Some people, myself included, wouldn’t call that a “long drive”. 700 miles in a few days? That’s called commuting. 3000 miles in a couple of weeks? That’s an average of 225 miles a day for 14 days. Peanuts.
When I take a long drive, I’m knocking out 400-500 miles in a day. LA to Phoenix - 350 miles in one day. LA to Seattle - 1100 miles in 2 1/2 days. (Sacramento, first day - 400 miles. Eugene, OR, second day - 450 miles). Of course, there are some breaks as you do these, but they’re short and to the point. Usually carry a cooler with some simple lunches so we can keep rolling. And these aren’t just made-up trips. These are real world drives I’ve done multiple times. The trip to Seattle I’ve done probably a dozen times or more for my wife’s annual family reunion. We don’t go every year, but she got antsy if we missed 2 years in a row.
Some of these are potentially doable with an extended range Tesla (claimed 400 mile range). But probably not doable at the 70-75 MPH speeds I’m driving on the interstates, which is the posted speed limits - not the actual speed most folks drive.
I’m getting from here to there to spend a few days at the destination with family and friends. Yes, I’ve done the more leisurely trips. But it’s not always possible due to time constraints with work and vacation time.
I’m sure it’s possible to carefully plan a proper long road trip around fast charging. But that’s still going to involve at least a one hour stop for charging, and even that assumes an open charger.
Plus - I still can’t get my son’s motorized wheelchair into any Tesla.
–Peter
PS - Your unlimited free supercharging is no longer a thing. It was last offered in 2020. You’ve got to pick up a qualified used model S or X to get it today.