Then I will continue my obstreperousness by reminding you that you were touting something that no longer exists. Pumping up the image of Tesla with features that can no longer be obtained.
I don’t believe I have to personally experience things to have valid opinions. It is perfectly possible (some might even say preferable) to learn from the experiences of others.
In that vein, which, if any, of these statements is not factual.
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The stated range of a Tesla on a single charge is between roughly 250 and 400 miles, depending on the model and options.
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You can add about 200 miles to your Tesla in about 15 minutes at a supercharger.
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Non-superchargers (220v AC) will add range at the rate of about 30 miles per hour of charging. Maybe up to 50 miles per hour in ideal conditions (moderate ambient temperatures, battery at about 30% - 50% state of charge, 50 amp AC rather than 30 or 40 amp)
Assuming those are all correct, which I believe them to be, the only reasonable way to significantly exceed the range of your particular Tesla (let’s call significant to be 150% of stated range) is to charge at a supercharger en route. Which is, one would suppose, the whole point of superchargers.
Therefore, to travel 700 miles in a day in your Tesla, you must plan your route around supercharging. Any other charging method would be impractical and potentially dangerous on the road, unless one also slept while charging.
Math: At non-superchargers, that’s 400 mile range plus a minimum of 6 hours charging at 50 miles per hour of charge to get to 700 miles. That’s 10 hours driving at 70 MPH and 6 hours charging, for a minimum elapsed time of 16 hours. At superchargers, you get 400 mile range plus 20-25 minutes of charging (preferably in 2 separate sessions) so the 700 miles could be done in 7.5 hours of elapsed time.
Here’s Tesla’s own map of supercharger locations in North America. Might have to scroll down to get to the map
https://www.tesla.com/en_eu/supercharger
If you’re on the East Coast, supercharging is a non-issue.They’re all over the place. Between there and the Mississippi river, you’ve still got lots of choices, just need to be careful in the very rural areas. If you’re on the West Coast, you’re also OK in most of California. Washington is good on I-5 and Seattle. In Western Washington, stick to the interstates. In Oregon, your choices appear to be I-5, US 101 and Portland. In that vast expanse west of the Mississippi and east of the pacific states, you need to stay on the major interstates for east-west travel. North-south travel can probably hopscotch between the interstates. But forget lazy drives along side roads. For that, you had better stick to your car’s range and make sure you’ve got 220v charging at your overnight stops.
What this all boils down to is very annoying Tesla owners who seem to write posts that suggest their experience is going to apply to everyone.
–Peter