[adorno]

An EV does not have to stop for hours to recharge at a high-current charger.

It is my understanding that, faster charging of a battery makes it age faster and leads to charges that don't last as long.

Tesla’s Superchargers can have the drivers on their way in as few as 15 minutes.

That's supposedly, from what I've read, to get around 80% charge, which means stopping more frequently to recharge, and, like I said and according to what I've read, the battery ages faster and leads to more frequent stops and faster depletion of the smaller charges.

But still, how many 'superchargers' does Tesla have on the road, and how convenient are they to get to? Some of the power in a battery would be wasted just getting to an inconvenient charger location, if one is anywhere close.

[dinodino]

There are lots of Superchargers, and they are convenient. In the interest of full disclosure, I drive a Tesla Model S. As for battery life, I believe the battery is designed to retain no less than 80% capacity at the 100k mile mark, and is warrantied to 125k miles against failure.