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There's also the whole issue about recharge time. People wanting to take road trips aren't going to just go 200-300 miles then call it a day while they wait for the car to charge (battery replacement stations could be viable, but that's getting into the weeds a bit much for now).

Tesla has charging speeds up to 20 minutes for 0-50%. I used to think battery replacement was the way to go but now I'm guessing iterative improvements on battery tech will get there first.

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Posted by DawgsLife

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Posted on 5/17/17 at 11:21 am to Iosh

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Tesla has charging speeds up to 20 minutes for 0-50%.

Out of curiosity....would another 20 minutes charge it up completely, or does the charging process slow down? Or do you know? I think it would be a good thing if we could go electric, but with the much higher cost of electric vehicles, I just don't see it happening for awhile, much less in the next 8 years.

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Posted by Bard

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Posted on 5/17/17 at 11:29 am to Iosh

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Tesla has charging speeds up to 20 minutes for 0-50%. I used to think battery replacement was the way to go but now I'm guessing iterative improvements on battery tech will get there first.

While that's a good improvement, it's nowhere near the 5-10 minutes it takes to fill the tank on an average SUV. At the very least the recharge time will mean that long-distance drivers will avoid the electric market for much longer than 8 years from now (and that doesn't even get into the BTU issue for semi's).

Personally I'll be giddy for something that costs <$30k has >300hp and goes over 300-400 miles on a single charge (and I think many others will be as well).

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Posted by Lakeboy7

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Posted on 5/17/17 at 12:01 pm to Iosh