SwampNut
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I've a brother I'd like to see but the journey is 400 miles to get there
So if i start with a full battery I would have to stop at some point to hang around to charge the battery again
How do you find these situations
When one can go into any fuel station and take fuel in less than 10 minutes and on your way again
I drive to visit my brother 400 miles away regularly. That's Phoenix to Los Angeles. There are multiple chargers on the way, and they are very fast. Unless I'm towing the trailer, the stop is around 12-15 minutes. By the time I've taken a leak, bought a drink and food, the usual, the charge is about done. Before buying the Tesla I pretended to be a Tesla using my previous vehicle. I figured out that chargers are everywhere I want to be, and that I take 15 minutes on a stop, not the 5 I thought I did.
But unlike ICE...
I can charge at his house and leave full again.
The car can charge while I have lunch, and be full, often at no cost.
Back when I had an office...I could charge there, no cost.
I often meet him at a spot in the desert to camp and ride, and guess what....free charging at the RV park (paying for the RV slot of course). I leave full. He goes to the gas station.
I drive to Vegas a few times a year. Stop to charge, eat lunch, it's nearly full when I'm done (paid for however, about $8-10). The friend I visit there drives to see me, pays $40 in gas. Not to mention the overall added maintenance cost that's hidden.
Insurance dropped by 35% since it's a far safer car than most others.
I arrive there refreshed, no cares, no stress. I used to get there tired and it's always been a running joke that when we see each other, "I'm ready for a f.ing drink. So this idiot on the road did...."
Overall I had no idea what to expect going into it. I was motivated by the numbers I could do on cost, and even more so by the fact that the wife's BMW was out of warranty and you know that a BMW is just a ticking time bomb of $10k repairs. We traded that for the Tesla. And then.....I never drove the truck that I previously was very much in love with. I'm not a car guy. I've never owned a sedan before, ever. And there's just no way you can make me drive a low-tech car ever again. I sold the truck.
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