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Question for Tesla model S owners on the OT
Posted on 4/24/16 at 11:19 am
Posted on 4/24/16 at 11:19 am
What's your overall feedback on the vehicle? Thinking about it.
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Posted on 4/24/16 at 11:20 am to siliconvalleytiger
The range is my only complaint. Great as commuter car, otherwise F'd.
Posted on 4/24/16 at 11:22 am to Cosmo
What range are you getting?
Posted on 4/24/16 at 11:26 am to siliconvalleytiger
Less than 200 with typical commuter type driving. Cant drive it to beach which is annoying
Posted on 4/24/16 at 11:30 am to Cosmo
Going to be interesting once they roll out more supercharging stations and autopilot features.
It's not ideal, but you can tell one functionality they are building towards is the ability to drop you off somewhere that can occupy your time, self drive to a recharge station, and come back later.
It's not ideal, but you can tell one functionality they are building towards is the ability to drop you off somewhere that can occupy your time, self drive to a recharge station, and come back later.
Posted on 4/24/16 at 11:40 am to siliconvalleytiger
I can't pull the trigger. Someone please convince me
Posted on 4/24/16 at 11:51 am to djangochained
Here's a cool story about Alex Roy (famous-ish cross-country record setter) who "drove" a Tesla across the country in less than 60 hours. The car drove itself 96% of the time. I think in the next couple years the supercharging stations will become much more ubiquitous and allow the Tesla to replace people's gasoline cars for longer trips.
Posted on 4/24/16 at 11:53 am to Volvagia
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Going to be interesting once they roll out more supercharging stations and autopilot features.
Still, i prefer to drive as far as my bladder will allow on long trips, 200 miles then stop long enough to recharge? No thanks, I'll wait. If I could afford an expensive town car, I'd be in, though.
Posted on 4/24/16 at 12:19 pm to mdomingue
How long does it take to charge?
Posted on 4/24/16 at 12:37 pm to GaryMyMan
Loved your article. I'm really considering it now.
Posted on 4/24/16 at 12:40 pm to siliconvalleytiger
it takes a long long time to "supercharge" i cant imagine what tesla calls a regular charge. It wont be feasible on long distances till you can fill it like a regular car, which is in 5 minutes or less. Nobody has the time to stop for 45+ minutes to recharge a few times a day on a long trip
Posted on 4/24/16 at 12:41 pm to Cosmo
My boss just drove from Seattle and Idaho to ski in his. Stopped once to charge for 30 minutes. Dude loves that car.
Posted on 4/24/16 at 12:51 pm to poochie
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How long does it take to charge?
If you're at a "supercharging" station, they say 85% charge in 20 minutes or so.
Posted on 4/24/16 at 1:00 pm to KingBeingking
Lots of charging stations around here so not that worried about range.
This post was edited on 4/24/16 at 1:01 pm
Posted on 4/24/16 at 1:09 pm to dabigfella
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Nobody has the time to stop for 45+ minutes to recharge a few times a day on a long trip
The cheapest Model S has a 240 mile range, the 90D is pushing 300 miles. You could take a nearly 500 mile road trip and only stop once to recharge. Stopping twice would get you 700+ miles down the road. How often are people really taking trips that long? No one said these cars were meant for traveling salesman but the average family could get by just fine - provided there are Superchargers available on the route. Louisiana, Texas, and Arkansas are nearly devoid of Supercharger stations for now.
This is the projected map for 2016:
This post was edited on 4/24/16 at 1:14 pm
Posted on 4/24/16 at 1:19 pm to GaryMyMan
Don't even bother with this guy. He comes in every electric car thread spewing the same garbage.
Posted on 4/24/16 at 1:32 pm to redstick13
Was in CA last week and saw Tesla vehicles everywhere
Posted on 4/24/16 at 2:32 pm to poochie
I think Rapid Charge stations take on the order of 20-30 minutes but not certain and not certain if that gives you 100% charge or less.
ETA: saw someone else post 85% in 20 minutes
ETA: saw someone else post 85% in 20 minutes
This post was edited on 4/24/16 at 2:41 pm
Posted on 4/24/16 at 2:38 pm to mdomingue
How much does it cost to recharge?
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