On 23 May 2023 at 18:35, Lee Hart via EV wrote:
> I live in a rural area ... The nearest Superchargers are in
> Minneapolis/St.Paul, which is over 70 miles away ... But there are
> plenty of free 120v outlets, and a couple of free 240v J1772 charging
> stations. Those, and charging at home have me
My 2014 Volt only gets 46 miles max EV in the summer, but I commute to work 21
miles and have a charger there. I just filled up a couple of weeks ago and it
was 3 gallons, the last fill up was September 2022. If we take a long trip we
use the wife's 2017 Jeep Trailhawk or I just use gas in th
AMEN!!
We use Level 1. Level 2 would be overkill and we have a Supercharger
about 10 miles away if we have a need to use it (about 4 times a
year).
Long distance traveling is like doing it in an ICE except we stop and
recharge while we use the restrooms and then grab a bite to eat. When
done, w
Tim Economu via EV wrote:
Once you road trip in a Tesla, you won't ever consider another brand, at
least until the US gets it charging in place (5+ years)..
That's fine if you live in a big city or do lots of long-distance
driving on the interstates. But I live in a rural area (mid-state
Minn
Once you road trip in a Tesla, you won't ever consider another brand, at
least until the US gets it charging in place (5+ years). Tesla
superchargers are so fast, ubiquitous and quick, and the others are of
questionable reliability, and not always where you need them. We are
thinking of a secon
