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To: Little Ray
Might as well be a rest stop, since ‘fast charging’ takes an hour and a half

The guy in the video linked below decided to see if he could drive 1000 miles in a day in a Tesla Model 3. He averaged 24 minutes per charging stop.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxA8Y69R6uM

He says he traveled 973 miles in 16.5 hours. (He stopped at his hotel instead of finishing the 1,000 miles.) That was divided into 14 hours 6 minutes of actual driving and 2 hours 24 minutes of charging. He kept the battery between 20% and 80% charged. He made six stops to charge, averaging 24 minutes each.

He says the actual practical range of the car for non-urban driving is about 250 miles, not 310 as claimed.

Total cost of electricity for the trip: $88.72.

52 posted on 06/03/2021 3:13:32 PM PDT by TChad
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To: TChad

He averaged ~59 mph, which is probably better than I would have, given that I’m a slow driver.
I would have had to refill 3-4 times but it wouldn’t have taken 24 minutes even with a visit to rest room. Of course he could have hit the john and eaten a snack while waiting to charge, which I can’t do when filling the tank.
Depending on the location, my gas would have cost about the same as his electricity.
Overall, his trip was easily comparable to same thing in my poor ol’ Hyundai.


58 posted on 06/04/2021 6:34:10 AM PDT by Little Ray (Corporations don't pay taxes. They collect them.)
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