this and give me 400 miles of range and I don't have to hunt for a charging station to only hope it's not broke. I'm not interested.
It's really that simple |
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Frankly, I'm tired of hearing about them; especially from the ravings of self-righteous zealots that swear they are saving acres of money and trees and the planet by over-paying for a battery on wheels. And extra especially hate hearing from Elon Musk ass kissers, but I forgive those because they prob have his chip in their heads...
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It's getting better, but as an EV owner, I also fully realize that they are NOT for everybody nor are they for every task. |
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I might buy an EV if the charging stations had titty bars.
I would at least see some value in wasting that hour. |
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Other than those living in an apartment, which is maybe 30% of the population, the remaining criteria applies to maybe 5 - 10% of the population at best. |
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WTF??? I drove 920 miles and charged 2 hours and 1 minute. You'll spend at least 30 minutes fueling and bathroom in 920 miles.. Difference is 1.5 hours max.
I have the trip on video... so I can proof it. Even if you don't use the bathroom at all in 13+ hours of driving (which is of course unrealistic unless you severely dehydrate yourself), you'll still need at least 15 minutes of fueling. Difference can't be more than 2 hours as that is the total time I spent charging in 920 miles. |
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I eat every meal on a road trip... You add that time because you are absolutely incapable of admitting the problem, you try to justify it by claiming that stopping for an hour at a time at McDonald's, Taco Bell, and gas stations so you can eat a gourmet f-ing Gordita from a different state is somehow a normal thing. It's not. As for trailers... it doesn't have to be frequently. It doesn't have to be heavy. It doesn't have to be long distances. If you tow anything beyond that tiny little yard trailer, EVER, EVs are useless. It doesn't have to be "often". If you EVER drive more than 250 miles, EVs become a massive inconvenience. You are limited to your bubble. Period. How in the hell are you so completely incapable of seeing outside of your tiny little Florida bubble? You really think that only 5% of the population does any of the things above? |
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On my last trip, there was a guy in the hotel lobby pissed off that the charger spots were already taken and he couldn't charge. Tough shit. I actually sat down just to watch. It was hilarious. My favorite part was when he called around to other hotels to see if they had available chargers and none did. You planned everything to the letter, every stop, every break, every minute and it still took you 15% longer than it would take me to hop in a car completely unplanned and drive to where I was going. I can stop at any point for any amount of time. If I need to take a piss break at a rest stop, I do. If I want a burger, I get one without having to research nearby chargers. On the other hand, your entire trip revolves around trying to get your car to the next stop. That sounds like an absolutely miserable existence. |
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I also pick Hotels that have chargers and I make sure that the chargers are working and sufficient of them before I book the Hotel (Plugshare shows reliability ratings of a particular charger and number of charge ports). Never had an issue with Hotel charging. |
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Serious question: What do you do if you get to one of those planned meal/charging locations and all of the Tesla chargers are occupied?
I choose hotels based on where I want to stay, not what charging infrastructure it has in the parking lot. In Moab where I go for business I stay at a Homewood Suites in the middle of town so I can walk to most restaurants. There are no Tesla chargers there. |
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Tesla knows how many cars are currently navigating to a particular charger and it knows if there will be one available when you get there. If the charger is expected to be fully in use, the charger will show with a CLOCK symbol on top of it which means fully occupied. You can then choose a different charging location. In 60k Tesla miles and a total of 9000 road trip miles, I never had to wait at a Tesla Supercharger and I drove all across the Southern US and all over Florida. Many major Hotel chains now have chargers at most locations. Home 2 Suites, Cambria, Double Tree etc.. |
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Stopping for 35-45 minutes every couple of hours, and having to plan those stops around places that have not only the chargers but whatever it is that you are doing to try to justify the stop is absurd. You can keep trying to justify it however you want. You can minimize it however you want. The simple fact is that if you are in an EV, your entire trip revolves around your car. The fact that you felt the need to make a video about the experience of a trip that I have made about 6 times times this year without even thinking about it pretty much sums it up. My cars simply do what they do and take me where I want to go without drama. My life does not revolve around my car. |
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