(12-01-2021, 08:14 AM)SeldomRite Wrote:

(11-30-2021, 06:11 PM)HURRICANE!!! Wrote: I drive to Pittsburgh quite often so tell me if I'm missing something here:

Distance - 800 miles through the mountains of WV. 

GAS VEHICLE -
Total gas cost = $95 each way assuming 25 mpg and $3/gallon. 
Travel time = 13 hours (quick gas and pee stops only)

ELECTRIC VEHICLE -
Total electric cost = $32 based on 4 cents per mile. 
Travel Time = 43 hours which represents 13 hours driving + (10 hours x 3 additional charges)  Note:  this is based on an electric vehicle getting 250 miles per charge and taking 10 hours to charge.  Also, the vehicle is going to get less distance going through the mountains of WV so I'm assuming I'll need to charge the car at mile 250, 500, and 700 to get to my total of 800 miles.

WHAT THE HECK !!!  If I drove a Tesla to Pittsburgh, would it really take me 43 hours to get there, factoring the charging time?  Am I missing something????

https://www.tesla.com/trips/ can tell you how much charging you need, and the route to take that has the charging along the way.

I checked, for a long range model 3 the Jax to Pittsburgh trip is a little more than 15 hours with about 2 hours worth of charging along the way.

It seems unnecessary to exaggerate the time needed to the extent you have above.

After waiting in line for gas the other day I'm looking forward to a time when I can get a decent electric car and have a full tank every morning when I leave for work and no need to go to the gas station every week.